Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-08
FIGHT WITH STRIKERS
Attempt to Run Cars in New
Orleans.
FIFTY SHOTS FIRED
SEVERAL MEN MORE OR LESS
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
Mayor Will Call on Governor Heard
for Troops to Protect the
Car Men.
FIFTY SHOTS FIRED

NEW ORLEANS, October s.-The first
attempt to run cars from the Canal street
barn today resulted in serious riot. in
which about fifty shots were fired and a
number of people wounded. Policeman
SchlesSinger was shot through the head and
probably fatally wounded, Conductor Ken
nedy was shot in the hand, Motorman Fer
guson, a striker, was shot through the arm
and number of policemen were painfully
wounded by flying missiles.
The first car which started from the barns
was in charge of Motorman Fred Nintz of
Chicago and Conductor NJ L. Kennedy.
There was on board a large force OF po-
licemen and Peter johnson and Alfred
Clark, the two men who arrived here last
night with force of thirty men to take the
places Of the strikers An immense crowd
of people, including strikers and their SYM
pathizers was on the street. AS the car ap-
preached the corner of Dorgenois street
members Of the mob rushed out, tore up
planking from either side of the street and
threw 1t across the track.
Car Forced to a Standstill.
The distractions brought the car to a
standstill and a rush was made for the non
union men on board. Bricks, stones, sticks,
paving blocks and such other missiles as
were at hand then began to fly through the
air. So fierce was the bombardment that
the men on the car could not escape being
hit. AS the car stopped numbers Of police
men jumped off and attempted to press
back the strikers. Immediately shot was
fired. Then a perfect fusillade Of shots
came from both SIDES and the car was en-
veloped in smoke. 1t was in this clash that
the most serious wounds were inflicted.
In the meantime r. D. Kountze of Luray.
Va, who was on the car ran out and at
tempted to clear the track of the planks
and debris that had been thrown upon It..
He was pelted with bricks and stones. but
was perfectly cool and had nearly cleared
the track when the mob descended on him
and overwhelmed him.
Clark and Johnson were dragged from the
car and terribly beaten before the police
could fight off the mob and rescue them.
Police reinforcements were rushed to the
scene, and after long struggle the space
Immediately around the car was cleared.
Order for Motorman's Arrest
Motorman Nintz is charged with having
fired the first shot from the street car. Or
ders for his arrest have been issued After
the rioting the car was run back to the
barn. and it is now said that no further
efforts to operate cars will be made until
the troops are on the scene. The mayor
sent today for Gen. Glynn, who commands
the LIST Brigade. He said the troops were
ready to respond to any call made upon
tneIn, DuL GQdC nothing COulU De done until
the governor could be communicated with.
The mayor Is using every effort to reach
Gov. Heard.
All the non-union men who were on the
car attacked today were armed, and all of
them are said to have used their weapons
during the attack.
Alexander Derbs, a laborer and bystand-
er. was shot in the leg during the rioting.
At $50 o'clock this morning Manager
Wood Of the railway company announced
his intention of operating cars today,
though none had been run out Of the barn
up to that time except a mail car which
started at o'clock. and was allowed to
proceed uninterrupted by the mob which
was in the neighborhood of the barns.
The police consisting Of mounted men and
men on foot were stationed along the street
for the distance of a mile and seemed to
have the crowd In hand more effectively
then than they did yesterday.
Warrants for the Rioters.
1t is said warrants will be sworn out in
the federal court against many of the men
who participated in the rioting yesterday
on the ground that the service Of the mail
cars was interrupted. Secret service agents
from Washington are reported to be here
and cooperating with the local police Of
ficials.
One hundred and twenty members Of the
police force guarded the barns Of the rail-
ways company during the night. It was
feared that some attempt might be made
to fire them.
A number of the men who came here from
Chicago are reported to have been captured
by the strikers and have deserted to the