Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-13
TROOPS GUARD
PAWTUCKET CARS
Governor Calls Out Militia to
Suppress Riots.
THE RIOT ACT WAS READ.
Then Soldiers Took Possession of the
Ciiy-Sho,s Fired when Turmoil
Reached It's Height

Pawtucket, r, l., June i2.-Bayonets
In the hands Of soldiers, ordered out By
the governor of the state to suppress
rlotous disturbances, gllstened in the
streets OF Pawtucket today.
The astonishing increase IN the num-
Der of lawless acts, directed against the
United Traction company, whose union
men have been on strike since June 2,
and the inability Of the limited police
force and deputy sheriffs TO suppress
rioting, induced Gov. Kimball TO
call out the militia.
In the presence OF about 1900 per-
sons and the militia, this evening,
Adjt. -Gen. Sackett read the riot
act The city was taken possession OF
by the militia. A provisional regiment
was formed, composed of companies
from the First and Second regiments,
with the first battalion of cavalry. The
regiment responded to an emergency
call promulgated by Gov. Kim.
ball and Brig. Gen. Herbert 5.
Tanner, assumed command. In the
afternoon orders were issued calling
out the third division OF the naval re.
serves and the machine gun battery.
The most serious disturbance today
was at the city line.
a car was started from the Paw
tucket avenue car house on which were
a score Of deputy sheriffs.
At Pawtucket and East avenue
big crowd was In waiting, and it was
prepared to give the deputies a warm
reception.
Maj. Maynard had the First bat
TALON of cavalry as Il guard to the cars,
the troops being divided by platoons
In The front and rear, the deputy
sherffs were ordered to keep their re-
volvers In their pockets by Mai. May
nard, who said that II there was to be
any shooting, the militia would do IT,
Chief OF Police Rice was present and
advised the people to dispense, and a
number of the striking conductors and
motormen practically endangered their
own safety by endeavorng to prevail
upon the people TO leave.
Before the people turned their atten-
ton TO the car they cheered the troop
ers. Immediately after, however, a
heaVy ram OF stones, bricks and every
conceivable form OF missile fell upon
the electric car The troopers were
hemmed In by the mob, and with great
difficulty succeeded In working their
way out the <)torman OF the car fac
ile tne MOD ana getting MS car
hrousn'
wheh tne turmoil was at us height
Iuliy uozeh shots were nred IRON the
car throush Drawn curtains one pull
iet iouseu IN the neck OF Nenner Peter
~, aseu ~ son Oh Iohh PETERSON OF
.nls CITY me boy had peeh carrying
uinheis anu was returning nome wnen
aterav'eu ny lne crowd, me shot
81 uuN MN "heI ne was sIahuln,- some
ulstaHVe ironi 'he car Inc shooting
liaue tne mon via ana only the pres
ehce vi .he ,roops prevented the de-
,nV,,.lol, VI ,he car ana serious INJURY
W the ueputies
MAJ, sweet surgeon OF the cavalry'
s s ,he p0y anu pronounced MN
iataliy nurt' ine boy was taken 10
tne emergency hospltai, Where ne was
announced tonight That ne would die.
me Wouhdlhg OF the boy sopered the
CROWD; winch AFTER the car had pro-
ceeoe1' became more temperate
Az TINS tinle PROVIDENCE passenger
benJamm r. bosworth' becoming
alarmed ~ the shower OF stones,
jumped rom ihe car whlch was, oelng
rushed tnrougn ,he mon, ana sustained
serious INJURIES oy talllng' inc sltua-
non curing the remainder OF the atter-
noon aiter the military ofncers had
JURISDICTION over We nelu ana nad
mapped out plans OF campaign, ana
the proclamation OF Gov himpail had
neen puDnsheu, was sucn mat Gen
Tanner determined TO nave all the SOL
diers aVallaole AFTER consultation
WIN the governor IL was decided 10
ask lot al OF tne aValleDle militia ana
additional COMPANIES We're called out.
On arrival OF these commands there
We're 100 men ana 90 officers on DUTY
AFTER the mhitia had Deen stSl>l IN
the morning. pail carriages We're
served out. each private carrying ~