The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-02
MAD RIOT IN PATERSON
Anarchists Lead a Desperate Moi
Against the Silk Mills.
MANY PERSONS HURT IN STREET

Comrades of Bresci. the Assasein OF Hum.
bert. Foremost In the Lawless Ranks
Of the Riotsrs--Police Exhausted AftcI
Days FightinE-Fire,nea Called Out
and Armed.Sever.i Mills Wrecked.
Paterson. n. J.-Sever in its long ca.
reer Of lawless deeds has this city wit.
messed a sight SO remarkable rs 1t saw
on Wednesday. 4 mob ruled 1t. The
silk dyers had gone on strike. the tur.
bulent Of other trades had fockcd to
their aid. the Anarchists had urged
them on to madness. and the resulting
rabble hurled itself through the town.
bent on violence and reckless Of cOnse.
quences. Men were shot and desper.
ately wounded with stones. Women
were insulted and trampled under the
feet OF the mob. One ri0ter and q
newspaper man were taken to the hos
pital at the point Of death. and many
others Were critically injured.
The mornings meeting Of the strik
ers. the start of the days disturbances.
followed exciting gatherings Of the
preceding few days. Each day found
the turbulent element stronger than be.
fore, and its influence became para.
mount at this latest conference. The
couferrees left their meeting hall with
the deliberate purpose OF closing the
mills OF the city. They took the streets
Of the silk section by storm. and not o
minute passed hut that their numbers
were augmented by scores along the
line Of march.
At the various factories AMI alOnS
the streets were stationed all the avail
able police Of the city. but they seemed
but handful when the mob charged
them. Despite all they could do-und
they worked like men all day-half q
dozen mills were left half wrecked af-
ter the mob had passed. and the EN-.
plOyes Of as many more had been
forced away from their places with
threats Of violence. In most cases the
managers had seen the impossibility
of resistance and had yielded promptly.
An Enslishpan named Mcqueen and
IN Italian called Galleano. the former
said to be the editor of an Anarchist
paper In New York City and who Is
well known for his sympathy with
violence and the latter an open follow.
er Of the red fag. were the rioters
leaders. With them We're many Of the
former companions Of Bresci. who as.
King Humbert OF Italy. Un-
der the leadership Of these men the
city was turned into hotbed Of dis.
sension. There were threats Of arson.
pillage and more bloodshod for the fo!-
lowing day. and the Governor Of the
State stood ready to call out the First
and Fourth Regiments to quell the
mob. But for the position Of Mayor
Hinchcliffe. who wanted to quiet the
trouble by peaceful means II possible.
the soldiers would have been out on
During the storninS Of the mills
there was an attempt TO assail a pri.
vate residence. 1t was the home OF
the Bamfcrd Brothers. whose mill.
near by. was invaded and battered
until not a pane Of glass remained In
1t from door to ceiling. Th" home Of
the mill owners was saved only by the
sta1d Of a groul Of police
men. one Of whom was knocked down
and beaten into insensibillty.
After short fights In the other mills
the rioters finally met their match at
the Hall factory. Up to this time they
had been entirely victorious. except
for the repulse at the Bamford home.
which had been attacked only By one
wing Of the force: while the main body
besIeged the mill. At the Hall building
a single policeman's firmness won the
day and put a temporary quietus, at
least. on the riot.
This one officer refused to let the
mob enter the mill. A shot was fred
at him forthwith. He returned the fire.
The mob retreated. Half dozen
bullets Hew past his head. He fired
a gain, this time Into the midst Of the
crowd. A rioter fell. and the rest re-
leaving his body on the ground.
This was the finish Of the hard fight.
ing. In 4 wild rush. leaving hundreds
Of hats and torn bits Of clothing strewn
the street In front OF the mill.
the mob dispersed. and 1t was then
that Mayor Hinchcliffe. having been
busy organizing the police all day. Is
sued a formal call on the iremen to
give their aid and act as a supplement
tary police force In the event Of further
trouble.
During the rioting more than n score
Of citizens were seriously injured.
Harry Harris. newspaper reporter.
was beaten and stoned and shot
through the chest. I.ora Salvino. one
Of the Anarchist leaders. was shot
through the lungs. Policeman Irving
Post shot an unknown striker In the
neck. intlicting what was presumed TO
be n fatal wound The injured man
was borne away unconscious by his
L iceman Charles ].
Robinson received 4 bullet wound in
the left arm.