The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-20
STRIKERS RIOTINC
PATERSON IN THE HANDS OF A
MOB OF SILK OVERS.
SEVERAL MILLS WRECKED
4 Number Of Persons shot and Two
VIII Die-Frenzied Strikers March
in Mobs to Different Mills. Making
Them Shut Down and Compelling
the Operatives TO stop work-Riot
the Result Of Pre-Arranged
Plan TO Involve the Peaceful EIe-
ment-Anarchists Fan the Flames.

Plan to Involve the Peaceful EIe-
ment-Anarchists Fan the Flames.
Paterson, y. j., JuEe 1s.-This city
was in the hands Of : mob today and
| as a result of the riots number OF per-
| sons We're shot and two at least will die.
The police did their work we'll, but
they were so few in number that they
could make little heddway against the
| mob. Mills were wrecked with stones
| and bullets. by the striking silk dyers.
helpers or roughs acting for them
| There We're threats to resort TO the
| torch, but so far the mayor hesitates
about asking Governor Murphy for
| troops.
There seems to be every indication
| that the riot was the result OF prear-
| ranged plan to involve the would be
| peaceful element in tha affair from the
| start. Among the leaders of the trouble
| was man named Mcqueen and anoth-
| ed named Galleano, the former an Eng
| lishman and the latter an Italian.
| Others, agents of anarchist circles have
| also been quietly tanning the flames.
| This morning Chairman McGrath who
| has held the strikers in leash since he
| first obtained control On the second day
| Of the strike, was on hand and presided.
| He spoke; so did McQLeen and the lat
| ter worked his countrvmen into
| frenzy.
Then Mcqueen -eaped into control of
the meeting. He called for vote on
| the question of the calling of The strike
| of all branches of the silk trade. All
| voted in favor and committee was ap-
| pointed TO consider m .ans for bringing
the silk workers out. Gdlleano was one
of this committee. 1t gathered amid a
| babel Of tongues and q scene OF confu-
| sion. Twenty minutes later Galleano
emerged from the group shouting some
thing in Italian. Instantly mob had
formed about him. Into 1t rushed the
Italians and then the other foreigners
and moment later the mob led by Gal
| leano swept down Belclont avenue. A
quarter of a mile down the avenue
stands the Columbia li'ill, silk ribbon
factory. The doors hlC been locked,
but when the mob appeared they forced
them open and with .he crash OF the
| doors came Nolley Of stones which
riddled the windows In The front of the
building.
| President Gross Geueaure telephoned
for the police. Stones rained into the
| office and flew about his head. Twenty
| young women on the t1'st floor stood at
| bay and threatened to fight and the
weavers on the second floor ran down to
| leader of the ribbon workers strike
eight years ago. took command He di-
| rected those in the place to leave and
denounced the anarchists
When the operatives were out of the
Columbia the mob swept on down Bel
1 hnr TF he
group of Existence, Bresci's comrades
with Galleano at their head, were in
the lead. a half mile march brought
the mob to the Ceda- Cliff mill where
they stayed until all were out. Jus'
beyond the Cedar Cliff Is the Rynwarn-
there and the men and girls were found
ready TO go out and waiting for orders
from the New York office
When this was seen the rioters did
not wait until the mill was closed. The
next place visited was cotton braid
| factory The women became hysterica
as the bowling rioters climbed in win
dows and burst in the doors. Mr.
Rheinhardt, the owner ordered his en-
ployees to quit for the day. The moi
rushed through the cotton works and
did much damage and then poured or
1 down the street to Bamford Brothers In
Cliff street Here patroimen Robinson
Sweetman, Keys and detective Magic
had taken a stand. Tle four faced the
mob for five minutes telling them that
the employees had gone out by the rear
and the works were cl Sad down.
Over the main door bung sign read
ing "Dyers helpers wanted"
There was a rush an1 men leaping OF
the shoulders Of others tore IL down
Some one threw a brick through win
dow and stones rained against the side
OF the mill and the windows felt the
4 49, ..rrr taI ur fho ~
ficers and all four wer'c struck several
; times.
A section of the moo made for the
Bamford home close by. The police
, sought TO head them of and did SO but
a shot was fired and bullet went
through Robinson's right arm. II stag
gered him and he was regaining his feet
when a jagged rock hit him on the
head, laying open the scalp. Supported
by his comrades. Robinson was taken
TO the Bamford home The remaining
three drove back the mob from the
renewed. The young women IN the mill
tried to get out and were driven back
but escaped later by the rear.
Martha Huyser was struck by rock
and one OF her arms badly hurt. A re-
| porter who was I'm the mill was hit on
the head with stone and his scalp laid
| open. The mob swarIned into the mig
and saw that no one remained but still
those on the outside kept up the bonn
bardment.
The mill would have been wrecked in.
side as well as outside had not pa
, troll wagon loaded with officers charged
. through the mob on Cliff street Rocks
, rained down on it anc none Of the Of
fcers escaped. Patroiynan Irving Post
) saw a man hurl rock and fired, the
bullet striking the riofer In the neck
Before the officers could get the man
he was hauled into the mob and carried
away. With revolvers drawn, the off,
GERS quickly deployed and the mob fel