Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-21
IN BRIDGEPORT.
Thirty-Two Men Injured in Battle
Which Follows Attempt to
Run Cars.
SHERIFF AND MAYOR ANTAGONISTS.
"A Shower of S~tOnes-Crews Return
to Car Barns bleeding Profusely-
sheriff Threatens TO usurp the
Mayors Authority.

Sheriff Threatens to Csurp the
Mayors Authority.
Bridgeport, Conn.,, May 1S.-The at
tempt made by the officials of Con-
necticut Railway and Lighting Co. TO
run their cars with n%on-union men
Sunday, resulted in a riot in which
at least fifty men were injured. The
sheriff says that another such out
break will make the calling out Of
the state troops inevitable. At the
present time it is possible that the
county sheriff will supersede the po-
lice in the control of the city.
Sunday morning six trolley cars
were started out on the Barnum and
State street lines. There were large
crowds around the car sheds at the
time the cars were manned by IL OF
of the 1870 strike breakers brought to
this city Saturday by the trolley
company. There was no disturbance
of any kind for a couple of hours.
When the first car, however, had com
pleted its third round trip and was
directly in front of the Wheeler d
Wilson factory, where a crowd of at
least 1000 persons had gathered, a
bombardment of stones began. Dep
uty Sheriffs Hendrie and Plumb, who
were riding on the ear, plunged into
the crowd to arrest a nan whom they
had seen throwing a stone. He was
seized, and with considerable diff
Guilty dragged so feet to the car. The
stone thrower was a big fellow and
struggled so fiercely that a policeman
went to the assistance of the sheriffs.
Mayor Dashed Into the Mob.
Immediately Mayor Mulvihill was
seen hurrying through the mob. He
rushed up to the policeman and or
dered him to take his hands off the
prisoner. He then told the deputy
sheriffs that they had better let the
man go. During the argument the
stone thrower wrenched himself free
and dashed away. In the meantime
stones were flying in a shower, and
one of them struck Mayor Mulvihill
on the head, bruising it badly. The
two sheriffs jumped on the car and
ordered the motorman to proceed to
the carshed, a quarter of a mile dis
tant. The bombardment did not
abate and the crowds on the streets
were so dense that the motorman had
to go slowly. The stone throwing
soon became so furious that the
sheriffs drew their revolvers and
fired five shots in the air. This caused
the bombardment to let up a little
and the car reached the barns and
was run inside. The other five cars
operated on the same streets re-
ceived exactly the same treatment as
they followed the first car into the
car barns.
Water Turned on Rioters.
At this point Mulvihill saw that the
sergeant and nine policemen who
were stationed at the car barns were
entirely unable to cope with the moi
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fire department. After a short con
sultation the latter ordered out en-.
CINE company No. 6 with a steamer
and a line of hose. Superintendent
Birmingham also ordered every avail
able man to the spot to cooperate
with the firemen, and soon a stream
was being played on the mob, which
slowly fell back before the water. One
of the strike breakers was assisting
the fremen in holding the hose wher
a well-directed brick struck him or
the head and knocked him to the
ground senseless. When the mob hat
dispersed the firemen and extra pc
licemen were ordered back to theil
quarters and the regular detail re
manned guarding the car barns.
The officials of the trolley company
will not reveal the names of the mer
injured, OF the nature of their in
%juries. 1t is positively known, how
ever, that not a man of the 80 WHIT
were on the six cars escaped iniur,
of some kind. Everyone of them, al
they stood on the platform of thei.
cars while going into the barns, wa
seen to be bleeding profusely from
the head and face.
/, ROadmaster Stoned.
In addition to the trolley men in
g.. jured, Roadmaster Davis, of the troll
ley company, was severely injured b,
a stone which struck him on tn
head. Sheriffs Hendrie and Plum
1 were apparently magnets for tn
mob as well as the strike breakers.
The sheriff says he will have no ful
Their interference on the part of tn
mayor. 81 will have 100 special me
here in a few hours, and will do m
best to preserve peace, and if tn
mayor or anyone else attempts to in
o t~erfere he will be stopped; if neces
sary will supersede Mayor Mulvihi
in authority"
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t To Succeed Mgr. Rocker.
Rome, May 17-Father Patrelli, on