Milford chronicle., 1903-05-22
g HURT IN STRIKE RIOT
Non-UniOn Trolley Employees Mob
bed at Bridgeport, Conn.
IRREeULARITIEsAND

IRREGULARITIES AND FAVoRlTIsM
Police Were Unable to Handle Mob,
and Fire Engine Was Called Out to
Play Water On Thsm-sherff May
supereede Mayor.
Bridgeport. Conn, May 1S.-The at
tempt made by the officials of the
Connecticut Railway and Lighting
Company to run their cars with non
union men resulted in a riot, in which
80 men were injured. The sher-
iff says that another such out
break will make the calling out of the
state troops inevitable During the
morning six trolley cars were started
out on the Barnum and State street
lines. When the first car had com
pleted its third round trip and was
directly in front of the Wheeler &
Wilson factory, where a crowd of at
least 1000 persons had gathered, a
bombardment of stones began. Dep
uty Sheriffs Hendrie and Plumb, who
the crowd to arrest a man whom they
had seen throwing a stone. He was
seized. and with great difficulty was
dragged to the car. The stone .
thrower was a big fellow and struggled .
so iercely that a policeman who was
standing nearby went to the assist
anee of the sheriffs. Immediately
Mayor Mulyihill was seen hurrying
through the mob. He rushed up to the
policeman and ordered him to keep
his hands off the prisoner. He then
told the deputy sheriffs that they had
better let the man go. During the ar
gument 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 bad.
ly. The two sheriffs jumped on the
car and ordered the motorman to pro.
ceed to the car sheds, a quarter of a
mile away. The bombardment did not
abate. and the crowds on the street
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 into 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, Op.
Grated on the same streets, received
exactly the same treatment as they q
followed the first car into the car q
barns. b
When the last car had passed in. D
side the doors there was a crowd of +
5000 people gathered in a vacant lot \
and violence once more broke v
oose. Brickbats stones and everything y
hat could be thrown was hurled at Il
he barns and anything that belonged u
o the company in the vicinity. S
At this point Mayor Mulvihill sent p
or Chief Coffin, of the fire department. &
After a short consultation the latter W
'rdered out Engine Company No. g. al
With a steamer and a line of hose. "
superintendent Birmingham also or
Iered every available man to the spot al
o cooperate with the firemen. and Is
oon stream was being played on the b'
cob, which slowly fell back before the d'
Tater. One of the strike breakers was II
ssisting the firemen in holding the Il
ose, when a well-directed brick HI
truck him on the head and knocked Gu
i'm to the ground senseless.
In an interview the sheriff said: 81
ill have no more interference on the
art of Mayor Mulvihill. / will have de
90 special men here and will do my m'
est to preserve peace, and if the sil
layor or any one else attempts to in. Its
srfere he will be stopped. If neces- til
ary viii supercede the mayor" dl,
on