Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-18
STREET CARS stunned
Attempt TO Operate With Non
Union Men Starts Riot
in Bridgeport.
MAYOR MULvIHlLL INTERPRETERS
Thirty-Two Men Were Injured by Fly
ing Missiles-Fire Department Turns
Stream on Rioters and cooIs Their
Ardor-Troops May Be Called Out.

Bridgeport, Conn, May 1s.-The at
tempt CT the Connecticut Railway and
Iigat company to run cars with non
Gn.on men resulted in a riot, in which
at least 90 men were injured. The
sheriff says that another such out
breal, viii make the calling out OF
state troops inevitable. At the pres
ent time it is possible that the county
sheriff will snpercede the police in
the control of the city.
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 II of the 100 strike break
ers 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, how
ever, had completed its third round
trip and was directly in front of the
Wheeler & Wilson factory where a
crowd of at least 1000 persons had
gathered, bombardment of stones
began Deputy Sheriffs Hendrie and
Plumb, who were riding on the car,
plunged into the crowd to arrest
man whom tney had seen throwing
stone. He was seized and dragged so
feet to the car The stone thrower
was a big fellow and struggled so
fiereely that policeman went to the
assistance of the sheriffs
Mayor Stops Police interference.
Immediately Mayor Mulvhill hur-
ried through the mob and ordered the
policeman to keep 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
enc 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 car sheds, quarter of mile
distant. 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 sher-
ifs drew their revolvers and fired
five shots in the air. This caused the
bombardment to let up little and the
car reached The barns and was run
inside. The other five cars operated
on the same streets, received the same
treatment as they followed the first
car into the car barns.
When the last car had passed with
IT the doors there was a crowd OF
1000 people gatherer in vacant lot
opposite and violence once more broke
loose. Brickbats, stones and every.
thing that could be thrown were hurl-
ed at the barns and anything that be-
longed to the company in the vicinity.
Fire Department Appealed to.
Mayor Mulvihill saw that the po-
licemen were unable to cope with the
mob and he sent for Chief Coffin. of
the fire department. The latter order
ed out engine company No. with
steamer and line of hose and soon
stream was being played on the
mob, which slowly fell back before
the WdleI. one Oh the SLTlke Dredk-
ers was assisting the firemen in hold
ing the hose when well directed
brick struck him on the head and
knocked him TO the ground serseless.
When the mob had dispersed the fire.
men and extra policemen were or
dered back 10 their quarters and the
regular detail remained guarding the
car barns.
The officials Of the trolley company
will not reveal the names Of the in
jured or the nature of their injuries.
1t is positively known, however, that
not man OF the II who were on the
six cars escaped injury OF some kind.
In an interview the sheriff said Il
will have no further interference on
the part of Mayor Mulvihill | will
have 100 special men here and will do
my best to preserve peace, and if the
mayor or anyone else attempts to
interfere he will be stopped; if neces-
sary | will supercede Mayor Mulvihill
in authority"