New-York tribune., 1903-07-16
RIOTING IN CHICAGO
Police Fight Strikers Revolrers m.
Clubs FreeIy Used

Chicago, July 15.-Desperate fightiue bs.-
police and the strikers OF the Kellogg svvs,,s, %
Company took place this afternoon and this 49,.
ing while the company attempted 10 send -
some OF the railroad stations In one f,s,--.a -.
police opened fire with revoIvers but aI-bo,,.s y
tusillade was continued for several uliuntss -
was injured. Later there was a fight IN vvb,.s
Tevolvers were used. and the police clubbss =. -
Der OF men. some OF whom were left In sbe -
until their friends came back and picked rbs,,-
The first Sight occurred when truck loadei ~.
freight, escorted by police. bound FOR the R,-n-
ton station. was passing an unfinished buila5--
Harrison and Peoria sts bowling mob !,
thousand men and boys followed the polio. -
pelted them with stones and sticks Tsar,s,-
who syrnpathized with the strikers msnarss :
get their wagons in the way os the EeIlorr 49,
panys wagon as II reached Peoria-st. and ~,
a blockade. The police were endeavoring 10 -
the street when the wOrkmen on the unau,,...
building showered them with bricks The oH,-
at once drew their revolvers and fred at the vs-,
men, who hastily fed 20 the interior Of the srr,
ing. The police kept Up their IRE through n.
windows. and drove nearly all the wOrkmen t,-
the place. The route to the station was then ,ak-
up and. although there were several biocsss,,
the wagon reached It's destination and the so,s,
were delivered.
The second fight occurred when the police Va,
escorting a wagon load OF freight 70 the waresur,
OF the Terminal Transfer Company at Ogden-su
and TweIfth-st A mob fully three thousand s,ru-l'
followed this wagon. and although the police vsr.
outnumbered one hundred TO one they toos t.s
wagon safely to the station The mob had srss,r
increased by the time the wagon was ready 10 -
turn and for half mile it pursued the police a.
plying to them all sorts OF epithets and psia-,
them with sticks and stones. without. however h
juring any one seriously.
The climax came at COngress-st- and Ogdsn-ars
when private watchman. who had 10 parteua,
call to mix in the trouble either side. ared a,
one of the mob The shot went Wild but n b.
famed the mob TO the highest degree. and Wa
shouts and yells they charged on the police. u
latter were waiting for the crowd. and when it g.
rived the officers Went at IL with fists and cll1
They were greatly oUtnUmbered but fOught
together and in less than three minutes evefy
Der of the mob who could use his Ieel vas doing
to the best of his ability Fully a dozen men VII
broken heads were left lying In the street. whes
they had been knocked by the clubs OF the 0rigEi
Some Of them were loaded into wagons and uiE
TO the police station. were number VINO VI.
not quick enough in beginning their retreat Ar.
twenty arrests were made during the day
The Kellogg company announces that 10 viii o.
tinue to send out freight every day and the strl1
say they will use every means 20 prevent Us Q
ing So
At all the places where freight was delivers
the wagons. and the work was done BY specla-
employed by the company.
The strike, which has been IN progress l1.
month. was ordered by the unions because the ct
pany refused to sign an agreement 70 employ IL
men exclusively The questions OF wages and l1-
refused TO force its non-unton men into he 2
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