The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-18
SERIOUS RI0TIHe
 IN BRIDGEPORT. Mob Gathers and Stones Cars---Thirty-two Men h. jured-- Police Unable to Control the
 Situation.
FIREMEN ARE CALLED OUT
DISPERSE GREAT CROWD WITH STREAM OF WAFER.

DISPERSE GREAT CROWD WITH
 ' STREAM OF WAFER.
 Mayor MuivihIii Interferes With po- Iiceman-orders Him to Release n stone.thrower-Is Himself Struck in
 the Head With & stone-sheriR Says He win supercsde che Mayor and Po- Hoe if They Do Not Preserve Order Troops May be Called Out-An the Cars Called In-Five Arrests.
 Bridgeport, May 16-The attempt made to-day by the officials of the Con- necticut Railway and Lighting compa- ny to run their cars with non-union men resulted in a riot in which thirty two men were injured. The sheriff has hopes that it will not be necessary to call out the state troops, but says that another such outbreak as occurred to- day will make that step inevitable Five persons are under arrest for throwing stones. At the present time
 
 will supersede the police in the control of the city.
 This morning at I:20 o'clock six troll ley cars were started out on the Bar mum and State street lines There were large crowds in the vicinity of the car sheds when operations were commence ed, but no violence was offered at this time The cars were manned by twelve of the 130 strike breakers brought to this city yesterday by the trolley com- pany.
 There was no disturbance of any kind until 1:30 this afternoon. The first car had completed its third round trip and was directly in front of the Wheeler 6 Wilson factory, where a crowd of at least one thousand persons had gather ed. The car was running slowly, owing to the crowd, when stones began to fly. Deputy Sheriffs Hendrie and Plumb, who were riding on the cars, saw man in the crowd hurl a stone. They had the car stopped immediately and plung- ed into the crowd to get the offender With considerable difficulty he was seized and dragged fifty feet to the trolley car, the intention of the sheriffs
 
 him to police headquarters. The stone thrower was big fellow and struggled so fiercely that @ policeman who was standing near by went to the assistance of the sheriffs. Immediately Mayor Mulyihill was seen hurrying through the mob. He went to the policeman and ordered him to keep his hands off the prisoner. He then went to the dep uty sheriffs and told them that they had better let the man go. During the argument the stone-thrower took ad- vantage of the diversion which had been created and wrenched himself free. He, dashed into the crowd and was lost to view.
 In the meantime the stones were fly ing in shower and one of them struck Mayor Mulvihill on the head. He was wearing soft hat and large hole was cut in this. Although the mayors scalp was not lacerated, he received large bruise. a.@ '
 The two sheriffs then jumped on the car and ordered the motorman to pro- ceed to the car sheds, quarter of a mile distant. The bombardment did not abate and the crowds on the street were so dense that the fnotormar could not go very fast without running some one down. The stone-throwing soon became so furious that the sheriffs drew their revolvers and fired five shots in the air and on the ground. 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, received exactly the same treatment, and they followed . the first car into the car barns.
 When the last car had passed within the doors there was a crowd of four thousand people gathered in a vacant lot opposite, and violence once more broke loose. Brickbats, stones and everything that could be thrown were hurled at the barns and anything that belonged to the company in the vicin- aty. s. -.
 At this point Mayor Mulvihill saw that the sergeant and nine policemen stationed at the car barns were entirely unable to cope with the mob and he sent for Chief Coffin, of the fire depart snent. After a short consultation the, latter ordered out Engine Company No. 6 with a steamer and line Of hose. Superintendent Birmingham also or dered every available man to the spot to cooperate with the firemen and soon a strong stream of water was being played on the mob, which slowly fell back before the water. One of the strike breakers was assisting the fire men in holding the hose, and a we'll directed brick struck him in the head and knocked him to the ground sense- less. An examination showed that the man was suffering from severe scalp wound. When the mob had dispersed the firemen and extra policemen were ordered back to their quarters and the regular detail remained guarding the car barns.
 The officials of the trolley company will not reveal the names of the men injured nor the nature of their injuries.