Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-16
POLICE FIGHT RIOTERS.

and the strikers OF the Kellogg Switch
board Company in Chicago took place
Yesterday afternoon and evening, when
the company attempted to send freight to
some Of the railroad depots. In one
instance the police opened fire with
revolvers, and, although the fusillade
was continued for several minutes, no
body was injured. Later there was
fight in which no revolyers were used,
and the police laid out number OF
men, some of whom were left in the
street until their friends came back aid
picked them up.
The first fight occurred when truck
loaded with freight, escorted by police,
bound for the Burlington depot, was
passing an unfinished building at the
corner of Harrison and Peoria streets.
A bowling mob Of thousand m"p and
bows were following close upon the police
and peltiDg them with stones and sticks.
Teamsters who sympathized with the
strikers managed to get their wagons 10
the way of the Kellogg Company's
wagon as it reached Peoria street, and
occasioned blockade. The police were
endeavoring to clear the street, when
the workmen on the unfinished building
showered them with bricks.
The officers at once drew their revol-
vers and fired at the workmen, who
hastily fed to the interior of tho build
ing. The police kept up their fire
through the windows and drove nearly
all the workmen from the place. The
route to the depot was then taken up,
and although there were several block
ades the wagon reached the depot and
the goods we're delivered. The second
fight occurred when the police were es-
corting a wagonload of freight to the
WAREHOUSE of the Terminal Transfer
Company, at Ogden avenue and Twelfth
street.
A mob fully 1000 strsng followed
this wagon, and although the epolice were
outnumbered one hundred to one, they
took the wagon safely to the depot.
The mob had greatly increased by the
time the wagon was ready to make the
return trip, and for half mile it pur-
sued the police; applying to them all
sorts of epithets, and pelting them with
sticks and stones, without, however, in
juring any person seriously.
The climax came at Congress street
and Ogden avenue. when private
watchman, who had no particular call to
mix in the trouble on either side, fired
at one of the mob. The shot went wild,
but it inAamed the mob to the highest
degree, and with shouts and yells they
charged down on the police. The latter
we're waiting for the crowd, and wnen
it arrived the officers went at it with
fists and clubs. They were greatly out
numbered, but they fought we'll together
and in less than three minutes every
member of the mob who could use his
feet was doing 50 to the best of his abil-
ity.
Fully dozen men with broken heads
were left lying in the street, where they
had been knocked by the clubs of the
officers. Some of them were loaded in
to the wagon and taken to the police
station, as were number who were not
quick enough in commencing their re-
treat. About 20 arrests we're made dur
ing the day.
The Kellogg Company announces
that it will continue to send out freight
every day, and the strikers say that they
will use every means to prevent their
doing so.
At all Of the depots where freight was
delivered Yesterday the freight handlers
refused to unload any Of the wagons, and
the work was done by special men en-
ployed by the company.
The strike, which has now been in
progress for month, was ordered by the
unions because the company refused to
sign an agreement to employ union men
exclusively. The questions Of wages and
hours were agreed upon by both sides,
but the company refused to force its non
union men into the organizations.
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