The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-05-28
u HURT IN STRIKE RIOT
Non Union Trolley Employees Mob
bed at Bridgeport, Conn.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Police We're Unable TO Handle Mob,
and Fire Engine Was Called Out 70
Play Water On Them-sherin May
supereeds Mayor
Bridgeport, Conn, May 1s.-The at.
tempt made by the ofilcials 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-
IN says that another such out
break will make the calling out OF the
state troops Inevitable. During the
morning six trolley cars we're started
out on the Barnum and State street
lines. When the first car had COM
pleted It's third round trip and was
directly in front OF the Wheeler &
Wilson factory, where q crowd OF a!
least 1000 persons had gathered.
uty Sheriffs Hendrie and Plumb, who
were riding on the car, plunged into
the crowd to arrest . man whom they
had seen throwing . stone. He was
.a'-e3, and. WITH Rreef di1nculty was
dragged to ,ae car. The stone
thrower was big fellow and struggled
30 Aercely that policeman who was
standing nearby went to the assist
ance OF the sherifis. Immediately
Mayor Mulvihill was seen hurrying
through the mob. He rushed up to the
policeman and ordered him to keep
his hands of 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
shower, and one of them struck Mayor
Mulvihill on the head, bruising 1t bad
ly. The two sheritfs jumped on the
car and ordered the motorman to pro-
ceed to the car sheds, quarter Of
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 sherifs
drew their revolvers and fred five
shots into the air. This caused the
bombardment to let up 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
followed the first car into the car
barns.
When the last car had passed IN.
side the doors there was q crowd Of
1000 people gathered in a vacant lot
opposite. and violence once more broke
loose Brickbats stones and everything
that could be thrown was hurled at
the barns and anything that belonged
to the company in the vicinity.
At this point Mayor Mulvihill sent
for Chief Coffin. Of the fire department
After short consultation the latter
ordered out Engine Company No. 9.
with a steamer and a line Of hose.
Superintendent Birmingham also or
dered every available man to the spot
to cooperate with the fremen, and
soon a stream was being played on the
mob. which slowly fell back before the
water. One OF the strike breakers was
assisting the firemen in holding the
hose. when well-directed brick
struck him on the head and knocked
him to the ground senseless.
In an interview the sheriff said: Il
viii have no more interference on the
part of Mayor Mulvihill. will have
100 special men here and will do my
best to preserve peace. and II the
mayor or any one else attempts to in.
teriere he will be stopped. If neces-
sary will supercede the mayor"
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