New-York tribune., 1903-05-18
RIOTINJURES THIRTY-TW
NON-UNION MEN STONED.
Bridgeport's Mayor Hit on Head
Trolley Lines Tied Up.


by the officials Of the Connecticut Railway and
Lighting Company to -u1 their cars with non
union men to-day resulted in a riot in which
rbirtv-tUao men were injured. The Sheriff
hopes that it viii not be necessary TO call out
the State troops. but says that another such
outbreak a. occurred to-day will make that step
inevitable Five persons have been arrested for
throwing stones AT present il is possible that
the county Sheriff will supercede the police in
the control Of the city
This morning at 11:2O o'clock six trolley
we're started out on the Barnum and state-st.
lines There were large crowds in the vicinity
of the car sheds when operations were begun,
hut no violence was offered at that time The
cars were manned by twelve of the 130 strike
breakers brought 10 this city yesterday by
the trolley company.
There was no disturbance until 1:30 this af
ternoon. The first car had completed its third
round trip and was directly in front Of the
Wheeler & Wilson factory, where a crowd OF
one thousand persons had gathered. The car
was running slowly, owing TO the crowd. WIN
stones began TO fly. Deputy Sheriffs HendIle
and Plumb who were riding on the car, saw
man IN the crowd hurl e stone They had the
car stopped Immediately and plunged into the
crowd TO get the offender With considerable
difficulty he was seized. and dragged fifty feet
II the car. the intention of the deputies being
20 put him board and take him II police
headquarters. The stone thrower was big
fellow and struggled so fercely that a police
man. who was standing near by. went TO the
assistance Of the sheriffs-
Immediately Mayor BiulvihiI hur-
rving through the mob. He went to the police
man and ordered him TO keep his hands off the
rrisoner. He then went to the deputy sherifs
and told them that they had better let the
20 In the course Of the argument the stone
thrower took advantage Of the diversion which
had been created and wrenched himself free
He dashed into the crowd and was lost to view.
THE MAYORS SCALP BRUISED
II the mean time stones were flying In show
- and one of them struck Mayor MuIvihiI,
the head. He was wearing soft hat and
large hole was cut in this. Although the Mayors
scalp was not lacerated he received a bad bruise.
The TWO deputy sheriffs then jumped the
car and ordered the raotorman TO proceed 10
the car sheds, a quarter Of a mile distant The
boulbardrent did not abate, and the crowds on
the street were so dense that the motOrman
could not so very fast without running some one
down. The stone throwing soon became 50 fu-
rioUs that the deputy sheriffs drew their revol-
vers and fired five shots in the air and toward
the ground. This caused the bombardnent to let
up z little and the car reached the barns and was
run inside. The other five cars operated on the
same streets received exactly the same treat
7nent as they followed the first car into the
barns.
When the last car had passed within the doors
there was a crowd Of four thousand people gath
cred IN q vacant lot opposite and violence once
more broke loose. BIickbats, stones and every
thing that could be thrown were hurled at the
barns and anything else in the vicinity that
belonged 70 the company.
1t this point Mayor Mulvihil saw that the
rvr-I7o cta
II the car barns were entirely unable to cope
With the mob, and he sent for Chief Coffin Of
the Fire Department After q short consulta-
tlon the latter ordered out Engine Company No.
with q steamer and line Of hose Superin-
tendent Birmingham also ordered every avail
able man to the spot TO cooperate with the hre-
men, and soon a stream was played on the mob,
which slowly fell back before the water One
of the strike breakers was assisting the frenlen
in holding the hose when d well directed brick
struck him on the head and knocked him TO the
ground senseless. An examination showed that
ne man had received a severe scalp wound
When the mob had dispersed the hremen and
ezra policemen were ordered back TO their
quarters. and the regular detail remained
guarding the car barns.
STRIKE BREAKERS ALL HURT
The officials Of the trolley company VIII not
reveal the names OF the men injured or the
nature u their injuries II IS poSlliNeiF hlo"h
however that not q man Of the twelve who
were on the six cars escaped injury Of some
kind Every one Of them, they stood on the
r,larforrns Of their cars while going into the
ha-a. vas seen 70 be bleeding from head and
face In addition to the trolley men injured
Boad Master Davis. of the TROLLEY company. was
injured by stone which struck him IN the
head. Sherifs Hendrie and Plumb, as wen as
the strike breakers. were apparently targets Tor
TIE mob for each was struck in different parts
- the body q dozen times
The Stratford line cars were run to-day as
usual and q serious riot on this line was
averted by one Of the trolley officials. At
o'clock. when one Of the cars reached the Bridge
Tort terminus Of the line a large crowd
gathered. When the came to stop Deputy
Sheriff Brakeman jumped off, fourishing re
rolver. end grabbed two boys He was followed
bv the rllotorrnan and conductor, the former
carrying the brass handle of his controller anu
the latter long iron switch bar The SherlH
eo~,-srI the boys Of crying an Opprobrious "orH.
r.l.teffan and s.t-ral citizens insisted taal
ts.e .ozs had itot used the word. Meantime the
crowd. which TOW numbered six hundred, was
closing ia On the little group having been
augered by the attitude Of the crew of the car
at this 5uncture Superintendent Smith OF the