Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-05-23
A BAD SUNDAY RIOT
Bridgeport. Connecticut, the Scene
of Serious Disturbances
CARS MERE NOT ALLOWED TO RUN
Strike-Breakers and Officers Peited
With Stones aud Brickbats-rlany
People Wounded.

Bridgeport. Conn. Specialize at
tempt made by the officials OF the Con
necticut Railway and Lighting Com
pany 20 run their cars with non-union
men Sunday. resulted in n riot In which
at least 80 men were injured. The sher-
IN says that another such outbreak
would call out the troops. At the pres
cnt time the county sheriff will succeed
the police. Sunday morning six trolley
cars were started out on the Barnum
and State street lines. There were large
crowds around the car sheds at the
time The cars were manned by i Oh
the 193 strike breakers brought 10 this
city Saturday by the trolley company.
There was 40 disturbance OF any kind
for a couple OF hours When the first
car. however. had completed its thiro
round trip. and was directly IN front
OF the Wheeler & Wilson factory,
where a crowd OF az least 1000 persons
had gathered. a bomhardment % stones
began Deputy Sherifls Hendrau and
Plumb. who were riding on the car.
plunged into the crowd 10 arrest man
whom they had seen throw a stone. He
was seized and with considerable diff
/ Guilty dragged so feet 70 the car. The
+ stone-throwcr was a bis fellow and
struggled so hercly that a policeman
who was standing near by went 20 the
assistance OF the officers. Immediately
Mayor Mulvihill was seen hurrying
/ through the mob. He rushed TO the pc
. ncenan and ordered him 10 keep his
hands OF the prisoner. He then told
the deputy sherifs that they had better
let the man 90. During the argument
the stone-thrower wrenched himsel'
free and dashed away. In the meantime
stones were flying in shower and one
OF them struck Mayor MulvihE on '@e
head. brusing IL badly. The two sheriff:
jumped on the car and ordered the mo-
to-man 10 proceed 10 the s-sr sheds
The bombaidmcnt did not abate and
the crowd on the streC- was such thai
the notorman had 20 30 slowly. The
stone-throwing soon became so furi0u.
that the sheriffs drew their revolver
and fred shots in the air. This cause.
the bolbardment 20 let up a little ans
the cav reached the barns and was ruI
inside The other five cars operated o.
tile same streets received exactly tn
same treatment. as they followed III
first car into the car barns.
When the last car had passed withi
the doors there was a crowd OF 400
PEOPLE gathered in a vacant lot oppo
site and violence once more hrCk
loose. Bricklats. stones and everythiu
that could bee thrown were hurled g
the barns and anything that belonge
20 the company ga the vicinity. At TIL
point Mayor Muivihil saw that the SCI
geant and ne policemen stationed Z
the barns were entirely unable 10 cor
- with the mob and be sent for Chic
% CONN. % the Ere department. After
short consultation. the latter oriere
, cut engine company No. 6. with
: steamer and a line OF hose. Superi'
D tendent Birmingham also ordered eve,
. available man 20 the spot 20 co-ope-a
e with the fremen and soon a stroa
To- was being played on the mob. whil
, slowly fell back before the water. on
C. the strlkc-brcakers was assisting Il
L hremen ia holding the hose when
= well directed brick struck him on q
J. head and knocked him 10 the groul
senseless. When the mob had dispers
. the fremen and extra policemen we
Z ordered back 20 their quarters and q
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barns
The officials OF the trolley compal
! viii not reveal the names OF the m
- Injured. or the nature OF their injuri'
II is positively known, however. IN
Z, not man OF the 10 who were on I
- six cars escaped injury of some XIII
Everyone Of them. as they stood on Z
Platform % their cars while going In
the barns was seen 10 be bleeding pl
fusely from the head and face In
n dltiCn 20 the trolley man iniur
.n Roadmaster Davis. OF the trolley co
be pany. was severely hurt by a ste
n which struck him on the head. Sh
~ ms Hendrau and Plumb were app
N emily targets for the mob as well
-- the strike-breakers. for each OF tn
III was struck in different parts OF
10 body al least dozen times. No
ed tempt was made 10 run cars at nie