The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-16
Strikers and Police Clash Over Attempt to Deliver Freight
 To Depots
MOB SWARMS AROUND THE
 HEAVILY LOADED WAGONS
Officers Are Assaulted on All Sides While Escortlng Trucks and Street Is Repeatedly Blocked by Crowd.
 Many Are Wounded.

Chicago. July 15.-Desperate fighting between the police and the strikers of the Kellogg Switchboard and Supply company took place this 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 fusilade was continued for several minutes nobody was injured Later there was a fight in which no revolvers were used and the police beat down a number of men, some of whom were left in the street until their friends came back to pick them pp
 The first fight occurred when tfuck loaded with freight, escorted by police men, bound for the Burlington depot, was passing the corner of Harrison and Pe- oria streets. A bowling mob of thou sand men and boys was following close on the police and pelting them with stones and sticks. Teamsters who sym pathized with the strikers managed to get their wagons in the way of the Kel- logg companys wagon as 1t reached Pe- oria street and occasioned a blockade. The police were endeavorlng to clear the street when the workmen on a building showered them with bricks.
 Officers Begin Firing.
 The officers at once drew their revolvers and fired at the workmen, who hastily fled to the interior of the building. The police kept up their fire through the win dows and drove nearly all the workmen from the place.
 The route to the depot was then taken up, and although there were several blockades the wagons reached the depot and delivered the goods
 The second fight occurred when the police were escorting a wagon load of freight to the warehouse of the Terminal Trans fer company at ogden avenue and Twelfth street. A mob fully 5000 strong, followed this wagon and although the police 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 a mile pursued the police, ap- plying to them all sorts of epthets andpelt- ing them with sticks and stones, without, however, injuring any person seriously.
 Climax Reached
 The climax came at Congress street and Ogden avenue, where a private watchman who had no particular call to mix in the trouble In either side, fired at one of the mob. The shot went wild, but it inham- med the mob to the highest degree and with shouts and yells they charged on the police. The latter were waiting for the crowd and when it arrived the officers went at 1t with fists and clubs The patrol men were greatly outnumbered but they fought well together, and, in less than three minutes, every member of the mob who could use his feet was doing so to the best of his ability.
 Fully dozen men with broken heads were left lying in the street where they had been knocked by the clubs of the offi- cers. Some of them we're loaded into the wagon and taken to the police station, as were number who were not quick enough in beginning their retreat. About twenty arrests were made during the day
 The Kelog company announces that 1t will continue to send out freight every day and the strikers say that they will use every means to prevent their doing so.