The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-05-04
Committee Of Chicago En-
ployers Appeals TO Governor
TO QUELL THE RlOTING
Mayor Dunno Declares That the icty
Is Able to Take Care of Itself, and
That He May Call for
Volunteers.

Chicago, May A committee OF
twelve employers affected by the great
strike left at noon today for Springfield
to ask the governor to call out the
national guard.
The first rifle shot fired during the
strike went whizzing through crowd
ed thoroughfare yesterday. The shot
was fred by guard on wagon Of
the United States Express company,
while it was passing through a crowd
of strike sympathizers at State and
Randolph streets. The driver of the
wagon reined his horses suddenly. A
guard within the wagon poked his head
from the wagon seeing street car con-
ductor stopping as though to throw a
missile. fred. No one was hit. The
conductor was throwing a switch.
The mobs that filed the streets in
the business quarters yesterday were
larger and uglier in disposition than
those Of Tuesday. Ther was fighting in
all parts of the down town quarter
throughout the day and dozen times
policemen were compelled to use their
clubs, and wagon guards, with heavy
canes, swung them whenever they were
| threatened. There were number OF
| instances where mobs boarded street
cars and attacked people riding in them,
giving as reason later that they were
strike breakers. w. Jamison and Ed
ward Boswell, the later a negro medical
| student, were two sufferers of this class.
l J]p to seven O'Clock last night score
4 of men have been taken to hospitals
| with all sorts OF injuries.
Besides there were fully two score
who were injured in the various fights Of
the day and whose names could not
be learned.
Mavor Drnne has directed Chief Of
Police O'Neiil to see that all streets
to be traversed by President Roosevelt
during his visit as Chicago's guest, shall
be kept clear Of traffic and of strikers
and independent workers. In disturb
ance today in the rear Of the Fair at
Adams and Dearborn streets, negro
fired two shots into the crowd No
one was struck, and the negro was ar
rested
i Mayor Dunno declares the emergency
I has not arisen requiring the presence
of troops and Chief of Police O'Neill
says he is confident he has the situa-
tion in control. Despite the orders OF
Mayor Dunno, many wagons OF differ
ent concerns We're driven by men armed
with rifles and shot guns.
i The request of the employers, made
yesterday that the police be allowed
to ride on their wagons, was refused by
the chief Of police.
Mayor Dunno said last night
"We have by no means reached the
limit OF reserves. / am empowered tc
call in every able bodied citizen over
the age Of is years. If necessary
could call in the hundreds of employees
of the water pipe extension department
as thev are employees of the city and
sworn to protect its interests. This
would give a large additional force
There are also large number Of ex-
militia men in Chicago to whom | could
appeal. In fact / could find plenty oi
! men of good character who would bc
willing to respond to a call to pre-
, serve peace. do not want to humiliatt
! our CITY in the eyes of the world by
saving that we cannot preserve ordel
in our streets. When we must cry fol
i help, when We find ourselves unable t
coupe with the situation, then the ap
peal to the state or the national gov
ernment should be made. But for tn
honor Of Chicago the city should no
! make this appeal until its resources ar
I exhausted.
/, "A furious riot which resulted in prob
ably fatal injuries to a non-union drive
: and many bruises to two policemen tool
! place last night at West Harrison an
I Desplaines street a delivery wagon .
!, q large department store driven by Sid
Z ney Chambers, d negro and escorted b
!. Police Officers John Sharkey and Jane
i Kelly, was attacked. A drunken ma
I picked up a stone and followed tn
J. | wagon elirsing the drivers. He was 500
Joined by others and in few minute
!, q crowd was around the wagon, hurl
ing bricks, stones and bottles.
h The officers stopped the wagon an
4 endeavared to reach patrol box
! send in a riot alarm, but they weI
4 driven back by showers of stones. Th
delivery wagon was then driven int
an alley and Chambers, the drive
jumped and ran for his life. He ra
to q small shed on the bank OF tn
river, where he attempted to hide. i
h was dragged to the roof of the shed an
the mob attempted to throw him int
the Chicago river. They were unabl
" however, to pitch him far enough, an
ie he fell on pile Of coal on the river
re edge The mob snrged after him an
s again began to beat him. He was kicl
n, ed in a savage manner, pelted at shol
t, range with pieces of coal and thrt
" heavy shoveIs were broken over his hea
Is His nose was broken, his head was q
+; in many places and his clothing W.
id mass Of blood when the policenne
s. who had responded to the riot call, re
j. cued him. He was taken to the count
T., hospital 1t is said he will die. Office
|; sharkey and Kelly were also taken
a hospital.