Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
MOB RULE AND RIOTS
Police Officers and Soldiers At
tempt to QueII Trouble.
ATTACKS ON THE CARS
Clubs Welded Freely, but the Situa-
ton Was Very Serious.
SHERIFF READ THE RIOT ACT
Detectives Were a Target for Fusil-
lade of Bricks and Stones
Trouble Not Over.
SHERIFF READ THE RIOT ACT

HAMILTON. Ontario. November a.
Never in Hamilton's history were such
scenes of disorder and lawlessness seen as
were enacted in the principal streets of the
city tonight. Scores of rioters. sympathizers
with the striking street car men, felt the
weight Of policemen's night sticks and the
keen edge of the soldiers swords in con-
f1icts in James and King streets At a late
hour street cars were running at intervals
under heavy guards, but they did not carry
passengers and continued to be targets for
fusiliades of stones and bricks from the
the measures taken by the authorities to-
night it was plain that the mob spirit had
not been broken.
The crowds began to gather at dusk. The
authorities at once saw that trouble was
brewing and made their preparations &C
cordingly. Attacks on the street cars be-
gan as early as o'clock The police
welded their clubs freely, but the situation
grew too serious for them to handle. Sher-
If Middleton was notified and he immedi-
ately read the riot act, which makes every
able-bodied citizen amenable to police duty.
He also notified Capt. Ogilvie that the aid
of troops had become necessary to main
tain order
Concerted Effort by Police.
At 8 o'clock concerted effort was made
by the police and soldiers to clear the
streets. James street in the vicinity of city
hall was packed with a dense crowd of
yelling hoodlums and hundreds Of people
attracted to the scene more by curiosity
than to take part In the disorders. The
police charged this crowd first. They
welded their clubs with telling effect. The
absence of stern methods in previous dis
orders had led many to believe that the
police would not resort to harsh measures
tonight. The officers were met with jeers
and insults.
Smashing right and left with their
heavy night sticks, the police waded into
the crowd Men and women suffered alike,
and soon the pavement was marked By
many unconscious forms. The mob, re-
alizing that the police meant business
this time. began to retaliate with stones
and other missiles.
The Crowd Attacks.
At this point the clatter of horses hoofs
on the pavement announced the approach
of the cavalry, and the crowd, attacked
from both sides, broke and fed down
side streets and through Railways into
back alleys. The streets in the vicinity
of city hall were cleared, but 1t was only
temporary relief for the authorities. The
crowd soon began to converge on King
street. A street car with detectives on
board came along and became the target
for fusillade of bricks and stones. The
and detective. desert, d
the car as the mob grew in volume, and
their lives were endangered by the ava
lanche Of rocks.
Given Bad Beating.
They were followed by section of the
crowd and given a severe beating. The
street car was derailed and literally torn
to pieces before the militia could reach the
spot. The mob melted away as the soldiers
charged down the street with fixed bayo-
nets.
This was the last concentrated demon
stration made by the rioters during the
evening, although disorders on smaller
scale were frequent up to midnight.
At 1:3O the authorities appeared to have
realized that the trouble is by no means
over. 1t is probable that the local officials |
will ask for more soldiers.
The streets are strewn with debris and
many plate-glass windows in stores were
broken by f1yinb missiles.
Twenty of the rioters were arrested and
landed at the police stations. The police
prisoners away from them before they could |
get to g. patrol box.