The San Francisco call., 1906-09-11
Turbulent Leavetaking
Follows Day of Trouble

nip by a bullet from one OF the SltlhS-
breakers guns. He fell to the side
later and rushed OF in an automobile to
the Central Emergency Hospital, where
IL was found that the bullet had taken
effect in the fieshy part of his leg, max
ing a wound WHICH will not result seri-
ously-
PEOPLE FLEE FROM STREET.
BY this time the street in the rear of
the strike breakers was jammed with
a shouting, kissing crowd Of men and
boys. The news that the strike
breakers were armed and firing into the
crowds was carried ahead OF their
coming, and people rushed from the
street, leaving a clear way for the ad-
vance. Circling the blocks. however,
the union sympathiZers closed in again
on the flank OF the column at Buchanan
and other cross streets. and at almost
every crossing the firing was renewed
William Heyne. one Of the striking
linemen. was the second to be injured
by the flying bullets a wild shot strik-
ing him in the foot at the corner of
Golden Gate avenue and Cough street
He was only slightly injured and fol-
lowed the strike breakers in an auto
mobile TO the ferry depot in an effort
10 identify the man whom he claimed
fred on him.
Near Octavia street rocks were
thrown down on the passing men from
q housetop and several shots were fred
directly al the spot from which the
missiles came, but without injury to
any one. A fourteen-y year-old boy, John
GOss. Of 5ls Birch avenue, who was
standing on q doorstep near Van Ness
avenue, received a bullet in the right
hip and was taken to the Harbor Emer-
gency Hospital
More firing occurred AZ IA roruar oT
Van Ness avenue. several shots being
directed up and down the street.
POLICE OFFICERS DEFIED.
GERS had been guarding the line OF
march and were unable to handle the
crowd or get near enough to arrest any
Of the strike brea kers responsible for
the shooting Policemen Kissane,
Casey and ODowd of the Central police
station turned back from this point
with the automobile TO Webster street
and Golden Gate avenue, where Lieu
tenant Mullender and several other off,
GERS boarded il and rushed back to the
scene Of the trouble. Patrolman Cor
nelius was the only one remaining with
the strike breakers until the reinforce
ments arrived a short distance below
Van Ness avenue. An Intellectual at
tempt TO hold the strike-b breakers with
in bounds was then made. and was sue
cessful in that no more serious shoot
Ing occurred until the men had turned
into Market street and gone as far as
Fourth street. although at McAllister
street and Van Ness avenue a plate
glass window in the Green & Levy store
was shattered by a bullet
At Fourth and Market the trouble
broke out afresh and threatened TO cul-
inmate in 2 general fight between the
armed strike breakers on one side and
the union svmpathizers laden with
bricks and rocks on the other. Twen-
ty or thirty shots were fred. but no
injuries were reported. II was while
this trouble was in progress that
enough policemen arrived to form a
strong Gordon around the farleyites.
and the firing ceased at once All street
car traffic east on Market street was
blocked while the march was under
the police protection TO the ferry depot
the crowd pressing in from behind and
tanning every car for blocks behind
the men.
MORE RESERVES CALLED OUT.
At First and Market streets an addi-
tional reserve Of police officers from
the Harbor station, under Corporal
Matheson, joined the force. and the
size Of the police guard prevented the
expected demonstration when the ferry
building was reached.
While the only serious injuries at
tendant on the running battle were
those from the shots fired by the strike
breakers, several Of the Farleyites and
policemen accompanying them were
struck by the missiles thrown from the
sidewalks and housetops Policeman
=. G. Krache was struck in the chest
with brick, and a fragment of the
same material hit Policeman William
Coleman in the jaw. ". Bristol a line
man who followed the crowd. was hit
IN the eye with a wad. evidently fired
from a blank cartridge Several by
ISLANDERS in the crowds along the street
testified 10 having heard bullets whiz
by their heads or strike buildings near
them.
CoRRALED AT THE FERRY.
BY the time the escaping Farlevites
reached the ferry building the entrance
70 the place and ne court in front was
blocked with people, many Of whom
were ignorant Of what was causing All
the trouble and were crowding in to
ascertain what was going on. All
around the marching men was the no
lice, and they cleverly managed to get
the marching column headed up the
stairs Of the building before the crowd
really understood what was being done
On the upper floor Of the building
the Farley men were crowded into
corner and the work of searching them
was begun. Every man carry a re-
volver that had any missing shells or
which had warm barrel was put un