The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
Canada Town is Scene Of Wild
LaWIGSsReSS
WOMEN ARE SUFFERERS
Sympathzers of Striking Street Car
Men Are Charged BY Police and
Cavalry-Rlot Act
Is Read.

Hamilton, Ont. November 24.-Scores of
people were injured in collisions between
rioters and the police and soldiers here
tonight.
Several street cars were demolished by
the striking street car men and their
sympathizers The injured include wo-
men and children ard the streets are
strewn with debris from the broken cars.
Dozens of rioters, sympa thizers with
the striking street car men. felt the
weight of policemens night sticks and
the keen edge of the soldiers swords
in conflicts on James and King streets.
At late hour street cars were running
at intervals under heavy guards, but
they did not carry passengers and con-
tlnued to be targets for fusillades OF
stones and bricks from side streets and
aleyways. Drastic as were the meas
ures taken by the authorities tonight.
it was plain that the mob spirit had not
been broken.
Crowd Gather at Dusk.
The crowds began to gather at dusk.
The authorities at once saw that trouble
was brewing and made their preparations
| accordingly Attacks on the street cars
welded their clubs freely. but the sit
uation grew too serious for them to ham
die. Sheriff Middleton was notified and
he Immediately read the riot act, which
makes every able-bodied citizen amenable
to police dutN. He also notified Captain
Ogilvie that the ala of troops had become
necessary to maintain order.
At o'colek concerted effort was made
! by the police and soldiers to clear the
streets. James street in the vicinity oe
city hall. was packed with dense crowd
of yelling hoodlums a.Qd, ,hllndred OF peo-
pie, attricted TO the staiteefnore by curl
osity than to take part in the disorders.
The police charged this crowd first. The
officers were met with jeers and insults.
Police Wade Through Crowd.
o 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 real
izng that the police meant business this
time began to retalate with stones and
! other missiles.
At this point the clatter of horses hoofs
on the pavement announced the approach
of cavalry and the crowd attacked from
both sides broke and fled down side
| streets and through Railways into back
alleys. The streets in the vicinity of the
city han We're cleared but it was only
temporary relief for the authorities
The crowd soon began to converge on
King street. street car with detectives
| on board came along and became tar
get for a fusillade of bricks and stones.
| The strikebreakers and detectives deserted
the car as the mob grew in volume and
their lives We're. endangered by the ava
lanche of rocks
Given Severe Beating.
| They were followed by a section oc
| the crowd and given a severe beating
| The street ear was derailed and liter
ally torn TO pieces before the militia
could reach the spot. The mob melted
! away as the soldiers charged down the
street with fixed bayonets. This was tho
| last concentrated demonstration made Nv
the rioters during the evening, although
| disorders on smaller scale were fire.
| quent up to midnight.
At 1:30 the authorities appeared to have
the situation well in hand, although IL
is realized that the trouble Is by no means
over. 1t is probable the local officials
will ask for more soldiers. The streets
are strewn with debris and many plate
glass windows in stores were broken nv
flying missiles. Twenty of the rioters
were arrested and landed at the polies
station. The policemen arrested scores
but the crowd took the prisoners away
from them before they could get to =
patrol box.
Nearly 100 people were treated at tie
| hospitals. Their injuries, however. are net
serious. They had been hti by clubs Tho
| soldiers as a rule used the flat of their
swords and the butt ends of their rihes.
| Most OF those treated at the hospitals
were able to leave after having their
| wound dressed.
Frank Fitzgerald. whose skull was frac-
| tured i'm last nights disorders, is at tns
| point Of death.