Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-10
Riot in San Francisco.


The 6ercest rot San Francisco has
witnessed in a generation was a sequel
Sunday evening to meeting ofsoclalists
held at Woodward's Pavilion as an ex-
preston of sympathy for President Moyer
and Secretary Haywood, OF the Western
Federation of Miners, who are imprison-
ed in Idaho on the accusation that they
we're implicated in the assassination OF
former Governor Sieuenberg.
At the meeting violent speeches were
made. in which it was declared that
Mover and Haywood were innocent, ard
that if convicted they would not be
hanged unless the entire United States
army was brought in TO assist in their
execution. At the conclusion of the
speechmsking procession was organized
and the participants in the assemblage
marched down Market street, headed by
band. At the corner of Kearney and
Market streets halt WAS made and one
of the paraders who carried rcd tanner
climbed Lottas fountain and affixed the
emblem TO the topmost lamps. The
b,nner bore the inscription "The Con-
sttulion be damned; so say the corPo-
ratiOns "
1t was decided by the leaders to mold
an outdoor meeting and A. @. McGlnty
was selected to address the crowd. So
great was the t rong, however, that he
could not make himself heard, and Geo.
5. Holmes, metal worker, with a
powerful voice, was substituted as speak
er. He was in the midst of his talk
when Policemen Jack Steiner and W.
H. Cavanaugh and Detective Ryan made
their way through the crowd. Ryan tore
down the red flag and passed it to Stelz-
ner. Ryan then ordered Holmes to de-
sist. but was met with refusal and the
detective pulled Holmes down to the
pavement.
In a moment riot was precipitated.
Steiner was knocked down and kicked
in a vicious hand-to hand fight, the
crowd seeking to recover the flag. Ryan
and Cavanqugh came to his assistance,
and began beating the crowd with clubs.
The flag was torn from Stelzner's grasp,
and then Ryan, who had held Holmes
all of the time, started to take his pris-
oner through the crowd, beating path
with his cub. An electric car was pass
ing, and halted opportunely for the de-
tective. He boarded it and the other
officers tried to keep the crowd back.
Near the fountain new building is be-
ing erected, and the street was full of
building debris.
Almost instantly there was a shower
of scrapiron, brick and blocks OF wood
upon the car, and the missiles crashed
through the windows, iDjuriDg a num-
Der of passen ,ers. The motorman was
made target, but he slowly forced his
car through the human blockade, and,
gaining speed, ultimately reached the
Hall of Justice.
In the meantime alarm calls had been
sent to neighboriag police stations, and
patrolmen came burrying to the scene.
They found themselves confronted by a
maddened crowd armed with sticks and
stones, and for halt an hour lively bat
tie was in progress, the police using
their clubs with telling effect ard the
crowd retaliatiDg viciously.
Policeman Steiner was struck sew
eral times by flying bricks and was cut
in the neck and head. Policeman
Doran was also bruised and cut. Police
man Harry Seguine was seriously hurt.
He was knocked down and kicked again
and again. Seventeen of the rioters
were arrested, three being charged with
assault with deadly weapon. The rest
we're booked at the prison for misde
neanors. Holmes, the orator, was
charged with disturbing the peace. II
was fully an hour from the time the
trouble started that quiet was restored
in the neighborhood.