The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-04
SHOT m AUTO STRIKE FIGHT.
spFCJ4L POLICEMEN OPEN FIRE
nv CROWD FROM STREET CAN.
ore OF The strikers shot In the Neck and
wiz Lose Ills Voice -COmpany's Wen
declare They Fired In the Air Row
in The Afternoon On EIfth Avenue.

The lDuTt1 OF Al plS hlAulpS bidO udNo
followed tine strike OF the drivers OF the
New York Transportation Company hap
pened last evening at Thirtieth street and
Eighth avenue. Four special policemen
EMPLOYED by the company who have been
belning to break the strike were attacked
while riding downtown in a street car.
After a mob of strikers hal ollowe1 the
car. tlrowin 4, stones at. il for more than
half a mile, the II en- inside drew revolvers
and commenced shooting.
They declare that they fired in the air.
In spite Of that statement one Of the chauf-
,elrs. Gus LAM g, received a bullet in his
throat. IL cut through his Adams apple
and went out at II side of his neck. The
bullet destroyed his vocal cords so that
he was una le to speak when picked up.
He was taken to Roosevelt Hospital, where
4 WIS said that ne will he dumb for the
rest Of his life il he RECEIVERS.
The four special policemen and three OF
the strikers were locked up in the West
Thirty-seventh street police station after
reserves from the West Twentieth, West
rh.rt.eth and W est Thirty-seventh street
police stations had helped to quiet the dis
uur. ance. IL was a very exciting time
While il lasted, because all four Of the
company's men were armed and at least
fifteen shots were fred al a time when the
streets were filed with people.
The four special policemen said they
we're J. j. Devlin of 300 Atlantic avenue,
BROOKLYN; Thurlow Waters of Kenmore
place and Church avenue. Brooklyn: Warren
Leathermau of 30a West i2Sth street and
Lazare Loria of IS East I01st street. The
strikers arrested were W. S. Delsnider of
es West l43d street, Max Guttentlam of
1888 Second street and Thomas Scaler of
gi2 Second avenue. All we're held TO await
the result Of the injuries to Lambe.
The specials left the company garage at
Fiftieth street and Eighth avenue about
Tl5 Yesterday evening. They tool a COM
bination car. the open seats being in front,
while the were in the closet section. They
had this to themselves. After leaving the
garsg % they pulled down the shades. The
lookorts Of the strikers saw them leave
and the word was passed along.
II was not until the car got to Forty
second street that there was any trouble.
Then a cobblestoue came through one Of
the windows. II hit no one. and the specials
crouchei behind the seats and waited.
Some Of the strikers followed after the
oar. aud from tire to time stones pounded
on the slices or took pieces out of other
windows.
Near the excavation for the Pennsylvania
tunnel is a place where there are a lot
Of cobhlestones piled up. When the car
get there the strikers got q fresh supply. and
from that point TO the corner of Thirtieth
street thev hurled rocks with such good
aim that there was not a whole window
left in the closed part Of the car. Those
N the front part were afraid to get of,
fearing that thew might get hit, and still
more afraid to stav on.
The specials lost patience when the
car got to Thirtieth street. There was a
big crowd in the street, and hundreds
followed TO see what It was all about. The
strike breakers appeared suddenly on the
rear platform and drew their revolvers.
The sight Of the weapons was enough 10
make the crowd scatter. and in a moment
there we're two divisions The, strikers
we're following the car and the others we're
going in the other direction as fast as
possible.
The strikers had the idea that the police
men would not dare TO Use their weapons
and a few Of the stones flew close 10 the
men on the platform. hat settled IL for
the specials and they opened fire. TIE
strikers said aiterward that they could
hear the bullets whzzing by their ears.
The specials say that that was not true
because they fired in the air.
Policeman Samuel Noble of the West
Thirty-seventh street station and Rounds
man Rufus Dill came up when the shoot
Ing began, convinced that another race
riot was IN progress. They got the re-
serves. and the PEG pie who had fed to cover
on the side streets and in the stores and
easements near by came out again to watch
the Developments. The passengers in the
forward part Of the car crawled out from
under the seats.
Noble found Lambe lying on the side
walk near Twenty ninth street. bleeding
from the wound in his throat. Evidently
he had run some distance before he fell
He was carried into a drug store at Twenty
eighth street and Eighth avenue and cared
for while the ambulance was IN the way.
Or. Park, from Roosevelt Hospital, said
ne did not think that the wound was neces-
sarily fatal but that Lambe was in a bad
way.
The strikers had scatter ID as fast as
possible when the rolice arrived. but three
we're caught. They, with the four specials,
we're marched up the avenue after Lambe
bad been taken W Leatherman, who
'ooks like a Western p~lainsman, mad a AS
caljbre revolver Of the army type, and a
cartridge belt almost full. He hal two
billies too. Waters and the two others had
smaller reviewers and no cartridge belts,
but they all carried billies
The avenue down near the scene OF the
final attack was Uttered with broken glass
and in the course OF the evening several
automobiles came to grief with tire trouble
as a result.
Lambe's address was given TO the police
rs 73 Ninth avenue. He Is 81 years old.
Frederick Prohst, a strike brsaker, left
the New York Transportation COMPANY
garage early in the evening to take a walk :
down Eighth avenue. At Forty-third street
he was attacked by two men and severely
beaten. Probst fell to the ground. The
men ran away when a policeman from the
West Forty-sever tn street station came up
and Protst was escorted back 10 the garage.
a small piece Of his right ear was missing
after the fight.
Albert Pa rtin1ton Of slS Second avenue,
AstoTia, a T iV To- detective, WIS follow ing
an electric cab sent out with a strl e breal err
yesterday afternoon. Two en- ia ssen-
gers were in the cab. Pr rtin" ton rode
on one side OF the cab on his wheel and a
seco ID d. tective role on the other side.
Al out twentv or d irtv strl ers n et the ca b
At I orty-ffth street and + fifth avenue and
drpRged Partinr ton OF his wheel. As he
'gPs falling some one struck him a blow on
the jaw end he fell to the ground bleeding.
He scrambled 10 his feet and fou0ht back,
te wing the rrRrl = Of his fists on the frees
~ some of his Fss II nts. lie msnaRed
20 reach the ~ OF where he loft bis wheel
hut IL WIS zone. Then he tried to PrrCst
one o. his 80 lie nts, who too To his heels.
? r%tin"toH rave che Sc md 20 u"ht hir
and The wob began 10 kicl and 'ur mel
p Ttington, who held on TO his prisoner.