The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-04
LABOR DAY MARRIED
BY SEVERE R|OT|NC'
ENTIRE CITY POLICE FORCE AND
RIFLE RESERVES CALLED
INTO ACTION.

SAN fRANClSCO, sept. "A
succession of riots, occasioned by the
ill-feeing existing between the nom
union carmen and the union men who
sympathize with the strikers, marred
the celebration of Labor day in this
city. The union men were shot and
numbers injured by missiles hurled
~ the mob at cars of the United Rail
reads The entire police force of the
city, including special duty men, was
called out to curb the rioters, who
at times attacked the police and at
tempted to tear their prisoners from
them. I he shooting was done en-
trely by the non-union carmen and
inspectors employed by the United
Railroads..
A. Peterson, a structural iron
workman, received bullet in the
groin, and may die as a result of the
wound. Late crowds returning from
the picnics of suburban resorts stoned
the cars and at a late hour reports
of mob violence and shooting We're
coming in from the outside districts.
Crowds Stone The Cars.
The first riot occurred at Sutter
and Market street, where a mob of
strike sympathizers attacked car
Immediately after the big Labor day
parade. An inspector of the railroad
replied to the brick-throwing of the
mob with bullets. The crowd threat
ened to lynch him and then PATROL
man Pete Whalen, with a revolver in
hand, held the infuriated mob at
bay until reserves came to his relief.
Peterson and another man were shot
1, l. ha lot In, ho Inn
Enraged at the arrest of Charles
Summerfield, structural ironwork-
err for throwing rock at car at
the ferry loop while the parade of the
building trades was being disbanded,
between three and five thousand men
followed the police with their prison.
er to the harbor station until the
streets approaching the police station
were iammed in all directions.
For some minutes the situation
looked ugly and numerous missiles
were thrown. Policeman Speck suf-
fered severe lacerations of the head.
From the mob came demands to the
police to release Summerfeld. The
prisoner was rushed into the station
Policemen with clubs and drawn re-
volvers fought in the midst of the
jam to beat the crowd back. Their
clubs were used freely. One rock
was thrown through the station win
doWs.
Meantime within the station house
rifle cases were opened and twenty
five rifles loaded with a force of po-
zee ready to repel an attack by the
mob. Captain Michael Conboy work
ed his way into the crowd and in
loud voice vigorously declared the
duties of the police and their inten-
ton to make a stand in spite of any
thing. His fog-horn voice could be
heard throughout the crowd and sew
eral of the cooler heads agreed with
him. Reserves arrived from other
stations and the crowd was driven
back.
Police Fight For Hours.
Several arrests were made in va
rious parts of the city for brick
throwing, and small riots occurred at
various points. Carmen were in
iured by missiles. Almost every car
that turned the ferry loop was hoot-
ed by the large mob that assembled
there and the police had to fight for
hours to keep the crowd back. An
incident of this almost continuous
rioting was the action of Conductor
Graves of Sutter street car, who,
after mounting the top of his car,
held the trolley against the wire un-
til his car rounded the loop. He did
this in a shower of all kinds of mis-
sles, one of which knocked his cap
off, but escaped uninjured until he
had returned to the platform, where
he was knocked senseless with a
large brick that hit him in the neck.
Every time Graves car started,
someone would pull the trolley off
and the car would stop. Finally he
climbed to the top of the car and held
the pole against the trolley until it
got around the loop.
At late hour the reports of riot
ing were still coming in from outside
points, but no serious injuries were
reported. The enlire police force has
been ordered on duty until further
orders. Efforts are being made to
have the United Railroads stop the
cars for the night.