Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
NEW YORK MODS
RIOT AND WOUND
Savage Attacks Made Upon tine
StrikebreakerS.
STRIKERS ARE DESPERATE
Shipping in a Measure Paralyzed and
the Crisis Approaches.
STEAMERS SAIL LIGHTLY LADEN
One Line Will Send Its Boat to Phil
adelphia to Unload-Checkers
Are Now Out.

NEW YORK, May 11.-Today's events in
dictate that the crisis in the longshoremen's
strike is approaching The 10000 or 1900
men who are out are apparently nearing
the limit OF their patience, and both sides
waiting for what promises to be the
final struggle. In the meantime the police
are in readiness to quell any rioting that
may occur. The reserves at all precincts in
the vicinity of the water front have been
doubled, and many of the dinners that usu-
ally follow the police parade, which took
place today, were called off tonight be-
cause of the need for the men at the sta
tons In case of trouble.
The steamship Umbria of the Cunard
Line, the New York of the American Line,
the Koenigen Louise of the North German
Lloyd, and the Vaderland of the Red Star
Line got away on time in the forenoon.
They were the principal transatlantic liners
scheduled to sail, and were not delayed, al
though they all sailed light. The Car
mania of the Italian Line, which was sched-
uled to sail, is still at her pier, riot on
the pier this morning driving away all of
the strikebreakers who were at work on
the vessel.
Will Unload in Philadelphia.
The Observation-Disclosures Line has an
nounced that the steamer Florida, which is
due tonight or tomorrow morning, will be
sent at once to Philadelphia to unload.
Other lines declare that If they are not
cd ,harp M m
here to handle the cargoes their ships will
be diverted to other ports.
There were three separate attacks on
strikebreakers during the day. The hrst
one occurred in the morning, when crowd
of strikers attacked non-unon men on the
Italian Line pier at the foot of West 34th
street Several hundred strikers rushed
through the doors of the pier house and
drove 80 italian strikebreakers or the pier,
beating a number of them. One Italian
was seriously hurt and taken to hos
pital. Two policemen were powerless to
stop the ARRAY, and it was only when the
reserves arrived that the strikers were
driven away.
Another riot tookSpla at the foot OF
West 2Ith street, where party of strikers
attacked number Of strikebreakers at
the pier of the Panama line. They were
driven off by the police before any one
seriously west Strcet, Which
runs along the Hudson river, Is being
newly paved with granite blocks, and great
piles of heavy missiles lay ready to the
strikers hands. Many of them were used
in the two attacks today.
A Third Riot.
When the strikebreakers left the piers
at Hoboken at 6 o'clock this evening a
third riot occurred. A number of the
longshoremen employed by the North Ger
man Lloyd refused to strike with the
others a week ago, and when these men
left tonight they were attacked by large
number of strikers. Many men were badly
beaten and the police used their clubs
freely. A number of arrests were made.
The police guard at the Hoboken piers has
been greatly enlarged. as more trouble is
feared .during the night.
Today was payday at the Hoboken piers
and several thousand men who struck a
week ago today received what was due
them. This is supposed TO have led to the
later attacks. There was no trouble whi-e
the men were being paid OF.
More Cunard Hands Strike.
II was announced tonight that sixty
checkers employed on the Cunard line
piers had struck. There are several hum
dred checkers employed on the piers and
an effort will be made to get them Ill to
strike. An effort has been made TO induce
the teamsters who are employed in hauling
perishable freight from the piers to strike
in sympathy with the longshoremen. but
so far the attempt has been in vain,
Cannot Handle Freight.
Many of the companies have notified ship
pers that they will be unable to handle
freight until the present blockade has been
removed. West street and other streets
leading to the piers are piled high with
goods which cannot be handled. The pier
superintendents of the transatlantic lines,
however, declare they are well satisfied with
the situation and that within a few days
they will have everything running in the
usual way. They repeat with emphasis
that they will not recognize the demands of
the men, and those who do not return to
work Immediately will not be re-emplpyed
The annual parade of the police depart
ment was held today, although up to the
last minute IL was not certain whether the
police could be spared from their precincts.
Cars Running in Frisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 11.-For the first
time since the beginning Of the street car
strike a week ago. the United Railroads
today operated cars in passenger trafac.
From the late hours of the forenoon until
evening about 1000 men and women We're
carried. Only two of the twenty lines
composing the system were operated, the
Suffer and the Eddy street lines. Ten
cars were run, with FIVE minutes Roadway
from the car barn at Turk and Fillmore
street east on Turk to Market and Eddy
west on Eddy to Devisidero, south on
Devisidero to Turk and thence to Fillmore
Fifteen cars were run from the barn at
Oak and Broderick streets out Oak to
Stanyon, on Stanyon to Page, on Page to
Devisidero. on Devisidero to Suffer- on SUIT
ter to Market and back again over same
route. One hundred and twenty-five nom
union motormen and conductors manned
these twenty-five cars
About 500 policemen, a few of them
mounted, guarded the streets over which
the cars were operated. Acts OF violence
occurred at various points during the day
and boots and Jeers were mingled with