The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-08

the result OF an attempt OF the United
railroads TO run cars In dehance or It's
are on strike. For more than two hours
bowling and angry mobs were In control
OF the situation. The railroad officials
were forced TO admit defeat. and II Is tho
general belief that further efforts TO re-
store the street car service will be held
UP until the management is satisfied that
the police will afford protection to lie
and property.
AT 2:@ O'Clock the company sent out
seven passenger cars manned by about
40 strike-breakers. The men wore uni
forms OF car inspectors and each carried
a .3S- -calibre revolver. The start was
made from the company's barns at Turk
and Fillmore streets. where crowd or
from 800 10 5000 men and boys had gath
cred.
MISSILES HURLED AT CARS.
Twenty-seven policemen five mounted
officers and several sergeants, under the
command Of Capt Moon, were on patrol
guard. The appearance or the cars IN
Fillmore street. from which they were
switched into Turk street was the sig
nal fob an outburst OF jeers and nowls.
Before the cars had gone one block they
were made the targets OF stones and
bricks. In a few moments every pane
of glass had been smashed ana seVerai
OF the men on board had been struck cut
and bruised.
At Turk and Buchanan streets an os-
pecially fierce attack was made on the
foremost car. A guard on the rear Plat,,
shot The bullet struck union syInpa-
thizer in the arm. This transformed the
crowd into "A Wild mob, ana tnenceior-
ward for IL blocks there was herce hghS
ing. The strikers and their friends. AID
ed by hundreds OF youthful hoodiu,iss. a.
kept up a shower OF missiles. Inc guatus
responded with fusillade after fusiiiaoe OF
pistol shots.
Among those who were injured are
detective sergeant and patrolman.
GUARDS ARRESTED. .a.
Finally dozen or more or the suarus
were arrested by reserves from the Cen,
tral police station and a union crown
boarded the rearmost car ana started u
When the barns were reached the strik.
era charged and revolver fire was opened
from the buildings. In this encounter
several more men were shot a non,
union man threw the switch az Iurk ano
FILLMORE streets. and the derailed car
shot into the sidewalk. maiming TWO
men whose names have not been learheo;
In the stampede that followed scores OF
women and children were trampled upon
The appearance of relief squads 20 re-
inforce Police Capt. Moons men result
ed about 4:9O o'clock in the parual ois-
persing OF the crowds.
II is rumored that superintendent
Chapman was seen about o'clock drlN-
ing rapidly on Golden Gate avenue IN an
automobile that was dashed WIN piovu. s}'
There is as vet no confirmation or the
rumor that Mr.. Chapman was Wounueu.
Practically all OF the police reserves AT
the various precinct stations M s,ra,i;ng nayy the
neighborhood of Fillmore ana Iuih
streets. , - ,Ln
When the police first appeared on inc
scene OF yesterday aftcrnoons battle the
,noh stoned them, too. but presently ue-
sisted on being implored by union pick-
cts. who shouted frantically; Boys:
don't hit the cops: they are our triehus'
Thev called on the officers TO arrest the
dozen or more guards on the nrst thre.
cars. Few OF the policemen drew ther
cluhs. They tried TO persuade the mad
dened mon and boys to disperse. but with
ont effect At Turk and HYDE streets
three blocks east of Van Ness avenue.
tho guards again turned their weapons
on the following crowd.
POLICEMAN SHOT.
In the fusiade policeman was sho'
In the back, presumably py accloen'
None of tho strikers or their sympathiz-
ers used weapons other than stones and
bricks. ,.
From Webster street as far as Frank
lin parbace cans were taken from the
curb and their contents thrown at the
guards. Iii,
as far as Market street. where onicers
from the Central police station arrested
the guards. Under what charges the
guards were booked the police refused
10 say.
Second and third relief squads from the
Central police station, under captains
Scott and Duke. raced out TURK street ~
carriages and automobiles. Capt Scott
was the first officer observed to use ac-
tual force Leaping from his buggy he
drew his club and struck right and lett.
After he had knocked down four or five
rioters the mob began 10 run AS Scott
pursued them with raised club he tripped
over paving stone and fell headlong.
,,ol. ~ pr a shOnt
and missiles of all sorts were hurled at
the prostrate man. He picked himself
up and gave chase,
Cant. Duke followed Capt Scotts tao
tics and with half a dozen burly police
men beat back and scattered the crowd,
which retreated jeering toward the car
barns at Turk and Fillmore streets.
SHUN USE OF FORCE.
Connetent observers of the roting ex-
rressed the opinion that the tragic hap
penlngs might have been in large meas
ure averted lf an adequate police for,e
had been Oh hand and III the police had
not hesitated to use force.
All Of the wounded men were removed
10 the Emergency hospital.
The bloody events of the afternoon were
preceded by less serious clash in the
forenoon when q freight car manned by
FIVE inspectors and Barn Superintendent
Jones was run out OF the yards at Turk
half a block The crowds showercd the
car with brickbats ana stones and slight
" injured two Inspectors. Finally all at
tennis to operate the car were given up
and II was run back by Jones himself.
Mr.. Mutually. manager Of the United
Railroads. said that when attorneys for
tho United Railroads visited the Central
police station last evening to request the
admittance TO bail OF the strike breakers
under arrest for shooting strikers and
their sympathizers Chief OF Police Oman
said:
Tomorrow I shall arm the police with
rifles. II any strike-breakers start any
shooting from the cars they will be shot
in turn by the police"
II can hardly credit this statement"
added Mr.. Mutually. but IL comes TO me
direct and automatically"
Thirteen strike-breakers were arrested.
Three were released on bail.
James Walsh, who was shot yesterday
afternoon from one OF the attacked cars,
died last night. No hope Is held out for
tho recoyary NJ Tom Buchanan nna NJ