New-York tribune., 1907-06-05
RIOT In JERSEY CITY.
Longsh0remen Attack Strike Break
ers at italian Line Pier.

The Jersey City police had brisk encounter
yesterday with two hundred union longshore-
men at Pier B, York street. where the union
men were working at the steamship Principessa
Iaetftia during which. the police used their clubs
freely. and the long :horemen, full of fight, re-
turned TO the attack after being menaced by
revolvers. The occasion OF the riot was the un-
loading of the steamship Regina d'Italia. Of the
italian Steamship Line. which at another
part Of the pier. by about the same number Of
lnon-union men employed in place of strikers.
! The company was anxious to complete the un-
loading as speedily as possible, the Regina
d'Itaua IS TO sail on Friday. and put the entire
force of Two hundred men 20 work This mad
fdened the union men, VINO, with wild yells,
trushed at the strike breakers. The latter fed,
some into the hold of the ship and others escap-
ing into the street The 1st Precinct told
that riot was on, and Roundsman Higgins and
half a dozen buecoats with revolvers drawn
kept the union men at bay while the strike
breakers in the hold of the ship crawled out.
AS soon as they began TO work the union
men renewed the attack and reinforcements
were sent for by HigginH Acting Captain
Kelly, of the 1st Precinct, arrived with a
number Of patrolmen. and the union men halted.
They had collected bricks stones, clinkers and
other missiles, and when the strike breakers
began 10 move the cargo attacked both police
and strikers with fusillade of flying rocks
and tried 10 rush the police line.
Kelly shouted that he would fell the men
who came near the line One kho tried
10 pass was knocked down by a blow on the
head Another attempted to pass and struc,
The captain, but was brought down by a crash
ing blow from his locust stick, and the mob
broke ranks and AS they left the pier
they declared they would not return to work.
Some of them, the police say, carried knives
When the fight a man who said he
vas Alexander Secunda, of No. 155 Carroll
street. Brooklyn. was found with a Iacerated
wound on his scalp. He was taken to the Jer-
sey City Hospital, and Acting Captain Kelly
says he is the man who struck him.
Cesare Cont, general agent Of the Italian
steamship line. said last night that all the strike
breakers had returned.
gang of about sixty strikers in Manhattan
made an attack yesterday n number of strike
breakers at Pier 80. North River OF the Atlantic
Transport Line Sergeant Kelly, Of the Mac
dousal street station with five policemen drove
the crowd away and arrested Philip Neri \
striker. Neri reached for his hip pocket and
Kelly Knocked him down. He was taken to the
station. where a loaded revolver was found on
MN, Ner1 protesting that ne did not mean to
it
A strike Of the firemen delayed the sailing Of
Tie KAISER Wilhelm der Crosse from Hoboken
Yesterday for fifteen minutes. They refused to
60 on hoard until they were paid 80 cents an
hour for extra work 81 coaling the shin They
wsIe paid and the vessel sailed.
Harry Hendrick 4 striking lonsshorelnan Nv
Ing 1t No. 49, Washington street who is sixty-
Six years old, becoming despondent Yesterday
because ms application was refused when he
returned to work, attempted suicide hy inhalinc
gas IN his room. He was found in bed uncon-
scious and taken to St Vincent's FosDitaI
lhe.c ii was said he would recover
Patrick COnnors, the strike leader found thar
She Brooklyn and Hoboken contingents OF The
strikers were getting tired OF the strike ,es-
serday. He spent part OF the day going among
them and telling them they would win