Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-09-03
LABOR DAY.

Labor Day was generally observed
throughout the county yesterday. There
we're disorders in some places. A Labor
Day riot that promised to end IN a
tragedy, had it not been for the bravery
of two young women employed In the
telephone exchange, occurred in Steu-
benville, Ohio, yesterday afternoon.
The yictime of the crowds rage were
Joseph HARRISON, who received a frsc-
tured skull, and John Hatton, who was
cut and bruised. While engaged in shield
ing the men, Miss Mary Msgec and
Enla Rookie received cuts and bruises
about the head and body and are in a
serious condition. HARRISON and Hstton
went to Steubenville from St. Louis to
work in a mine where a stiike is in pro-
gresg. Yesterday as they left the tele'
phone Office they we're set upon BY q
crowd and we're being badly beaten,
when the two girls rushed into the thick
of the trouble aud frantically pushing
and showing their way through about
6fty men. reached the two victims, to
whom the young women were strangers.
The girls threw themselves on the pros
trate men, protecting their heads, and
receiving on their own bodies the kicks
and blows of the mob. One of the men,
who wss welding piece Of iron, struck
Miss Msgee on the head. Another piece
of iron almost broke Hiss Rockies arm
In a moment OF let-up in the assault po,
licemen reached The scene and rescued
HARRISON and Patton. Only one arrest
was made. HARRISON was removed to
the mayors Office and later to Gill Hos
pital. where it was found that his skull
was fractured.
The labor union parade in San Fran
cisco yesterday resulted in the shooting
of two men by employees of the United
Railroads at noon. The car men were
attacked by the paraders and, in self-de-
tense, opened fire. The trouble started
at Ferry street, where, it is stated, q
Sutter street car broke through the line
of parade. A mob of labor union mer
followed the car and at the junction Of
Sutter street the members attacked the
car. The motorman seeing that his lift
was in danger, opened fire and wounded
one of his assailants in the leg. A block
farther up an inspector was attacked by
the mob. He was suddenly struck in
,he face and ran from his assailants.
| They followed him to the corner of Sut-
ter and Montgomery streets, where they
overlook him. He drew pistol and
aimed at burly labor union man who
carried bricks in his hand. The inspec-
tor opened fire and shot the man through
the groin. Six shots we're fred. A riot
call vas sent in. to the police and fire
departments and force OF police anc
firemen was soon on the scene. The
men who did the shooting were arrested,
but several rioters who we're seized BY
the police we're released.
New York hsd two parades yesterday
one under the direction of the Central
Federated Union, and the other in charge
of the Building Trades organizations. a
committee of the horseshoers caused
much delay in the starting OF the Fede'
rated Union parade by examining the
feet of all the hcrses in line TO deter
mine whether or not they we're union
made shoes. All horses whose shoes dit
not bear the union mark were orde-et
out of the line and number of the mar
shals and aides and those who had in
tended riding in carriages were forced Il
walk.