The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-08
Score Shot By Fuslades from ReVOIVers of San Francisco
 Strike Breakers
RUN CARS AND ARE TARGETS
 FOR STONES AND BRICKS
Fourth Attempt of Union Railway Re suits In Fierce Fighting Through Heart of Town With 5o,ooo
 Men and Boys.

San Francisco. Cal, May 7.-The bloody events of today's street car riot may be repeated tomorrow with even more tragic results. was the fear expressed tonight when it was made known that the United Railways programme for Wednesday would be another attempt to resume op- eratlons General Manager Mullally de- cined to state at what hour or place. the company would endeavor to begin.
 If any strike breakers start any shoot ing from the cars they will be shot in turn by the police,' is the statement credited to a police captain, says the general manager.
 James Walsh, one of the strike sympa- thizers who was shot this afternoon, died at the Central emergency hospital to- night No hope is held out for the recov- cry of Tom Buchanan. one of the strik- CTS also at the Central emergency hos pital. A bullet penetrated his abdomen and punctured the intestines twenty-two times.
 President Calhoun at his home stated he has in view no appeal to the gover- nor for state troops. That" he said, lis not a task for me to perform"
 Patrick Calhoun, president, tonight is sued the following statement:
 ITO the People of San Francisco:
 "The time has arrived for the enforce ment of law and order. The humbest citizen in this community is to work. Is- sue has been squarey raised Shall strilk- ing employees, their friends and sympa- thizers, paralyze by force and violence our street railway service? Shall mob vio- lence rule, or shall law be enforced? :? Shall indivi1 1ual liberty be preserved?
 When the United Railways attempted to resume the operation of it's cars today it's employees were assailed by a fierce and violent mob; dangerous rioting en- sued; many men were injured I appeal to you to preserve the peace. My com pany will spare no effort to resume fully and peacefully the operation of it's cars. but 1t will not be driven to compromise with wrong and it will fearlessly defend its rights. The issue rests with you.
 The strike of the 100 union motormen and conductors of the United Railways developed this afternoon into a riot in which one was killed and more than score or more persons were severely hurt, some were severely wounded and others hurt to a lesser extent
 At 2:30 o'clock the company made its fourth attempt to resume operation of it's system by sending out seven passen- ger cars manned by between thirty and forty strike breakers, wearing the uni form of car inspectors and each carrying 3S-calibre revolver strapped around his waist outside of his coat. The start was made from the companys barn at Turk and Fillmore streets, where crowd of from 5000 to 5000 men and boys had gath cred.
 Twenty-seven policemen, five mounted officers and several sergeants under the command of Capt. Money were on patrol guard. The appearance of the cars in Fillmore street, from which they were switched into Turk street, was the signal for immediate outburst of jeers and howls. Before the cars had gone one block they were made the targets of stones and bricks. In few moments every pane of glass had been smashed and several of the armed operatives had been struck cut and bruised At Turk and Buchanan streets an especially fierce attack was made on the foremost car. A guard on the rear platform answered the flying stones with pistol shot. The bull let struck one of the union sympathizers in the arm.
 Wild Mob.
 This transformed the crowd into a wild mob, and thenceforward for twelve blocks there was fierce fighting The strikers and their friends. aided by hun dreds of youthful hoodlums, kept up a running shower of missils. The guards on board the cars responded with fusil- Jade after fusilade of pistol shots.
 Eight men received bullet wounds, some of which will prove fatal
 Among those thus injured are detec- tive sergeant and a patrolman.
 Finally dozen or more of the guards were arrested by reserves from the cen tral police station and the union crowd boarded the rearmost car and started it back to the barns. Arriving there the strikers charged that revolver fire was opened upon them from the barns. In this encounter several more men were shot. A non-union man threw the switch at the corner of Turk and Fillmore streets and the deralied car shot onto the sidewalk maiming two men whose names have not been learned. In the stampede that followed here a score of women and children the outskirts of the mob in Fillmore street were hurled to the pavement and tramped upon.
 The appearance of relief spuards to re- inforce police Captain Moneys men re- suited about $40 o'clock in the partial dispersing of the crowds.
 Superintendent Chapman Wounded.
 A current rumor has it that Superip- tendent Chapman, who spent the fore noon and early afternoon at the Fillmore street barracks, was seen about , clock driving rapidly away on Golden Gate avenue in an automobile that was dashed with blood. There is as yet no confirma- tion of the rumor that MT. Chapman was wounded. Practically all of the police reserves at the various precinct stations have been called out and are now patrol ling the neighborhood of Fillmore and Turk streets, where the greatest con- gestion is
 The general belief that because of these tragic happenings further efforts to re- sume operation of the system will be withheld until officials of the company arc satisfied the police are in a posi-