The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-08
M0BS AND STRIKE
BREAKERS FIGHT
BLOODYBATTLE
RiOTlNG SYMPATHiZERS GET
VOLLEYS FROM PLATFORMS
or FRISCO CARS.
CROWDS THREW STONES.
At Men in Strikers Places in First
Attempt to Reopen Traffic.
Einht Shot and Many viii
Die-Poice End Strife

San Francisco. May .IamoS
Walsh, Who was injured IN the street
car iol died late tonight.
San Francisco, May "a pitched
hattle between strike breakers in the
uniforms Of ear inspectors and
strikers and their sympathizers was
fought this afternoon on Tux street
for more than ain hour Eight men
were shot, among them policeman
and Detective Ben. Several of them
Will die.
The shooting was done by strike
breakers from car winaows, in re
sponse TO a shower Of paving stones
and bricks hurled at them by mob
hat chased he cars block after block
picking up their wounded as they
ran.
The deadly afftay was the outcome
OF the first attempt of The United
Railroads to run pas seneeF cars out
Of their Turk and Fillmore street
harns at 2:80 p N.
An Associated Press man who rode
on horseback behing a S ring of cars
saw four men shot from the car win
dGws. The first SHOT was fired at the
intersection of TUX and Buchanan
streets by guard from the rear plat
form OF The car that headed the string
Of seven The bullet struck young
man standing on the curb and in.
hlsted flesh wound in his arm
Guards Wounded by Stones.
A shot was not iieri until most of
the windows pf ihe car had been
Arnas!lssn wrf1 sf0Ies- sevefa1 OF which
had struck and severely bruised some
of the guards on board
The shooting of this. man aroused
the mob to a Di CHI of frenzy. Paving
stones and other distinctions were
cast on the track and in that way the
scar was brought to standstill a.
block further on,
Hurting any missiles that came
easiest to hand. cursng and scream
ing for the lives of the strike break
ers. hundreds Of men and boys sur
fusilade of shots rang out and the
crowd fell beack in fear The OBJ
slructions were cleared away and the
car proceeded, followed by two
Others.
The sound of the shots apprisel
the main crowd in the neighborhoo1
of Fillmore and Webster streets hat
a battle was on, and more than ,000
men and bows came running down
Turk street in pursuit of the strike
breakers, who standing TO their posts.
shot again and again into The crowds, !
indiseriminately, rs repeated showers
of ones struck and injured them.
Youth Shot Through Lungs.
AZ Van Ness avenue a youth was
shot through the lungs. He pitched
forward into inc street. whence he
was lifted and thrown onto a mattress |
in furniture van and hurried to /
Emergency hospital. The mob |
checked bu not dismaycd by the rain |
of bullets, kept mp running in pursuit
of the cars, stoning them and cursng
the guards.
Just beyond Van Ness avenue the
first squad of police arrived in IA
patrol wagon The mob stoned them
TOO, but presently dcsisted on being
implored moi to do 50 by union pickets
The policemen riicd TO persuade the
crowd to disperse. but
without effect. Three blocks further
or the guards again turned loose their
weapons on the crowd In this
fusiladc a policeman was shot in the
lack. presumably 10y accident None
of the strikers or their sympathize. $
cyhbi ed pistols or used weapons
other than stones and bricks.
The first two cars succeeded in get
ne as far as Market street. where
aaicers arrested the guards and took
hem to headguarte-s
Police. reinforcements we're rushed
10 the scenc of fighting They dubbed
he mob right and left. and the crowd
broke and ran All the wounded men 1
sere removed 10 the Emergency :
hospital
Expect More Riots Today.
The railway company tonight an
bounced is intention 10 attempt 10 re-
lme operation of cars tomorrow
morning. II is feared the bloody {
vents Of today may be repeated with /
ven moe tragic results. General i
Manager Muilay said tonight that z
rhen attorneys for the railroads J
-islted the central police station TO }
eouest admittance 10 bail Of strike !
,reakers under arrest fH shooting =
rikers and their sympathizers Chief Z
i Police Oman said
IomolIos ! shall am lhe pollce z