Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
PITCHED BATTLE
IN SAN FRANCISCO
BETWEEN CAR STRIKERS AND
TR!kEBREAKERS
ONE DIES FROM INJURIES
Riot Follows Attempt of United
Railroads to Run Passenger Cars
Out of Their Barns-PoIicemen
Stoned by Maddened Mob-Offic-
ers Get Orders to Shoot.

'odA francisco, May "a pitched
battle between strike breakers in
uniforms Of car inspectors and strik-
ers and their sympathizers was fought
yesterday afternoon on Turk street
for more than an hour. Eight men
We're shot among them a policeman
and Detective Bell and several of
them will die. The shooting was
done by strike breakers from car
windows, in response to a shower of
paving stones and bricks hurled at
them by mob that chased the cars
block after block, picking UP their
wounded as they ran.
The deadly ARRAY was ne outcome
OF the first attempt Of the United
railroads to run passenger cars out
OF their Turk and Fillmore street
barns at 2:3O p. M. The Associated
Press man who rode on horseback
behind a string of cars saw four men
shot from the car windows. The first
shot was fired at the intersection Of
Turk and Buchanan streets, bv 2
al
car that headed the strins Of seven
The bullet struck a young man stand
Ing on the curb and inflicted a flesh
wound in his arm. he shot was
not fired until most of the windows
OF the car had been smashed with
stones, several of which had struck
and severely bruised some of the
guards on board. The shooting of
this man aroused the mob to a pitch
of frenzy. Paving stones and other
distractions were cast on the track,
and in that way the car was brought
to a standstill a block further on.
Hurting any missile that came, east
est to hand, cursing and screaming
for the lives of the strike breakers.
hundreds of men and boys sur
rounded the car. In a moment
fusilade Of shots rang out and the
crowd fell back in fear. The obstruc-
lions were cleared away and the car
proceeded, followed by two others.
The sound of the shots apprised the
main crowd in the neighborhood of
Fillmore and Webster streets that
battle was on, and more than 1000
men and boys came running down
Turk street in pursuit of the strike
breakers who, standing to their posts
shot again and again into the crowds,
lndiscriminately, as repeated show
ers Of stones struck and injured them
At Van Ness avenue a youth was
shot through the lungs. He was
pitched forward into the street.
whence he was lifted and thrown
onto mattress In a furniture van and
hurried to the emergency hospital
The mob, checked but not dismayeu
by a rain of bullets, kept up a run
ming pursuit of the cars, stoning them
and cursing the guards.
Mob Stones Policemen.
Just beyond Van Ness avenue the
first squad of police arrived in a pa
troll wagon. he mob stoned them,
too, but presently desisted on being
implored not to do so by union pick
cts. The policemen tried to persuade
the maddened crowd to dispense, but
without effect. Three blocks further
ON the guards again turned loose
their weapons on the crowd. In the
fusilade a policeman was shot in the
back, presumably by accident. None
of the strikers Or their sympathizers
exhibited a pistol Or used any other
weapon than stones, and bricks. The
first two cars succeeded in getting
as far as Market street, where offic,
ers arrested the guards and took
them to headquarters.
Police reinforcements were rushed
to the scene of the fighting. They
dubbed right and left, and the crowd
broke and ran. All the wounded men
were removed to the emergency hos
pital.
James Walsh, who was injured in
the street car riot, died last night
Police Will Shoot.
The railway company last night
announced its intention to attempt to
resume the operation of cars this
events of yesterday may be repeated
with even more tragic results Gen
eral Manager Mullaly said last night
that when the attorneys for tie rail-
roads visited the central police sta
ton to request the admittance to bal
of the strikebreakers under arrest fol
shooting strikers and their sympa
thizers Chief of Police Oman said:
Tomorrow I shall arm the police
with rifles. If any strikebreakers
start any shooting from cars they
will be shot in turn by police"
Thirteen strikelseakers were ar
rested. Three were released on bal
and the remainder held awaiting de
velopments.
Mayor Schmitz said last night tha
there was no need of troops. and tina
| the police were able to handle the sat
uation The police have been ordere'
to arrest anybody carrying arms
concealed or otherwise. The mel
who 90 out on cars will not be pei