The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-08

San Francisco, May THE strike of
the LOO union motormen and conduc-
tors of the United Railroads developed
this afternoon i'm riot, in which more
than a score of persons were severely,
some fatally wounded. and others to a
lesser extent. Al 2:30 O'Clock the COM
4 pany made its first attempt to resume
the operation of its system by sending
out seven passengers cars manned by
between thirty and forty strike break
ers wearing the uniform of car inspec-
tors, and each carrying a .3S-caliber re-
NolveF strapped around his waist out
side of his coat The start was made
i from the company's barns at Turk and
SF1IlmoTe streets, where a crowd vari-
ously estimated at from 1900 TO 5000
men and boys was congregated.
Twenty-seven policemen, five mount
ed officers and several sergeants, under
the command of Captain Mooney, were
on patrol guard.
First Shot Fired.
The appearance of the cars in Fill
more street, from which they We're
switched into Turk street was the sig
nal for an immense outburst of jeers
and howls. Before the cars had gone
one block they were made the targets
of showers of stones and bricks. In a
Few every pane ul glass udu
been smashed and several of the armed
operatives had been struck, cut and
bruised. At Turk and Buchanan streets
Al especially fierce attack was made on
the foremost car. A guard on the rear
platform answered the flying stones
with pistol shot. The bullet struck
one of the union sympathizers in the
arm.
This happening transformed the
S.,~. nd
forward for twelve blocks a pitched
battle was fought. The strikers and
their friends, aided by hundreds of
youthful hoodlums. kept up a running
shower of missiles; the guards on board
the cars responded with fusillade after
fusillade of pistol shots.
Eight men received bullet wounds.
some of which win prove fatal. among
those thus injured being a detective
sergeant and a patrolman.
Finally dozen or more of the guards
were taken under arrest by squads of
reserves from the central station, and
a union crowd boarded the rearmost
car and started ii back to the barns.
Arriving there, the strikers charged
that revolver fire was opened on them
from the barns In this encounter sew
eral more men were shot. A noh-union
man threw the switch at the corner OF
Turk and Fillmore, and the derailed car
shot into the sidewalk, manning two
men whose names have not been
learned In the stampede that followed
here. scores of women and children on
the outskirts of the mob in Fillmore
street were hurled to the pavement and
trampled upon.
Superintendent Wounded.
The appearance of relief squads to re-
Enforce Captain MONEYS men resulted,
Tahout 4:30 o'clock. in the partial dis
persing Of the crowds. A current ru-
NOR has it that Superintendent Chap
man. who spent the forenoon and early
afternoon at the Fillmore street barns.
was seen about O'Clock driving rapidly
away on Golden Gate avenue in an au-
tonobile that was dashed with blood.
There is yet no confirmation of the ru-
NOR that Mr.. Chapman was wounded.
At the Central Emergency hospital ar
Golden Gate avenue and Cough street
is gathered a large crowd of union men
and their friends, waiting eagerly for
the messages that drift out from mo-
ment to moment from the hedsides of
their wounded companions.
Reserves on Duty.
Practically all of the reserve forces al
the various precinct stations have been
called out and are now patrolling the
neIRnDOTnOQQ L
streets, where is the greatest conges-
ton. 1t has not yet been learned
whether the company proposes to make
p second attempt 10 run cars tonight
but the general belief IS that because OF
this afternoons tragic happenings fur
Their effort TO resume operation of the
system will be withheld until the Off
Gals of the company are satisfied thai
the police are In a position to afford
TO nd l1fo
Following is list of injured in the
riots:
General Emergency Hospital.
Thomas White, lacerated scalp
James walsh, shot in the head; will
die.
Police officer Harry Sauer. shot
through shoulder.
F. Joy, laceration of cheek.
]. Krohner. shot in shoulder.
William Slattery, confusion OF foo
and head.
]. Arena. confusion of knee.
A. c. jain, shot in throat.
N Leish. shot through chest.
N Granville, liberation of face.
\ G. A. McNaughton, shot in forehead
Tom Buchanan. shot in abdomen; viii
ole.
c. w Forester, confusion of face.
Detective Sergeant Bell. shot in chest
Clara Barton Hospital.
AL Palm. shot in neck: may die.
Mount Zion Hospital.
W. c. BROOKS, shot In foot.
Clash in Forenoon.
The bloody events of the afternoon
were preceded by a less serious clash al
IL o'clock in the forenoon, when 9