New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
BLCODSHED IN FRISCO
Ndny Shot IN Pitched BattleS-May
Call Ont TroODs.

San Francisco, May THE strike of the 100
union motormen and conductors of the United
Railroads developed this afternoon into riot in
which more than a score of persons were Sc
Nerely hurt, fatally
Ihe company made its first attempt TO resume
operation at 80 o'clock by sending out seven
passenger cars manned by about forty strike
breakers. The men uniforms of in
spectors and each carried .3S-cabre revolver.
The start was made from the company's barns
at Turk and Fillmore streets, where a crowd OF
frcm 5000 to 5000 men and boys had gathered
Twenty-seven policemen. five mounted officers
ana several serSeants, under the command of
captain Moon, were on patrol guard The ap-
pearance Of the cars in Fillmore street, from
which they were switched into Turk street. was
the signal for an outburst of jeers and howls
Betore the cars had gone one block they were
made the targets of stones and bricks In a
few minutes every pane of glass had been
smashed and several OF the operatives had been
struck cut and bruised. At Turk and Buchanan
streets especially fierce attack was made on
the foremost guard on the rear plat
form answered the stones with a pistol shot
The bullet struck a union sympathizer in the
arm. This transformed the crowd into wild
mob, and for twelve blocks there was fierce
lighting. The strikers and their friends. aided
by hundreds of youthful! hoodums. kept up a
shower of missiles. The guards responded with
fusillade after fusillade OF pistol shots.
Eight men received bullet wounds some of
which probably will provo fatal Among those
thus injured a detective sergeant and a
patrolman.
Finally a dozen more of the guards were
arrested by reserves from the Central police
station and Il union crowd boarded the rear car
and started It back to the barns Arriving
there the strikers charged, and revolver fire was
opened from the barns In this encounter sew
eral more men shot. A non-union man
threw the switch at Turk and Fillmore streets.
and the car shot into the sidewalk manning two
men. In the stampede that followed scores Of
women and children tramped upon
The appearance of relief squads to reinforce
Police Captain Moony's men resulted about 4 30
O'Clock in the partial dispensing of the crowds
Practically all OF the police reserves at the
precinct stations have been called out and are
patrolling the neighborhood Of Fillmore and
Turk streets.
The general belief is that because of this af-
ternoon's tragic happenings further efforts
resume operation of the system will be with
held until officials of the company satisfied
that the police will afford protection TO property
and life.
The bloody events OF the afternoon were pre-
ceded by a less serious clash in the forenoon
when freight car manned by five inspectors AMI
Barn Superintendent Jones run out OF the
yards at Turk and Fillmore streets. and oper-
ated for half block. The crowds showored the
car with brckbats and stones and slightly In
jured two inspectors Finally all attempt to
operate the given up ana It was run
back by Jones himself.
That the disorders Of to-day may be repeated
tomorrow with even more tragic results was
the fear expressed tonight when It was made
known that the United Railroads programme
for Wednesday included another attempt to re-
sumo operation of cars.
General Manager Mullaly said tonight that
when attorneys for the United Railways visited
the Central Police Station this evening to re-
quest the admittance 10 bail Of the strkebreak-
crs under arrest for shooting strikers and their
sympathzers Chief Of Police Dnan said:
Tomorrow I snail the police with rifles.
If any strikebreakers start any shooting from
the they will be shot in turn by the police"
Thirteen strikebreakcrs were arrested and
three released on bail.
Los Angeles. Cal, May TT will not call out
the state militia to quell the riots in San Fran
cisco until the civil authorities have asked
to do so or l am satisfied that there IS other
way TO handle the situation" said Governor Gil
lctte tonight. Il watching the situation
closely, and will act the moment l believe it
necessary.
Il am awaiting advices from Adjutant General
Ioucl as to the exact situation. If the riots go
on and the police unable to stop them VIII
call out the militia. There will be no childs
play about it either, If take that action Fur
thermore whenever 1 become satisfied that the
situation is beyond control l will send in Il re-
quest for federal troops. Representations from
the best element OF San Francisco that troops
are needed would cause me TO act