The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-08

man who rode on horseback behind
the string Of cars saw four men shot
from the glass car windows. The first
shot was fred at the intersection OF
Turk and Buchanan streets by guard
from the rear platform Of the car that
headed the string of seven. The
bullet struck young man standing on
the curb and inflicted a flesh wound
in his arm The shot was not fred
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.
Mob Reused to Frenzy.
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 cal
was brought to a standstill n block
further on. Hurting any missiles that
came easiest to hand, cursing and
screaming for the lives of the strike
breakers, hundreds of men and boys
surrounded the car. In a moment Il
fusillade OF shots rang out and the
crowd fell back in fear The obstruc-
tlons were cleared away and the car
proceeded, followed block behind by
two others. The sound of the shots
apprised the main crowd in the neigh
borhood of Fillmore and Webster
streets that n battle was on and more
than 1000 men and boys came running
H., n,,,lr 80 in, Of n
strike breakers, who, standing to their
posts. shot again and again into the
crowds. indiscriminately. as repeated
showers of stones struck and injured
them.
At Van Ness avenue youth Of per-
haps twenty was shot through the
lungs He pitched forward into the
street, whence he was lifted and
thrown onto a mattress in a furniture
van. lie was hurried 10 the emergency
hospital at Golden Gate and Cough
street. Still the mob, checked but not
dismayed by the rain of bullets, kept
up n running pursuit Of the slowly
moving cars, Stoning them and cursiug
their guards.
Just beyond Van Ness avenue the
first relief squad Of police arrived in
patrol wagon The mob stoned them,
too, but presently desisted on being
implored by union pickets, who shouted
frantically; Boys, don t hit the
cops, they arc our friends, -
Ready to Sacrifice Life.
The mob called on the officers to ar
rest the dozen OF more guards on tho
first three cars. Very few Of the po-
liccmcn drew their clubs They
tried to persuade the maddened men
and boys TO disperse, but without
effect. One union man, who was loud
est in the denunciation of the strike
breakers. created dramatic scene,
While the smoke from the emptied
pistols of the guards still hung about
the shattered cars, he threw of his
coat, raised his arms. and wildly
offered himself as a sacrifice to their
bullets.
At Turk and Hyde streets. three
blocks east of Van Ness avenue, the
guards again turned loose their weapons
on tho following crowd III the fusllade
Il policeman was shot In the back. pre-
by accident None of the strik-
ers or their sympathlzers exhibited
pistol or used weapons other than stones
ana prICkS. AlOnS lne inc or Skl4lllSIi.
from Webster street as far as Franklin.
cans were taken from the curb
and their contents thrown at the guards.
Tho lrst two cars succeeded In getting
as far as Market street. where officers
from the Central police station in Eddy
street arrested the guards and took them
10 Headquarters, where they were booked
under what charge the police refuse
70 say
Second and third relief squads from
tho Central station, under commanQ OF
Scott and Duke. raced out Turk
street i'm carriages and automobiles. cap
tain Scott was the first officer observed
to use actual force in an effort TO dis
Derse the crascd mob. Leapjng from his
buggy. he drew his club and struck rlsht
md left. After he had knocked uo"p
four or FIVE OF tie strikers and thsif