The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11
Strike Breakers Use Their Pistols. FIERCE ONSLAUGHT
 ON THE IMPORTED MEN Mayor Orders All of the Saloons
 Closed.
  Pitched Battle Between Striking Street Railway Empioyes and the visi- tors from St. Louis--Ten Men .-a Are Under Treatment.

The bringing of a carload of strike breakers from St Louis this, afternoon by the Pensacola, Electric Company precfpitated rioting and disorder such as has not been experienced in this city in twenty years.
 No sooner had the strike breakers arrived and started from the union de- pot for the car sheds than ngnt oc- cured between them and the sympa- thizers of the union men, and from the corner of Pa1afox and Wright Streets, where the first battle occurred, there was a continual riot, in which bricks, bottles and shells were hurled at the strike-breakers. In turn. Lne lal.es fred shots, used heavy SUCKS anu br.cks. . For over an hour the riot continued. tha strike breakers gradually gettihs < nearer to the car barns. Before tney reached there about dozen nad oeen wounded. and were picked up on the streets, where they were left py ehe sympathizers of the strikers.
 When near the car barns so nerce waa the onslaught on the imported men that they separated and hed, tni. ty running into a negro house, wnlle the remainder reach ed the car parn and barricaded the doors. s. nsrs ~. =, night they remain With the Irienos oi inc strikers in, the vicinity. The thirty rntn who gained the negro house par ricaded the doors. and it took the police over an hour to disperse the mop ana remove the men to places or satety.
 Ten Meu Injured.
 ront.ht tuo of the imported men are ,n inc hospital and eight are Tn tne nolice station for medical treatment and for safety. 4nst me riot occurred so suddenly Lna. inc detail of police headed py Cniei Saunders. was powerless to queA s"e
 
 when the imported men reached the aenot there were about fifty men gathered there There was nov thS ieAst disturbance and the strike pIe4A- ara marched down TarTagona street two abreast. to Wright street. thsn turned West and starled ier - sbeds. headed by Burr. the famous strtre breaker There was an oc- esatAnai cry of "scab' from croWds sbst had gathered along Wright Street. hnt with this exception there was not the slightest sign of disorder
 A. the corner of Palafox and Wrlsht streets. as the last of the imported .. s.,sra crossing a crowd of boys was standing and one of the youngsters showed another on to one or the striAe breakers.
 TIA latter felled him with suit case and this was the signal for the Ilot
 Crowds of sympathfzers who had stood still rushed on the strike preah- ers. There were yells of XIII tne sashs" cries of pain. curses and screams of defiance. Out Wrignt street the crowds surged. the strike breakers fighting every inch or srouho but the crowds began closing m on them. wright streets the strike breakers took stand Drawing their revol- vars they turned and faced the crowds. Momentarily the sympathizH CTS stopped. but when one or the strike breakers raised his revolver and fired. the sympathizers rushed on the men with the revolvers- Ihere Wers shots. but these could hardly be heard in the din, and only struggling masses of humanity could be seen through clouds of dust. The strike breakers fled. pursued by the sympathizers with the police vainly endeavorins to quell the riot.
 Ths strikers. headed by Ben Com mons. aided the police. Commons was in tha thick of it. advising his men to keen back and not to approach the strIxe-breakers. His counsel aided the noIice and caused hundreds who had rushed to the scene to return to the city.
 Tonight there are great crowds on the streets. The Mayor. Marshal and Board of Public Safety are conferring at the city hall. as the situation Is acute.
 At 10 p..-m. tho Mayor has just is- sned A proclamation ordering all sa- looms closed, the Board of Public Safe- ty has ordered the Marshal to swear In a sufficient number of men to quell the disturbance and Ben Commons the Vice President of the International As sociation, Is delivering an address from the steps of the Government building. appealing to the laboring men and to their homes.
 At midnight the city is quiet. It is probable that the sixty strike break CTS brought here by the street railway company will return to their homes. as they have been reached by strikers.
 After midnight many of the strike breakers left the police station with the strikers to get supper. Then they went to rooms provided for them.
 StrIke-Brcakers Go Through City.
 Men to take the places of striking street car operatives In Pensacola. passed through Montgomery yesterday morning, when they spent about an hour here.
 They were travelling in two Pennsyl- vania Railroad cars which were on a sfdetrack at the Union Passenger Sta = ton during their stay. The presence of the strike breakers caused little comment, but few of the men leaving the cars.