The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-03
ANARCHY Rt|GnS
N QUAKER TOWN:
FIERCE R|OI|NC
At Noon Today Employees Of
Subway and Elevated Sys-
TENS Go Out and Join Their
Fellow Strikers.
POLICE POWERLESS
TO CHECK TROUBLE
Until Sunrise This Morning a
Frenzied Mob Did Great
Damage and Over Two
Hundred People Injured.

Hundred People Injured.
| Philadelphia, June Subway and
elevated employees Of the Transit com.
pany, were called out on strike at noon
and In ten minutes the tie up was CON-
plete. Special policemen and detec
lives were Immediately sent to the sta,
tons and after some delay a few cars
were started, manned by strike break
ers. The police have found q large
quantity Of dynamite on the tracks
and some near the depots. Thus far
twelve cars have been nearly destroy.
ed and several attempts have been
made to lynch strike breakers. Cha
otto conditions prevail and the police
seem powerless to cope with the sit
uation.
Given 4 Beating.
The first car sent into the north
eastern district today had special pc.
licemen as passengers. When 1t
reached Front street and Kensington
avenue. a crowd was waiting. xiii
the strikebreakers," shouted several
persons. At this the motorman and
conductor tried to flee, but they we're
caught and given terrific beating.
Then the car was pried off the tracks
and turned so that it blocked all traf-
fic on the line After this 1t was
wrecked with axes and huge stones.
The non-union men are deserving by
the dozens and the strikers are sure OF
victory. Mayor Reyburn issued a
statement today in which he declared
he would not ask to have the militia
called out, though he had at first plan
ned to do SO. Later in the day two
moro cars were mobbed at Kensington
and Lehigh avenues. Members of
the crews were severely beaten.
Resigns Under Threat.
Benedict Rice, a motorman employed
on the elevated road. received letter
in which he was told that unless he
gave up his Job his house would be
blown up with dynamite. He has re-
signed The company gave out a state
ment that at eight o'clock today 1t was
operating 69S cars and at a. m, 916.
two hundred more than at the same
hour yesterday. Four hundred addf-
tional substitute policemen were sworn
in Timothy O'Leary, assistant SUI
perintendent of the police said that II
it was necessary to preserve order, TO-
600 extra men will be enrolled for the
police duty. Lieut. OF Police Sykes,
commander of the police in the Ken
sington district, was suspended from
duty this morning and will be tried be-
fore a police board on charge OF fall
ing to lead his men against the rioters.
EARLY MORNING RIOTS.
Philadelphia, June 3.-Mayor Rey-
burn today threatened to call for the
National Guard as result of rioting
in the street car strike.
Wild riots between the police and
mobs Of sympathizers of the striking
trolley men occurred early today. At
least 200 persons were injured, fifty
SO badly that they had to be taken to
hospitals. Three policemen and a
woman are dying. One Of the police
men was shot through the head by a
strike sympathizer
Twelve trolley cars were burned in
the riots. The large new trolley barn
at Kensington and Allegheny avenues
was set on fire.
Attempts to Lynch.
Several attempts were made to
lynch strike breakers and the police
were powerless to cope with the situa-
ton In fights with mobs the police
were disarmed and put to flight.
In an early morning fight with a
crowd Of unknown strike sympathiz-
policemen were hurt 50 badly that
they had to be taken to hospitals.
The spread of the riots alarmed Of
ficials Of the railway company. An
attempt to run the trolley cars at
night was quickly abandoned.
Mobs fought pitched battles with
the police and In many instances guns
were brought into play by strike SYM
pathizers.
With dawn the disorder decreased
and it was believed that order would
be shortly restored to stay. The per.
NIT to open saloons at night was re-
voked.
Attacked the Police.
The most serious trouble occurred
shortly after midnight in the Kensing-
ton mill district. Infatuated by the
interference of a score of mounted POI
lice in their attempt to lynch one of
the strike breaking motormen, the
mob attacked the police. Reviewers
were drawn and policeman Levy was
shot through the head He is dying In
St Mary's hospital An old woman.