The Washington herald., 1909-06-29
PITTSBURG STRIKE
Won BY WORKMEN
Mayor Magee Forces Company
to Concede Every Point.
CARS WILL RUN THIS MORNING
Threat 10 Seize Lines Causes sudden
Ending of Labor Contest-Sueees-
sion OF Small Riots Marked Second
Day OF the Tie-up-ShOts Fired.
Rocks Thrown, and Clubs Used.

Pittsburg June 2s-At 1919 O'Clock to-
night. through the Efforts OF Mayor wiz
fam A Nagee, the strike Of the street car
men was adjusted and the workmen VIII
return 70 their ears al q. N. after hav-
ing been OF just forty-eight hours. Il
is a seeming complete victory for the
men. Every point was cOnceded By the
company save that Of drinking when in
uniform, even though OF duty. The men
had claimed that a man had the right
20 drink u he saw NJ after his days
work was done. but this was denied by
the company. and a notorman caught
drinking after his days work viii be
discharged. This point viii b submitted
% arbitration. The company agrees
10 reimburse q motorman laid OF six days
for not assisting IN clearing a wrecked
wagon OF the track 20 make a better
schedule. &C.
The mayors threat 10 seize the street
car lines caused the settlement
Succession Of Small Riots.
There was a succession OF small riots.
ard one et the Rankin barns OF the PITTS
burg Railways Company proved most Sc
rioUs. II was a pitched battle between
the strikers and fourteen county detec-
Jives conducting strike-breake-s Perhaps
City shots were fred. rocks were thrown.
and clubs used The known injured,
John Rondo. strike synpathizer. right
ear torn from head by bullet
James Tappa. striker. bullet through
arm. bone shattered By bullet.
John s. Englert, county detective, club
bed and beaten By strikers.
Under care physicians, condition Sc
rious-
Richard 7. Brown. county detective,
kicked and beaten insensible oy strikers.
The battle occurred on a high bridge
spanning the tracks Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad az Rankin. eleven miles
from Pittsburg. Rankin Is the headqusr-
tiers OF The river division OF the PittSburg
Street Railways south OF NIcKeesport.
stopped by Strikers.
Englert. who was IN charge Of the de-
tectives and the strike breakers. took
them of a Baltimore and Ohio train. and
would have hurried them into the car
barns by the way OF the viaduct bridge
but he was stopped IN the middle Of the
bridge by about 800 strikers. or strike
sympathizers. while about 90 brought up
the rear. surrounding the detectives par
" % about fifty.
''Throw them over, XIII them, XIII
them howled the angry strikers TO the
crowd. and Englert called on his men.
who pulled their guns and held them Up
where they could be seen. I'll blow the
brains out OF the first man who tries 10
touch any one OF this party shouted
the county detective. Just as he went
down from a half brick hurled over the
crowd.
With the blood streaming from a bad
cut on his eve, Englert was I'D IN a mo
ment. Just as his fellOw-detectives fred
8 vOlley Of shots over the heads Of the
mob. This called for the yell OF derision.
and answering shots came from the mob
in front. None OF the detectives party
was hurt by the shots. but Il is said that
half a dozen OF the strikers were hit.
Fight Their Way Through.
The strike-breakers. who had come wts
the detectives. managed 20 break Their
way through the crowd al the back while
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the mob in front 20 the barns.
Strikers also attacked a large wagon
loaded with lumber IN the vicinity OF the
Homewood barns to-day under the belief
( that the lumber was 70 be used in erect
ing quarters for strike-breakers. They
unloaded the lumber and set hre 10 IL in
the street. after beating the driver up
badly.