The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-03
BURN CARS in
PHILADELPHIA
Strike Leads to Acts of
Violence.
RIoTING In The STREETS
Police Are Powerless to Control the
Mob.
Ose omcer Is shot and May Die
str1kebreakers Desert At
the First sign or Dea-

/ Philadelphia, Pa, june z.-One pO-
| liceman shot and probably fatally In
| jured, and probably hundred per-
sons bruised and battered either by
| policemen or strike sympathizers and
| 1--WE cars wrecked and then burned, Is
| the result of an attempt on the part
| OF the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company to operate its cars tonight
by imported strike breakers.
| The point at which the most serious
| rioting occurred Is known as the
Kensington MIL district. In this sec
| ton of the city there lives nearly ev-
cry nationality, the foreign element
predominating. When the traction
company announced this afternoon
| that cars would be run tonight nearly
ali Of the storekeepers In the Ken
| sington district. knowing the temper
OF the residents there, closed their
stores promptly at Q O'Clock.
| As one car after another left the
barn. crowds stood on the street cor
| ners in sullen silence. Finally q boy
cried "scab" and Immediately he
was pursued by policeman who was
riding on q car. As the officer started
| for the youth. the crowd closed In
upon him and SO quickly was this
| done that ne was unable to draw his
| revolver. This weapon was taken
| from him and 1t is believed to have
| been the same revolver with which
Policeman Levy was shot few min
uses ia'ei. x,,s =. vr...~
"a 49, n,,ouider.
I IHe III W.. s,ta 6ame ~ fury.
m. now .s,.,n ~n,st vas AIierheny
| avenue and In less than half an nour'
| seven cars were wrecked. fve being
eompleIsy aaaa1s -vsra nowerIeaa At
l Inc p on - ca,nrat the mob, but
ny s'i h.o,,sht ha8 hundred blue
Ilos ~. al ~ scana and the crowd was
$500 $500. 49,
ol ,s.s A.sv. haa heen done and
~. VI h,,t f,ttia naed OF the pre<
49, 80 ths reace as long as no
$500. mas nrsda 10 run cars from
49, ~,
xzrhsla- ANA. aartoua disturbance was
| d $1,000 IN tha northeastern sec
1 t1n,s ~ fhe city there were incipient,
fsn4s IL Rhe car barns az Sixteenth
| and jackson strsetss IN the downtown
| aikSficf. tnrad s. at Tort yepinth and
/ w0odialid Avenue. niid T0tty- first
| street and Haverford avenue In the
west Phiiadeiphia district.
The crowd grew menaeing when an
attempt was made TO run the cars
from the downtown barns and 2 po-
| liceman who endeavored 10 queh the
disturbance was ducked in water
trough.
a
policemen were rushed 70 the scene
on a special trolley and after the cars
were run back into the parn thers
was no further troubis.
The ofncials OF the company an
nounced TO-DAY tnal nisns $500 $3.50.
be run tonight for the nrst time since
the beginning OF the VII
the rioting started after nisn.iaIi,
every car that could be gotten INTO tns
barns Of the company was taken on
the streets. Several pohcemen "ere
injured during the riotinH.
Dynamite ~ usee.
While the most serious Ilouns o
Cured In the mil d.st.'et IN hohs.hs
ton. cars were attacked in many other
parts Of the city. In west Fnlisoel-
phia dynamite caps Were placsa On
the tracks ano erowos s.o.eu s
strikers when they attempted 10 prinB
out cars. forcing them 70 Eeluln "
the barn. y
In the downtown see.,on conoucso,s
and motormen were puieo ION . .her
cars and their cIotnes so,n ~. 1900 sm
PACKS Dy nloos VI ~" ts-r;asS strike
| In some cases ths tel"ee $3.50
breakers nao sn,,cS - ssvs
houses and guarded oy ponce 10 save
them BODILY Marin: a,,o A,r
In hensinSto .hofS ,. ,
riots ana al venus -. y ~ ns ~
nue., the man III, = hnrv,Io ,,ch
district was niIea va, ,aaS a. .,r,t.
50 Iar az can NC tSanassiyss IA not
ing street Sar me" ,atIn~ rbev wars
! .ake par. IA 1asAar. -, their yar,o,,S
kept Dy 40 -
meeting pn ,,. h.a,s,. nro,,ad
Ine inhp p'.oS.,nsent 70 tha COM
70 DC ~ .hsr, Sasart,nT their
pany' ht ~ a. sis,, ~ tro,,hla and
$500 .hsm stanaing In the street at
.sa go ~ the mob. Several Of
~ .se aHiaa - the strIlers for Aid 10
sae.. ~ New Yort savinr that they
80 49,, hrnu1ht hara undar misan-
. - 1870,
D,;rinsotbe course of the Kensington
riots Policeman lew was shot In the
hack OF the head. and is said to be In
q dx,n1 condition.
In the same section one lot Of fve
osrs Erara yIIed In the streets after be-
t. rartv denoIiahed with paving
stenes end we're then sat ON fre.
A. Iesnt 100 nersons have been more
=. ICES serioualv injured.
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