The Washington herald., 1909-06-03

Philadelphia, June z.-Trouble
broke suddenly tonight in the troll
ley strike, Gangs Of strike sym
pathizers IN Kensington, Frank
ford. and other outlying quarters
burned cars, stoned policemen,
hammered strike-breaking motor
men and conductors, and injured
several citizens that had been IN
4 judiGous enough 10 take 10 the
+ trolleys after dark.
Until tonight the strike has been
dull and peaceful
Tonight, to the surprise Of folks
! IN general, Director Clay let TIE
saloons open up after having kept
/ them closed for several days. Next
thing that happened this evening
was the company's attempt 70 run
cars after dark. The result OF
j these moves was rioting
The strong armed and lawless
/ got a chance 10 fill up on whisky.
Then they went out TO jeer at the
5 strike-breakers. They were Joined
4 and encouraged IN several parts Of
; the city by thousands Of sympa-
/. thizers among men OF many
trades. In an hours time head
breaking, brick throwing, car burn
: ing. and assaults were reported
from half a dozen parts Of the city.
Ten Car Wrecked.
a The strikers captured ten cars
5 at 8 o'clock at Front and Berks
streets Nearly a thousand men
: held back a squad OF twenty police
2 men. while the cars were wrecked
with axes and battering rams, con
sisting Of heavy Planks swung by
three or four men on a side Sev-
$ eral shots were fired, but nobody
was nit bv bullet
At about the same tine six cars were
: grabbed n Front and Diamond streets.
!. The m0tormen and conductors assaulted.
y and the cars damaged
: Several times when the police wers
S. able 10 make no headvay with the crowd
n FIRE companies were called out. who
e turned streams Of water on the trouble
makers
= AZ KensIngton a fight between car men
= and 5000 strikers and friendly union men
N stopped FIVE trolley cars that were bump
u ing along toward their barn The cars
were driven by New York strike-breakers.
n Before these men knew what was doing
ID they were surrounded by a mob that
: threatened them with bricks and re-
1- volvers. There was a squad Of police on
l- the spot. but the dozen men under com
p mand OF a lieutenant were swallowed ID
= in the crowd. split apart. knocked down,
D. and pretty roughly used
cars Are Burned Up
n The strikers dragged the nonunion men
~ on the cars and hammered them with
their Asts. Then they set Ere 70 ths
cars end burned them The police were
NOT only unable 70 arrest anybody. bu,
two OF three Of them were driven with
four nonunion men into a tailor shop Il
ne Kensingtou avenue and locked In there
En- The crowd in the street laughed and
an ho-ted at them through the windows and
I threatened them II they made move.
& little later on there was anothe
small riot at smith and Lexington ave
as nues. Half dozen men were injured
he TWO OF them seriously. and sent 10 IA
ke Episcopal Hospital Here the police wer
lie in greater numbers. and displayed bette
sv scneraIship-
- HaIf q dozen strikers OF sympathizsr
were arrested. The crowd wrecked a ca
before the police cleared the street
In the northeast section Of the cit
there was continuous rioting. beginnin
lat about O'Clock and lasting FOR a ooupi
in o. hours The police made two or Ihre
arrests
Get UnpIeassnt News.
TIE same sort OF story came frol
Ike half a dozen other suburban parts OF III
IRE citv before g O'Clock The great quad
rangIe Inside the city hau was abol
the busiest place on the North America
continent for a couple Of hours. Directc
Co OF Public Safety Clay sat az the end
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