The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-26
SHOTS FIRED IN STRIKE RIOT
POIIIE LET 60 Z IOLLEI ~
REPLY 70 STRIkERS BILLET.
Ia, az Disturbances Near Platforms
where the Z. -. Express Company
G:etS It, Park ages More Trouble
on FerrybOat Thefts by New Hands

The strike ~ the wagon helpers EN-
,loysd bv the United states Express
Company IN Jersey city and Hohoken 10
compel IN" company To- raise their wages
s. month was marked Yesterday nv
many disturbances IN the neighborhOod
Of the Jersey Central express platform AZ
Communlpaw and m the vicinity OF the
lackAwanna express platform IN Ho-
h0ken Police Chief NOnahan Of Jersey
ely SAID last night that every available
cop IN the city has heen ordered out on
strik" duty At ) - o clock this morning
This means that nearly three hundred
policemen Will he on the Jon
Tn" regular drivers continued ypster-
day IN their refusal 20 take out their
wagons without regular helpers and
many Of them. though declaring they were
not on strike. gave support TO the 1rik
ing helpers by taking part in some Of the
di-orderly doings Of the day
gang 81 i2j strik ebreak ers from New
York city arrived yesterday morning
~ the Jersey Central railroad station
They were taken Nv train TO the COM
munIpa avenue station The news that
strikebTeaksrs had PVT m an appea rance
put the strikers IN had humor and they
started in to make trouble They hid be-
hlnd freight cars on both sides 81 John
ston avenue. which cuts through the rail-.
road yards and made several attacks On
cApre-s wagons a. they drove pact
A. ten wagons were being driven from
the express company -stahl.s long John
-tnn av.nu. ." th. cypress platform AZ
80 4 VI a crowd nf lfD men and boys
followed. dodging behind freight cars
ON both side. Ut the street. Opposite.
/ ftsHf kaf mo-
II bricks ratified against the sides of he.
wagons. The polio" guard consisting
I II twenty five men On foot and eleven
mounted men dICk-d to avoid being
| hlt aud started over the tracks to head
IN "a. brick throwrrs. who were zkulk-
| ing behind the cars Then bullet whiZzed
unplsa-antly near "a cops head. and
| Capt John Cody 81 tho city Hall station
! decided that IN. tune had arrived for
swift action lie CAV" a quick order for
"a return fire and FOR minute IN" sharp
! crack of regulation police REVIEWERS
| split the air The assaultlng party didn
/ hesitate. but fed through IN" railroad
yards with the COPS ~ pursuit. Later
/ blood-tains were found on III" battle
ground giving rise To th" report that q
/ man had been shot An investigation
, lasting until sundown failed To deter
mIn. thst anybody had been plugged
by polio" bullets
Their" was riImpu- on IN" Jersey
7 Central ferrvboat WiIkesbarr.. which
! left tOmmunipaw shortly after the John
ston aV"nus rot gang Oi striking
helUers pitched into the crews 81 two
press wagons and lively fight fol
lowed The strikebreakerp were chased
I into tho cabins and severely beaten
Pas@angsrs were terrOrstriCken The
pilot steersd the boat back 10 Commu.
nipsw farryhous. and the rioters wer"
driven ~ II was then found that the
harnesses had been cut
4 hand ~ strikers turned up IN the
Jersey Central ferryhouse al Communipaw
and attempted 10 hold up express wagons
IN transit The police charged In and
caught four 81 the busiest young mer.
iNree ~ whom were helpers They YER
Walter Theurich % a. Morris street Jersey
1 City. Charles 4. Brown Of ~ Clark avenue.