Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-23
FRESH R|OTING
MARKS STRIKE AS
THIRD VICTIM DIES
Reign of Terror Continues in
Philadelphia as Result
of Labor War.
MILITARY CONTROL OF CITY
IS LIKELY AT ANY MOMENT
Police Authority Doubtful, and
New Outbreak Will Bring
Out Soldiers.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23.-With
third name added to the list of fatalities
due to the great Garments strike, riot
ing still in progress in many parts of
the city, the police in questionable con-
| troll and the populaee in grave alarm
lest even worse disorders than any that
have yet taken place shall break out
at any moment, the situation here Is
about as bad as can be imagined.
True, the disturbances today have
been of minor Importance, but they
have been sufficient to show that strike
sympathizers can still cause great
trouble. There is a feeling, too, that
the calmer atmosphere is due more to
the efforts of strikers to prevent out
breaks than to any fear that has been
inspired in the rioters by the police.
Apparently the strikers today are
in an expectant attitude. They seem
TO be waiting, believing that in view
| OF the demonstration of strength they
have made overtures of peace will b.
Forthcoming from the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company. That any
stuch step Will be taken is vigorously
denied by officials of the company
III event that the strikers are disap-
pointed i'll their expectation II is feared
that fresh rioting, violence and further
bloodshed will be the inevitable result
Advertise ments have been inserted Ia
newspapers by the transit -cani=
pany calling for 5000 men. This is
taken as indicating that the company
and the city are about to make deter
mined effort to increase the servlce 7
If the police cannot handle the ex
pected disorder a quick appeal is eX
pected to be made to the Governor.
The State police. physically as fine D
body of mounted men as can be found
in any State, may be drawn into thu
strike situation at any moment All
constabulary troopers in the district
including Johnstown. Greensburg ana
! Jeanette. numbering over 100 men have
been ordered to mobilize at the Green's
burg training barracks. ready TO pro-
| ceed at once with full field equipment
| to Philadelphia
While the. general strike decided upon
| yesterday has been temporarily
| abandoned, in case OF a continued
hold-out by the company it may still
be resorted to. II the 1000 workers
who would be affected are called out
! 1t is probable the first act of the city
authorities will be to call out the
militia.
The third victim of the conflict be-
tween the police and strike sym
pathizers is John Heugh, 18 years old
who died today in the Samaritan Hos
pital. policeman who was protect
ing a motorman in the operation of a
car as it was passing north of Ger
| mantown avenue at Westmoreand
street saw boys throwing stones at the
car. The policeman opened fire on
| them and one bullet struck Heugh in
the neck. The boy was not believed to
be mortally wounded, but his condition
took a turn for the worse during the
night.
Shooting Array.
What might nave been serious
shooting affair occurred at Forty
fourth street and Lancaster avenue in
West Philadelphia, about o'clock. Two
| cars coupled together and CARRYING
twelve passengers and two policemen
were fired upon by an unidentified man
standing at street corner. With the
first shot the passengers, four of whom
were women, sprawled themselves on
the floor of the conveyance until the
fusilade was over Then the policemen
gave chase, but the man got away.
At Eighteenth street and Lehigh ave-
nue., in the northwest, a boy shot blank
cartridges at a car and was arrested
for the fun he was having.
During the noon hour when great
hordes of people were released Trom
big Industrial establishments, there
We're disturbances, caused by the ston
ing of cars, but the throng was kept
moving by mounted men.
Kensington furnished its usual mix
up between the non-union trolley men
and the workers. From three different
mills working girls amused themselves
by pelting cars with anything they
could throw. One heavy missile pene-
trated a car roof, but fortunately in the
general bombardment no one was Sc
riously injured. Police entered mills
where the employees threw missiles out
of the windows. but few arrests were
made.
Thus far the rioters have made street
cars the principal objects of attacks,
but dynamite was used last night in a
car barn in the northwestern section,
where fifteen policemen were asleep
Fortunately no one was injured.
The failure of the State Fencibles. an
Independent military organization, to
intimidate strike syGnpathizers in the
northeastern section Of the citv yes
terday was the basis OF conference
today between Governor Stuart, Adju-
tant-General Stewart, Brigadier-Gen-
eral Bowman and Mayor Reyburn To
decide whether the entire National
Guard of Pennsylvania shall be called
out. 1t is understood that Mayor Rey-
burn is anxious for this, but Director Of
Public Safety Clay wants the State po-
lice, an experienced mounted organiza-
tion. which has done effective duty In
different parts of the State. to be first
called upon.
Practical jokers OF every description
were played upon the Fencibles. Some
were partially stripped of their clothing,
and. after their arms had been taken
from them. were chased UP and down
the streets by bands OF young roughs.
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