The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-21
DAY OF DISORDER
IN PH|LADELP H|A
Attempt to Operate Street Cars
Results in Riot and
BIOOdshed.
CARS ARE ASSAILED AND
BURNED on THEIR TRACKS
Four Women Are Struck by
Stray Bullets Fired Dur
ing Turmoil.

j JEIlLAl'ELIjIlA. FEB 1O.-EintlnS IN
every section OF the city followed the
attempt OF the Philadelphia Rapid Tran
sit company 10 operate its lines here to-
Gay. Passengers and crews were driven
from cars by infurlated mobs OF strike
synpathizers, and In nearly a score OF
Instances the abandoneu cars were
burned Or otherSlse destroyed. At night
fall every car was Withdrawn from serv :
Ice
stern measures were adopted by the
police TO quell the disorders. Five persons
were arrested. charged with melting TO
riot. Two women were shot by stray
bullets. aud many injured persons were
taken to hospitals
Mayor Rcyburu tonight ordered Direc-
Tor OF Police Clay 10 swear in 1000 ad-
ditlonal police and Issue a proclamation
enforcing the riot act.
The executive committee OF the Cen
lral Labor union this afternoon pledged
both moral and financial support 20 the
strikers. They also decided TO call a
sympathetic strike Of every union man
10 the city in case tine authorities put
INTO effect their threat tn operate the
cars with policemen and firemcn.
Cars Stoned and Burned
In the morning, cars were run on
every line with little difficulty, except In
the mill district OF Kensington, where
cars were stoned by mobs. Al II O'Clock
Transit company officials announced that
cars We're running OH their regular sun
day schedule. shortly afterwards riots
were reported from scores OF widely sep
sratcd localities.
In the southern section mob OF boys
drove conductor ard motormun from
their posts and after thc four women
passengers had left the car. set il on
fire. The car following also was stopped
aud was being set on fire when a de-
tAchment OF police and chemical en-
slne reached the scene,
In this same section Mary pevlin. aged
10 years. was shot in tho leg when tho
police tired their revolvcrs in an effort
In the usually quiet residential section
OF West Philadelphia. mobs for u time
baffled The police; Iron bars and stones
were piled on the tracks and several
cars were wrecked Mounted police were
powcrlrss 10 disperso the noobs and a
Ore hose was brought into play.
Many on Strike.
Coutisdictory. claims are made by tho
opposing forces as 10 the number OF men
ON strike. Leaders of the Analsamuted
Association of Street and Eicctric Rail-
way Employees OF america say that 62un
Of The 1000 employees Of the Transit COM
tho company say that a50o Of their ON
ploycs are loNal and that regular scrv
Ice will be resumed at daybreak tomor-
row.
from New York led TO IN attack ON tho
barns and main offices of the company
this afternoon. Windows were broken
hy the mob which was finally dispersed
after thirrS-iive arrests had been made.
The most seriously injured person WAS
Viola. Bcavcn, Is years old. struck. in the
abdomen by stray bullet from DO
Hccman's revolver as she pas stepping
from her house when a mob was attack
ing five cars in front of II.
George FcltSaup, a nurse. also was
struck by stroy bullet whom hasteRiDg
TO a train. His condition Is not critical.
Much Property Destroyed.
Transit officials say that 2aT cars were
partially burned today. Two thousand
six hundred and eight car windows were
smashed.
Union leaders say they will force the
company to arbitraie. Thoy charge that
the company has for months, ~ a series
OF petty prosecutions. naen cndeavurinS
IN force tho union To strike and npally.
hy diScb5rElne n large number OF union
men. practically declared Il. lockout.
Wonderful attention 10 details was
shown by those engaged IN wrcckinE and
burning the cars. Before the car was
burned at Twenty sixth and Wharton
streets, "A freight car on a nearby siding
was forced across the street 10 block tho
possible arrival OF lrr engines. J'h.
plnS were Withdrawn trom tic car wheels
and every rrco1utlcu wus taken To pro-
vent the moving OF tho car after the
torch had been applied 10 the cotton
waste with which Il had been hl"G BE
fore tho car at Fifth and Somerset
streets was scr OF fire u was raised from
the tracks with stone blocks.
Strikers Are Bittor.
Strikers and thelr sympatnizcrs arc
displaying more bitterness against tho
company than az my time in the strike
last summer. vt no time IN the former
strife was the yoting SO Widespread. nor
were so many persons engaged in at
tackne the cars,
I-uik" the previous strike, men "itll
union buttons were found 10 tho mu5S
today cN-erNwhere. and they arc charged
with being rincl"ad'TS in many disturb
auros Orders OF Mayor RoybGm Ia
swear in &00o additional police have TN
bitiarrd tho mon.
Much diuioulty is being experienced
ny friends OF those arrested In tcdIyS
riots in finding the prisoners and IN get
tins: ccpics of the charges. 1t Us asserted
That prisoners ar" being taken % station
houses flr distnnt from places where th"
arrests TAX" p'ac"