Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-26
OFFICERS
SKULL is
FRACTURED
Jersey City Strike Riots
Assume More Serious
Proportions.
AIR is FILLED WITH
IRON BOLTS AND ROCKS
Wells-Fargo Employees Quit
Work, and Complete Tie-up
Is Threatened.
Especial to the Newark star.1

JERSEY CITY, Oct. 26.-As Edward
Connolly, a patrol wagon driver. was
escorting a United States money wagon
from Eighth street to the Erie station
In Pavonia avenue he was hit on the
head and knocked from the tail-end
of the wagon to the street. He was re-
moved to st. Francis's Hospital. where
1t was found his skull was fractured
and he Is this afternoon in a critical
condition.
The United States helpers have sub
mitted petition to the heads OF the
company, demanding q $5 increase and
also recognition of their union, which
was formed yesterday, and also that
all of the men be taken back to work.
The company granted the increase,
but would not recognize the union.
The Wells Fargo will unionize today.
meeting will be held this afternoon
and plans for the future adopted The
men say they are satisfied with the
wages they get, but want union. and
this is the proper time to demand it.
In the meantime freight Is piling UP
in the Communipaw avenue yards and
everything is In a state of great ex-
element and congestion. Very few
wagons are moving. and what few do
succeed In getting away make but
slight inroads upon the heaps of bag
gage and freight to DO sent to New
York.
Complete Tie-up Planned.
| BY nightfall, so the striking helpers
of the United States Express Company
say, every company N and around New
York carrying on an express business
will be tied up. They succeeded this
morning in securing the aid OF the
Wells Fargo helpers. Over 200 OF these
1lads left the stables In Eighth street,
Jersey City and refused to go on the
wagons. The drivers for the Wells
Fargo waited at the Pavonia avenue
station for the appearance of the
wagons, but waited in vain. Not
wheel turned and this company is now
in as bad plight as the United States
| The 200 Wells-Fargo boys marched in
body to the Adams Express Company
stables. on Henderson and York Streets
and tried to get the Adams helpers to
go out, but were unsuccessful. The
lads marched in twos and were peace
able and were not interfered with by
the police. q
After leaving the Adams stables they
headed for the express Office, wherc
many of the wagons were loading at
the foot of Exchange place Here an
Iappeal was made. but again their
efforts and arguments proved fruitless.
The States helpers were on hand cheer
ing the Fargo lads, and became SO
noisy that they were chased away by
squad of police. The street was then
cleared and business In that busy
thoroughfar resumed natural proper.
tions.
Over at Communipaw the police, fifty
strong. are having their hands full
combating with the strikers. The air
is filed with flying rocks and iron
bolts, the principal ammunition used
by the strikers. Many a cop today Is
nursing a sore head and a battered
helmet. the result of sudden contact
with the deadly aim of strikers brick
Express Company Confident.
According to John Walthal agent
Of the United States Express Com
pany, eighty-five wagons were at
work this morning. All are carrying
express from Communipaw to New
York, and no attempt has yet been
made to handle the Jersey city ex-
press. Agent Walthal declares that all
OF the wagons Will be at work tonlor-
row and an attempt 10 deliver express
In Jersey City Will be made. The ofil-
cia1s of the company yesterday made
formal request to Governor Fort for
milstia to quell the disturbances,
Led by CROWD of women armed with
stones and clubs. "a gang of 500 strik-
ing employees of the United States
Express Company charged the COM
pany's stables, at Monitor street and
Johnson avenue and battered down the
doors and broke windows throughout
the building. Twenty-Five reserves,
hurried from the Fourth precinct on
riot call succeeded in driving the mob,
which had grown to thousand strong,
away before they could drag the
wagons out into the street.