The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-07
MANY RIOTS MARK
STRIKES PROGRESS
lnfuriated Strikers Blow Up
Street Car With Dy-
Mantle
MOB RIDDEN DOWN
BY MOUNTED POLICE
Frequent Shots Exchanged-May
Summon Federal Troops.
Both Sides Claim Victory.
City Chaotic.

i RHIIAA DELPHIA, Pa, March t.
Two sticks of dynamite were exploded
under a car at Nineteenth and Hunt
ington Park avenue to-day. Twenty
passengers on the Tioga car were
thrown Into a. panic. -Lnt--nnne- IA -
injured. though all the windows In
the car were smashed ny the fore
OF the explosion. Policemen. bciiev-
lns the dynamite was placed on ,he
track by laborers who were standing
In field nearby, fired several shots
and pitched battle cnsued. the
workmen throwing bricks. Police re-
serves were summoned AID dispersed
the crowd. making two arrests.
Rioting occurred along the length
o. LehtEh avenue. several ihcuss esl
people gathering there to watch the
rioters stone cars. Peter Costello
wt.r driven into the yard NJ his home.
end. according to the story OF mig
wife. Knocked down by !. special p,
licernan and fatally shot. At Twenty
fourth and Callowhill ~sapsasn Das-
can, OF the park guards. doing police
duty. shot Lemuei Eiling1w.,rth. a
youth. In the leg At this r,iat the
police fired twenty shots sn.o The air
TO dispense the crowds.
Cars were stoned freely, In som !
instances girls and women Joining In
the rtottng. In the Darby section
the police met stout resistance. Here
william Mcpherson and James Yates
were both shot In the legs while re-
etsting policemen. Several policemen
were 20 badly beaten up In these riots
that they had to 60 to hospitals for
attention.
While trying to get out Of a crowd
OF rioters on South Fifth street, Mrs,
Bessie Weiner, Twenty-Five. carrying
her eighf-weeks-oid oapy in her
arms. was shot through the shoulder.
She will recover. Statements differ
as to who Aired the shot Both rioters
and policemen were shooting. II In
charged the police fred the shot
which struck the woman. though they
say the shot came from q rioters
gun. Scores Of persons were beaten
UP at this point and a number OF
arrests made.
City Bellies Name.
With estimates of the number of
men out on Phtladeiphia's general
strike varying from 10000 to 1875. 600:
with police officials considering the
adytsabiltty OF placing under arrest
the mem beers of the strikers commit
tee of ten on charges of conspiring
against the public peace: with strik-
ers threatening rsprssais ff ths .arreses
are made, and with more street cars
running than on any day since the
street car strike was instituted, the
City of Brotherly Love on the third
day OF her general strike beiied her
favorite name.
1t IL absolutely Impossible to deter
raine definitely the number of men
xxrN No. has sfx~I LII.
lay down the implements of their
trades on Americas first general SYM
pathetic strike. The labor leaders
claim that 25.1 men are ent. and
that hy nightfafl 10000 men Will
have quit work. City officials declare
only 10000 have obeyed the call TO
Join the 5000 street car men out. Di-
rector ~ Public Safety Clay. aIser a
police c-nvass, fixes the number at
$4,000.
A thorough and complies canvass
af the plants Of the city by absolutely
dtsinterested parties places the num-
Der between 45,4eA and sc, 6A8--A
man high In the confidence of Charles
A. Hope, chairman Of the committee
of ten and secretary of the Central
Laber Union, declared to-day that
Hopes official figures showed $3.50
men out.
the tApor leaders still claim VICTORY,
declaring they have assurances of
financial support sufficient to carry ON
the strike indefinitely. The street car
company declares the strike is '.brok-
en-" and that IL Is running 1886 cars
to-day. within eco of the normal runs.
Tonight at midnight Is the last mo-
rncnt given by the company 20 It's
sariktng employees to return to work.
Those stiH cut at that hour will be
officially marked discharged" which
will practically blacklist them. Few
OF the strikers. II any. have taken adj
OF the company's offer. They
declare they are in the fight to the
finish.
Strike Benefits Due.
The first strike benefits to the street
car men were due to-day, but the
money has not been received from the
Detroit headquarters. c. 0. Pratt. the
strike leader. declares Il - coming.
The threat to arrest the members
OF the committee OF ten has not been
carried into effect. 1t IS conceded
that this action would incfte the
strikers To so high a pitch that serious
might follow.
The strikers. too. are tncensed over
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