The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-02-26
Three Persons Dead and Three
Dying In Philadelphia.
POLICE ARREST OVER 1000
More Than 5000 street Car Windows
Have Been Broken Since Strike
Began-Rout Of Fencibles
is Ludlcrous.

Three dead. three lying at the point
of death in hospitals and more than
1000 persons injured is the toll ex.
acted by the reign Of lawlessness
which has existed In Philadelphia.
More than 1000 persons have been
arrested for rioting and thirty-six have
already been indicted by the grand
jury.
The stock OF window glass in tn,
city suitable for car windows has been
exhausted, the company announced
and no more broken windows can be
replaced until more glass is secured
More than 5000 windows have been
broken since the strike began.
The traction company asserted that
II had 55f cars in operation. The nor.
NAL number Is 500.
Third Death Due 70 Rloting.
The third death as a result OF the
conflict between The police and strike
sympathizers occurred when John
Heugh, eighteen wears DID, died in the
Samaritan hospital
A policeman who was protecting a
motorman In thu operation OF car
as 1t was passing north OF German.
town avenue at West Moreland street
saw boys throwing stones at the car.
The policeman opened fire on them
and one bullet struck Hcugh in the
neck.
The fact that the sympathetic strike
was not declared by President John
]. Murphy OF the Central Labor Union
gave relief 10 tho tired police officials |
NJ the city, who were expecting
strike OF 100000 men.
A move IL on foot. however, TO have
the sympathizers OF the striking street |
railway employees parade peacefully TO
the city hall, 100000 strong, and there.
by show tho mayor and other officials
the gigantic proportions OF the threat.
ened uprising should IL later be de.
cided 10 call out fhese men.
The decision not TO have this army
OF workers engage in the struggle at
present was due 70 Organizer Clarence
O. Pratt OF the street car mems union.
Rout OF the Fenelbles Disturbs.
The failure OF the State Fencibles,
an Independent military organization,
TO intmidate the strike sympathlzers
In the northeastern section OF the city
was the basis OF conference be
tween Governor Stuart. AdIutant Gen.
eral Stewart, Brigadler General Bow.
man and Mayor Reyburn. at which the
calling out OF the national guard was
but no decision was an.
Governor Stuart afterward
went 10 Harrisburg
The placing on guard OF the Fen.
cibles along Lehilh avenue is now ad.
mitted to have been mistake. The
members OF this organization. which
enjoys the use OF city armory, are
mostly young mea. some OF them mere
boys They were placed all along the
street. and when the residents Of the
great mill district OF Kensington heard
OF the arrival OF the young soldiers
they turned out in force to greet them
Soldiers Made Butt OF Jokes.
Lehigh avenue was soon filled with
a mob OF jeering strike sympathlzers
and general disorder ensued that
lasted for hours. and was broken up
Dmy by the regular police after the
militiamen had been removed 10 their
aTmory and a number OF people had
Decn wounded b. revolver shots.
Practical jokes OF every kind were
played on the members OF the Fen
,ibles Some were partly stripped OF
heir clothing. and after their arms
rad been taken from them were !
biased up and down the streets by
bands OF young roughs.
Tin cans were stuck on the ends OF
heir bayonets and the girls OF the !
district collected brass buttons from
no uniforms as souvenirs The young
soldiers were not assembled in squads,
'ut were stationed sometimes a square
mart