The Irish standard., 1910-02-26
RIOT CLAIMS THREE
THREEsoTHERs' DYING AND 1000
INJURED lin PHILADELPHIA
DISORDERS
jAILs AND HOSPITALS: FULL
More Than 1000 Persons Are Arrest
ed for Participating in Riots-No
Concern Of Public, says Traction
offieiai-May Call state Soldiers.


Concern Of Public, Says Traction
otfielai-May Call state Soldiers.
Philadelphia, Feb 24.-The third
death as a result of the conflict be-
tween the police and strike sympa
thizers In the street railway walkout
occurred when John Heugh. is years
old, died in: the Samaritan hospital.
A policeman protecting motorman
in the operation of car as 1t was
passing north in Germantown avenue
at West Moreland street saw boys
throwing stones at the car. The po'
licemans opened fire and one bullet
struck Heugh in the neck. The boy
was not believed to be MORALLY
wounded, but his condition took a
turn for the worse in the night. In
an ante.mortem statement to the cor.
oner. ~Heugh said he was one OF an
organized gang of $50 carpet mill en-
ployes who had agreed to, assemble
and attack cars. 81 So.
Two at the point Of death In hos.
pitfalls and more than thousand per.
sons injured are. results of the reign
Of lawlessness which has existed in
this city for three days in addition to
the deaths.
More Than 1000 Arrested.
More than 1000 persons have been
arrested for rioting and SO have been
Indicted by the grand jury The stock
of window glass in the city suitable
for car windows has been exhausted,
the company announced to-day. More
than 1000 windows were broken yes.
terday, running the total for the four
days of the strike we'll above 5000.
Failure OF the State yFencibles, an
Independent military organization, to
intimidate the strike sympathizers in
the northeastern section of the city
yesterday led to q conference. to-day
Of Gov. Stuart, Adjt. Gen. Stewart,
Brig. Gen.. Bowman and Mayor Rey.
burn The days developments and
this conference will decide whether
the entire national guard Of Penn.
sylyania shall be called out or. wheth-
er the police authorities. shall be CIV
en- time to show their ability to. cope
With the. situation. :.,,
:. Y, =, y sayssaPlbHe Not concerned.n ~.
In.pdefinfng its attitude. toward the
suggestion to settle the strike by me-
diation, an official said that under. no
consideration will the company enter
tain such a plan.
"We have heard that Senator Pen.
rose will be asked to lend his good
Offices to end the strike. That fact
never would lead us to consider any
interference or mediation from out
side parties in dispute which is not
at all. an issue in which the public
can be concerned. In the. language
of George H. Earle, director Of the
company, anarchy cannot be arbi-
trated.'"
The transit company gave official
notice that the city would be held re-
sponsible> for losses sustained by the
company In the wrecking Of cars.
:" Anxious to Use Troops.
It is understood that Mayor Rey.
burn is. anxious to call on the state
troops, but Director of Public Safety
Clay is opposed to this. The director
suggests that the state police, an ex.
perienced mounted organization which
has done effective duty in different
parts. Of Pennsylvania, first be called.
There are only 200 men in this or.
ganization, but they are considered
the pick Of the state.
= Thus far the rioters have made
street cars the principal objects of at.
tack. The northeastern section of
the city and Market street, under the
eyes Of the mayor, have been the
principal scenes of disturbances. by.
Mantle was used last night in q car
barn in the northwest section in
which Is policemen were asleep. No
one was injured.
100000 In Parade.
The fact that sympathetic strike
was not declared by President John J..
Murphy of the Central Labor union
was gratifying to the tired police Of
ficials of the city, who feared walk.
out of 100000 men. A move is on
foot, however, to have the sympathiz-
ers Of the street railway employees pa.
rade to to the city hall, 100000 strong
to show the mayor and other officials
the possibilities of the threatened ri.
sing should 1t be decided to call out
the men.
The decision not to have this army
of workers engage In struggle at
present was due to the efforts NJ Or.
ganizer Clarence o. Pratt Of the street
car mems union. He pointed out to
Murphy that the time was not oppor.
tune and the union leader decided to
take the advice. The authority of
Murphy to call strike Of all unions
affiliated with the central labor body
is disputed by a majority Of the lead.