The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-30
|ssprsss company's Attempt to Break
tho Backbone Of the Strike
is Signal for Many
Riots.
TWO MEN ARE DYING
fsIIse Had Busy Times and Had to
Resort to Clubbing the
Moos 'e Regain
Order.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Two men
are dying in the city hospital in Jer.
ssy City, score OF others were had.
y burt, while hundreds received min.
.. Injuries in a series of riots that
took place on both sides of the Hud-
son this afternoon and evening.
The disorder WAS q direct outcome
Of the strike Of the express wagon
drivers which has been in progress
for a week.
For several hours this afternoon
pitched battles were in order along
fashionable Fifth avenue, Broadway
and Sixth avenue. Women and chill
dren were terrified and it was only
after police reserves from dozen
downtown stations had charged and
clubbed indiscriminately with their
not sticks that the mob was dis
persed.
The trouble grew out of q move
ment by the express companies to
break the backbone of the strike.
lne Adams company started a big
string OF wagons out of their depot In
Jersey City for the Pavonia ferry. AS
the wagons passed along the streets
they were greeted with cries of "Scab
scao' and finally somebody threw a
number of over ripe eggs which hit
one Of the wagon guards. The latter
aised his gun as though to fire and
as though this We're signal, there
came fnsilade of stones, chunks of
Iron and decayed vegetables rained.
For two block the fight ragged and
then the police drew their re%olvers
and on a signal from the sergeant in
command sent a volley over the heads
Of The crowd. This was followed bv a
concerted charge and the policemen
used their clubs numerically. Finally
me order to shoot was given and the
revolvers were held on a level and the
street mobs feari.4g the bullets, broke
and ran. The police fred a half doz-
en- volleys. At distance, the mob re-
sponded but as far as could be learn
cd there were 10 casualties from this
source.
me riot in Manhattan took the
iorm OF running battle between
strike sympathizers and the police
Guards of the Adams express wag.
on loaded with goods left the grand
central station at Fifth avenue and
forty-sixtn street. A mob attacked
IL. pulled the driver and his assist
ant from their seats and tried To cut
'he horses loose.
One of the guards got the men back
on the wagon and the driver whipped
up MS horses, while the policeman
uled to hold the crowd back The
wagon turned south down Fifth ave-
nue., traffic police falling into line
alongside of it, while the strikers and
ueir sympathizers, getting reinforce
inents at every stop, followed down
10th sides of the street. Fifth ave
Ade was soon blocked The wagon
'dFned west into Forty-second street
ana with a mass of policemen trying
y protect it but the strikers and
'neir sympathizers continued along.
side.
When 1t turned down Broadway the
pohce made a stand at the corner of
street and then fell back
10 Fortieth street.
Ihen as the wagon disappeared.
eap'ain Lanyan gave command and
ue police charged and beat the mob
until it dispersed.
while this riot was raging, half
ao4eh other wagons near the Grand
oshtral station were held up, the
news beaten and driven from them.
m .ue horses turned loose and the wag-
Yms III 'oppled over on their sides. Fin
slP ~, police reserves arrived and quiet
y restored order.