New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30
Whole Department Held Ready
to Cope with Crowds Attack
inu the Delivery Wagons.
JERSEY MILITIA ON CALL
Governor Fort Orders Regiment
20 Assemble at Armory to Await
Orders-Heads Broken in
Clash with Police.

MES have their stands and storage sheds
mounted patrolmen. reinforced bv hun
dreds Of patrolmen on foot, keep all
strikers and their friends on the move.
nobody being allowed to congregate in
the streets. The strike zone, so called,
lies principally within the boundaries OF
the East 61st street police precinct, and
Captain O'Connor is in personal com
snand OF the situation.
What amounts to a riot order was is
sued late yesterday afternoon by Police
Commissioner Cropsey, who is holding
5he entire police force ready for an
emergency call
Governor Fort Of New Jersey also or
dsrod a regiment Of infantry Of the ma
1lonal guard TO assemble in an armOry
a; Camden, ready 10 respond to an i'm
mediate order TO embark for service
within the strike zone.
The striking drivers and their helpers
sem 10 be gaining strength with each
hour that passes. The Harlem. the up
per West Side and other sections of the
city were the scenes Of violence and I'M
rest.
Jersey City was bound up tight in the
grin Of the strikers, and the police force,
confronted with a crowd many times its
size. was hard put TO handle the situa-
lion. Although the chief Of police in
that city announced yesterday that he is
fully able 10 control the gatherings of
drivers and helpers in the streets. it is
known that Governor Fort has issued
orders to the state militia TO be in readi-
ness in the armory in that city pre-
pared for an emergency cali during the
next tNenty-four hours.
Police on Emergency Duty.
Early in the day Captain O'COnnor,
seeing that the strike was likely TO as
sumo alarming proportions. caused a
heavy detachment of men to be held in
reserve in the East 51st street station.
Inspector Walsh took command Of the
police within the strike zone. and yes
terday he established emergency head
quarters in the offices of the American
Express Company. at Madison avenue
and 47th street. Two rooms were trans
formed into a police sUb-station, with
Lieutenant Fenton at the desk.
The disorder spread TO Harlem shortly
after noon, starting with a riot at St
Nichola, avenue and 1880 street. Tt was
~ Adams Express wagon which awol1e
tho ire of the strikers, and they started
in To lombard the five men in the wagon
with stones and bottles. One helper was
severely beaten and was sent to Harlem
Hospital only the arrival of two patrol
men from the West 125th street station
saved lhc drivers The trouble drew
crowd or several hundred persons. and it
required tho reserves from the East 136th
ard West lo5th street stations 10 dis
T'r0s them. -Four arrests were made.
". F-SloG. member of a hatmakcr's
finn II No. 3o2 Lafayette street, was
driving \ wagon filed with hats in
crates when he was stopped and at
tacl.ed Tho hats were strevn over the
street hut Ecloff escaped with d few
trrises.
Mob Attack Causes Runaway.
An American Express Company wagon
vse driving down Madison avenue at
40th street when it was attacked by five
hundred striking drivers and their help
ers. The streets were crowded with peo-
yle ~ the time and excitement was in
rcuse. Jacob Woisman, the driver Of the
wagon. Was hit on the head by stone
and Knocked from his seat. The horses
became frightened and dashed down
Madison avenue. followed by the crowd
A. 2Gth street and Madison avenue
Fioyclc Patrolman Andrews left his
wheel II the curb. ran out and erasped
birdie and held on. The maddened
lcrses kept on down the street. with
Andrews dragging al the reins. At 35tth
street Pstrolman Hennesey. Of the West
seth street station, ran TO the assistance
q Andrews and stopped the horses.
When tho horses had been brought 10
= ef~Hdstill several hundred strikers ap-
Dcsred and started to hurl stones at the
fDo pstrolfnen and the four guards on
Tho truck. Desperate fighting followed,
end il Wss not until the arrival Of the
reserves from the West Both street sta
ton that order was restored.
Rumors were current last night that
tho express companies were TO make a
final effort 10 move the perishable freight
81 their storage houses to-day. In line
with this rumor was the order that all
Bauolmen in New York report to their
station houses at 8 o'clock last night.
and thu: all members Of the traffic
squads show up for police duty to-day.
DESPITE the fact that they generally lave
Sundays Of. Even the Brooklyn Bridge
squad were armed with night sticks, this
Icing the first time since the subway
strike, five wears ago
Much excitement was caused late in
the afternoon when the Adams Express
Company sent five wagons and four auto
trucks from the Offices TO wholesale jew
eIors IL the Maiden lane district. These
wagons were laden with jewelry and
Eeld bars 10 the value Of more than
S1D.'Nn. Each wagon was guarded 10y
= mounted la.trolman and special guards
under command of Lieutenant Mccarthy
oi the East 5lst street station.
Al indication Of the serious proper
tons that the strike is assuming is af-
f"rded hy the knowledge that Captain
Jack LanHon. who is ia charge Of the
expires epanies' strike BROKERS :n-
bounced last night that M aas -oine 10
Continued setfnih iss,-c
OEwEvss AMERICAN WINE HOUSE
Only one block east 81 Hudson Terminal
u = Dewey Sons Co, rs Fulton St. n. /. |
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