The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-23

bic all day. Three cars of the Lancaster
avenue line were held up directly in front
of the Reading Terminal Three police
men rushed TO rescue the mOtormen and
conductors The crowd hurried bricks and
paving stones 81 them knocking one po-
licemsn off his feet and cutting open the
cheek of another.
In the van OF the mob was an old man.
He was trapped between trolley car and
a big delivery wagon while both were in
motion His side was crushed. and he
was dead when they lifted him TO the
sidewalk. There was nothing on the body
by which he could be identified.
Early in the day il was certain that the
usual force of policemen stationed along
Market street would not be equal TO the
emergency. Reserves were called on I'M
I'll the street for many blocks was lined
with blueroats. Every fifteen minutes a
fight started and usually the policemen
were driven hack. They had orders not 10
shoot until they were knocked down or in
real danger. often the only way the street
was cleared and way made for the cars
was by driving a police automobile full
tilt into the crowd
Hurdy-Eurdy Smashed.
There were two nasty fights late in the
afternoon at Third and Market and at
Tenth and Market. At Ninth street the
Columbia avenue cars make a turn north
ward. and here the stone-throwers were
posted strongly.
Two strikers dragging a hurdy-gurdy
were the center of this outbreak until the
police smashed the hand organ with their
clubs and arrested the volunteer musi-
clans. A car turned the corner. and there
was q rush 10 wreck IT, The police
charged ten strong and dubbed right and
left The result OF this and other riots
was that service slackened on Market
street, until by evening there was scarce
~ car to be seen.
Six cars were wrecked and ten persons
were hurt in a series of fights between
the rioters and the police and the nom
union men that took place near Slxtieth
and Market streets. Every car that came
along was bombarded until the windows
were broken and the passengers driven
out Several loyal employees of the Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit Company were
caught and beaten before the police res
cued them.
Car Tracks Bloekaded.
The worst fight in that section occur
red late in the afternoon. and it took
thirty policemen with drawn revolvers to
overawe the mob The minute the po-
licemen had disappeared with load of
prisoners the crowd reassembled and roll
ed logs, beams, and barrels onto the
tracks As a result, the Rapid Transit
Company gave up the job of running
care on that line as hopeless.
There were dozens OF other vicious en-
counters throughout the day. in which
heads were broken. and in which the po-
lice showed to no particular advantage.
The disorder was less extended, covered
much less territory. than on the two days
before because the Rapid Transit COM
pany restricted its operations materially
when IL sent cars out this morning.
The net result OF the days turmoil
was distinct gain for the strikers. They
were not only able to cut of car service
from an immense territory, but they forced
the P. r. T. TO confess that without
more assistance from the authorities lit
tie could be done.
This is interpreted by persons accurate
ly informed 20 mean that unless a suf-
ficient number of trained State troops are
called into the fight the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company stands a good
show Of being licked.
May Call for Troops.
Nobody was much surprised when Rey-
burn announced tonight that. with
Sheriff GiIhllan, he had drawn up and
signed an application TO Gov. Stuart for
the calling OF the National Guard in suf-
ficient number to repress disorder. The
mayor qualified his announcement by say
ing that he was not ready yet to for
is the best of information that the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit is bringing
strong pressure on Mayor ReybuTn TO
issue the call for troops, and that the
mayor is heststing for fear that it might
be political boomerang in the primaries
next May
Pratt was released from the City Hall
prison to-day In bonds of S3,000
Pratt nullifed practically the general
strike order that John ] Murphy, presi-
dent OF the Central Labor Union, issued
last night
1T is not time for general strike
yet said Pratt wait bit. II we
have to have It. We will; but the PhiIa-
delphia Rapid Transit is beaten with
out it,