The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-21
Street Cars Stoned and
Burned by Infuriated
Strikers.
WOMEN ARE STRUCK.
BY STRAY BULLETS
Hospitals and Jails Filling Up
as Result of Labor Outbreak.
Cars Withdrawn and Traf-
fc Is at Standstill-Po-
lice Adopt Stern
Measures.

philadelphia, Pa, February :0.-His1
oting in every section of the city fol.
lowed the attempt of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company to operate its
lines here to-day. Passengers and
crews were driven from the cars BY
infurinted nobs of strike sympathi1.
ers, and In nearly n score of instances
the abandoned cars were burned or
otherwise destroyed. At nightfall
every chr wns Withdrawn from service.
Stern measures were adopted by the
police to queiI the disorders, and near.
ly 500 persons were arrested, charges
with melting to riot. Two w0meD
were shot by stray bullets and many
people were removed to hospitals.
Mayor Reyburn tonight ordered Di-
rector of Police Clay to swear, in 5000
additional men and issued proclama-
ton enforcing the riot act
During the morning hours cars were
run on every line with little difficulty +
except in the mill district of KensinE-
ton. where cars were stoned by disor.
derby mobs. At IL o'clock the Transit
Company's officials announced that cars
were running on their regular Sunday
schedules. Shortly afterwards riots
were reported from scores OF widely
separated localities.
Fire Into Mob.
AT Twenty sixth and Wharton Streets.
in the southern section OF the city. =
motormen from their posts. and after
the four women passengers had left
the car, set 1t on fire. The following
car was also stopped and was being
set on fire when a detachment of police
reached the scene. Mary Devlin, aged
sixteen years. was shot in tho leg
when the police fired on the mob.
In the usually quiet residential sec
tion of West Philadelphia mobs were
formed which for time baffied the
police. Iron bars and stones were
piled on the tracks and several cars
were wrecked Mounted police were
powerless to disperse tho mobs here.
and a fire hose was finally brought into
play.
The Importation Of 175 strikc-break-
ers from New York led to an attack
on the barns and main Offices Of the
company. at Eighth and Dauphin
Streets, this afternoon. Windows were
broken by stones hurled by the mob.
which was finally dispersed after twsn.
ty-fiye arrests had been made.
Girl BADLY Hurt.
The most seriously injured person
In to-day's rioting was thirteen -year-
old Viola Beavan, who was shot In
the abdomen by a stray bullet from a
ping from her home, at 929 North Thtr-
teenths Street, while mob was at
tackins five trolley cars in front OF
the house.
years, nurse in the EAriends' Asylum
was also struck by a stray bullet Mhile
fastening to trail His conditiou
is not regarded as critical.
cars were wrecked, two comrlatelS
burned. and one partially burned bs
the mobs to-day. Two thousand SIS
hundred and eight car windows Were
many charge that the rioting was di
rected by union men and was tho re
suit of n plot to intimidate the l0ca
motcrmen and conductors. They say
northeastern section of the city. where
the ,ioting was the most severe. vii
be in operation to-morroW.
The, union leaders say they vii
charge that the company has fo1
months, by a series Of petty persecu
tions. hcen endeavoring to force this
union to strike, and finally by dis
charging a large number of union men
practically declared a lockout. Won
by those engaged in wrecking and
burning the cars. Before the car wa
burned at Twenty-siSth and Wharton
Streets. a freight car on nearby sid
ing was forced across tho street u
block the possible arrival ofFtlre en-
lgines. The pins were Withdrawn from
the car wheels and every possible pre-
caution was taken to prevent the NOV
Ing Of the cars after the torch had
been b! applied e the act cotton waste VIII
Before the car Mt Fifth and som
erset Streets was set on FIRE, Il wa
raised from the tracks with stone
blocks.
Great BItterness shown.
The strikers and their sympathizer
are displaying more bitterness agains
the company than at anv time durin
the strike Of last suran,er. At no tim
uuTlnE tna 1orner strike was the riot
ing SO widespread, nor were there
many persons engaged In attacking tn
cars a
Unlike the previous strike. men wit
union buttons We're found in the mob
and they are charged witt
being the ringleaders IN many OF tn
disturbances. More severe riotina
accompanied by loss OF lif1
IS expected Tomorrow, when the icom|
pany proceeds to open Its lines again
The order of NIaypr Reybilrn IL, su,ea
In 1000 additional police has also emf
Filtered the men, and they denounc|
the actionfof tho Mayor.
Considerable difficulty Is being eSpe|
rested in 10 days riots In locating thM
nrisnnars b nd In saci1ri n ~ .f.nnlas AZ fh