The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-23
b R|OT|NG
h PHILADELPHIA
. Bsys Shot, Probably Fa-
injured; Several Others
Are Wounded.
Il EOF CARMEN IS
AUSE OF THE VIOLENCE
|umbering Thousands At
I Cars When Company
Resumes Service.

WV
oELPHIA. Feb. 22.-Tbrec boys
a and probably fatally injured
ID received less severe wounds
r7cts that followed the rcsunp-
.ryice by the Philadelphia Rapid
|-pmpany. The shooting occurred
ks OIL cars in the northeastern
Al street. the principal business
hare. was the scene of the dis
4 oil day. Cars were stoned and
amen were roughly handled by
II several thousand persons. 4
|rcsts were made. and the pris-
re placed in a trolley car. This
med by the mob, and two pris-
..opcd, Preparations were made
mites 10 cali upon the entire
. he stale militia if the police
IA Ecrc unable 10 cope with The
0oneral Strike Probable,
..nt Murphy OF the Central Labor
.||I legords general strike Of all
mons In rhe city as inevitable, al
Organizer Pratt Is said 10 oppose
|tc. Members OF the State Fen
% lndcpcndent military orcaniza-
4 strong. were placed on duty To-
med viii loaded rifles. They were
b IN fho kcnsington mill district
no1ifs1st. 4 hothcd OF union SYM
M IN their first skirmlsh they
|ei|g bcaten by Il mob. that paid
<1|'1 10 the drawn bsyoncts and
III ilc rifles from the hands Of
Is militiamcn.
- OF the FencibleS. according
Il ReybuIn. acted AS VI they were
< <irls in the mill district 10 wear
- and cut the brass buttons on
.'''ng. At one point Il group of
stirred u member Of the Fen
II carried him several feet from
.Fhere they stripped him of his
a and cartridge hcit and gun,
Ia thcm into q sewer.
Dynamite Outrage.
D policcmcn chartered in tho barn
.mpany. at Ridge avenue and
|<rb narrowly escaped death to-
|I>h tho entire northeast corner
tilldlng WAS blown away with
Ia The explosion occurred lust
Pratt WAS about IL address q
|f carmen ~ Ridge avenue and
strccts. How the dynamite
I'D IL Tie car barn is d myS-
3stc F'encibics. after being
Fl md beaten all day by y mob
#nds ul strike Sympathlzers.
Adrawn at uiGhtfall. Tho
been powcIlcss against the
b half dozen mounted polio"
up and down, driving the riot
them in tic afternoon.
10 caTs were run on The behiGh
|ae III the afternoon. Both were
Lfsercd by stones. Policemen in
Ifist were fred upon by u strike
|.zfr. who had concealed himself
'|mpns church. This culaEcd tho
1s OF the peace and they returned
. hitting w. l.. Collins in the.
|or OF Public Safety Clay said to-
bat should outside assistance he
he would ask for the state con-
|rcs2cd himself rs satisfied with
y ilic police have handled The
10 dntc.
May Call Out Militia.
ring a conference with Governor
'lbls afternoon. Mayor Eeyburn
. 4 -. he
city dep3r,mcuts and decided 10
|lo call oil the governor FOR the
ic mllitia In case the police to-
~ unable ~ cope with The riot
<'ll point in the situation prom
|*7elop tomorrow. The company.
:ersioo5. Will attempt 10 start
'ne regular schedule. and, II the
q not give adequate protection,
alnd that the mayor forward 10
|'f'ior a request FOR state troops.
teneral strike order by President
l0'iay may also matcriallZc, G.
y national organizer Tor the street
q. after his release on bail today.
conference with President Mur-
: which he is reported To have
,nf IncXpedicncy of d general
put Murphy. Ut the close OF the
'ce. said that hc still believed q
striBc inevitable. OF the 700
pore members Of labor unions In
a do.goD already bavc voted TO 20
=, according To the secretary oi
ttth Labor union. Whether lead =
gre opposing a general strike
|cnatlcai
Hsduon OF labor leaders left for
'eton tiils afternoon 10 urge Scna :
e,gse 10 use his influence toward
-@ole settlement.
The Company's Side.
''qlng 10 statement issued to-
~ uie philadelphia Rapid Transit
'.r tne amount of damage done
a l0e number Of assaults com
..,J moos were greater than on
''pus DAY OF the strike. although
Tsered by the cars OF the com
uundred and ninety cars were
rmaklng 80 cars put out oi
ance the strike began.
u IA ga and sixty three cars were
niybliall. when all cars werc
70 thcir barns.
nnUer OF cars operated tOmor'
N, -l,,,u,ng 10 the compauy's state
al I've regulated wholly by tEC
y, ~ police protection.
"s'ai oI the company said To-
Il siy ~, Crews for 100 cars and coul,
la =" iines from all dcpots. IL /.
\ 10 however. that we shall no
4 ~ run more than half that NUN,
+. hsy pVite. In spite OF the utmos
nfo,enee nfe neen unable TO give US th'
a A,s hrilgcr tonight notified Post
1zsr inrst tlla, the company couir
IN n aure transportation OF mail
4, direction. This notiIication FOL
ana LICK on n mali car at Eight
germantown avcnuc tonight
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