Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-21
WILD SUNDAY
IN QUAKER
CITY
STREET CAR STRIKERS
TERR0RlZE PHILADELPHIA
Effort to Operate Cars Signal
for Dangerous Outbreaks,
Sympathetic Strike of All
Unions Threatened,

my Morning journal Special Leased Wire:
Philadelphia. r-sA % -liiotine in
every section OF this city followed an
attempt of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company to operate it's lines
here today. Passengers and crews
were driven from the cars by inlurint-
ed mohs of strike sympathizers and
In nearly score Of instances. tho
abandoned ears were burned or other
wise destroyed. At nightiall every
ear Was Withdrawn from service
Stern measures were adopted by
the police TO qucll the disorders and
riots Five persons were arrested
charged With melting riot Two
women were shot by stray bullets and
many injured persons were taken to
hospitals.
Mayor Revhmn tonight ordered
Director of Police Clay ia swear In
5000 additional police ana issued
proclamation enforcing the riot act.
Tho executive committee OF the CEN
tral labor union this afternoon
pledged both moral and financial
support to the strikers. They also de-
cided 70 can sympathetic strike Of
every union man ia the city IN case
the authorities put into effect their
threat to operate their ears with
policemen aud flremen.
During the morning hours cars
were run on every line with little diff
hculiy except in the min district Of
kcnsington where cars We're stoned
hy the mobs.
Al II O'Clock the transit COM
panN officials announced that the
curs were running ON their regular
sunday schedule shortly afterwards
riots were reported from scores of
widely separated localities In the
southern section Of the city a moh Of
boys drove the conductor and motor
man from their posts ana after the
four women passengers had left the
ear set Il on fire. With waste taken
from q nearby freight car The car
following WAS also stopped and was
.aelng ser ols fire N'haa q detachment
of police and chemical engine
reached the scene
In this same section Mary Devlin,
g years old. was shot IN the leg when
the nolice fifcd their reNolvers In an
effort 70 check the mob. IN the nsu-
ally auiet residence section of Wesr
Philadelphia mnbs for a time bafned
cha police Iron bars and stones were
piled on the tracks and several cars
were wrecked Mounted police were
poWorless 20 dlsperse the mobs here
and fire hose was finally brought
into play.
Contradictory claims are made by
the opposing forces az to the NUM-
Der OF men on strike The leaders of
the Amalgamatcd Association OF
street ana Electric Railway employees
say that G.200 OF the 1000 employees
OF the transit company nave LETT their
cars The officials Of the company
say that $500 Of their employees are
loyal and that regular service viii be
resumed at daybrcak tomorrow.
The importation nf lT3 strike
breakers from New York ed 10 an
attack on the barns and main Of
dce OF the company this afternoon.
Windows were broken by the mob
which vas finally dispersed after S5
arrests had beon made.
More than a hundred prisoners
were taken 10 the central police sta-
Ion and locked iIp on the charge of
'ioting Manv Of the men arrested
ihowed the marks of the riot sticks
Which were wieldcd by the police.
Among the prisoners were many boys
md the house of detention was filed
arly In the day Several women
we're arrested for rioting ana others
truck by lying missels were taken 70
hospitals.
Tho most seriously injured person
yas thirteen year old Viola Beaven.
Who was shot in the abdomen BY a
tray bullet from policemans rec
oliver as she was stepping from her
IOme while the mob was attacking
i've cars In front OF tho house.
ienfge Fcltsaup. nurse. was struck
A. stray bullet while fastening 70
rain, his condition is not regarded
IS critical.