Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
Three Dead, Two at Point of
Death and More Than a Thou
sand Persons Injured.
REYBURN WANTS TROOPS.
A Thousand Arrests Madc-Murphy
Has Not Declared Sympathetic
Strikc-Planning Parade.

Philadelphla, FEB. 23,-Thrce dead.
two lying at the point OF death in hos
pitals and more than a thousand per-
sons injured. Is the toll exacted by the
reign of lawlessness which has eX-
isted in this city for three days since
the street car strike started.
1t is understood that Mayor Reyburn
is anxious to call upon the state troops,
but Director of Public Safety Clay is
opposed to this procedure. The d.
rector urges that the state police. an
experienced mounted organization
which has done effective duty in differ
cnt parts OF the state, should at first
be called upon. There are, however,
only 200 men in this organization. but
they are the pick of the state.
Thus far the rioters have made street
cars the principal objects of their at
tacks. The northeastern section OF the
city and Market street. under the very
eyes OF the mayor have been the main
scenes OF their operations.
Dynamite was used last night In a car
barn In the northwest section where
10 policemen were asleep. No one
was injured.
NO SYMPATHETIC STRIKE.
The fact that the sympathetic strike
was not declared by President John j.
Murphy OF the Central Labor union,
acted as q panacea to the tired police
officials of the city who were anticipat-
ing strike of 100000 men. A move is
on foot, however, to have the sympa-
thizers parade peacefully to the city
hail. 100, 900 strong, and thereby show the
mayor and other officials the gigantic
proportions of the threatening uprising.
A careful investigation of the matter
shows that Murphy as head OF the
Central Labor union has no power to
order a general strike. but is only
vested with the authority to suggest
one. 1t then rests with each trade
union to act upon the matter.
The placing on guard of the State
Fencibles along Lehigh avenue yes
terday is admitted to have been a
mistake. The members of this organ
iZation, which enjoys the use of a city
armory. are mostly very young men,
some of them mere boys. They were
placed all along the streets and when
the residents OF the great mill district
of Kensington heard of the arrival of
the young soldiers they turned out In
force to greet them.
Practical Jokes of every description
were played upon the members of the
Fencibies. Some were partially stripped
of their clothes and after their arms
had been taken from them were chased
up and down the streets by bands OF
young touShs. The girls of the dis
tricts collected the brass buttons from
the uniforms as souvenirs. The SOL
dlers were not assembled in squads,
but were stationed sometimes square
apart. One girl stuck hat pin In a
soldiers back which caused him to
jump and the crowd to laugh.
ATTACKS ON CARS.
That the attacks on trolley cars in
the northeastern section were In a
number of cases planned by gangs OF
boys is shown by the ante mortem
statement made last night by one OF
the youths shot in yesterdays riotIng.
More than LOCO persons have been
arrested for rioting and 36 have been
indicted by the grand jury.
The stock of window glass in the city
suitable for car windows has been ex-
hausted, and no more broken windows
can be replaced until more glass is sup
piled.
More than 1000 windows were broken
yesterday
At o'clock this morning the trac-
ton company announced that it had
554 cars in operation, or 81 more than
at the same hour yesterday. This num-
Der. 1t was stated. would be increased
during the day to 500. The company
also announced that it had enough men
TO man 1.400 cars If the city could pro-
vide sufficient police protection
As one or two policemen are on each
car, the company says the city is not In
a position to furnish protection 10 all
the cars and at the same time take care
of the general police situation. The
number of cars normally operated Is
l,S00.
The traction company opened its
Frankford line for the first time since
the strike started and company Of
ficial said four or five important lines
might be put In operation tonight This
he said, depended on developments to-
day.
The Frankford line traVerses part OF
the kenslngton district in the north
and the first car was started out at 6 80
a m When ii left the barn at Frank
ford avenue and Bridge street it carried
four policemen but no passengers.
When 1t turned from Frankford ave-
nue. into KensinSton avenue 1t was met
by four mounted policemen who rode
behind 1t along that highway which has
been the scene of much disorder. At
every 20 feet along that avenue stood a
policeman with a heavy riot club q
yard long.
Both sides of the street were well
nlled with people but the snow OF po-
lice force had duieting effect
CAR FIRED ON.
AT Forty-fourth and Lancaster av-
enue in West Philadelphia about
o'clock two cars coupled together and
carrying u passengers and two police
men were fired on by an unidentified
man standing at the curb With the
first shot the passengers. four OF whom
were women. threw themselves on the
floor OF the car The policemen gave
chase but the man got away.
The third death as result OF the
conflict between the police and strike
sympathlzers occurred today when
John Heugh. is years old, died In the
Samaritan hospital.
policeman who was protecting a
motorman saw boys throwing stones at
the chr, The policeman opened fire on
them and one bullet struck Hcugh In
the neck. Hcugh is the boy who In an
ante -mortem statement to the coroner
said he was one OF an organized gang
OF 150 carpet mill employees who had
agreed to assemble and attack ears.
Gov Stuart. who spent Washington's g
birthday in this city. left for Harris
burg at 10 a. m. He said he had not
received call from the mayor foT
state troops.
SITUATION UNCHANGED.
With the exception that much less
disorder was reported. the street car