The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-09
Trouble Comes Again in Philadelphia
After TWO Days Of sulien In
activity on Part of
Strikers
BULLETS AND BRICKS
Car Windows shattered by Bricks
While Six People Fell From
Shots Fired by
Officers.

PHILADELPHIA, March "a girl
and five men were shot last night in
a pistol battle in Frankfort avenue,
between employees of the Rapid Tran
sit company and a mob of 10000 strik-
ers and sympathizers. The rioting
came suddenly and Unexpectedly after
two days of sullen inactivity on the
part of the union labor forces.
Early in the evening the motormen
and conductors of cars along Frank
fort avenue were savagely cursed by
crowds strung out along the thorough
fares for mile. When it grew dark
bricks were thrown. The mob took
up its petit amusement OF smashing
glass and stoning nonunion work
men.
The crowd was angry because the
Rapid Transit company persisted in
maintaining. service in a district OF
tie city where the car strikers de-
clared no more cars could be run un-
less the company caved in. About 10
o'clock, after several cars had been
shunted into the Frankfort avenue
barns. with their windows broken, a
car loaded with armed men was start
ed from. the barns. AT Frankfort ave-
nue. and Overington street the car,
moving slowly, was attacked fiercely.
Stones and bricks ratified against its
sides and whizzed through the VIM
dows. The sidewalks were jammed
rrrit lam o,1yo nn1icn
in sight
There were fifteen men in the car
and they were armed with reyolvers.
They shot rapidly while the car was in
rapid motion. A fourteen-year-old girl
named Helen May was hit in the leg
by bullet The shout was raised that
she was dead The mob renewed its
attack more violently than ever, shout
the news down the avenue faster than
the car could move.
The garrison continued firing. Five
men were dropped between Overing-
ton avenue and Allegheny avenue,
John Maloney, Frank Bromley and
Michael Osborne, all shot in the legs.
At Allegheny avenue the car was
switched into and started back
toward the barn. 1t ran a gauntlet of
bricks and some of its defenders We're
Knocked senseless and cut about the
face and head The car returned to
walls Of rioters. A large force of po-
lice were hustled to Frankfort in re.
sponse to riot call. The trouble was
over and the avenue well cleared
when the reserves arrived
The pitched battle between a car
load of strikebreakers and crowd
last night, in which six persons. one a
young girl. were shot, has increased
the bitter feeling against the Traction
company and its officers and there
are grave fears that rioting may be re
Dewed. There is no question that
the general strike is not success
That the city officials believe the worst
is over and that from now on condi
tions will rapidly assume a normal
safe, is shown by the wi .hdrawal OF
many of the special police
The announcement that 80 per cent
of the hosiery manufacturers will
close down Their plants for an indefi.
mite time If the former employees dc
not return to work bv esxt Monday
Is expected to result in a crisis in that
industry. 1t was reported today that
these men are likely to be ordered
back to work within the next few
days. The state federation of labor
in session at Newcastle today is ex.
pected to pass resolutions of ss n2athy
and financial aid but it is not believed
there will be any general strike reso
luton considered by 1t.