Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-09
STRIKE BREAKERS FIRE
WILDLY IN BIG CROWD
Union Sympathizer Throws Stone
That Hits comrade OF Men at Work
and Shooting Permlscuously Ensues
as Car Of Armed Men Dashes Down
the Street-More Wrecks Follow.
CBy Associated Press.)

Nl5Y ASSBtttttQ fttcH.f
PHILADELPHIA. PA, March s.
Six persons, including young girl
we're wounded tonight by bullets fired
by party of alleged strike-breaKers
who rode wildly up and down Frank
ford avenue in trolley car ana ahot
into the crowds that lined the side
walks.
After one of the most uneventfHi
days since the beginning of the strike,
the stcning Of cars was renewed TO
night along Frankford avenue. the
principal thOroughfare in the mill dis
irict in the northeast A stone thrown
by one OF the crowd injured strike
breaker mOtorman.
Firing Begins.
Infatuated at this, a crowd or about
fifteen OF his comrades took car. all
Of the windows OF which they broke
with their clubs As the car, loaded
with armed strikebreakers. sped down
Frankfort avenue, bullets were rain
ed at the jeering crowd.
Policeman Bragg. of the Frankfort
district, who was standing on the
sidewalk. received a bullet in his hel-
met about an inch above his head.
Helen Mann, aged IA years, was
struck in the leg by a bullet.
John Maloney. aged Is years. and
Micheal Osborne, aged "a years. were
also shot in the legs, and Frank
Bromily, aged 90 years, received a
bullet in his foot. The wounded
were removed to the FrankfOrd Hos
pital. Two other injured were taken
10 their homes
After reaching Allegheny avenue
the car was switched 10 the north
bound track by its crew arGi>the Gash
back TO the barn began. So swiftly
was it driven that before the crowd
realized that it was coming back 1t
had sped past them and into the barn
again.
Care Are Wrecked.
The shooting of inoffensive by
ISLANDERS worked the crowd to a nigh
pitch of excitement and as other ears
came down the street the mob pre-
ceeded to wreck them. in several IN
stances leaving only the trucks on
the rails. About a dozen arrests were
made.
There were a few minor outbreaks
in the downtown district late tonight
Announcement of the decision ol
the great majority of hosiery inter
ests i'm the city TO shut down thelr
plant until next Monday was the most
| important step this afternoon in the
strike situation. This announcement
vas coupled with the statement that
! II the employees CT the hosiery
| Ilant affected did not return 10 work
by that time the mills might remain
closed down until fall.
This action was decided upon al a
meeting of the Philadelphia Hosiery
Manufacturers Association at tho
manufacturers club. II was officially
stated that the manufacturers. repre-
Senting - per cent Of the hosiery
industry of Philadelphia. had voted
unanimously TO close down theiI
mills until Monday. 1t was stated
that the association represented mills
employing 10000 hands.
Reports Conflicting
While access sion to the strikers
! ranks f-GdN were TepoIteG lloH SOutt
! Of the manufacturing plants. includ
1 ing the admitted walkeG-out Of a
few men from the Baldwin Loccmo
i've Works. there were many re
ports Il strikers returning TO theiI
cid places.
Manufacturers hold that many
union men are dispirited over the
failure e the general strike 10 force
the Rapid Transit Company 10 arbi
tate and that they went back TO theii
places of employment. Union lead
crs denied that there we're any dc
iectious.
Several meetings Of labor men were
/ held during the afternoon. G. q
Pratt. the carmen's leader. addressed
a crowd Of several hundred persons
al meeting e the allied Jewish
trades al Nes Academy Hail on
Fourth street. urziug the men q
stand fast IN a winning cause.
Brewers Confident.
The Philadelphia Brewers As
sociafion. including the leading en-
plcvinr brewers. issued a statement
{ sianed b. President Augustus Wocb
fcn. " Witch confidence was cxprs 80
I'd that the wOrkmen woaid stick "a
theis jobs.
In view e the Sod vii and har