Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-22
ONE DEATH RESULTS
FROM CLASH IN STREET
Cars Are Stopped and Bricks ana
Other Missiles Are Thrown Through
Windows While Elevated Train
Speeds on Bullets Are Fired Into
coaches-ciimax Expected Today.
CBy Associated Press.)

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Feb IL
Following a day Of riotins and blood
shed and the sensational arrest OF Z.
o. Pratt, organizer Of the street car
men, an attack was made late tonight
on the elevated road. 1t was the nrst
time that this line of travel has Deeh
interfered with and when the Tolice
authorities learned that three bullets
had been fred into one OF the cars
there was a feeling Of apprehension
as to what tomorrow will bring forth-
The first fatality as result OF the
street car rioting occurred tonight
when an unidentified man died In the
Medico- Chirurgical Hospital. He was
fatally injured today in clash BE-
tween a mob and the police at Broad
and Spring Garden streets. knocked
down and trampled upon. ne was
found lying unconscious after the
street had been finally cleared by the
police and died without regainlng
- consciousness.
Police oficials took the initiative to-,
night in the war being waged between
the striking street car men ana the
officials of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company when they arrested
Clarence O. Pratt, the National or
ganizer of the Amalgamated AS
sociation of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees on a warrant charg-
= ing him with "-conspiring to incite
rot"
The warrant was issued on an af-
Sdayit sworn to- by Detective Frank
O'Connor. 1t was served on Pratt fol-
lowing today's mass meeting Of the
union carmen. He was locked up to
await a bearing tomorrow morning.
The police force was augmented tc-
night by swearing in, for riot duty.
Of the State Fencibles, an indepen-
cent military organization Of about
zoe members.
The regular force of $500 police
and 5000 specials. was also enlarged
today by the swearing in OF 66 park
guards and 500 city employees OF
ether departments. These men Will
begin duty tomorrow and assist the
wornout policeraen who have been on
constant duty on every street car.
Strikebreakers Arrive.
Five carloads of strikebreakers
reached here late tonight and were
loaded on trolley cars at the Pennsyl-
sania railroad staten in West Ph'la-
delphia and taken to car barns in that
section. A large squad of mounted
police escorted the cars and prevent-
Cd a threatened demonstration by a
mob of several. thousand. which had
assembled. Trouble is expected fol-
lowing the use Of these men on the
cars tomorrow. The company claim
cd that 700 ears we're in operation
today, but the pickets reported thst
only 124 cars we're in operation on
ell lines
All cars were withdrawn from the
surface lines at O'Clock tonight the
company stating they did not desire
TO eadanger the lives CT their loyal
employees.
Ricting in the very heart of the
city. the attempted burning OF anoth-
ct car and many petty attacks by
strike sympsth:zers. led the police Of
fcials to enlarge their force by every
expeiieut and to considr the calling
out Of the state militia The arrest
81 Leader Pratt also caused a seusa-
ton and resulted in renewed rumors
90 a general sympathetic strike Of alt
the 100000 union men In this CITY,
Rapid Transit Company. The heavy
down pour Of rain which began short
" after midnight. deferred those who
were the ringieaders In yesterdays
lsvlessness. from beginning their de-
?redaticns early today and at the
same time dampendcd the srdor Of
those whose intentions we're 10 boy
colt the cars.
Disorder Rcrcws.
But as the Gsv were on and the
sun appeared the spark. which had
been smouidcring again broke into
fame. The FIRST serious disturb
sncc occurred IN the center Of the
city In front Of the Reading Terminal
station az Twelfth end MARKET streets
As car vas prDcced'nz oat Market
street . small boy jerked the trolley
pole from the wire. csuS nr a block
~ cars. A pile Of building material
on the stree; provided ammunition
fOr thc iaviess element and son thc