The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-30
RiOting in Jersey City Reaches
Serious and Bloody Stage
Saturday.
HUNDRED OFFICERS FACE
MOB OF TEN THOUSAND
Scores Of Persons Wounded in
Fierce Conflict That Rages
in Streets.
' Leased Wire to The Tribune.

By Leased Wire to The Tribune.
NEW YORK, Oct 29.-The strike of
express company drivers and helpers
which has been daily growing moro seri
Gus, today resulted in a fierce battle in
Jersey City in which 100 policemen
faced an angry army Of 10000 strike
sympathizers and fred volley after vol
ley at them.
The fusillade of bullets was followed
by an attack with clubs in which scores
of persons were laid low.
The riot began at Montgomery and
Hudson streets, Jersey City, when the
police escort attempted to take two
Adams express wagons to the Erie rail-
road ferry. Along the route from the
express company's stables at York and
Henderson streets there was q battle
between the police and the strikers and
their sympathizers.
The shooting did not. commence until
almost within two blocks of the ferry,
at Henderson and Montgomery streets,
where the mob began to rain down
bricks, cobbIestones and railroad iron
from roofs and windows.
Before Hudson street was reached
two patrol wagons had been loaded with
those struck down by the policemen
clubs and guns.
1t was a terrific battle, every inch
of the mile from the stables. The po-
licemen on foot formed solid phalan1
around the two wagons and they
marched with drawn revolvers and
Strike Still Spreading.
The strike spread today and the hos
tile nature seemed to- increase. q gen-
cral strike of teamste-S aud chauffeurs
is Also sthfe1tened.s --47'-'sf
The activity of the police today in
suppressing the rioting seemed to in
flame the strikers.
Pressure is being brought to bear TO
induce Governor Fort to call out the
state militia if the rioting continues,
The Wells Fargo and Adams Express
companies manned their wagons in Jer-
sey City with guards armed with re-
peating Winchestcrs.
In Manhattan every express wagon
was guarded by two mounted police
men. About 1000 drivers and helpers in
Long Island express companies joined
the striking eXpressmen today, This
brings the number up to about 5000
out.
Inc strlko was eXteuued TO the NeSt"
cott Express company, subsidiary con-
Germ doing local delivery business
principally in trunks and to the Long
Island Express company.
Police on the Alert.
The patrol wagon at every police sta
lion in Manhattan stood hitched before
the door this evening All days of for
policemen were suspended. Station
houses were filed with reserves. Gen
cral orders were issued to all stations
to detail sufficient men to SEQ that prop
erty was protected and 10 suppress any
further outbreaks of violence.
A riot took place on Madison street,
near the home Of j. =. Morgan. A
street battle of stones and clubs took
place under the windows of the resi-
1eDcc and another in Thrtyfour
street and Sixth avenue. Several po-
licemeu were injured Many arrests
were made before the disturbance WAS
queled,
Thousands of dollars worth of per
ishnblc stuff consigned to hotels aud
cafes is piled high in Long Island City
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