Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-23
Police IN All Day Battle With
MobS of Strike Sympathizers
MiIitiamen Roughly Handled
by Factory Girls,
SOLDIER STRIPPED OF
UNIFORM: CAST IN SEWER
Three Boys Shot Down BY
Police, All viii Die Is Fear
General Strike May Be Call
ed Today.


IBy Morning journal sseclai Iaasea wnci
Philadelphia. Feb 22.-rhrec boys
were shot and probably fatally In
iured. while several with less severe
wounds in riots following the resump
tion OF service by the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company.
The shooting occurred In an attack
on cars IN the northeastern section.
Market street, the principal bus-
ness thoroughfare. was the scene OF
disturbances during the entire day.
Cars We're stoned and two policemen
were roughly handled by the mob. A
dozen arrests were made and the pris-
oners were placed Ia trolley car.
This WAS stormod by the mob and two
OF the prisoners escaped
Preparations were made by the au-
thortes To call unon the entire force
Of the state militia II the police are
unable 10 cope With the situation to-
morrow
President Murphy Of tho Central
Labor union stil regards a general
strike OF nil trade unions In the city
as inevitable. although Organizer
Pratt is said 10 oppose this movement.
Members Of the state Fencibles. an
independent militia organiza Ion.
about zoo strong were placed on duls
today. They were detailed In the
Kensington mill district which is u
hot bed OF union sN1npathizers. In
their first skrmsh they we're badly
beaten by mob who ruid no atten-
tion to the drawn bayonets. and
snntched tho muskets from the hands
OF he young militiamcn Members
al the Fencibles, according 10 Mayor
RoYborn, acted MS If they we're chill
dren, allowing girls la the mills to
wear their caps and cul the brass
buttons off their clothing. AZ one
point Il group Of rioters captured a
member Of the Feneibles and carried ,
him several feet from his post where
they stripped him of his coat. hat and
cartridge belt and gun and threw
him into a sewer.
Fifteen police quarterpd in the barn
Of the company at Ridge avenue and
York street, narrowly escaped death
tonight when The entire northeast
corner at the building was blown
away With dynamite. The explosion
occurred lust as c. .. Pratt was about
10 address Il meeting OF carmen at
Ridge avenue and Dauphin street.
Nov the dynamite was placed In tue
car barn is a mystery.
The state Fenciblcs after being har-
nsscd and beaten all day by a mob
of thousands OF strike sSlnpathizers
were Withdrawn at nghtlall The
The mob, but a haf dozen mounted
police had ridden up ana down driv-
ing the rioters before them during
The afternoon.
only two cars were run on the
Lehigh avenue line in the afternoon
ana both were badly shattered hN
stones Policemen were fired upon
By strike sympathizcr who had con-
rea led himself IN st. SimOns church.
peace ara they returned the fire, hit-
ling w r. Collins in the groin.
Director of Public safety Clay said
tonight that should outside assistance
b. required he would ask for the sNte
tonAtabulary before calling for state
nilitias
He expressed himself satisfied with
he way the police have handled the
nohs.
Following "a conference with Gov
.rnor steward, Mayor Reyburn held
consultation with the heads OF the
4lrious county departments and called
lpon the governor for the entire state
militia il the policemen nre unable TO
opo with the rioters tomorrow.
The company, il is understood. will
ttempt to start cars on the regular
rhedule. ana II the policemen do not
i've adequate protection the mayor
viii ask for state troops
e. %. Pratt the national organizer
cr the street carmen after his re-
ease on bail today. held a conferences
.ith President Murphy at which he
: reported to have urged the mex
edienc, at a general strike. bu;
iurphy at the close of the confer
nee. declared he still believed q gen
rat strike inevitable. or the 20o. .no0
p moro members 1f the labor unions
ore. go. 600 already have voted to 20
~ strike. according to the secretary
the Central Labor union.
4 delegation of labor leaders left
pr Washngtor this afternoon To con-
ala with senator Penruse and urge
i'm 10 us. his influence for peace
Bile settlement.
According 10 "a statement issued to-
ight by The Philadelphia Rapid
iunsit company. the amount of dam
e. today and the number of as
iults committed by mobs We're
rcatcr than on any previous day of
De- strike. although the territory COW
-cd by the ears was less.
Two hundred and ninctN-fiVe cars
ere wrecked. making a total of s5e
irs Hut out of service since the strike
agan.
Six hundred and sixty-three ears
ere run until nightfall. when all cars
ere returned 10 the barns.
The number Of cars to be- operated
morrow. according to the company's
atcment. viii be regulated wholly
the extent of police protection.
An official OF the company said
might
we have crews for 4ee cars aud