The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-23
Crack City Soldiers, the State
Fencibles, Disarmed by the
Strikers, and Announcements
of One Thrown Into River.
GENERAL STRIKE STILL
MORE THAN PROBABLE
Entire Force of State Militia
May Be Called Out Today if
the Police Are Unable to
Maintain Peace and Order.
C. O. PRATT OUT ON BAIL

Philadelphia, Feb. 22.-Three boys
were shot and probably fatally in
jured and several received less severe
wounds today in riots that followed
the resumption of service by the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit company,
The shooting occurred in attacks on
cars in the northeastern section.
Market street. the principal business
thOroughfare, was the scene of disturb
snces all day. Cars were stoned and
two policemen were roughly handled by
mob of several thousand persons.
dozen arrests were made, and the prison
eTs were placed in a trolley car. This
was stOrm9d by the mob and two prison
erS escaped. Preparations were made by
authorities to call upon the entire force
of the state militia if the police tOmor-
row were unable to cope with the situa-
ton.
President Murphy of the Central Labor
union still regards a general strike of all
trades unions in the city as inevitable
although Organizer Pratt is said to OPP
pose this move.
With Loaded Rifles.
Members of the State FencibIes, an in
dependent military organization 20
strong, were placed on duty today, armed
with loaded rifles. They were detailed
in the kensingtOn mill district IN the
northeast . a hOtbed of union symuathiz-
ers. In their first skirmish they were
badly beaten by q mob that paid no atten-
ton TO the drawn bayOnets and snatched
the rifles from the hands of the young
militiamen.
Members of the Fencibles. according to
Mayor Reyburn acted as If they were
allowing girls in the mill district to wear
their caps and cut the brass buttons eff
their clothing. At one point a group of
rioters captured a member of the FeuCi-
bies and carried him several feet from
his post, where they stripped him Of his
coat. nat ana cartridge belt and gun,
and threw them into a sewer.
Barn Dynamlted.
Fifteen policemen quartered i'm the barn
OF the company at Ridge avenue and /
York street narrowly escaped death to-
night when the entire northeast corner
of the building was blown away with dy- I
Mantle. The explosion occurred just as 4
4. .. Pratt was about TO address a meet I
ing of carmen at Ridge avenue and l
Dauphin street How the dynamite was
placed in the car barn is a mystery.
The state Fencibles, after being har- /
asSed and beaten all day by a mob of /
thousands of strike sympathiZers were |
withdrawn at uightfau The militia had 1
been poWerless against the mob but a |
half dozen mounted police had ridden up /
and down drying the rioters before them /
IN the afternoon.
only two cars were run on the Lehigh /
avenue line in the afternoon Both were
badly shattered by stones. Policemen in
this district We're fired upon by a strike
sympathizer who had concealed himself
i'm St. SimOns church. This enraged the
guardians of the peace and they returned
the fire, hitting W. +. Collins in the
groin.
May Ask fer constabulary.
Director of Public Safety Clay said to-
night that, should outside assistance be
required, he would ask for the state con
Stabulary before calling for state troops (
He expressed himself as satisfied with
the way the police have handled the mobs
up TO date.
Following a conference with Governor
Stuart this afternoon. Mayor Revburu
held a consultation with heads Of the
various city departments and decided To
prepare TO call on the governor for the
entire state militia I'm case the pOIica
tomorrow are unable TO cope with the
rioters.
The crucial point IN the situation prom
ises 10 develop tomorrow. The COMPANY.
IL IS understood, will attempt to start cars
ou the regular schedule, and. &c the police
do not give adequate protection. will
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