The sun., 1910-02-23
Dozen Men Shot and hundreds
Injured In PhIadaIphIa's
Civil War.
TEN THOUSAND m ONE RIOT
Soldiers Saved from aiiiRii;ni.;;;Ssss1;1 aiiii;i.;Sss.1
by Charge Of q Squad ei
Mounted Police.

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Gov. stuart Tells Mayor Reyburn rhnxDe
win Send Soldiers if They Are Asaxsf
For. hut tho Mayor Hesitatss- --cnea4
zens Call Cennict Civsi war-Trs4n1s
Company Has Men n TAsy csus6 ~
Pretected-Heart % inc CITY eeana
Of Violent Disorder -Peafce Antams<
btIes Used to sptt SIsbs-- Pratt, ths
strike Leader. Gets Out on Bnlk--N@
cars in Outlying Territsry nr4
None at An Run In tho Kssunaus
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 22.--Four 00nn$
panies Of State troops. the Philadelpzsia
Fencibles. lie close and deep IN thair
armory tonight sewing patches ON their
olive drab breeches and applying viRe6
hazel to their bruises.
Their introduction a. a Ssns.iys forrs
into the street car strike brought abo4sk
the most desperate riot 90 far. and txa
Fencibles were sawed from q sasa&s
hsmmering only by the courage a.
German ex-cavalry officer Who oons-
manded a squad OF ten mounted poli1ss
men.
All Philadelphia is laughing fo-niRh<
over the rout of tho -Invinoiblss, q thsy
proudly termed themselves this ua0rnpnx;
but the bloody fight at 0ermsntown "a
Lehigh avenues that resulted from ~
employment OF the Fencihles wAs ~
joke.
A dozen men wore shot. AZ least iot
dubbed, women were Knocked down 80
trampled upon, children we're lniuxnt
and for two hours there was nesos hett1A
between the police and 10000 strilxa Sts,-
pathizers that ragged for ave bloclm Alone
Germantown avenue.
Mayor Reyburn and his Director "
Public Safety. Henry Cizy. found thsu1s-
selves in such straits for mon thia nsorn-
ing that they called upon the Fencihaes. <
battalion OF boyish troops made up n
four companies. They were oomrnands6
by Major Thudbert Brazsr. an of1osr ~!
is imposing in appearance. M
FIRST MEETING wrrH MOI,
The Fencibles had mover heard Z -
fired in anger or felt brick s,rora -
haste, but they were willing 10 tahs . konzk
With Major Brazer riding grandly u
their head they turned up at the oit&
hail. 100 enlisted men and twenty-fnor
officers. and swore to serve the city. Many
OF them had been up all night Ge&ttux
their uniforms in trim and rcplnnins
brass buttons that the admiring gIris a.
Philadelphia had shipped from ttao{r
coats.
After the swearing In Major nkax&r
made an address, He said that 5thov
were about 20 embark on serious un<sx-
taking 1t would be their duty 20 protadk
or salvage the police. They were n04 -
fire their mus<ets under any carolu1s-
stances unless the order cams from him,
The Fencibles grounded arms. ~
pressed cheer for the gallant Major anf
were marched to a Philadelphia Mar<d
Transit barn near Germantown ana -
high avenues.
The announced intention OF the irhiI&-
delphia Rapid Transit to run cars nxo1xk
Germantown avenue and the news t1S1<
the Fencibles were coming 70 safoxuASx
the cars attracted a crowd OF fO.o80 whb
strung themselves along 0erua11SWn
avenue and massed heavily In r~1t&h, 4
fine wide street.
Il was at the outset good nsesrsd.
laughing crowd, q holiday tsa1nozz1.
dressed in its best CLOTHES. ThGro w14R
young men with their steadiee. wom1&
leading children, worikmen oH for t<I1
day. hundreds Of strikers and tho1sA1<o
Of sympathizers. Apparently nobody
went there looking for trouble.
DANGEROUS IsoLArIoE.
Up came the Fencibses. nnsketa "a
shoulder. their ofioers rAttling cazt ceHe41
faster than very young voiunteers 1o~IH
comprehend easily. After sorns ccn,~
fusion. caused by the immepeo cxos&
along Germantown avenue from HuH<<
inRdon to Indiana avenua. They W&fa
posted on each side, OF the thorouRhtafna
about thirty PAGES apart. and the teela<i>ll
OF each man from his neighbor wa !
body to start something.
Between Jne oruefeo fhuA1 AEAu u1<RA||H
them and for blocks each way Aioe4
Germantown and Lshigh avenues tn@
crowd was packed solidiy. Yon kpew
before you had been there Ave minutsq
that unless the soldiers could keep thar
tempers and stand a lot OF rough joshkHg
they were In for q bad session.
It began rather amusingly. parties
OF young men and girls stroiled By thn
stifiy erect young Feucibles and oozn-
-aa=tet very anAIhly upon the o. Of thAlr
uniforms. the way they held their muskssas
the set Of their broad brimmsd hata.
All along the avenue for blocl<s ycn
heard: sOh. Mamie. aEn't he prettff