Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-02-24
THREE YOUNG BOYS ARE SHOT
DOWN BY PHILADELPHIA
POLICEMEN
MILITIA QUIETS THE GIRLS
Car Barn is Dynamited and Fifteen
Policemen Chartered There
Have a Close Call
For Lives

Philadelphia, Feb. 23.--Three boys
We're shot and probably fatally in
1ured and several received less sew
ere wounds today in riots which fol-
lowed the resumption of service by
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit COM
pany The shooting occurred in at
lacks on cars In the northeastern Sec
ton.
Market street, the principal thor
oughfare In the heart of the city, was
the scene OF the disturbances through
out the day. Cars were stoned and
two policemen roughly handled by a
mob OF several thousand. dozen
were arrested. The prisoners were
placed on a trolley car. This was
stormed by mob and two escaped.
Preparations are made to call upon
the state militia II the police to-
morrow are still unable to cope with
the situation
President Murphy. of the Central
Labor Union still regards a general
strike OF ali trade unions in the CITY
inevitable, although organizer Pratt
il reported opposed to this.
Labor leaders went to Washington
today to ask Senator Penrose to use
his influence for peacable solution.
Fifteen policemen Quartered ut
Narrow Pine Ridge narrowly escap-
ed death when the entire northeast
corner Of the building was blown
away with dynamite. The explosion
occurred as National Organizer Pratt
was about to address q meeting OF
carmen at hall corner of Pine
Ridge avenue and Daughin street.
This building and others In the vici-
nifty were shaken by the explosion
How dynamite was placed in the car
barn is a mystery 1t was evidently
exploded In the toilet room in a
corner of the destroyed building.
Members Of the State Fencibles, an
Independent military organization
two hundred strong. armed with
loaded muskets. were detailed to the
Kensington mill district in the north
east, which Is a hot bet of union SYM
pathisers. In their first skirmish
they were badly beaten by the mob,
who paid no attention to drawn bayo-
nets and snatched the muskets from
the young militiamen.
Members OF the state Fencibles, ac-
cordfng to Mayor Revburn, acted as
IN the mill district to wear their caps,
and cut the brass buttons off their
At one point group OF rioters cap
tured member of the Fencibles, car
ried him several hundred feet from
hts post, stripped off his coat, hat,
cartridge belt and gun, and threw
them into sewer
The probably fatally injured boys
are:
John TN hes 49, shot in neck.
John Walter. 15 stabbed.
w. f. Collins 20: shot In groin.
The two former were injured DUR
Ing attacks on the cars at German
town.
The Fencibles. after being harrass-
ca and beaten all day by mob Of
thousands along Leigh avenue. were
at nightfall. The militia
had been powerless against the mob
but half dozen mounted police have
ridden up and down driving the riot
ers before them during the afternoon.
Only two cars were run on this line
this afternoon and both were badly
shattered by stones.
Policemen In this locality were fir
ed upon by man concealed in st,
Simeons' church. This enraged the
police and they returned the fire, hitt-
Ing w. II. Collins.
Director OF Public Safety Clay said
tonight that should outside assistance
be required he would ask for the
state c0nstAbulary before calling
for militia. He Is satisfied with the
manner In which the police manage
70 handle the mobs to date