The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-30
by SOLDIERS
!. AND POLICE
Columbus Mob Rushed and
Many Persons Hurt.
RlOTING AGAIN RESUMED

Car Dynsn,ited and Soon Surrounded
by . Crowd Of Fifteen Hundred,
Which For an Hour Resisted the
Efforts S Police and Troops
Shots Exchanged and Bricks and
Bottles Thrown-Riotins In Other
Parts OF Town.
Columbus, o.. Aug. t9.-This city
Monday night celebrated the begin.
ming OF the fifth week of the car.
mems strike with one OF the worst
riots In the annals OF the police de.
psrtment. The police. deputy sher.
iffs and Company X, Fifth regiment,
and Battery c, field artillery Of the
militia, for more than an hour bat.
tied with the crowd before it was dis.
persed. The mob numbere,, at least
$500. The police set a dragnet and
an even 10 rioters, or persons who
were in the vicinity, were locked up,
pending investigation.
When word was received that a
crowd was congregsting in the vicin.
ity OF Leonard avenue and Twentieth
streets a detail Of police under Chief
Carter was sent to the scene. As the
squad was flying in an automobile
out Mt. Vernon avenue there came
the report of an explosion which was
felt to the center of the city. a dis.
tance OF two miles. The detail pro-
ceeded toward the sound. and be.
tween Denmead avenue and Twen.
tieth, on Leonard avenue, II devel.
oped that a car had been blown up
with dynamite.
The report OF the explosion was
signal for all those living in the
neighborhood for a distance OF blocks
around to flock along Leonard avenue
toward the disabled car The detail
Of police at once proceeded to dis.
perse the mob at Leonard avenue
and Twentieth street. but from the
vest MS far as st. Clair avenue peo
ple surged until at Denmead and
Leonard II became congested. Sheriff
Bartain's men and the detail of po-
tNN pfOsNNuFu W Dfdl lutiH udNhs
rhey soon discovered that IT was too
Ereat q task. and Bertillon Officer
French sent in call for more assist. |
ancs. More police arrived, but It
vas not until the troops began to ar
tive that they showed signs OF will
tsying
Charged the Mob.
Captain Bush was the first TO ar
rive on the scene with gun mount.
ID on an automobile. His men pro
rseded to beat back the mob with
their riot clubs. The infantry used
he butt ends OF their guns, while the
police and deputy sherifs fought
Aack with clubs. The charge was so
last that those on the front line were
unable to get away. Many went down
from the blows dealt them and the
soldiers and police ran over their
PROSTATE forms, eager to get at those
behind. Just how much damage was
done can not be definitely ascertain
cd, for as soon as they gained their
senses those struck to the ground
ran from the scene as sfast as posi-.
BILE, with their heads in their hands
AS the rioting proceeded shots
were fired, and those on the scene
claim that the shooting was done first
by the soldiers. but It has been
learned that not a cartridge of the
was exploded. Men in
the battery do not deny that they
shot, but not until they were fired at.
One batteryman shot four times at
fellow as he rushed from saloon,
revolver in hand, and shot point
blank at the miitiamen. II is not
known, with all of the shooting and
whether any one was seri.
ously injured.
In the roundup several prominent
citizens we're caught and hauled with
the others TO headquarters. Railroad.
ers who were on their way to report
for duty we're also arrested. Because
OF this several trains were delayed
until new crews could be called
Mayor Marshall Immediately ordered
the saloons in that neighborhood
which is strictly a railroad district.
TO close until all trouble has ceased
'' Other Clashes.
While this was going on crowd
on High street directly
In front OF the office OF the street
railway company and proceeded to
yell at crews and passengers on pass
ing cars. Company C, Fifth infantry,
which relieved Company X in the
yard. went on double
quick and dispersed the mob.
A detail OF troops was sent to the