Milford chronicle., 1910-02-25

heart kulb may recover but Stee-
viii die Somebody in the crowd shot
Jchu Hughes il the abdomen Two 20
lCemen were carried our Of the car
helpless from bullet wounds.
One saw on every hand men with
blood running down their faces with
damaged noses and arms crippled
from the smashing blows az clubs. A
Dozen men were lying senseless On
the street.
Old Man Killed In Riot
Market street was uproarious with
trouble much OF 10 breaking out rig {
In the heart of the city, with thou.
sands Of holiday strollers looking on.
Three cars OF the Lancaster avenue
f. line were held up directly in front OF
the Reading Terminal Three police
men rushed to the rescue Of the mo-
tcrmen and conductors The crowd
hurried bricks and paving stones ar
them. knocked one policeman 10 his
feet and cut open the cheek Of an
other In the van Of the mob was an
Old man. lie was nipped between a
trolley car and a big delivery wagon
while both were In motion. His side
was crushed and he was dead vheu
they lifted him to the sidewalk
I, was certain early in the day that
the usual force ~ policemen thar had /
been stationed along Market street I
wculd NOT be equal 70 the eme gsoce /
Reserves We're called on. Every fifteen 4
minutes a frh- started and usually .
the policemen We're driven back Tdee
haas orders not 70 shoot unless fhay
were knocked down or In real danger
often the only way the street was
cleared and way made FOR rhe cars
was by driving police automobile
full tilt into the crowd. You heard rh4
hammering Of the gong up towards
Broad street and The next minute vol
would see a heavy truck auto. loaded
with policemen coming al a twenty
mile an hour clip The plan never fail
% 10 work. The rioters got out Of The 5
way in hurry Occasionally the pc. 7
ii'cmen reached out with a quick
snatch and gathered into the ma .hne .
men they had spotted as leaders OF .
The lighting
There were two nasty fights ar
Third and Market and at Ninth and
4nrket. At Ninth street the Colum- v
jia avenue cars make a turn north v
ward and here the stone thr0wers L
we're posted strongly Two strikers a
a hurfy-gurdy were the cen },
er Of this outbreak until the police
~, se ha1 rba hand c-~.- --f.L .L-s VI
lubs and arrested the volunteer must
ians. a car turned the corner and
here was a rush to wreck It. The DO
ce charged ten strong and clubbed A
.ght and left. The result OF this and
ther riots was that service sIsckened
n Market street until by evening
here was scarce a car TO be seen. :.
six cars We're wrecked and ten per "
ms were hurt in a series of fights
etween the rioters and the police and
le non-union men that took place
sal SiXt.eth and Market streets :
very car that came along was bonn
lrded until the windows were broken
m the passengers driven ont Sev. I
al loyal employees Of the Rapid Tran. ~
{ company were caught and beaten y,
fore the police rescued them. -
May Ask For Troops. tn
So widespread was the disturbance ns
at Mayor Reyburn and Sheriff Gil tin
Ian prepared but withheld. an ap GU
a! 10 Governor Stuart TO send 10000 ste
su. the entire strength OF the Ma th'
nal Guard to this city To preserve tto
ler tnS
There Is the best OF information that I
P Rapid Transit company is bring ali
Z strong pressure on Mayor Rev anc
m to Issue the call for the troops Tn,
d that the mayor IS hesitating for SW
II that it might be a political boom oy
ing in the primaries next Nav cen
Pratt Wss released from prison I'm 80
ads Of $4,000. He was arraigned on L.-
iges Of rioting melting 10 riot ans ns-,
Is piracy. Attorney McAleer. for the abo
Ike leader argued that the case incl
inst him was so himsy that # was NOR
ghable. The charges were based on who
.tt's appearance in a mob which ar rem
ked a street car after the labor O
citing in Labor Lyceum han. --;-,
'ratt nulliied practically the gen KiIr
strike order that John J. Murphy Bin
sident of the Central Labor union -
led Murphy was red hot when
Il was arrested and sent ont i'm
iiately a circular letter to tn
les union organizations aailiatei etc
the Central Labor body asking
n TO vote on the question of strik
in sympathy with the carmen. As
istter Of fact he got favorable re- -
S from sixty-hve unions. but Pratt -
no when il was put up to him. ID
he company reported that 2s5 cars
2 wrecked during the day and 5000 80 @
iows smashed Locsl
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