The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-16

Not a Shot Was Fired by the strk
ers or Their Friends.
The police in Philadelphia fought
and whipped 10000 strikers and their
rympathizers in the heart of the city.
Broad street, from the Philadelphia
National League park to the City hall,
was battle-ground for two hours.
The great thoroughfare was choked
with men and women who struggled to
break down the police barricades and
surround the city hall. Hundreds of
them were pounded to the street
stones, trampled by men and horses,
kicked and cuffed and whirled head
long to side streets. 1t is impossible
to say how many were hurt. The po-
lice troubled to make few arrests, but
after the mob was split and broken
and its parts were driven helter skel-
ter into the side streets, you saw
scores OF men, now and then a wo-
man, whose heads had been cut open
by savage blows of club, whose
faces were bloody, or who were nurs-
ing an arm paralyzed by the smash
ing impact Of the policeman's mace.
Street Uttered With Damaged Hats.
Broad street was a curious spec
tacle after the battle had roared It,
self away and none were left but the
files of policemen on guard. For
squares the asphalt was Uttered with
hats, mems hats and women's, head
coverings that had been crushed and
swept away in the driving rushes of
the policemen. A truck load of dam
aged millinery might have been gath
cred up. There were shoes that had
been torn off by their owners and
thrown at the police, and many of
them were women's.
The unions had obtained, as they
said, permission from President Hor-
ace Fogel of the Baseball club to use
the park. Their final word was that
the meeting would be held despite
Clay or anybody else. 1t was a
straight out defiance to the city au-
thorities, an invitation to trouble.
Suddenly the crowd realized that
Pratt and Murphy with members of
the committee of ten had arrived in
an automobile and were demanding
admittance to the park. There were
words between the union chiefs and
the lieutenant on duty at the main
gate of the park. J. Burwood DAILY, a
lawyer, insisted that President Fogel
had promised the use of the park.
The lieutenant said impassively that
he was not taking orders from Fogel.
March to City Hall.
When Pratt's machine swept out
into the open somebody started the
cry that the union chiefs were lead
ing a march to the City hall. There
was a yell raised, "On to the City
hall" 1t was taken up thunderous-
ly all around the park. From all
sides the stampede started. The po-
licemen on duty at the park stayed
where they were, except for a COM
pany of troopers who split the crowd
and galloped on down Broad street.
The multitude swept on without re-
sistance for several blocks.
Then the van understood that Tay-
lor was blocking the way. For dis
tance of two miles from the baseball
grounds to Spring Garden street he
had posted at short intervals more
than 1000 policemen, while troops Of
police cavalry tr0tted up and down
the sides of Broad street held in re-
serve. Taylor commanded in per-
son.
Street by street the details Of pc.
lice directed by Taylor hammered the
crowds of the public highways. The
women displayed more spunk than the
men. They were seen to claw at the
faces of the bluecoats, and hurl shoes
a. Taylor's men. When they refused
to be driven they were knocked down.
1t was not at all uncommon to see a
woman pick herself up clutching at
her head.