The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-04
TROOPS ORDERED
TO M'COMB CITY
FOLLOWING RIOT
Pitched Battle Between
Strikers and Strike
Breakers.
SEVERAL PERSONS
REPORTED KILLED.
Hundreds of Shots Exchanged,
and Many on Both Sides Suffer
Broken Heads and Other
Wounds-Clashes Occur
Also at Other Points
on Illinois Central.

JACKSON. Miss, October I'm q
pitched battle in the freight yards Of
the Illinois Central Railroad at Mo-
Comb CITY between strikers and strike
breakers late to-day several persons
are reported to have been killed and
others wounded
Governor Noel ordered out troops at
1880 o'clock tonight, and two military
companies are now hurrying to the
scene.
Acknowledgement F-idge, with
squad of the Capital Light Guards left
on a special train for Brookhaven,
where he Will be Joined by the Brook
maven and Natchez companies. They
expected to reach McComb and take
charge OF the town by midnight
Details of the fight in the McComb
yards are difficult to secure. The spe-
cial train. bearing the strike breakers,
continued on Its journey to New Or
leans. where 1t is reported no one was
killed. 77
Citizens Of Magnolia say that when
the train passed there at full speed
every coach window was bro.;en, and
no one was visible at the opening. the
strike-breakers lying prone on the noor
to keep from being fired on.
Several hundred shots were exchany-l
ed during the hostilities. and among
the strikers there were numerous
bruised and broken heads. Many OF
the wounded were carried to the head
quarters of the strikers, and physicians
summoned. but 1t has been Impossible
to learn the extent of their injuries,
1t is reported that several will die.
appeals for Help.
Scorer of teleSrcnlsy a ha phone mess
ages have been pouring into the Gov.
ernor'3 office early to- night, appealing
Tor held The Governor was informed by
the authorities at McComb that order
could be restored only by the aid OF
troops. Al 90
governor Noel acted promptly, OF.
dering Acknowledgement Fridge to get
at least two local conf lnIes In readi-
ness for service at the earliest possible
moment. VA M
The fight in which a large number
are believed to have been killed and
wounded occurred at the freight shed.
about half lie south of tho depot.
closely following The tirsc encounter
of the afternoon in which one man
was seriously wounded.
The training bearin the strike-
breakers had pulled down to tha
freight shed and was standing on
side track. Over 100 strikers imme.
diately assembled, words We're ea-
1t is claimed, a strike br eaker hurled a
brie.- among the strikers.
Immediately fusillade of shots fol.
lowed The strikers were in nearly
every instance armed with pistols. and
they opened fire on the coach windows.
at which the heads of the strike break
ers could be seen. Several fell aft.s
the first volley was fired.
The occupants OF the coaches immu.
fynt he
the fire through the coach windows
Keeping we'll scattered. Occasionally
When trike-breaker. holder than the
rest, raised his head above the danger
line. he was greeted with a shower Of
bullets and other missiles.
Pulls Out Mt Full Speed
The battle ragged for fully twenty
minutes Finally the engineer in
charge of the train made dash for
his locomotive, managed to get aboard
while the bullets were flying thick
about his head. opened the throttle
and pulled out at full speed
The train did not stop at any points
south of McComb. going through Mag
nolia and Osyka at full speed.
Reanzing the gravity OF the situation
and anticipating that the strikers would
attack the machine shops, where eighty
strike breakers are barricaded durina
the night citizens deserted the streets
early in the evening.
Acknowledgement Fridge was accom-
panied on the special train leaving
jackson tonight by a posse of United
States marshals. hastily organized by
Marshal Fred w. Collins
Clash mt Durnpt.
Durant Miss. October 3.-Several per.
sons were injured to-day in a clash
between citizens of Duraut and q oart,,