The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-04

ENTIRE FORCE ENGAGED.
Since the murder of the policemen
almost the entire police force OF Lon
don has been engaged in watching
for the anarchists. Trouble began
this morning when Detective Sergeant
Leeson, watching these premises, was
fred upon and wounded in the lungs.
IL an almost incredible time squad
ron of policemen, armed with re-
volyers, approached the house and
were met with a volley OF rapid fire
reviewers and rifles of the most mod
ern pattern. ..-.---
Police superintendent Getaway took
charge of the reinforcements and po-
lice from the various parts OF the city
poured in and took up positions COM
manding the refuge Of the assassins.
Whenever the officers approached
the house a volley of bullets spattered
the pavement. A detachment of sixty
men with one officer and three non
commissioned officers Of the Scots
guard from the tower arrived later
and were served with ball cartridges.
They fired a few volleys into the
building. There was a lull for five
minutes and then the besieged re.
piled, ~ .s-- .~.-,-7z.-
1t was impossible to estimate the
number of persons in the building as
they were armed with magazine
rifles, Mausers and prownings, and
fred with great rapidity.
ENORMOUS CROWDS.
The excitement in the east end
spread throughout the city and enoc-
nous crowds f1ocked to tie scene Of
the fray. although they We're unable
! to approach near enough to witness
the fighting. -. -...>: .s r.. ~ ~ 49,
Last week the authorities We're in.
formed that men closely resembling
the burglars had rented rooms In the
Sidney street house. Preparing for d
raid of the house, the police caused
1.-THE tenants i'll the neighboring houses
10 quietly remove from their homes
during the night. Detective Sergeant
Leason was examining the suspected
building from the rear when he was
lshot. His brother officers helped hin,
up a ladder and over a wall at the
back of the yard adjoining, while the
men in the house continued to fire
upon the party. A call for help was
sent in to headquarters and two hun.
dred men responded. Further drafts
were made until several hundred Of.
| ficers We're on duty at noon.
AS the situation became more Sc
riouS, the thousands of onlookers
were driven back and a space was
hurriedly cleared for a radius of hall
a mile above the scene of action. The
soldiers kept up fusillade directed
| at the windows of the house ard the
men within responded continuously
| to the place for the purpose of start
I inc R-n l.
| sieged men.
| Piles of straw were lighted near the
| building and the flames either spread
! to the house or the anarchists them.
selves set fire to the building. The
| fire brigade was then summoned and
| reached the scene at ! o'clock this
afternoon. The fire fighters divided
their energies between trying to put
out the blaze and trying to flood out
the outlaws by streams of water
thrown through the windows.
| Home Secretary Winston Churchill
appeared early in the afternoon and
surveyed the scene, crossing the firing
zone at great risk. - s.--. =
\ corps OF nurses We're brought 70
the vicinity and treated the wounded.
among whom were a few spectators
who had been struck by stray bullets
DESPERATE RESISTANCE.
In the face OF terrific odds the
trapped men continued a desperate re-
sistance and every few minutes ap-
peared at the windows and emptied
their guns at anyone in sight.
AS the afternoon progressed the
battle waged more fiercely. Another
company Of Scots guards was ordered
out and took up a position in front OF
the house at 1880 o'clock. At that
hour so furious was the battle and so
determined the resistance of the
criminals that machine guns were
called for. These were hurried TO Sid.
Eey street under orders to lombard
the building should other methods TO
dislodge the defenders fail
| The flames, however, swept up
through the building, driving the oc-
cupants 20 the top 9 story. Hard
pressed. the terrorists kept up the
grim fight SSs:5
At o'clock the whole building was
in flames and the desperadoes had
been driven to- the roof Here the;.
fred upon the police and the soldiers.