New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20


! wounding two others. all four alleged 10
be young laborers In no way connected
with the railway strike. One Of the men
| is said to have just arrived on the scene.
| drawn there by curiosity.
I The inhabitants Of the town are
greatly iniamed over the shooting
which they consider unjustfied, and to-
night rioting of a serious character
broke out. Five hundred soldiers had to
he hastily summoned to clear the streets
Of angry men, while others arc guard
ing the electric powerhouse and public
buildings, which the rioters are threat
J ening 10 burn.
The home of a magistrate was raided
and looted this evening. and another
house and severa! railway cars loaded
with provisions We're burned.
| Llanelly is regarded as the key to
West Wales, and disturbances have been
constant here since the railway strike
was declared a week ago. Several times
the mob became so menacing that IL was
necessary to read the riot act
Mob Stops Train.
To-day's ARRAY took place on Union
Bridge, close to the railway station. An
| incoming train had been brought to
standstll by the mob and several
! strikers Jumped on the engine and beat
! the engineer and fireman and dislocated
! the machinery.
I IL Of
10 the scene from the station and the
mob scattered up the slopes overlooking
| the bridge and scaled walls into the
nearby gardens The angry men pro-
! ceeded to tear down the walls and pom
bard the soldiers with bricks
An officer of the troops managed for
/ time to placate the mob, but eventually
the missile throwing was renewed
! Thereupon the soldiers fixed bayonets
and a magistrate read the riot act, the
crowd meanwhile jeering and continuing
/ the attack.
/ When several soldiers had been hit by
missiles the officers commanding the
troops fred their pistols into the air and
the soldiers did likewise with their car
hines. The crowd, however. believing
that only blanks were being used. con-
tinued TO jeer the troops and throw mis-
siles Then followed other shots from
the troops directly at the disturoers.
/ One man sitting on a wall was seen 10
turn over backward and fall, and three
others dropped in their tracks The mon
then quickly scattered in terror
Three More Deaths.
The rioting continued throughout the
night. Three deaths were added 10
these Of the afternoon, and many per-
sons were injured. These casualties re-
suited from an explosion during IRE
in the railway freight sheds which the
rioters started.
The local mcb was joined tonight by
three thousand tinplate workers from
the surrounding districts who also were
incensed at the shooting of the men by
the troops during the afternoon. and al
though five hundred milbamen were
guarding the railway line the combined
mob outmannuvred them, tore up the
tracks, looted a troop train, secured
large quantity Of ammunition and then
burned the cars containing the soldiers
equipment.
| Afterward the rioters marched into the
town and broke into the business prem
ises of justice Of the peace, WHO had
read the riot act and threw his goods
into the street.
When the police and troops dispersed
the rioters they again returned to the
freight sheds and set fire 10 them. As
the flames were licking up the buildings
q series of explosions occurred. The
troops charged and drove back the riot
ers and the firemen put out the blaze.
| Aftervard. while searching the ruins, the
bodies Of three men were found. They
had been killed by the explosions.
Both in the streets and at the railway
shed the soldiers We're compelled to make
a number of bayonet charges, and many
persons. including women and children
were wounded.