The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-03

holding back the overwhelming num-
Der of attackers. They fired from
far back in the house and were never
seen. Apparently they had an mex
haustible supply of ammunition
The third company Of Scots Guards
brought up machine gune and these
were soon trained on the fortress.
While the fighting was at its height.
VINO is the head of the police depart
ment arrived ON the scene and as
sumed control of the situation The
secretary dashed here, and there in
his auto and was cheered by the
crowd.
simultaneously with ehurchilPs ar
rival. fire engines were brought into
play. pouring torrents of water through
the broken windows and doors and
down the chimney. Even this, how
ever. did not materially check the fire
mat came from the dismantled house
In order to facilitate flank attack
the police began demolishing the house
in the rear Of the Anarchists den
Plans for dynamiting the fortress We're
also discussed. but this idea was aban-
doned. owing to the objections Of adj
joining property owners. Owing to
their inability to approach close to the
house, the smoking out plan had IL, be
given UP. Inability to reach the be-
sfeged stronghold also was an element
in disSuadfng the police from using
dynamite. They would have had to
hurl the dynamite some distance and
the danger from a premature explo-
sion or misdirected charge was con-
Sidered too great
To make the battle picture realistic
a detachment of nurses from the Lon
don Hospital. with their first aid to
the injured outfit, established head
quarters on the field.
The police finally became convinced
that the only sire Wav RI, rQarJo tn a
Anarchists was to destroy the build
ing in the rear of their stronghold
and they redoubled their efforts along
this line
While this was going on. the roofs of
neighboring houses swarmed with
bluecoats who eagerly sought glimpse
of the Anarchists. One of the men
injured in the fighting was David
Williams. who was shot while in his
home several blocks from the scene.
The end of the battle drew near.
shortly after the arrival of the third
their machine guns. BY this time,
too. there were nearly 1,50O policemen
engaged in the attack. A frontal and
rear rush upon the besieged house
was begun and the machine guns
opened such terrific fire that the
house was soon in flames.
The defenders however, did NOT LET
up in their fight They were seen
for the fraction of a second. at one
of the windows, as though gaspine for
air. Even this fleeing glimpse show
ed them streaming with blood. But
still they pumped their automatic pis-
tolls.
Finally, the flames became so hot
that the Anarchists were driven to the
roof of the house. Every window was
now belching flames and smoke. the
smoke tending to conceal the desper-
ADDE'S as they crouched on the roof
of their trap and continued their fusi-
lade.
The fire soon spread to the adioin-
ing ramshackle buildings, threatening
a new disaster. Hundreds Of police
and firemen were forced to turn their
attention to preventing spread of the
flames. but the rattle of shots still
continued. The collapse Of the burn
ing house and the end Of the UNEQUAL
struggle was only a question OF time.
At last the firemen were able to en-
ter the burning house. which the de-
tenders still held from the roof. Home
Secretary Churchill stationed himself
at the door of the house, a POSITION
Of the gravest peril. as it was fear
ed that the house was filled with dyn-
amite or other explosives Momen-
tarily. the great crowd outside expect
ed to see the Anarchists retreat Shot
skyward by an explosion.