The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04

LONDON. Jan 3.-2H London has been
stirred By the battle waged today be-
n tween anarchists oil the one side and
hundreds of police. infantry and artillery
men on the other. How many of the
anarchists band took part in the en-
gagement. which was fought in and
around barricaded house in Sidney
street in the east end. is not definitely
known. After a search Of the debris OF
the burned structure. portions OF only
, two bodies have been discovered They
consist of the trunk and part of the
head Of one man and a few charred bones
Of another. II is the opinion Of some tina Il
two desperadoes alone for many hours
held the police and militia q bay.
Thousands docking from all parts OF
London witnessed the spectaCle--a steady
y rain of bullets. flashes OF fire smoke
pouring from the windows the house in
flames. and finally men OH the roof,
shouting defiance and falling into the
scething furnace.
A police sergeant. searching for the
burglars who. only a few nights ago.
killed four policemen. was reconnoite ring
around the Sidney street house in the
early hours OF the morning. Suddenly a
shot WAS fired and the sergeant fell with
bullet through the lung. \ call for
police was sounded and the entire neigh
borhood was corGoned.
In Pitched Battle,
Persons were driven from their houses
and a pitched battle began between those
loriressed in the house and the police.
me scot guards from the tower were
hastily dispatched TO the scene and later
battery OF artillery with gatllng guns
cane at double c-quick. Their pieces were
placed IN position. but they did not open
nIe steady stream of bullets played
ocIWeen the contending forces.
Inc g0JrGSmen took uD sheltered r,n-
sluons. hrlng volley after vollcy into the
house, Piles Of straw were cast In all
directions and lighted in the hope tha,
me desperadoes would be smoked ont.
~ idsl sparks were observed shooting
ron the windows. accompanied by
clouds OF smoke and here and there
'iaines' tiremen stretched their hose
ana Threw water Oh the adjoining strlics
7 iufes Soon they directed their streams
against tlle stronghold OF the despera :
docs. "hich was ihen burning ;icrccly.
Into seething Flames.
prlven from the lower floors. the an
aieh'sis made their way to the roof.
wneIe II seemed 10 the Watching thou
:thds several forms could be seen amidst
. me smoke Then the roof collapsed. and
with J, went the mcu
Not SiEcc the news Of the British dis
os'ei" al the opening OF the South Ar
rcan campaign has the country been so
arouscd Us bv todays scenes at Step
ne! The newspapers call loudly for a
'nofe effective means of dealing with the
ttowlng horrors % alien immigration, no
oeu9t orinS Ecld that the desDcradoes s:
VINO lei ;od1y were anarchists. a search
OF lilc hcSis9ci house after the ruins hal
,pul,l a little. revealed in cupboard Il
ia'Ee numh"r Of what appeared 10 be uu-
'hlSH"d metal dynamite bombs
Al present there is no evidence that
VIC house had any other occupants than
found
l,rtn
t;e ne!gh5orhood until late hour to-
WEE'. but strict police quad was
maintained and ii was impossible for
'hose without authority 20 get close TO
,be nail wrecked building. Two fami-
leE who occupied the lower floors OF This
ocl!dlEs were withdrawn by the police
nclpre thc fighting began and they pro-
ieSs le knu" nothing of how the dcs-
lcradoes gained access. The latter aD-
peir"d 10 nave been In rooms rented hy
u Russian woman. Bessie Gcrshon. who
is now under arrest with other suspects.
AGAINST whom. however no charge has
bfen made,
The police officials show aGgravalion
az the calling out of the soldiers Thcv
Express confidence that they could have
nahoicd the affair without the help OF
we MILITARY. The last occasion on which
,nc military was so employed was At the
uTn" cf tho notorious Trafalgar Square
riots. when John Burns was arrested.
Even then the soldiers did not fire.
Identity Is ODscured.
IL Is difficult to establish the Identity
oi the dead dcspersdocs. hut. according
10 reports. II is practically certain that
one Is Dutch Fritz'. and that the other
u not Peter the Painter" for whom the
police arc still searching. II seems that
When detectives got TN" inmates OF the
loWer rooms out OF the house, the diff
cultTs remained To remove the woman:
>GIershon. who was sleeping on the upper
Noor Finally rusc was adopted.
woman from Il lower floor went up and
sWakencd ,he GcrShcn woman and begged
yer 10 descend. as the woman's husband
MAS Ill. She complied with the request
ana was arrested.
according To an unconfirmcd report.
swncn threatened by the police. she con-
i,esscd that Dutch Fritz and Peter the
aainter' were sleeping upstairs. This
s.cTy IL doubted as II Is believed the
ponce ponce had been previously Informed from
oiner quarters.
:, mere lis another story. that after the
iIjng had practically ceased on the part
y, W INC besiegcd. the police at the rear
~ tnc building heard muffied shots with
~, ioHoWrd by groans, and IL is supposed
one anarchists may have used their last
sai.lrldgcE 10 shoot each other or 10 com
,hit suicide. The method OF their death.
,WioNStver probably will never be estnb-
i,iIsHed. but bullet wounds were found OF
M remain. Of both bodies. Further de-
row
~! The wounded are doing well. Ser
1usht Lccsot Is In a serious condition.
"ot lB expected to recover.