The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
SUPERIOR CAR RIOTS
BATTLE BETWEEN MOB OF 5000
AND NON UNIONiSTS IN
STREET RAILWAY STRIKE
POLICE RESCUE CREW.
Number Of Passengers injured BY
Flying Glass and Missiles
Desperate Revolver
Battle.

Superior. Nisconsih.-Five thou
sand frenzied, %shrieking. s~trike-cra2et
men. women and boys did thousand.
Of dollars worth OF damage 10 street
cars here that will be out of commits
sion until almost rebuilt. injured sc
persons and then stormed the con
pany's barns on Fourth street and OG
den enu
The police were powerless. Sheriff
Edward McKinnon was ordered &c
swear in deputies to preserve order
and save human life.
The damage done TO the property OF
the street railway company cannot be
estimated. Cars were shattered and
ripped by the mob.
Riots Begin After Parade.
The rioting started when the huge
parade of striking carmen and hun.
dreds of sympathizers terminated at a
hotel at Belknap and Tower streets.
Just as the band stopped playing a car
came into view from the east end and
stopped ar Ogden and Belknap. The
sound of shattered glass was the sig.
nal for the mob 10 storm the car.
TO describe the scene that followed
is almost impossible. Every ~conceiv-
able object that could be picked up
and thrown was hurled at the conduc.
cars. A hail OF stones was followed
by a volley Of clubs. cans, bottles and
pieces of metal.
AT the first volley every pane of
glass in the car was shattered TO bits
and the police I'm the car attempted
to draw the blinds.
The conductor and motorman stood
their ground for a time, but the
steady stream of missiles forced them
to crawl under the seats, cut and
bleeding.
Many in the crowd were struck.
One aged woman was struck with a
rock and a deep cash inflicted.
Patrolman Arthur Zimmerman stood
by his post on the car amid a contin-
nous shower. He was slightly cut by
flying glass.
Patrolman Chris Peterson attempt
ed twice TO force the car through the
crowd but was forced back. Finally
the big police touring car charged the
and drew up alongside the car.
Captain Olson and Officers Hunter,
Miller and Hawkins boarded the al
and kidnapped" the crew. They were
placed in the machine. which was
driven hnrriedly through the mob. A
huge piece of sandstone paving block
was thrown and Officer Hunter re-
IT on the back OF his head.
simultaneously the wind shield was
shattered and in the face of flying
glass and stones the conductor and
motorman were hurried TO safety.
During the tumult a young boy was
by a rock and fell under the
feet Of the crowd. He was trampled
On. Officer Hawkins while trying to
get 10 him was struck an awful blow
with a huge stone.
The spiritlng away OF the men sig
nailed the crowd to take possession
Of the car.
Nearly zoo boarded the car. It was
OF shades. snshes. bell cords,
lights and everything that could be
torn loose.
At a slow pace it went down Tower
venue followed by thousands of wild
cheering people.
The car men took the car into the
barns while on its sides. on top. in
and back was a mass of human
ty having wrecked the car almost be-
,ond repair.
The rioters gathered at the barns
and the sound of crashing glass was
renewed.
Less than five minutes later an.
other a was treated in a similar man
ner.
After running riot until tired out,
the mob broke up into small squads
and finally dispersed.