The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-15
FIRE ON STRIKERS
One Workman Killed and Three
Wounded at Perth Amboy

Wounded at Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy, N. ]. June 15-Three
hundred and fifty men in fighting
trim. with automatic revolvers, re-
peating rifles and many rounds OF
soft nosed bullets in their cartridge
belts, were sworn in yesterday after
noon and last night as deputy sher-
iffs to quell the mob of strikers whose
activities yesterday took the form OF
an attackon the big plant of the Am
erican smelling and refining COM
pany at Perth Amboy, N. j. Under
direction of Sheriff Bollschweilled,
the defensive force took command of
the roadway leading past the plant.
Their orders were to keep the strlk-
ers moving and to shoot II necessary
Within the high paling surrounding
the works 60 guards with 30-40 repeat
ing rifles were stationed at vantage
points to prevent a repetition Of the
rioting OF yesterday morning when
one man was killed and three wound
ed in an attempt to burn the fence
and storm the plant.
Atop high steel tank just inside
the paling there were stationed yes
terday afternoon a gatling gun and
many hundred rounds of ammunition.
| The weapon commands the roadway,
and its men have orders to use 1t if
| the rioters gain access to the works.
There are now approximately 5000
men and women on strike ~at six
plants. The strike which started
with the wakout of 1900 men at the
| refinery because they were not grant
ed an increase. rs cents a day now
embraces teh following plants: Perth
Amboy Cigar company, 1900 women;
Barber Asphalt works, 900 men; Stan
dard Underground Gable company
1000 men; Atlantic Terra Gotta com
pany, $50 men; H. Rosenthal Hand
kerchief company, 500 women and 80
men.
Sheriff Bolschweiler will not call
for troops until he is convinced tina
his force of deputies cannot cope with
the situation The sheriff conferred
frequently throughout the day with
| Adjt. Gen. Sadler of the National
Guard. who was sent by Gov. Wilson
to investigate. Gen. Sadler said he
was reporting almost hourly to the
governor, who was IN close touch with
affairs
Five hundred strikers held mass
meeting late yesterday at Pulaski hall
and appointed committee OF two ia
wait upon Jesse Seaman, general
manager OF the American Smelling
and Refining company plant, for a
ranIv IN their demands Mr. Seaman
informed the committee that the de
mand would not be considered until
the rioting ceased. One OF the lead
ers. when informed of Mr.. Seaman's
reply said: "They have got to grant
; our demands: II they don't we will
blow the whole works up
A thousand striking laborers storm
ed the plant of the company in thu
morning and were fred on by deputy
= sherlffs. One striker was almost in
stantly killed, and three others were
wounded. With the first volley thu
strikers fell back The man killed
was Steven Dudock He was sho
, twice through the neck Those In
4 jured were taken to a hospital in
[ critical condition. The strikers sue
ceeded In setting fire to part OF tn
fence surrounding the works befor
J they were driven back by the rain o
bullets. After retreating. out o
range they held parley and the strik
, leaders declared that they woul,
make another charge and get insid
of the works even at the cost OF NOR
b lives.