New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-14
Rioters Set Fire to the Railway
Station and HurI Bricks at
Firemen Who Work
on Blaze.
GIRLS SMASH 1000 WINDOWS
Governor Wilson Says He Will
Order the Militia to Perth
Amboy if Situation De-
mands It-Gatling
Guns Mounted.


Perth Amboy, y. J., June 19.-Two
thousand strikers congregated in FROM
Of the American Smelling and Refining
Company's plant Al o'clock o-night
and set fire to M trolley station. which
necessitayed calling cut the Fire De
partment. At the sight of the apparatus
and men the strikers became infuriated
end showed their spirit with a fuslade Of
bricks.
John A. Danner and Charles Mckenzie
were hit and taken 10 the hospital
Strikers surrounded the burning building
and did their best TO stop the fireiiShters
from playing water ON the fire. At last
Chief Frank CominGs ordered that the
streams be directed on the mob. The
effect was immediate. but rot lasting.
At $50 o'clock the fight again started
and more bricks were forthcoming, when
the mob fired tho fence surrounding the
$40 900, 600 factory. At this point the
guards surrounding the factory fired over
the heads Of the rioters and drove them
back. Frank Hcnever and Howard
Thompson. attached To Sheriff Boil
schweiler, were hit on the heads with
bricks.
This evening a meeting Of the thirteen
hundred girls on strike from the Perth
Amboy cigar factory was held. The
union leaders in this city will have moth
ing to do with this section Of the strik
ers. This is where the Industrial Work
-
Labor men lay the blame for disorder
directly TO Arnoff Linde. the righthand
man of William II. Hayward. After the
girls had walked out Of the plant they
met in the open. and following the tao
tics of the Industrial Workers OF the
World, smashed over a thousand win
dows In the three story brick building.
Governor Wilson sent Adjutant Cen
eral Sadler here tonight with the mes
sage that he would supply troops II
needed. II is probable that they will be
ordered Trolley communication has
been cut off again. Five cars we're
stoned and held up tonight. Both the
plants of the smelling company and the
Barber Asphalt Paving Company have
been equipped with powerful search
lights which are being played upon the
surging crowds tonight. Additional
picked men, armed with rifles, are pro-
tecting the plants and arc ordered to
fire on those who may attempt to scale
the fence surrounding the plant.
Gatine Guns in Place.
Two small gatlng guns have been se'
one at the office Of the smelling works
while the other fcldpeCc Is at the cast
ern end of the plant of the asphalt com
pany. Everything is in readiness f"r
the battle royal If the strikers try TO
gain admittance. Officials OF the Barber
Asphalt Company refused point blank
TO concede t. the demands made by thr
men. They want a working day Of nine
hours, with n II per cent increase Of
wages; lockers built for their belongings,
quit work at > o'clock on Saturdays,
time and onehalf for overtime and that
ali those on strike he taken back.
II. G.. Alexander, superintendent Of the
smelling concern, and Superintendent !.
G. Fowler of the Barber Asphalt Com
pany are firm In their refusal 10 give In
Superintendent Herman Of the cigar fac
tory tonight said that no increase woull
he forthcoming even if the factory would
have to seek other quarters. Superin-
tendent Connor of the Standard Under
ground Gable Company said that if nee.
cssary his firm would remain closed for
the next six months before they give I'm.
Al 1870 O'Clock tonight the mob said
they would cut the electric light wires
and two telegraph poles were fred.
A Iull followed the night OF storm at
Perth AmLoy, but lasted only until 10
O'Clock I'm the morning. by that time ne
strikers had beer able to rcplcnish their
Individual stocks OF frenzy producing red
eve" AZ consequence they attacked the
thirty deputy shcriffs guarding the plant
OF the American Smelling and Refining
Company. The deputies promptly empucd
their revolvers above the heads of the
charging rioters one Of whom reached MP
and brought down a bullet hole through the
palm of his right hand.
Girls in Strikers Ranks.
The wounded striker gave such a snor-
ing Polish name at the hospital that the
attendant Immediately booked him az John
smith" In a company of fifty or seventy
five comrades he had infiamed himself To
the point of sto>ming the smelling plant
to get at the men working inside. The
rioters used sticks and stones on the guard
ing deputies, who opposed them at first
only with clubs When they found the clubs
made no impression. however. the depu-
ties drew and fired their revolvers. Imme-
diately the strikers broke and fled I'm dis
order. failing TO return to the attack. Sew
oral guardians Of the peace received bruises
and decorations from the strikers sticks
and stones. but none required medical at
tention.
Shortly after noon about seventeen hum
dred men, women and girls Joined the ranks
of the industrial rebels. About twelve hum
dred of these recruits. mostly girls, left
tho nIant OF the Perth Amboy Tobacco
Company after giving notice In the morning
of their intention to walk out. The fire.
nroofing works of Henry Maurer & Co. lost
the other five hundred all of them men.
AT the Rartan Copper Works about iif-
,..n hundred men have threatened to Join
,he strike unless they get more pay. but at
:, late hour yesterday afternoon. although
they had reached no settlement with their
emnIoyers. they were still working.
THE New Jersey Terra Gotta Company
Loaf five hundred employees to the strikers
On the morning, but after gathering on
-. .ornors and talking the stlIati1 nm