The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-09-26
SUPERIOR GAR RIOTS
BATTLE BETWEEN MOE OF 5000
AND NON UNIoNISTS IN
STREET RAILWAY STRIKE
POLICE RESCUE CREW.
Flying Glass and Missiles
Desperate Revolver
Battle.

Superior, WtSc0nS1l.-F1ye thOu
sand frenzied, shrieking, strike-crazed
men, women and boys did thousands
Of dollars worth of damage to street
cars here that will be out Of commits
sion until almost rebuilt, injured &c
persons and then stormed the com
pany's barns on Fourth street and Og
den avenue.
The police were powerless. Sheriff
Edward McKinnon was ordered to
swear in deputies 10 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 at Ogden and Belknap. The
sound of shattered glass was the sig,
nal for the mob to 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-
tor, motorman and policeman in the
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 III the Car was shattered TO bits
and the police in 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 m was struck with a
rock and a deep cash inflicted.
Patrolman Arthur Zimmerman stood
by his post on the car amid a contin-
uou 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
crowd and drew up alongside the car.
Captain Olson and Officers Hunter,
Miller and Hawkins boarded the car
and kidnapped" the crew. They were
placed in the machine, which was
driven hurriedly through the mob. A
huge piece of sandstone paving block
was thrown and officer Hunter re-
ceived 1t 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
struck by a rock and fell under the
feet of the crowd. He was trampled
on. Officer Hawkens while trying to
get to him was struck an awful blow
with a huge stone.
The spiriting away of the men sig
nailed the crowd to take possession
of the car.
Nearly 200 boarded the car. II was
stripped of shades, sashes, bell cords,
lights and everything that could be
torn loose.
At a slow pace it went down Tower
avenue followed by thousands of wild
ly cheering people.
The car men took the a into the
barns while on its sides, on top, in
front and back was a mass of human
ity having wrecked the car almost be-
yond repair.
The rioters gathered at the barns
and the sound of crashing glass was
renewed.
Less than five minutes later an
other car was treated in a similar man
ner.
After running riot until tired out,
the mob broke up into small squads
and finally dispersed