The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24
Work Train Makes Trip With
out Being Molested,
While Guardsmen
Watch.
WAS A NOISY NIGHT
Half Of the Town of Dcpew Was
Armed and All Night Lang There
Was Promiscious
Shooting,

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
BUFFALO,, N. Y, March 24.-The
bayonets of their rifles glistening in
the sun, militiamen stationed on the
platforms Of coaches composing the
Buffalo work train for Depsw, pre-
sented formidable appearance as
the local passed Lancaster today and
there was no attack by strikers and
their sympathizers who lined the de-
pot platform in large numbers. The
train continued into the stockade of
the Gould Coupler company's yards
at Depew, where battalion of the
Seventy-fourth regiment und ar Major
Athur Kemp was on guard. The ap-
pearance of the soldiers awed tho
strikers, for the time baing at least.
Knots of men gathered at a point out
side the stockade gates and watched
the proceedings in silence. Less than
200 strike breakers made the trip from
Buffalo on the work train today.
Usually there are from 700 to 1000.
There will b. law and order at
Depew If it becomes necessary to call
out the entire Fourth brigade de-
clared Sheriff Bak .r who was on the
greund early today. He said he had
at first hoped to handle the situation
without resorting to the militia, but
fosfyd it was hopeless : to send hiA
handful of men out to Depew to tackle
from 500 to 1000 rioters. All night
there was promiscious shooting. 1t
seemed as if one half the village had
supplied itself with guns and ammu-
milton and was bent on sesing how
much damage 1t could do. When Spe
cial Deputy Thomas Fogart, in charge
of deputies, was shot through both
jaws by a striker last night, Sheriff
Frederick C. Becker callsd on Briga-
der General Samuel M. Welsh of the
Fourth brigade and asked for aid.
The Seventy-fourth regim ant was as
sembled at 1890 this morning and at
l o'clock an order was issued assemb-
ling the Sixty-flfth regiment. Only
about 800 soldiers are now on duty,
but an order for more will bs follow
carrying another thousand to the
scene of the trouble. Present indica-
tions are that thu Gould plant may be
closed down indefinitely This will
Zoe a great blow to Depew in as muci,
as the company has employed $500
men and is the chief industry OF the
town.
Besids IS Stanilaus Skonlonski, kill.
ed in yesterdays strike riot, nine men
were badly injured. They are in hos
pitals today suffering from sunshot
wounds, knife wounds and bruises
Several times during the morning.
gathering mcbs were quickly dispers-
ed at the point of the bayonets. There
were no serious disorders. When the
strikers began to gather about the
entrances Of the Gould Coupler COM
pany, they were LET by armed troops.
Patrols were established and went
through the entire town of Depew,
dispensing crowds which gathered at
svery corner. This display had a very
quieting effect on the men and no
signs Of disorder were shown. Colonel
Wolf Of the Seventy-fourth regiment
stationed men in all of thu shops and
this afternoon he will hold 8. confer
ence with saloon keepers and warn
them that unless they keep within
their bounds. he will close their
places
1t is the belief OF the train crew
and officials Of the Gould company that
many men injured in yesterdays
battle are being cared for at the
homes of strikers in Depew.
The one display of resistance the
refusal Of the street car crews at Buff
fa!o to man the trolley cars carrying
the militia to the Lackawanna rail-
road station The demonstration oc
CURED in front of the Ssventy-fourth
regiment armory and was quickly
mctormen and conductors into the
street at the point of bayonets.
Street car men affiliated with the
union, which formed the great street
car strike last April, were today dis
cussing what action between men
and soloiers should be taken. Talk
OF another street car strike was heard
about headquarters, but such action
is very improbable. they say.