The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-22
SCENES At BAYONNE

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from the strikers. who insisted that
the guards had no right of the com
panvs property. They picked up
bricks flashed revolvers and brand
iShed knives, and made a dash at
some OF the guards, compelling tneh
I to- retreat within the gates. In the
rush Fred Whitney, a policeman, was
slaehed on the arm, and several OF
the guards were struck or beaten up
so that they had to be taken 10 the
+ Temporary hospital inside the gates,
General Battle Follows.
At the gates the strikers laced
+ leveIied revoIvers and hesttated. Their
numbers were steadily increasing as
! shots echoed. down Twenty second
street The result was that when the
strikers near the gates faced about
they saw a group of about fifteen
/ guards In the avenue. Al the same
moment reinforcements OF strikers
/ turning into the avenue faced those
guards.
/ A vigorous battle ensued for sew
Leral minutes. Several of the guards
considered themselves lucky to CLIMB
the fence and escape.
Twelve of the guards got inside the
a general assault on the building,
Throwing stones and firing bullets at
II until every window was smashed.
The men rushed the building several
times and In those encounters re-
/ velvers cracked many times. 1t was
here that Police Inspector Daniel
Cady and Chief of Police Reilly did
some hghtfng. Cadv's horse was shot.
! Cady. who was seated in buggy.
leaped to the ground and with drawn
revolver led his men against me
strikers. He received blow on the
ankle from a brick that felled him.
The strikers. their blood up, be-
came holder still Patrolmen Lang
tree McGeehsn and Harris were
struck on the face and legs by fying
missiles The strikers came at them
more fiercely than ever Among the
/ men I'm the front ranks was John
Steransak, nineteen years old. of 80
Prospect Avenue, Bayonne His
sleeves rolled up. his tnair tumbied, he
was shouting wildly as he dashed
forward. He received three shots, one
striking him in the head and knocking
him unconscious, He died after being
taken to the hospital.
Others Bowied Over.
The policemen used their revolvers
after that with more careful aim. and
} the result WAS that four or five strik-
ers were howled over with shots In
their legs or arms. Others were laid
low by well aimed blows from heavy
: clubs.
: Repulsed In their efforts to get
their hands on the guards, some of
= the strikers turned to the Tidewater
oil Company. directly across the
; street from the engine mouse. They
i Il L.. so
Of the employees there TO quit, but they
were determined TO make a more
vicious demonstration. They got in
side the yard. and while some of the
, men were threatening the employees,
others set Are to the small office near
the gate. Another man sAnot work =
man who refused TO leave his post.
The greater part of the city's fire
department answered the fire alarm
and auickly put out the blaze. The
strikers stood by and laughed at the
firemen.
The fire out the Tidewater Com
pany decided to close its plant, and
sent its 500 men home.
....,,.s.aa Another Mones fnGler~. ..g......ss,.
Almost Immediately afterward
Sheriff Eugene Kinkead, Of Hudson
i County, appeared on the scene. He
! received "A cheer from the strikers and
standing up in his automobile. he
made a speech, urging the men to be
i peaceful and promised to help them
In every way. He suggested that the
strikers hold meeting. which he
would attend. and formulate tHneir de-
mands. He promised TO arrange an
, interview with the officials Of the
company. The strikers promised to
do that.
The sheriff then went to the City
Hall of Bavonne. where he had con-
! ference with Mayor Garven. and
Henry Wilson, commissioner of pub
lie safety. Roth the mayor and the
commissioner admitted then their in
bility to cope with the situation, but
the sheriff argued with the mayor not
to ask for the militia, He said he
could control the situation. The Of
f1cials agreed to give him an oppor-
tunity to see what he could do.
The sheriff went to the meeting of
the strikers in Mydosh Hall, at TWEEN
ty-first Street and listened while the
4 men formulated the demands. You've
got to get those guards off the street
or wen kill them" the sheriff was
told -hy some of the strikers. I'VE
won't stand for any Roosevelt deputies
out here
I,ae sheriff made n long, impas-
| stoned speech In which he ayoweG
his friendship for the laboring man.
and was cheered. He promised not
to ploy deputies Il have given in
structions," he said. "for the arrest of
the twelve guards in the fire house
now. for they had no right to march
on the streets | shall have them re-
moved from the fire house. and I
promise YOU that no more guards will
appear on the streets"
! Outline Their Demands.
At the suggestion of the sheriff, the
strikers outlined their demands. Paul
Supir~ki. a lawyer OF Jersey City, who
has been engaged as leader for the
strikers made speech, in which he
outlined the demands Of the strikers.
He asked for a IS per cent increase
for the barremakers and for the still
cleaners. A committee was appointed
TO go with the sheriff and with George
II Nickers assistant county prosecutor.
To call on George G. Clifford, general
manager. and Superintendent Hen
! messy
] The arrangement pleased the strik-