Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-21
Strike, Fomented by Outsid-
ers, Results in Bloodshed
When Police Shoot.
DEMANDS NOT KNOWN
Company Willing TO Listen
to Them-Horse Shot
Under Inspector.

New York, July 21.-R Rioting during
which John Nolosly, IS years old, waa
killed and nearly sixty others we're in-
1ured, marked the second day Of the
strike of worlmen at the plant of the
Standard Oil company Of New jersey
at Bayonne, N. J.
The workers, most Of whom are OF
foreign birth and unorganized, gath
cred at the gates of the plant, and
disorder, which then began, lasted un-
til nearly noon. At that time the po-
lice, assisted by deputy sherihs and
fremen, brought the situation under
temporary control at least The police
say several thousand persons took
part in the attack.
OF the SO injured taken to the Bay
onne hospital, 30 are men and boys
who fought about the gates OF the
plant; the other three are policsnen-
Inspector Cady's horse was sho&
from under him and later he narrowly
escaped serious injury when surround
ed by rioters near a fire house where
he had gone to stop an attack.
Sheriff Kinkead Of Hudson county
arrived shortly after noon and took
command Of affairs. In an endeRvor TO
bring an end to disorder by means
Of persuasion, the sheriff, soon after
his arrival, rode In his automobile 20
a square where a crowd OF 500 persons
were assembled to discuss the strfAro
and watch the gates
Standing In his car, he addressed Ella
crowd telling the men they must re-
main orderly, and what his duties
were In the situation. Re called On
every man who woald obey him TO
hold up his hand, and a majority did
So
Sheriff Kinkead spoke for half an
hour and several times the men cheer
ed his statements, especially his prom
ise TO do what he could to settle this
difficulty. A committee Of three was
appointed by the men 10 meet Sheriff
Kinkead later in the day.
There were three separate attacks
by the rioters today. The first was at
the fire house OF an engine company
and here all the windows were brok-
en-. after which the crowd moved on
and attacked the police near the main
gate Of the Standard Oil plant Three
rioters were injured by bullets from
the policemen's pistols before the
crowd left
The rioters then made their way TO
the plant Of the Tidewater OIL com
pany, half q mile away, which re-
maiued In operation today though the
strikers had been led TO believe that
the men there would join them today.
AS they approached the plant 1900
OF the men there left their work and
marched out to the crowd, but appar-
emily this did not satisfy the rioters,
as they made a rush al the police on
guard
First Shots Have No Effect.
The most serious fighting Of the day
followed and it was during this attack
that Molosky was Killed and a ma
Jority Of the injured received their
wounds. The police at first, it Is stat
ed, fred over the heads Of the rioters.
but when this had no effect they shot
directly into the crowd. Even this did
not stop the rioters and the police were
almost out Of ammunition when help
arrived and the situation was brought
under control.
Some time after this fight occurred
a small Office building of the Tidewater
company was discovered In flames and
the building was virtually destroyed
before the fire could be controlled. The
origin Of the FIRE is unknown.
This afternoon the Standard oil off,
cials landed 200 men from tugs at the
plant, presumably deputies who viii
assist in guarding the works.
No Troops to Be Sent
Trenton, n. J., July 21-Mayor Gar
ven of BayOnne asked the governors
Office here today TO send troops to
Bayonne. The request was not grant
ed and no troops viii be sent unless
a request comes from Sheriff Kinkead
OF Hudson county and then only after
every local remedy has been ex-
hausted.
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