Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-19

Desiperro Aleosando. OF Chrome. S
reported by the authorities at tie
Alexian Brothers Hospital, of Eliza
beth, to be in 6 serious condition
and there is every likelihood that he
will die. An operation viii be per
fromed upon him in an effort to saws
his life. He has three wounds IN the
legs and one in his back. Two
others seriously injured are Anton
Canthano, hfty-two years old,
Garteret. and John Sottsxy, twel4g-
eight years old, OF Chrome. IsoLt
these men are in the General Hos
pital, in Elizabeth. where II is stated
that although their wounds are seTi-
Gus there is no immediate danger ii
their lives. The others injured whose
names have so Tar been learned ARE
John Uminsiki. four wounds is sta
stomach; Michael Basky. wounded
in various paris Of the body; starts
iaw Heldy, three wounds in bods
No arrests nave vet been made
Placed Ties on Track.
The rioting occurred about o'csock
this morning, wnen the office met
came down from Elizabeth to 20 TO
work, as they have been doing evers
day since the strike began, on Janu
airy 4. One of the strikers walked far
up the track, and when the train
drew near him he stood IA its path
and waved q red sweater.
The engineer. however, suspecting
that 1t was false signal intended to
stop the train so strikers could board
It. refused to heed it, and kept right
on. He was forced to stop a little
further on, however, because the
vii a II.
When the train came to a standstils
strikers boarded It, saying they wers
looking or strikebreakers.
While this was going on the strikers
were mobilizing around the Williams
d Clark plant. So transformations
were their movements that the depu-
ties did not suspect anything unit
the actual hostihties started.
The sherins deputies and the u1er
from the O'Brien agency say that the
battle had been prearranged by tae
strikers and that they fred the frsE
shots. In front Of the Williams i
Clarke plant is q wide area q
meadow land, and il was here thai
the firing took place.
AS the train stopped 200 strikers
suddenly came from under cover Al
one end of the field, while a like
amount emerged from the other END
They closed in on the fifty OF so depu-
ties, firing as they ran. Many OF them
were armed with revolvers, Others
with stones, clubs and bottles.
The deputies held their ground and
fred into the ranks Men fell here
and there The strikers held their
ground for a few minutes until the
ammunition in their guns was ex-
hausted, then they retreated, throw
ing the stones and bottles as they raa
for cover. In all about 200 shots were
exchanged and the open warfars
lasted about three minutes.
The strikers chose a time for their
attack when most Of the deputies
were in another part Of the borough
Jerry O'Brien's men-about l40 OF
them-were at the Liebig plant, about
a mile and a half away. They wers
notified by telephone and were i'm
medistely sent to the scene Of the dis
order.
The wounded men were taken from
the field and carried to q nearby
house, where they awaited the az
rival Of the ambulances from Eliza
beth. They lay on the field for some
time, however. as no one would 50
near them. fearing their injuries
might be feigned and that they wers
waiting for a chance to use their
weapons at short range.
witnesses say the battle was
like regular military engagement
One man even went so far as TO pull
out his pocket handk kerchief while he
was fleeing as a sign Of truce so thai
the guards would not fire at him
While they were lying on the
ground the wife of one of the injured
men rushed out TO him, pulling her
little daughter by the hand She
knelt down on one side of him, while
the child took his hand and said. loud
enough for those nearest 10 her:
Papa, please come home now"
officials OF the companies say thai
they will not give in to the demands
| OF the strikers. One company, tbs
| williams & Clarke, has discharged tbs
strikers ana has posted q notice ad-
| dressed TO the former employees.
! The notice says that the men viii be
/ taken back II they care TO return bur
/ that they must come back at the OLD
wage, SLIGO, instead of 50. day
| Detective O'Brien and Deputy
Sheriff Houghton went into confer
enee with the officials Of the plants
shortly after noon. with a view ke
providing further protection tonight
It Is expected that the strikers VIII
make another attack under cover of
darkness.
DR.. Edgar Carroll. county phyBi
clan of Middiesex, came here this
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