New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-29
sTREE1CAR HEAD
STANDS OFF MOB
At WLKES-BARRE
In Nightshirt, Dehes
Crowd with Shotgun
Wife Armed with Pistol.
10000 STORM DOORS
OF PRINCIPAL HOTEL
Citizen, Attacked, Shoots and Is
Arrested-Nine Men Beaten
In All.Day Rioting.
rr,n . s..n Correspondent os N. Tribunal

IN Ali.Ddy NiO'ihS'
frern . stsr Correspondent q ne Inoune'l
wylkes-Barre, Penn, Nov. 2S.-Riot-
,,s which began in Nsnticoke this noon
v.p. over this end Of the Wyoming
v,lIev and eliminated tonight In
.owl,ns mob about the doors Of the
Startling, the leading hotel Of the city,
vhsn two train dispatchers, beaten and
bleeding. sought asylum there from the
crowd. Employees barred the entrance
10 the hotel until the police, missing
until the damage was over, appeared
and lsisurely dispersed the disturbers'
At 10 o'clock tonight word was re-
eeivsd that a crowd was marching upon
tbs house Of Thomas A. Wright, vice.
oresident and general manager OF the
company Wright was notihed' ana
when the crowd arrived he was waiting
for Il on his veranda clad only in a
night shirt and gripping a repeating
shotgun.
"if you don't get away from this
place and keep away" he cried, there
will be something doing. Come on these
grounds and will shoot. You know me-
Now GIT"
Shortly afterward a detail OF city
police arrived. but members OF
Wright's household were then arrang-
ing to do guard duty themselves, Mrs
Wright taking her turn with an auto
mstio pistol.
The explanation Of the police for the
not in the centre of the city is that
the afternoon men had gone to dinner
and the night force had not gone on
duty.
At the time Of the riot the dining
rooms Of the Sterling we're filed with
quests, who were brought to their feet
By wells from the street As they ran
into the hotel Hobbies two brothers,
George and Lewis Anderman, staggered
IN. Yelling for help. The crowd sought
10 work It's way past clerk who had
hastily thrown his bulk In their way
Others Of the hotel force went to the
assistance Of the two men who. after
q physician had attended them, were
nut 70 bed In the hotel under the care
Of trained nurses.
Chauffeur Beaten.
Hardly had the diners Of the Sterling
resumed their places at table when
the sound Of battle again resounded'
hi, time from the private entrance to
The hotel, where half dozen men
leaped from an automobile and began
pounding an inofensive chauffeur who
was waiting for fare and who was
mistaken for the chauffeur Of James
A. Waddell, in charge Of the new en-
uloyes OF the road. This man escaped
more lightly than the dispatchers had.
while his assailants. assisted by the
mob, escaped. Later another automo-
bile load made its appearance near the
Woods Street barn Of the company
where 400 employees Of the company are
housed, but were scared away.
The most serious trouble came few
minutes later, when Charles Costello
new employe of the company, was
set upon BY mob in the public square
lad, when cornered, pulled q revolver
and ,hot. The crowd fell back, and
policeman grabbed him and COM
psnion and hustled them into the Ster-
ling for safe keping. In a few minutes
mob OF ten thousand were batterlng
tt the doors Of the hotel, demanding 10
Be let at them. The two policemen on
tsty pleaded with the crowd to go
home. assuring them that the men were
under arrest and would be charged
NTH attempted murder. The charge
against both is carrying concealed
weapons. and against one FOR assault
With intent 20 kill.
Women in Panic.
While this was going on riot call
vas sounded, bringing superintendent
sf Police Roberts and few policemen
. the hotel. While they were still IN
rce the doors another man-this one
ttiEen not connected with the com
tsay-yas set upon and forced into
ne hotel for safety. Within the hotel
hs guests, largely women, were IN a
rate Of panic. Those with rooms
ifenting OF Market Street were advised
Keep away from their windows as
nS,,sr Of safety.
About this time two linemen OF the
company were set upon in distant
pan Of the city and badly beaten be-
'oI. aic could get 20 them.
Ihs trouble to-day began about noon,
.hsh ear arrived In Plymouth. lnme-
.skly II was set upon by crowd,
xilng behind screen Of women and
.horsn. The state constabulery went
me mob, and, swinging right and
VS. rescued the car crew. They TOOK
SErisoners.
ABOUT this time, In NsnticOke, car
u sst upon by q mob armed with
r'fks, and the conductor. Charles
ssthsf. was knocked 70 the street by
~ which broke his leg. His motor
80 not knowing Of the accident, pro-
sSsos1, leaving him lying In the road.
~ vas being kicked about when an
''f ear came along.
.'th controller and switch iron the
.aesetor and motormsn drove the
100 v cOyer ard took the man 70 the
.vssr IN Edwsrdsyills ears were
'>hs1 repeatedly and there two con