The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-20

volyer wound IN back and nifty buckshot
wounds IA body
GBGA. STEPHEN. ~. Car,eret. ten shots In
left leg and three in right leg.
FURTY. john, ~. Chrome; shot twice in
'As
GoRARIsKY. JOHN. 90 Bay way; shot
four times In the leg.
MACHIO, JOHN. Chrome shSt in thigh.
MUsIcA, JOHN. 81. Chrome; six shots in
right leg
PATTY. cARMEN. IS. Chrome shot in LEI;
arm.
At GENERAL HOSPITAL.
-HANTO. ANTON. S.. Carteret; shot In
neck. very serious
SUBOSKN. GEORGE s. Chrome; shot in
leg ana thigh; seriols.
Eight others we're attended by physicians
md went TO their homes.
II was said at the hospitals that most
II the wounded were more or less seriously
1urt The physicians feared that compli-
,ations In most OF the cases might have
disastrous results
First aid to injured work was performed
~ Or. j. J. Reason, druggist and ply
,lcian Dr VI. Jacoby, the borough health
Jfiicer and DR.. Joseph Wantoch. former
lealth officer. Ambulances came from
elizabeth and the wounded were taken
% the General Hospital and the AleNian
Brothers Hospital in that city Others
we're carried of in automobiles and few
we're taken TO Elizabeth on train.
The first explanation the guards gave as
20 the reason for the attack on the strikers
as the statement that strikers had piled
!es on the track 10 make sure the train
you'd stop so they could look for strike
5reakers
Policemen John J. Donovan and Thomas
,'cally, who went from the Borough Hall
% the Williams and Clark station in an
taV, mir lf 4
received word of the shooting, were both
very positive tonight that when they
cached the railroad tracks there wasn't
my sign OF tie or other obstruction in
light
Donovan had been informed that one
OF the guards had been shot and he headed
or the fertilizer plant, determined to
make an arrest He said he was told
~ Assistant Superintendent Keller that
there were no wounded men there, Later
Donovan got word that three rowboa.s
oaded with detectives had headed across
the State Island Sound for Linoleumville.
). !.
Revolver shells Found.
Donovan was assured that none Of the
Guards had used anything but buckshot,
nut he was convinced otherwise later. he
aid when ne picked up forty-three re-
Oliver cartridges. all OF which were empty
Except three, within small radius from
ne station. Fifteen empty shells which
rad contained buckshot also were found.
Sheriff Houghton wasn't long in getting
o the battlefield and when he was asked
why the slaughter was done he said 1T
wouldn't have happened II ! had been
here"
Prosecutor Florance began an investi-
cation as soon as the wounded were car
,s5 away. Private detectives were ques-
Toned in the fertilizer plant and many
Of the strikers were asked about tn.
tfIair at the Borough Hall.
Prosecutor Florance said the deputy
,hcNns insisted that one OF the strikers
attempted to flag the train with a red
sweater and also said other strikers had
placed ties on the track,
The strikers were unanimous in saying
they were not armed and Chief Harrington
backed them up In this statement, declar-
ing that none who had been searched
had a revolver or a gun, The chief said
that since the strike started on January 4
only two STRIKERS had been arrested All
hands were warned, the chief said, that
weapons wouldn't he tolerated,
chief Harrington said the leader OF the
attacking guards was John Fireman, who
came from New York.
~ I'd 10 make arrests, said the
.hrr. "hu; the Prosecutor took the matter
ot' OF Iy NpuGs IT / MA had my way
"a have ARRESTED every one ot them
NoYr.uo. ol.t'E ur ~hs sure 10 obstruc-
ON 'iI hc,u placed ON Tire track at the
W1lilm. and 'trl cation. but the adj
n ;'ed uo saw some between the rails
moi far frgm l"'h' * co.'s plant a;
'H"oWc before the 7;lO a. NJ. train was
Gue.
Il told the strikers We wouldn't stand