Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-13

l'Tldge TO fepel a threatened NV
dynamite vas placed beneath the
made ready to blow it up the MON
Later reports said that the situa-
ton at S%truthers was under control,
cut troops would be kept on duty there
TO prevent further trouble.
By afternoon state troops We're in
full control of the situation at East
Youngstown and it is expected that
complete martial law would be de-
clared before night in order to prevent
any new outbreaks after nightfall.
A of morgues n hospitals
today gave a list of one dead and %
injured, as the result of last nights
steel strike rioting in East Youngs-
town.
He was about % years old and was
shot while in the act of looting a store.
Youngstown, Ohio, Jan. S.-Fearing
a new outbreak of rioting this morning
when a crowd Of strike sympathizers
gathered On the hill owe the Youngs-
own Sheet & Tube Co. plant, Brig.
Gen. John G. Speaks ordered four
Cleveland militia companies of he
Fifth regiment to the strike scene. Two
companies marched into the plant to
reinforce 100 strike guards and the
other two companies patrolled the OPP
poSite hill to prevent mobs organizing.
Operations at the mill are entirely sus-
pended today and no attempt was made
to operate it.
Three hundred of it's employees are
marooned il the plant where they
spent the night for safety ard to keep
fires going.
Youngstown, Ohio. Jan. s.-with
three regiments of the Ohio national
guard, under command of Brig. Gen.
John c.. Speaks, %patrolling the smould-
ering ruins of the village of East
Youngstown or encamped in the mills
tiles here today expressed the opinion
that for the present at least an end
has been put to the wild scene of
rioting and footing which marked last
night and left the thriving little city
a mass of ruins. One life is known
to have beer lost, fully 10 blocks of
the town, including the entire bust
eral thousands of people were driven
from their homes. The loss is placed
at no less than $1,000, 900.
Physicians who We're called to look
after the wounded placed the number
at 100, although only Is had been
brought to hospitals here. While the
majority had been shot. there were
illdily MOulQS from knives.
There was no liquor question to
settle in East Youngstown today for
of the 20 saloons all but two had been
burned and those had beer looted.
Two weeks ago laborers of the Repub-
lie Iron & Steel company struck for an
increase in wages of from 1872 to 25
cents an hour. The Youngstown Sheet
& Tube company offered them 221a
cents an hour Immediately after the
limited Sf1taS Steal pnrrnra lion hn6
announced it's increase of 10 per cent
for laborers. This was rejected by the
workers and the strike has since been
in progress. Reports today are prev
alent that strike breakers had beer
imported, which precipitated the trou-
BILE.
How Trouble Started.
The trouble began late yesterday
when the day shift at the plant of the
quit for the day. The plant is located
OF the flats of the Mahoning river,
several hundred feet from the hill
side on which is built East Youngs-
town, where most of the workmen live.
The mills are reached from the town
by a high bridge. spanning the rail-
road yards. This bridge has been
carefully guarded by private watch
men since the laborers at the plant
several days ago joined the laborers
Of the Republic Iron < Steel company
and other mills for an advance OF %
cents q day.
A crowd Of men and vfonen eatifna-
ted at geo had gathered at the East
youngstown end of the bridge and
jeered the woriinen as they crossed.
Suddenly a shot was fired and guards,
taking this as a signal. fired over the
heads of the crowd. The mob replied
and another volley came. A number OF
persons, including two fell to
the ground and the mob broke and
ran up the hillside. A block away
they REFORMED and almost Immediately
set fire to the building occupied by the
tube company's employment bureau.
A little later they fired a small ware
house and then turned their attention
to private property.
Saloon First Looted.
A saloon stood on the corner and a
rush was made for the door. A shout
Ing CROWD quickly looted the place and
then a match was applied. a clothing
store nearby was next entered and the
stock passed out to the constantly
growing crow in the street by those
inside. When the footing was finished
tn. place was fired.
BY this time the mob was in a frenzy.
Liquor was passed around freely, and
those who had no cups scooped it ur
IN the hallows Of their hands. Within
half an hour other stores had been
looted and the fire was spreading
rapidly
For fully an hour or more the mob