New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
FRENzIED MOB
 CAUSES DAMAGE
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 Youngstown end of the bridge, and jeered the workmen as they crossed. shot was fired and the guards talk ing this as a signal, fired over the heads or the crowd. The mob re- piled, and another volley came. A number of persons, 1nc.uding two women, fell to the street and the mob . broke and ran up the hillside. A block away they reformed and all most immediately set fire to the building occupied by the tube con- pany's employment bureau. lit tie later they fired a small ware ,house, and then turned their atten- ton to private property.
 Bar-roOm Lootcd
 A saloon stood on the corner, and rush was made for the door. In minute shouting crowd filled the little room, and helped themselves to what they saw. When the footing was complete the match was applied. and the mob went wild. Kauffman's Clothing store nearby was next en- tered, and the stock passed out to the constantly growing crowd in the street by those inside. Clerks fled for their lives, and when the footing was finished the place was fired.
 By this time the mob was in a frenzy. Men danced and sang and women jeered them. Liquor was passed around. For fully an hour the mob was content with the small shops and saloons on the side streets, out then it turned it's attention to the more pretentious stores on Wilson avenue.
 By this time it had lost all sem blance of leadership, and splitting up into bands of a dozen or more went about the work of destruction. Sa- loon after saloon was broken into, footed and fired, the flames spreading co the other business blocks on t~> street Famed by the wind the fire tore it ways up the hill and many residences, some occupied by the rioters were burned.
 Sheriff Blinded.
 Mayor w. H. Cunningham and the 1 ten policemen of the village were un- l able to do anything. Sheriff J. C. | Umstead earlier in the evening had been blinded temporarily by red pep l per thrown in his eyes by rloter, ! and later conferred with Mayor Gun ningham who admitted he was unable ] to stop the rioting. This condition l the sheriff reported to Gen. Speaks who had been sent to look over the , situation and to Lieut.. Col. Charles l Weibrecht of Alliance, who accom- panied him. It was then the call l was sent for state troops.
 Meantime the rioting had been in progress for several hours. The fn | were hundreds of drink crazed men and women roaming the streets. The 1 fire department had been called out but the hose was cut to pieces, and helpless, the firemen called on the Youngstown fire department. Chief Joseph Wallace had men and equip l ment ready to send from the city but l found it was useless to risk lives and property as long as the mob held the l town.
 Scenes of the widest disorder were everywhere enacted, and the fires mounted higher and higher until 10 o'clock Wilson avenue, the entire length of the village, was in flames. no attempt was being made to ex- tinguish the flames or save the thousands of dollars in property being carried away or destroyed.
 Post Office Burned.
 Early in the evening the mob had attacked the post office. It was small building, and the crowd make l short work of it. There was report l that the mob had dragged the safe into the street and blown it to pieces 1 but later it was stated that the men had been content with robbing the strong box before applying the torch.
 One of the handsomest buildings in the village was the banking house of !. V. Hamory. The mob paid no at- tention to it until after 10 o'clock. Then it was recalled that saloon had 5tood in that section and there was a 1 rush to the place. The saloon was quickly footed and fired, and the l flames spread to the bank and soon l doomed the structure. 1
 A dry goods store near Seventh ] street and Wilson avenue shared a l building with a saloon. Rioters at tacked the dry goods store first A man appeared at window above the 1 store and fired one shot. An un- identified rioter fell dead and the rest ] fled. number of clothing stores fell 1 9 prey to the rioters, and almost inn 1 mediately men began exchanging their l cid clothes for the loot they had seized. This change of apparel was l made in the street, lighted almost to | monday brightness by the flames. l
 Once the rioters were frightened. ] A passenger train steaming along the 1 railroad tracks at the foot of the hill, l slowed down as it approached the l burning buildings, a shout: ',The 1 militia is coming rang out and for a, | minute or two there was a pause | But when it was seen the traj,, did not stop. the orgy went on.
 By this time so much property had beSn destroyed and the mob had be- 1 come so infamed that the better citizens of the town had fled. Many families came to YoungstoMn and ]