The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-03
WESTINGHOUSE STRIKE
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guards. The situation is quiet to-
night. but 1000 citizens OF the borough
have been sworn in as deputies and
are patrolling the streets. District At
T, torney X. II. Jackson announced that
he would take steps al once for the
deportation OF all OF the foreigners
connected with the trouble. The riot
was the climax of a day OF disorder in
the boroughs OF Braddock and Rankin,
during which mobs stormed the plants
OF four big steel companies. drove the
workmen out and then partly wrecked
the interior OF the plants.
Many OF those injured in the fight
ing at the Edgar Thomson works were
spirited away by the rioters. and for
hours after quiet had been restored
injured continued to be brought 10
hospitals Tor treatment. SHIPPERS hid
den in doOrways and windows near
the Thirteenth street entrance tried
10 pick OF deputies who were lighting
hold back the mob. and two deputies
were said to have been hit. Womel.
also Joined in the mad fight to gain
entry TO the works. and two OF these
were wounded. The two men killed
were foreigners.
office Wrecked.
The mob first attacked the office Of
W. J. Dixon. superintendent Of trans
portation at the Edgar Thomson
works. and with clubs and stones
wrecked IT, Deputies rushing 10
prevent the destruction OF the Of
flee were compelled 10 use 10 as
barricade, and from behind the wreck
age they poured shot after shot into
the mob. which withdrew After
stoning the plant for 45 minutes an
other charge was made. and in hand
TO hand struggle the der1ties ana
guards were forced back inside the
plant.
Deputies who had been on guard
duty ar the Westinghouse plants in
Wllmerding and East Pittsburgh were
dispatched 10 the scene. but were fore
, ed 10 fight their way 10 the sides OF
the other deputies. who we're grRdu-
ally being forced further back into the
plant.
After a fierce battle which ragged for
several minutes. the mob was forced
back out of the gates and finally com
PEELED 10 run for shelter before the
hot fire Of the deputies.
Reports received here tonight said
that Two companies OF state constab-
ularly which have been on strike duty
az Milkesbarrc. Pa. have been ordered
10 Eraddock and will arrive tomorrow
morning
started Early.
The movement started early in the
day when a procession was organized
nv WestiughOuse Electric and Manu-
featuring company strikers ar East
Pittsburgh 90 continue their efforts %
bring out the workmen In the other
factories Of the Turtle Greek and
MOnOngahela valleys In support Of
their demand for an EIGHT hour day.
They had been defeated in a similar
attempt yesterday and th" march'rs
were angry when they set out. Plckcts. I
who had been stationed az q number
Of Eraddock factories. had been worst
cd in encounters with workmen a. the
men we're going tO work and The plants
Of the American steel and Wire com.
uauN. o. United states Steel coruofa.
tiun subsidiary. and number ~ other
plants had been shut down "a" pro-
lection tn The employ ea. The uIra.r.
ment announced Other plant. GONE
thp news was brought fn fhr mar.It
ms thruuE that Toe factories would
have none 0f them. The route Was
changed and fhet .furmsl fH. build.
inrs ~ the sterling Steel foIrdIf
company whose employees have been
working eight hours u day foe some
time The workmrn ~arr driven uIt
and much dHmaEe done Ihis success
was quickly followed hF affarkr ul
other factories in the ueirhhnrhoud.
. fhH wHrghrra continuing their uurk
81 destruction at every place where
the men REFUSED 'u Join Them
Plants Wrecked
US noon fho crowd NHd sWrIIrI fo
mob of 1000 person. many nf a bonn
we're tisIIiV Intoxicated Meeting nn
station where they attacked fNf plant
of fhr Nicholson Chain COMPANY. ru
plnrIur lrN men Tho frerfIsf unH
swept through rho plant drNrr men
from their machine. and klufk .nr
down HU who stood lu Their uaF
Twenty Ur more wurtmrn ufrr Iriur
Oh before they we're finally driven UI..
and ihr mob turned Ifa attention .I
ae.ffUIInE property.
IYr fhr chain unrkH fNe mob
moved on fhU SHIHataIs factory 0f IHs
II'HhurEh Lamp l1asa and Glass
company nearby whore $3.50 Urn Wu
men and buya were af work Errrf
Trims possible was broken after fHF
WORKERS had been chased away
shouting and hOourE fhf rnf..
nckf appeared or fhr Thirteenth street
entrance to The Edrar Thompson
WUr d.
Iur time the strikers confsufrf
them elves with admission iu whI,hI
thrt called upon wurhmru inside fhr
wall in come out and Join them This
continued fur perhaps half an hour
whom "a man rushed out from the mob
and pointing Dol. revolver fowsrd me
entrance. nrod ua ht ram There was
nu r'e puuFc. IS s.w minutes later the