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last night. There call was issued for
volunteers to come TO Everett to-day
and "help maintain the right of free
speech" Speakers declared they would
tolerate no interference from the Ey
erett authorities.
Previously THE Industrial Work
ers." the official publication of the
organization in Seattle, had called for
1000 men to come to Everett and
avenge the expulsion of |. W. WIS
from the city.
I'VE want all foot-loose rebels in
the West TO centre their attention
upon Everett" the paper said. "and
ties. Get on the job and use your
judgment"
Shortly after noon to-day the Verona
steamed out of Seattle, crowded with
armed Industrial Workers, ready TO full
fl their threat to wipe Everett off tire
map. So thorough was the response to
the call for volunteers that it was int
possible to get all the fighters on the
Verona. and the overflow thrOnged on 70
the Calista. The weapons and smmuni-
ton had been snuggled secretly on
board and the two vessels sailed in tho
guise of innocent Sunday Excursions
Word that armed invaders had start
ed for this city was flashed over the
wires to Sheriff McCrae Immediately
after the vessels sailed. AT a meeting
last night citizens of Everett had lad
plans to combat the expected raid. In
less than an hour the Sheriff had his
armed posse together, and when the
Verona's smoke showed above the hori-
ION the city wharf bristled with rifles
and shotguns in the hands of the city's
defenders.
A brief parley between the Sheriff
and the invaders preceded the battle.
As the Verona neared the wharf Sheriff
McCrae stepped forward and shouted TO
the men on board they would not Dc
allowed to land. For moment their
spokesman argued with the Sheriff.
Then he turned to his men and was
seen to make a brief speech to them.
lie raised his hand, and as it dropped
score of rifles cracked on the steamer.
Sheriff McCrae fell at the first fire,
seriously wounded. Beside him a man
dropped dead, shot through the head.
Some among those on shore fled in
panic. But the Sherif's deputies, tax
ing charge of the situation, quickly
rallied their forces and returned the
invaders IRE.
From that time until the Verona
slowly backed out from the wharf bull
lets flew and the din of battle filled
the air as rifles. shotguns and reyolv-
ers crashed again and again. In that
part of the city near the wharf resi-
dents were in panic, fearful that they
and their homes would fall into the
invaders hands.
When the |. W. VS. returned TO Sc
attic they found their headquarters in
the hands of the police and a large
force of officers waiting at the pier to
arrest the Nerona's company. Four au-
tomobiles loaded with deputy sheriffs
also were sent to Richmond Beach. to
arrest any |. W. WIS landing there.
When the Verona pulled into her
slip the wharf was surrounded by
armed policemen and thirty National
Guardsmen, with fixed bayonets. The
wounded were taken off the boat first
and removed to the city hospital. The
four dead were taken to the morgue.
All of the uninjured men were loaded
into automobiles, under heavy police
guard and taken to the city Jail.