The sun., 1916-01-08

Shar'y.
Then the foremost Of the mob started |
for tho entrance as group OF mon I
who had been working all day IN tire
plant aprroa chad II on their way home. I
Ftr-d Into strikers.
woi,z nred MI. revolver. either as
signal to his men or to warn on the
s,rikers- His men took this As signal
for them 10 fre. and they directed
volley Of revolver shots at the oncoming
strikers.
Twenty or so Of the leaders fell. The
others hesitAted a moment. turned and
broke Into a run, 70 reform two or three
blocks away ard discuss vengeance.
subsequently the police we're told tina,
at le>ss, eight OF the men who had been
shot were carried away lifeless to the
homes os some Of the strikers.
Two women were shot In the voliey
One OF them. Mrs. Helen 10th. stood
near her home with her two children
playing around her. Two bullets struck
her
Another woman. about IS years old.
said 10 be an American. who was visiting
relatives in East Youngstown. hi, as
vet IN den,ihed. was standing with the
group OF women and children. uullei
| entered her abdomen. She was removed
20 a hospital and IL is not expected that
| she VIII i've
The flames IN the ~aichman's shsriy
uere cracking meTrily during the fusil-
| lade. They reached bridge between
| two OF tie comp.ny's big buildings. de-
| s,royed that and swept down upon the
| building USED by -he company for It's
Office forc,. They spread from here
| down a l.ne OF workmens cottages.
| jumped from there 10 the bushes Sec
! ton and 500 most OF the buildings in
| the seven blocks comprising the business
| dis'rc, were soaz-.
| Among item was the post Office.
stone the FTremen.
y Tho local tr~men were called and then
| the lounEstowr and Alliance forces.
The Youngstown men refused 30 risk
| their lives. for the mob OF striker, stood
| close TO the burning district, hurting
, stones at the fire fighters. The Alliance
department turned on their hose. which
was cut by the strikers, who then show
| cred rocks at the firernen.
Al II O'Clock the fire Was going strong
and the only hope for its end was ,ha.
1. would burn itself out. Al that time
more than twenty homes OF workmen
had been destroyed and these buildings
Kaufman Brothers clothing store.
$1,000; Newman Mcira,'an's $
saloon, $4,000. Ms.haol MonaAan Build
ing 5000. VI S,'hoenteld j.uelry store.
$4,000. Ranner store building. $50. 900
office building OF the Youngstown Shee;
and Tube Company. loss not estimated
and the post office building
Riot calls sent Out.
Rio. calls we're sent here and 20 Al
lance. She-,W t'r,-tsad armed twenty.
Ave deputies and started TO- East
7 Nrx,,. hssF sk.ssf "a
wha, they would have TO cope with
! they saw .hei- small so-c. would b. OF
TO avail. The police also were rnwer-
, less.
MAYO Thornton notified the GOV.
e:uur. who promised 70 send militia.
Cn.H the arrival OF the in.i'is there
. , was nothing 20 check the ircendiarlsn
! Of the moo when mad sWellsd In mum
hers 10 over 800"
\ mistaken order seems 10 have beer
= , responsible for the delay IN the arTIVa
, OF the militia. First IL was reported
: that the militia we're on tn-ir Hay a.
, O'clock late- the authorities said tina
, none OF the companies would arrive
until morning. and at IL 80 i was an
nounced that the troops would begin =
, arrive this morning
All the saloons in Eas, Youngstown
, rad been closed at O'Clock n-cAus. /
was seen then 'ha; trouble was l.Sel.
TO result \; 80 Mayor Thornto
ordered al the saloons IN Iouugsto1l
20 close until permission Is gwen Il
them TO r.oper. va!cu : g.' eNpeCte,
vi. D. until N. Authorities have III
situation well II hand
. The Youngs'oua Sheet and Tub
= Company v!i. close rs plant indefinitely
= I'VE will stay c.osed until the prope
authorities see nj 10 pru,id. pro,-c,Io
> for those employees plo aye wiling A.
i anxious TO WORK. but are prevented i'oi
going 20 their WORK ny ~. nohs who az
l.. ! formed from The ranks o. those VIII
have lee the corupauys enp'oN.' sa.
), Ir..i den, James \ Carpb-.. OF 'ne con,
=, PAW
4 r." comiaty announced to-day VT
the Re7ubic Iron and Si.e. Compan y,
the Brierhil! stee. Company and II
: Youngstown Iron ana Steel Compan
ali adSar IN wages for common Ia DO
FROM lsi. cents al hour to - cen,
and an ,r-ease ~ the rate for sK.lle
labor IN accordance with the schedul
J adopted 10y the United States Steel co'
?ora'ion.
Il was this announcement. corsidere
insufficient by the strikers, that cause
the outbreak. The strikers gathere
, early hi. morning IN the saloons TO di,
cuss IL ana their rage .ncrea sed the NOR
drinks they had