The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-08
Three Regiments Patrol Ruins
of East Youngstown, Put to
Torch by Strikers Last
Night.
WOUNDED ESTIMATED
AT OVER A HUNDRED
One Life Total of Casualties So
Far Known; Citizens of
Struthers Prepare for At.
tack From Riotous Mob.

Youngstown. o.. IAN. s.. Answer.
inr an appeal from citizens of strutr
ors General speaks son, two cump,-
ME Of militia to- that ..!la-, for pro-
lection from riotnp tn, mcsslgr
stated that mob had formed aud o.
engaged IN e. general fign, IN tho
ii''i~. men shooting aud heating each
other up.
Two hundred citizens uC Struthors
across tho Mnhuuiur river oppositr
East YOUNGSTOWN. armed thcms. l,,,|
today and massod un brid.c tu rep.I
q threatened invasion uf strikers. Finv|
pounds of dynamite was placed ho-
meath the bridge and an electrical
connection made r"udy tu blow II up|
the moment mob started across.
Later reports said that the situ,.
u"n "a Struthers W1s under control
bat troops would bc kept on duty
thci" to Prevent furthcr trouble
National ruurdstucn with fixed bay.
ou"ts drove back q mob ut strikers
who threatened the YOUNGSTOWN sheet
ana Tube company plant early this
afternoon, The strikers had formed
on the hill opposite the plan. during
the morning nud made rush tuwardS
tn" mill Milititmcn pursued them
back tp the hilI Tho patrol lines
were then established on tho main
street of East YOUNGSTOWN and orders
wore given that mo- one should pass
the guard unless Broporl, identified.
Win tire" regiments of the Ohm
national guard, under command ut
hrlgadior General John e.. Spcaks. pa
trolling The smould"rirg rains of the
Village oi hast Youngstown. or en-
c1mpcd IN the mills nearby. the civil
aud military authorities here today
expressed the belief that tor the pres
"nt. AT least. IN end had nocn put To
the wild scenes OF riutinp and luutiug
which marked last night ana left the
thriving little city mass Of .mhcrs.
one lie .s known To- have been lost,
fully ten blocks of the town includ-
INK the entire business section. were
burned, and several thousands of pco-
Pile were driven from their homes
The loss was placed at n, lcss thtn
81 00q 600.
Physicians who wcr. called 10 look
after the wounded placed the number
at 100, although only fifteen had been
brought to hospitals here While the
majority "ad been shot hcr. were
many wunnds from knives.
There was no liquor question tC
settle In East Youngstown today, :pr
of the twenty saloons all hut two had
bocn burned and those two had been
looted.
Fearing a new outbreak of rioting
this morning when crowd of strike
sympathi2ofs gathered on tho hill op-
posi,c the YOUNGSTOWN Sheet ana Tube
company plant, two companies march
ed into the plant tu reinforce TOO
strike guards and 1--WE other com
panies patrollcd the opposite hill t.
prevent mob organizing. Operations
at TIE" min are entirely suspended to-
day ana no attempt was made To- opof-
ate ii.
Two weeks ago Hborors Of the RE-
public Iron and steel company struck
Tor IN increase OF wages from l9is t.
20 cents an hour. The Youngstown
sheet ana Tube company offered them
22i. cents an hour Immediately after
the United states steel corporation
had announced It's increase. uf 10 pet
cent lur lah0rcrs. Thi, VS. rejected
hy the workers and the strike ras
since been IN progress. Reports to-
day are prevalent that strikc-hrcakcrs
had been imported which prerlpitpt'd
the trouble.
by incrnunI state troops were 'u
'ull control of the situation gt East
Youngstown ana was expected that
complete martial law would De do-
y.arod before nisat ia order GO Prevent
an. new outbreak after uighuall.
\ canvass of mnrgucs a1d hp-pliIl-
today gave list uf one DEAD AMI
tWcnty-thrcc injured as the result n'
lasi nights uotus in East Younss-
town.
Tho dead man is vet unidentified
llc Vas 13 years old, aud ~ns sho'
while n IA, gct of footing store.
The trouble ncgan yesterday whc"
! the day shift pt the plant OF IN,
YOUNGSTOWN Sheet ana Tub" ,unpHn,
uuit for the das. IN" plant ls lo,atco
un the Ha,s pf IA" Mnhupirg river
several hundred feet irum the hill-id,
on which East Nuuu ,stowu, where
most uf the Workmcn live the ntll
! are reached from the town hN d. higl
! hri Ike. spanning the railroad Yards
J THIS bridge has heon carefully guard