Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-08
10 PERSONS SHOT
DURING RIOT OF
STEEL WORKERS


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threw a rock which struck one OF the
mill guards.
Immediately several Of the guards
men drew their revo.yers and fired to
scare the crowd.
Then the real trouble started Re-
yolvers were produced by men in the
crowd and answering shots were sent
back. The guards answered by firing
into the crowd Men and women,
wounded, fell amid the rain of bull
lets
Finally the crowd fell back and
vented its fury by applying the torch
to buildings in the neigh borhood.
The first place fired was the two
story office building Of the sheet and
tube plant. While the flames were
roaring into the air the torch was
applied to another building, a small
une-story sterehouse
Not satisfied with this exhibition Of
It's fury the mob turned to the bust
ness section. Part of the mob entered
4 saloon and after looting the place
and distributing the liquor among The
frantic foreigners in the crowd. set it
ln fire.
Begin Lootlng Stores.
As the flames had spread to adjoin-
ng stores, the crowd began looting.
lothing and jewelry were taken from
he stores and distributed through the
'rowd.
Firemen summoned from Youngs-
own arrived on the scene, but Lefore
hey could get the hose connected up
9Th the city hydrant, the crowd
irove the fire fighters away.
Many shots were fired and the fire
nen drove off with their apparatus
mid hail Of stones.
May Burn Entire Town.
by this time the flames threatened
o sweep through the entire business
ection. The Infatuated crowd surged
through the streets and threats were
made to burn the entire town. All
guards were marshaliod by
he sheet and tube company and by
Their mills in the suburb in an effort
0 prevent destruction Of their prop
rty.
Plant VIII Close Down.
"The plant win remain closed I'M
il such time as the proper authori-
les see III TO provide protection to
hose employees who are willing and
nxious to work but are prevented by
1obs formed from the ranks OF those
Who have quit the employ of the COM
any" ond President James A. I
ampboll of the Youngstown Sheet
nd Tube company.
The outbreak tonight did not come
& surprise to the residents of East .
'oungstown. All day the entrances
} the steel MINIS were watched by
rowds armed with heavy clubs. (
hives and revovers and men who /
tempted to enter the plants were
riyen away by threats of violence.
S the day advanced the crowds
rev more aggressive, hurting stones
nd clubs at workmen. Lunch bas-
cts were taken and destroyed
rect cars were stopped and work
zen forcibly removed. When a
an refused 10 5oin the crowd he was
Ut on a car going in--the opposite
rection and sent home. Cars were
with stones and wind
VIZ broken when motormen failed
stop At the command of the mob
adors.
After the fires started a call was
mt to the Youngstown fire depart
ent, but officials refused to send
le firemen, saying they were not as
red of protection from the mob.
iremen from surrounding towns re-
'onded aud aided in fighting the
ames but they We're hampered by
e strikers who are alleged to have {
rown stones at them, cut the hose
ID in other ways interrupted the
forts to check the blaze.
All of those injured in the rioting
ere taken to hospitals
Those most seriously injured are
TO- ii'i'h ibtii, 9itNl III HtNk, may .
@; George Get2, shot in right lung,
ay die; George Ofas, shot through
lest may die; James Solck, shot
rough back, may die
Drink Whiskey From Buckets.
Shortly after midnight reports were
ceived that rioters had started to- |
lrd Youngstown threatening trou- !
e. Deputy sheriffs left at once to |
aet them at the city line According 7
telephone reports liquor crazed 9
IN were drinking stolen whiskey !
I'M buckets in the fire lighted streets
East Youngstown. Il
An unidentified foreigner was shot .
d killed when rioters attacked a =
loon on Wilson street shortly be- I
r. midnight. AS the men smashed II
window Of the building with brick H
ihot vas fired from inside the build H
I and the man fell dead. Rioters !
an set fire TO the building. The
ms body Was taken to a morgue in
JAMESTOWN. HI
\O REGIMENTS ARE H
HURRIED TO YOUNGSTOWN