The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-03
Troops Called Out for Duty in
Pittsburg Section. Following
Battle
PEVERAL KILLED AND
WOUNDED In SERIES OF
ATTACKS YESTERDAY
Deputy Sherifs and Guards
Pour Deadly Fire Into At
lacking Rioters Foreigners
May Be Deported
troops ORDERED OUT
TO PROTECT PROPERTY

! ~ 4 fStPt ~ j Il MOI BAfN d
Harrisburg. Pa, May 3. We'd
ncsday The Egiiteenth Rcgi-
ment OF Infantry. National Guard
OF Pcnns ylNania of PiitSbur2, has
been u,I1ed ont for Immediate
service in connection with the
strike riots in that city. ac,orti-
Ing to announcement ny the ad-
jutant General last night.
The First Cavalry has tcen or
dered to report ia ST. tafio4,s ar
morics throughout the State. IL
Is hcing held In rcl inCS- Ia pro-
coed To Pittsburg Mt moments
notice.
The Order To move awaits the
word from Governor Dtslunn-
hnugh, He WIS 1T Ea~ton dcliY-
crtnS AN address last night and
was net expected To return, here
Sntil carly this morning.
Pittshnrg. Pm. May o.-Thc
streets surrounding the Edgar
Thomson Steel Plant in Brad
dock were turned into a vcritablc
battlefield uiis afternoon. Two
thousand riotous strikers engaged
In pitched flght with deputy
sheriTs and plant guards.
More than four hundred shots
were exchanged. The strikers
wrrr finally forced Ia retreat in
the face of deadly Are from the
riot guns and revolvers of the
deputy sheriffs.
Gathering up their dead and
bundled the mob continued the bat
as IL retired Snipers, hidden n
Endows, fred at the deputies du,-
x the sullen retreat. A number OF
nmeu. more daring than the mea
ERE In the thick OF The fight
Tonight two thouSa nd citizens, hur.
IDLY sworn IN deputies are patrol.
be- the streets. Two companies II
ate eonsta oulary have been sum
nned, and are expected to arrive in
4 morning
Climax OF Day
The battle was the climax of a aay
rioting in Braddock and Rankin
be mob, many Of them SiSibly intoNt-
ted. first attacked the plant of .ne
eFiiHg Steel Foundry COMPANY rlte
prkmen, many Of them hurt. were
irsn out and the plant wrecked
Drunk with victory. they next at
cked the Nicholson Chain Works
lie frenzied men swept through the
ant, demolishing IT, and injurinR
enty persons.
Plant Wrecked
The plant OF the pittsburc I.amp
ass and Glass Company was next
lacked. The $50 employees were put
flight and the place wrecked
Shouting and hooting. the rioters
On appeared at the Thirtieth Stree,
tra,ie of the Edgar Thomson
orks
They yelled for the men Inside &c
me out. Receiving no response the
,b then attacked the Office OF J W
xon. superintendent Of transpor
Deputy sherifrs and guards used
wrecked office as n harricade
ON behind it they poured wolfe,
er volley into the mob until Il
hdrew.
intermittent firing continued fol
re than an hour. a double guarc
ptected the 1000 employees as the,
the place, hut the men were mo-
acked.
hundreds or members OF the mot
bivouacked about the plant to.
hit. The company has trained gian
rchlights on all the surrounding
ritory Wives OF the men. many Of
I'm with babies in their arms, are
king ABOUT from camp TO ca m y
ards, armed with Winchesters
hllenge all who approach out o.
hge of the rifles, men are harangu-
in a score of Languages 1t is a
lrd, picturesque sight,
Nhen the workmen attempt TO en-
the plant In the morning tbs
Ike sxmpathisers will endeavor tc
vent them from doing so. Another
tie liz feared. The company to.
ht banked six of the furnaces, In
atins that they will not operate
some time.
Deputies who have been on guard a,
Westinghouse plants In Wilmer.
and East Pittsburg will fnarct
the Edgar Thomson plant In the
rning. pending the arrival OF the
sta bulary. -----,---
was intimated late tonight that In
itfon to the casualties given out, a
nber Of guards were either killed
seriously injured. IT was also re-
ted that several pedestrians had
~ injured The company has re-
to make II statement.
district Attorney Jackson announced
fsht he would take sisps to- have
foreigners who participated In the
& deported