El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-08
DYNAMITE
BEFORE RIOTERS
Citizens in Ohio Strike Zone
Take Determined Steps
to Curb Outbreak.
lcnntinned from Fage u


over the Reads of the rioters. VINO re
turned the fire. Diser ordered his men
to fire again, this time pointing their
weapons at the mob. About half a
dozen men fell. Armed with night
sticks the solicitor and his men waded
into the rioters, using their clubs free
" and scattered them into groups
These We're finally rounded UP and
loaded in various kinds OF vehicles and
taken to the county jail The streets
were in this way partially cleared so
that the Youngstown fire department
could be brought in TO fight the flames
so Are Arrested
Nearly 50 meh were arrested and
taken to Jail while others were loaded
into wagons and taken to their homes
Many of the men suffered from cuts
and other wounds the result accord
ing to the authorities, Of ugnIlng
among themselves
PostOffIce Building Looted
One Of the buildings attacked 2y the
mob was that in which the postoIIlce
was located According to. reports
rioters forced their way into the
building. compelled a man who was on
duty at the time to open the safe, ana
then looted the place. The building
was burned later.
Results From steel strike.
The trouble was the culmination Of
a strike of laborers, which began az
the plant of the Republic Iron ana ana
Steel company week ago. ana 81 - ~
Youngstown Iron and Steel company
and the Brier Hill Steel company, All
independent concerns the men oe-
mand % cents an hour; the companies
offer an increase from 19 II TO Y
cents per hour.
Early Clashes Occur.
The trouble started early in the
morning when strike sympathlzers ana
workers at the sheet and tube plant
clashed. stones were thrown and sew
ra11 Oh. EHwnA hui y a
injured. Later in the afternoon, riot
occurred just outside the tube com
panyS plant and two men were IN
Jured so badly that they were taken TO
a hospital
Big Riot in Evening.
The most serious trouble started at
night when the day shift at the sheet
and tube mills left work A crowd OF
5000 gathered at the entrance TO the
works and stoned a squad of private
police in charge Of chief J. NJ. Wolff
of the sheet and tube company force
LOOtInE and Burning begins.
According to a statement made by
Woltz he fired a blank shot in the air
to scare the crowd and then firing, be-
came general The mob became fren-
the torch was applied first to a cloth
ing store and then to a jeWelry store
the lOoting began. A saloon was fired
and looted, the liquor being distributed
through the crowd.
Fire Departments.
The Youngstown fire department
went to the scene of the fires but was
driven off BY the crowd The East
Youngstown department also attempted
to. check the blaze. but the hose was
cut and the firemen driven away. The
flames quickly spread. More than 20
families are reported homeless as
result of the fire, which at an early
hour still was burning beyond control
Militia Ordered Out.
Sheriff Umstead found the situation
beyond his control and asked that state
troops be sent here Governor Wills
ordered the fifth regiment. with head
quarters at Cleveland. and the eighth
regiment. with headquarters at Buoy
rus, 20 this city. The fourth regiment,
at Columbus. was ordered to mobilize
and move to the scene Of the trouble as
soon as possible.
Fifty rioters were arrested by the
police and placed in the East Youngs-
town lookup. When the police were
compelled to leave the Jail in order
to patrol the fire zone, about 100 strik-
ers congregated about the place and
threatened to forcibly release the men,
Mayor w H Cunningham at once
swore in 80 deputies and ordered them
to remain on duty at the Jail through
out the night