New-York tribune., 1919-10-28
Two Strikers Shot and
Scores Injured by Mis-
sles; Police Reserves
Make Fourteen Arrests
500 Are Attacked
On Way to Work
President of Longshore-
men and Shipping Off
cials Say Situation Is
Better Despite Fighting

The striking longshoremen who have
tied up the business Of the port for
the last three weeks in defiance of the
orders of union officials began their
threatened "war to a finish yesterday
with a riot in South Brooklyn, in which
it is estimated more than 1900 pier
workers participated.
Revolvers, bricks. clubs and fists
figured in the combat Two strikers
were shot, and scores of others
injured by missiles. Fourteen arrests
were made. The fighting was finally
quelled by more than 100 policemen.
In the face Of these disturbances,
T. V. O'Conner, president of the Inter
national Longshoremen's Association
and heads of the United States Ship
ping Board assert that the situation
in the harbor ix~improving, that more
men are returning to work daily, and
that no new steps will be necessary
to get vessels moving if the present
rate of progress continues.
The strikers, on the other hand, III
sn effort to forestall any move on the
part OF the shipping interests to get
men to piersj on tugs, announced yes
terday at meeting at their headquar-
ters. Twenty-fourth Street and Thir-
teenth Avenue. Brooklyn, that they had
Suilsltu lHt - Hipetiy ol lHS ~ al !iiS
Workers Affliation, and that Thomas
L. Delahunty, head of that organiza-
ton, would order walk-out on the
tugs carrying strike breakers.
Strike Formally Ordered
Circulars also were distributed by
the strikers formally ordering the
walk-ou;, and announcing that the
twenty-four insurgent locals had
formed sn independent body of the
!. L. A., with new leaders.
The clash in Brooklyn started at
q. m, when about 1900 of the in
surgents tried to keep 500 longshore-
men from going to work on the Bush
Terminal piers at the foot of Forty
second Street. AS the conservative
piermen approached the waterfront at
Second Avenue they weres attacked by
the INSURGENTS, who were composed
in the main of Italians. More than 100
revolver shots were fired, bricks flew
last and clubs, knives and fists were
used freely
dozen policemen at the point were
.mothered in the struggle. A riot call
brought 100 reserves. They charged
the fighting mob, and welding their
night sticks right and left managed
70 scatter the disturbers. The streets
we're left strewn with wounded long
saoremen, many revolvers and heaps
OF bricks and other missiles.
Only When Unconscious
Those arrested were taken into Gus
Ndy only after they had been beaten
INTO unconsciousness. Policeman Nc
Carthy, Of the Bergen Street station,
was struck on the head by brick
hurled from roof, while bullet pene-
trated the sleeve of Policeman Terry
after four shots had been. fired at him.
The two men shot, but not fatally,
we're Saltator Spicalli, of 578 Clinton
street, who received a bullet wound in
me leg, and Andrew Follocio, Of ATT
nicks Street, who was wounded in the
fide. The injured were treated in the
Tong Island College, Holy Family and
norwegian hospitals.
=, Hevolyers were found on many Of
nose arrested, and several carried
!. W. ". membership cards. Those
aeid for carrying concealed weapons
we're Frank Pctrizzi, 103 Harrison
SS.1eet; Antonio Castono, 16 Union
street; Demetro Falcone, 48 Union
greet. and Giacomo Manerapano, 80
chion Street. For rioting the follow
,nng were held: John Muro, II Union
es.rees; Peter Viscontc, 54 Congress
greet; Cenero Garguilo. 120 Mulberry
greet; Carlo Angelo, 268 Forty second
greet; Paul Fiorenzo, 1880 Ferteth
greet; Matto Blanco, 1870 Columbia
s'res'; Michael Lagorcia, 1876 Hamil-
G', rn Street and Francesca Gianitti, 1875
'clufnbia Street
.iney werc all held without bail for 81
''f'nsr hearing on Thursday.
vaccarelIi With Insurgents
:. .,n'le mn'le the meeting Of the insurgcnt
s.'kc committee yesterday afternoon
a., not open TO reporters, Richard J.
D.ilissr, the chairman, announced that
.saanunty and f. Paul A. Vaccarelli,
80 e. p' thc conciliators appointed by
Sssreiary Of Labor Wilson, had ad-
k,'ssaeo them. Butler asserted Della
my had promised that If any tugs
g'Sisd etfike-breakers to the piers of
e.. Hhipo"ners he would call out the
=. r.'Fh " thebe boats.
a. She efforts of the insurgents, how
tsst; are rot viewed with alarm either
| ~ we private shipowners or officials
n. we United State Shipping Board
r.. u the heads Of the board declared
.~ss from their point of view the con
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