Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-22
BRADDOCK STEEL
MILL DISTRICT IS
SCENE OF R|OT|NG
Many Injured and Score of
Prisoners Held for
Disorders.
TROOPS GREETED BY MoBs
|, WITH cHOWER OF MISSILES
Police Force Strengthened in
Strike Zone to Assist
Military in Patrol.
TROUBLE ACROSS OHIO LINE
Men Employed at Ningo Junction
Plant Of Carnegie Company At
tackled and Many Hurt.
TROUBLE ACROSS OHIO LINE
Men Employed at Mingo Junction
Plant of Carnegie Company At
tackled and Many Hurt.
tBy Associated Press.1

PITTSBURGH Oct. 81. -Rioting,
which broke out in the Braddock steel
mill district today. was renewed to-
night when crowd of about fifty strik-
ers and their sympathizers clashed
with several workmen. who had Just
left one OF the plants. shortly before 7
o'clock. One man was shot during
the melee and many others were In
jured.
state troopers. attracted by the noise
their mounts. and rode into to- the % mob, 4
using riot clubs freely. When the
troopers put in an appearance. the
stones. clubs and bottles, and an un-
identified man drew a revolver and
gosenb g6se 1ive b,nnnn shots one Of which struck
whose home the disorder occurred He
was not seriously hurt.
Two Men Are Arrested.
me troopers finally dispersed tho
mob and arrested two men. who regis
Tered at the police station as Joseph
00wener, 0vsn, aged thirty-four. and Won
dock. The two prisoners. according to
the. police. had sustained severe In
Juries in the fight. N@..l G77Slg s77is
mere inGr than score of workmen were
rushed rus e!a,t to tn the emergency, hospital at
the Edgar Thompson steel works.
authorities of Braddock tonight an
nounced that special policemen would
En tS %ith ass.s the SSsgnlar force Inn
patrolltng the streets In the strike
The disorders today covered an area
or OF htteen city squares. resulted in in
1uries 10 many persons and the arrest
or twenty men. who are held on
eha ehapsGs OF CARRYING concealed. weapons,
SUSPICIOUS persons. rioting and disord,
crly conduct.
wOrkmcn Are Attacked.
The most serious fray today occurred
At Braddock, where workmen in the
Edgar Thompson plant of the Carnegie
bbeei PIE ,3 company were permitted to leave
since the strike was declared. Whan
they attempted to return thew wera
urrounded by crowd near the mill
started '''''neu'a'eiy nshting
The situation soon passed beyond
Eontrol oo1ins OF the town police. and State
PPGinicemen Pin nnar n, we're rs summoned from Ran
mounted. and Quickly cleared ede faal tha
S.seets, wsee although a number Of persons
stored. WAS re-
Fourteen men were arrested, and the
the stea stres,e of'icsrs remained on duty in
per OF injured was made by the an
nhorities, who said that most Of them
hma hapS te, foreigners. who were taken In
nand oy friends and not sent to hos
pltals Seven, however, were carad for
IN an emergency hospital, Including one
SiooPeI, VINO was reported to havc
Eeeh ineh dangerously wounded, but who
later returned to duty mo
Has Situation Wen in Hand.
Men employed at the Mfngo Junction
OnIo, Da, plant or the Carnegie Steel Com.
pariy. aariy. were said to have been attacked
Gc sG|fIy IN the day and a number hurt
Enorts OF citizens to have Governor
nUA nres.sn SEND troops into the county to
Ieserve Inrstio peace were met by the dec
iaaration ia of the Mayor of Mingo ,Junc-
oion that he had sworn in numhsr
9L : special officers and had the sitna.
All the steel union orean,zers ~.
district assembled here today for - tha;r .d
W WWseHiy conference. They reported To
committoe oster. , secretary OF the strike
,m the situation. according to an asa
night iioauquarters to-