New Britain herald., 1919-09-10
Troops Are Called Out to Preserve Order As Rowdy- ism Increases and Crim- inals Run Wild.

Boston, Sept 10-By proclamation Mayor Peters today assumed control of the Boston police and called upon the governor for troops, in restoring and maintaining public order.
 Troops Arc Called Out.
 Governor Coolidge promptly re- sponded by calling out the Fourth Brigade, comprising the 11th 18th and 18th Regiments of Infantry and a machine gun company. At the same time Mayor Peter acting under his own authority under the law by de- mands on the commanders of the units summoned to his assistance the 1000 soldiers stationed in Boston and forming the Tenth Regiment, motor corps and a troop of cavalry. About 40O0 members of the state guard were thus made available for police duty in this vicinity. They were under orders to report at o'clock this afternoon.
 Since the police struck at 5:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon there has been no organized police power able to cope with the situation that last night approached anarchy and tody appeared to grow more serious as the inadequacy of the makeshift ar rangem cnts intended to preserve order became obvious to the criminalIy in- clined
 Thefts Total $3OO,O0O.
 Last night the city was abandoned virtually to the hood1ums and crim- inals. For some reason not publicly explained :he volunteer force which it had been expected would go on duty when the police quit, was not called out until this morning. The banks and larger mercantile institutions were protected by their own guards but the small retailer vas at the mercy of mobs. Store windows, esti- mated to number 300 were smashed in and goods by the armful carried away. Police Superintendent Crowley placed the damage done during tho night at $300,000.
 Women Are Attacked.
 Attacks upon women throughout the night were frequent and atrocious. In numerous parts of the city there were villainous assaults According to reports no woman was safe in the little freQuented districts or where the streets were ot brilliantly illuminated. Two women were pursued by a mob and found -'efuge in the City hospital. The mob even attempted to force it's way into the institution and was only stopped by a handful of officers who had arrived a moment before with a man who had been shot.
 Several People Shot.
 The hoodlumism of the night was not free of bloodshed. John A. Scul- ly, of I3rookline, was shot in the back of the head and dangerously injured by a police sergeant who was pursu- ing a mob that had sacked several ste res In the Back Bay district Thom- as Innis, street car conductor re- ported at a hospital with a bullet in the leg. He said he was fired upon by some one in a crowd. A ianitor in the leather district was stabbed by a man whom the ianitor had discovered forcing an entrance to the building Another man reached the hospital with a bullet in his back
 Football Men On Guard.
 This morning the emergency police officers recruited from citizens of this and nearby cities and from students at Harvard university were called out and made a brave attempt to restore order. The names of Higginson, Cabot. Peabody, Frothineham and Haughton appeared in the rolls called at head
 
 prominent, and these included men who had won fame as stars of the football and baseball teams and in the crews. At Station 3, near City hall ''Ta2ks' Hardwick HarN ards smash ing football back and end, end Morris Wiggin, the bulky former oarsman. were paired as patrol team.
 Strike May Be General
 Serious as Is the present situation greater fear is that other unions will strike in support of the police recruits to organized labor. Threats that the street car, telephone and lighting systems will be tied up if necessary to force matters for the police have been made and the possi- bilities of the resulting situation were described as appalling by many to- day.