Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-05
HOSPITALS FILLED
| WITH INJURED MEN
FOLLOWING CLASH.
Officials Call Guardsmen to
Be Ready to Aid
Police.
FIGHTING SPREADS OVER
SOUTH PART OF STEEL CITY
Non-Strikers Passing in Street
Car Held Responsible for
Outbreak.
SEVERAL POLICE ARE CALLED
7. III. @. A. Secretary Tries to Pacify
Angry Mob After Conductor and
Motorman Fled, but Fails. {,
SEVERAL POLICE ARE CALLED
T. n. @. A. Secretary Tries to Pacify
Angry Mob After Conductor and
Motorman Fled, but Fails. ,
Thy Associated Press. I


GARY. IND, Oct. 4.-Serious rioting
broke out late today when thousands
OF steel strikers and others hurled
bricks and stones, fought the police,
deputy sherirfs and city firemen, in
jurinE probably scores. Tho local
company of militia was notified by city
officials to be in readiness for duty.
The lighting spread virtually all
over tho southern part OF the city. ex-
tending from Tenth to Eighteenth
Avenues. Tho local hospitals were soon
filed with the injured and the city Jail
was filled with men arrested. The
hghttns was of such fierce nature
between ss, SQUADS as we'll as between in
it was feared 1t would be prolonged.
No shots were fired.
The trouble started when strikers
we're leaving union meeting. Several
thousand men who were at the meet
ing and others on the streets were In
volved. . N 80 Y.
Non-strikern CauAe of Trouble. 4
The Immediate cause of the riotins..
the strike was called September %.
was the presence of number OF nom
strikers on street car on their way
to the steel mills to work.
The car was halted at Tenth Ave-
nue. by passing Michigan Central
train; The strikers began to boot and
the police, and soon sticks and stones
began to fly.
< woman and three children were
secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A., after
the motorman and conductor had fed
f from the r, car, attempted to pacify the
missiles, it was reported.
a riot call was telephoned to the
Police: The first policemen were over
brought the remainder OF the police
force. about 100 men. These were fol-
tbs by near lg 500 special
special deputy sheriffs.
Many Heads Are Broken.
The lighting continued Men with
broken heads. cuts and other injuries
were hurried away to the three city
arrested more than a score In the
meantime. Mayor Hodges and Chief OF
poiice Forbes notified the local mill
tary company. to be in readiness for
duty is needed
The lighting was Of desperate
avoided the use Of firearms. ROCKS
and clubs crashed on heads and arainst
bodies and fists were used in close
The police finally obtained the upper
hand after sending out two squads
armed armed, w with riot guns. It was not
light rain aided the authorities in
quelltng the disturbances.
shortly after o'clock Mayor Hodges
issued statement announcing that
me police had the situation under con-
troll. At that time fifty men had been
taken into custody.
Four Policemen Injured.
Incomplete reports to the no,,c.
showed that forty or fifty persons had
been injured. four OF them policemen.
None were seriously hurt, accordins
70 report. DR.. Templin was in charge
OF corps Of physicians attending the
injured at the Municipal Hospitais
MOS Most or the injured had suffered cuts
At the meeting preceding the riotinr.
s sInin urged the strikers to pass
o'clock tomorrow night. They they told the the
Strikers st to take their families upon
N. ~ streets at that hour as an evidence
involved. o H"ihpers