Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-06
ATTEMPT To RUN
STREET CARS IN
DENVER CAUSES
BLOOD To FLOW
Chief of Police and Eight or
Ten Other Policemen In
iured, Several Seriously.
During Fighting.
EQUIPMENT OF POST
IS BADLY DAMAGED
Rioters Enter Newspaper Of
flee and Wreck Linotypes
and Presses; Shots Are
Fired During Trouble.
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Denver, Colo, Aug. 8.--Two men
are dead, more than thirty-five in
jCred and thousands OF dollars In
| property destroyed as the result OF
a street car strike riot which be-
gan yesterday afternoon and had
not been brought under control at
an early hour today.
Mayor Bailey and Governor
Shoup are in conference at the
state house discussing possibility of
placing the city under martial law
either with state or federal troops.
City police admittedly are unable
| to handle the situation alone.
The mob began by wrecking
street cars, turning then to the Of
flee of the Denver Post, which was
partially wrecked, and then diyid
ing their attention among the city
hall, tramway building and car
barns in various parts of the city,
The rioting started Thursday
afternoon when two cars manned
by strike break kers were forced TO
stop by a motor truck on the track.
While the cars were halted pa
rade of strikers and sympathizefs
who had been conducting de-
monstration at the city hall while
committee from the Trades and
Labor assembly conferred with the
mayor. reached the corner. There
were one thousand in the parade.
Fighting Immediately became gen
eral aud has continued almost
steadily ever since fts various por =
tions of the city,
Street Cars Damaged.
The first two cars stopped were
badly damaged. windows broken,
interiors wrecked and holes torn Ia
lroofs but they were able TO pro-
ceed to the barns under their own
power. 4 third car was attacked
near the downtown barns of the
company and two others were turn
| ed on their sides IN front of the
Cathedral of the Immaculate Con-
ception.
Strike breakers who manned the
last two cars took refuge inside the
cathedral and remained there un-
i'll rescued by the police.
The mob gathered in front or
the Post building just after at
tacking the first cars. 1t was dis
persed that time without having
done more than take copies of the
afternoon edition of the paper
from newsboys and litter the stree.s
with them.
The Post has urged that the
strike be ended without the mems
demands being granted.
Post Windows Broken.
At O'Clock last evening the
crowd again gathered in front OF
the Post. Nearly all of the win
dows in the present plant and In a
new one being built next door we're
broken by sticks and bricks. When
Post employees hoisted an Ameri-
can flag over the building, the
rioting subsidized slightly but was
renewed a few minutes later with
greater vigor.
The mob then entered the build
ing. Hammers and spikes were
thrown into the linotype machines,
paper rolls were moved into the
streets, water was poured on the
aged by hammers,
Mob Enters Post Building.
The mob entered the Denver
the presses ana other equipment.
1t had previously broken practi-
cally every window in the struc-
ture.
The mob in front of the Post,
before entering the building.
threw sticks and stones through
the windows, breaking practically
all of them, even those on the third
or top floor.
A new plant which the Post il
building next door to its present
structure, was also attacked by the
mob and practically all of its win
dows broken.
The mob temporarily halted Its
attack when employees of fhe paper
climbed out on the roof and moist
ed an American flag over the
building. The flag raising was
greeted with cheers. But the truce
lasted only few minutes. Then
the crowd renewed the attack with
additional vigor and entered the
building.
Cries of "Get the tramway build
ing next" were raised but only
scattered voices took them up. The
mob continued its attack on the
newspaper plant. Pieces Of NOV
able furniture wereipushed through
the windows.
Shots were fired several times
during the trouble and a number
OF persons were shot. Others were
injured by being struck by flying
bricks and other missiles. No ac-
curate account of the injured Is
obtainable because many were
cared for by friends in addition to
those taken to hospitals.
There was no abatement in the
rioting at f0:S0 p. m.
The South Side car barns were
set on fire at 1880 p. m. after gas
oline had been poured on the
fence. The fire was extinguished
by the fire department before the
barns had been really damaged.
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