The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-08-13
STREET CAR
RIOT IN DENVER
Two Killed, 80 Hurt in Colorado
City When Strikebreakers
Operate Cars.
MOB THREATENS CITY HALL.
Men Take Refuge In Cathedral as Mob
Rallies for New Attack-Wreck
Mechanical Room Of the
Denver Post.

Denver.-Two men were killed and
35 others, including the chief Of po-
lice and q dozen patrolmen, seriously
wounded in rioting here between
striking street car men, their sympa-
thizers and strike breakers.
One of the men killed was Lloyd
Yazel of Wichita, Kan, who was shot
In street battle. The other, who was
killed in fight at the car barns, has
not been identified. In this battle
three other men were injured, proba-
bly, fatally. Troops were hurried from
Fort Logan to take possession Of the
city and restore order.
During the early rioting five street
cars were wrecked and the plant of
the Denver Post damaged by the
crowd.
The mob at 1920 p. m. gathered in
front of the Tramway building, where
the strike breakers are housed, but at
tempted no violence. The rioting start
ed later, when two cars manned by
strike breakers were forced to stop by
motor truck on the track. While
the cars were halted parade of
strikers and sympathizers who had
been conducting demonstration at
the City Hall while committee from
the Trades and Labor Assembly con-
ferred with the mayor reached the cor
ner. There were 1000 in the parade.
Fighting Immediately became general
and continued almost steadily ever
since in various parts Of the city.
Three cars were wrecked, two 9TH
ers were turned on their sides in front
of the Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception. Strike breakers who
manned the last two cars took refuge
inside the cathedral and remained
there until rescued by the police.
The mob gathered in front of the
Post building just after wrecking the
first cars. 1t was dispersed that time
without having done more than taking
copies of the afternoon edition from
newsboys and Uttered the streets with
them.
The Post has opposed the strike. Al
8 o'clock the crowd again gathered in
front of the Post. Nearly all of the
windows in the present plant, three
story building, and in new one being
built next door, were broken. When
Post employees hoisted an American
flag over the building the rioting sub.
sided slightly, but was renewed few
minutes later with greater vigor.
The mob then entered the building
Hammers and spikes were thrown into
the linotype machines, paper rolls were
moved into the streets, water was
poured on the presses and the presses
were damaged by hammers.
Shots were fired several times dur
ing the trouble and a number of per
sons were wounded. Others were in
jured by being struck by flying bricks
and other missiles. No accurate ac
count of the injured was obtainable.
More than q thousand strikers nn(
their sympathizers who had marched
to the City Hall for q conference will
Mayor Bailey were parading the down
town section Of the city when the riot
ing started.
A motorman strike breaker Is alleg
ed to have shot strike sympathizel
liz the heel and the crowd proceeded
to attack the mOtorman, beating hin
badly.
Chief of Police Hamilton Armstrong
was injured seriously when hit on the
head with brick, and a policeman
was shot when rioting was resumed
The crowd attacked q street car an(
destroyed it.