Evening star., 1934-09-13
ONE DEAD,8H HURT
IN RHODE ISLAND
Stores Are Looted and
General Damage Done
by Strike Mob.
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stories of windows as they approached
one downtown establishment.
They fired back and Courtemanche
who they said had his arms full oi
goods taken from the store, was one
Of those who fell.
Patrolman John Gartsu was cut by
glass when the windshield of q po-
lice car was smashed by thrown
rocks. Others were less seriously
wounded and injured.
The violence here broke out simul-
taneously with an order from Gov.
Green that the number Of pickets
be limited at the Sayles finishing
plant In Saylesville, r. l., where riot
ing has been going on at intervals
for the past three days. Following the
Governors order 81 pickets were ad-
mitted within the barricade surround
ing the Saylesville mill and peace
descended on the Saylesville area.
The Board of Aldermen and the
Common Council of Central Falls, ad-
jacent community to Saylesville,
passed resolution last night asking
Gov. Green. to close the Sayles Fin
ishing Co. The city officials said
the situation had reached the point
where lives of persons and property
were In jeopardy. A committee was
appointed to confer with the Cover.
nor on the resolution.
Plant Opens without Disturbance.
The rayon plant opened without
incident this morning. Guardsmen
were on duty and a few stragglers
who, Guardsmen said, included pick
cts. were In the vicinity of the plant.
They said workers who came through
q "deadline" set by military officials
were not molested.
Onicials later said that altogether
eight persons had been brought to the
hospital, either wounded or injured
Two were discharged after treatment.
OF those remaining two were on the
danger list.
Among autos overturned by hoodlums
were two police cruising cars. Heavy
fences surrounding private property
IN what is known as the social district
were torn down. Firemen responding
to false alarms had been stoned and
police, also the object of missiles, had
prisoners taken away from them, they
said. Taxi cab operators reported to
police that a number of their service
telephones on poles had been torn of.
Homes Barricaded.
Families In the social district. near
the rayon plant. were obliged to bar
ricade their homes during the height
Of the rioting, the police said. Some
evacuated their homes.
Police Chief Frederick Coe estimated
that $4,000 damage had been done.
Included among places broken into
were hardware stores and, he said, he
had evidence that guns and ammuni-
ton were stolen In these places. He
said there was apprehension among
police. military officials and civilians
as result of this information.
At least Is policemen were injured,
and number Of civilians. who did not
report injuries, suffered minor hurts,
a. busses were attacked and windows
In them broken, the police chief said.
Those arrested were to be arraigned
in District Court this morning charged
with malicious mischief.
Police said that although crowds In
the downtown district reached 10000
at the height Of the rioting, only 800
to 500 actually did the damage.
Gasoline Ignited.
One Of the methods used by the
hoodlums to meet the attacks Of DO
lice and soldiers was the igniting of
gasoline in the streets, police said.
Police estimated that about 100
show windows were broken in stores
and practically all traffic lights In the
city. they said, were smashed.
Omcials were making efforts to de-
termine how gas bombs, which they
claimed were used by the rioters, came
into their possession.
One street barricade was set up by
rioters, police said, after they had en-
tered . show room and rolled automo-
biles out into the street. Others were
established with signboards and prac-
tically any objects the mob could lay
hands on.
Police said that practically all
places Of business and amusement
places closed at o'clock last night as
1t became apparent the rioting had
reached serious proportions.