The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-06-15
Riotous MODS Fight
Battle With Police
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not have the money TO finance
maintenance of soldiers in oma-
ha. But early today, reports OF
bloodshed and dead and contin-
ued fighting kept him In the state
house at Lincoln and seemed to
be bringing about a change OF
front.
City authorities expected martial
law to be declared at any moment
and troops to be rushed here.
Meanwhile, they armed every
available policeman, augmented
the force with special deputies,
armed them with shotguns and
tear gas and ordered them to dis
perse the rioters.
Early today there was a lull In
the fighting that ragged back and
forth across the south Omaha dis
trict most of the night. The
mobs were dispensing. Authorities
believed the trouble was over
temporarily, but anticipated re-
newal tonight unless the state In
tervenes.
Wounded by Police
Thirty-eight of the injured In
last nights fighting were wound
cd by buck-shot from police guns
The others, mostly trolley yards
and strike-breakers, suffered con-
tusions and decorations from
stones and bricks hurled by the
NAB.
Trolley cars, the cause OF two
consecutive nights of rioting that
eliminated In last nights battle
and fatalities, were withdrawn
from the streets. But at a half
dozen Intersections the charred
ruins OF trolleys attested the fury
OF the mob. Scars on the bridge
connecting Omaha with South
Omaha marked the site of an In
cendiary fire which firemen put
out after being driven back three
times by the mob.
Strike. breakers Used
Cause OF the rioting was the ef.
fort OF the Omaha-Council Bluffs
Street Railway Company 10
resume troyycl service with strike
breakers. Carmen went on strike
two months ago. wednesday
night several trolleys were burned
and trolley guards beaten up. The
mob was dispersed with tear gus
which overcame a 6-months old
baby. Thursday rumor spread
through the South Omaha district,
where thousands of workmen have
their homes, that. the baby had
died. Thursday night rioting was
resumed. Last night the mob be-
gan gathering in the streets In
largo numbers.
Fighting started In front of the
South Omaha postoffice whore the
mob had surrounded trolley and
were stoning the guard and a
strike-breaking carman. Police
squads raced up, each man armed
with a shotgun. The mob booed
the policemen. There was push
ing on both sides. What happened
in the next few seconds may never
be known. Then police fired
their shot-guns in the crowd,
Fourteen persons, including three
women, fell.
Driven From Cars
Meanwhile, in four other places
in South Omaha guards and strike
breakers were driven from trolleys
and the vehicles burned. Police
rushed to these scenes and more
fighting developed.
Another mob gathered at the
South Omaha end of the bridge.
Suddenly it moved on the structure
with torches and within a few min
utes it was blazed at several
points. The fire department arr
rived, but the firemen were driven
back and their hose lines cut,
Police drove the mob back. Fight
ing, 1t returned to drive back the
firmen a second time. This was
repeated again before police
gained control. and the bridge was
saved.
Police arrested apparent ring
leaders at each riot. Mobs, some
o fthem numbering more than
900 men and women, screamed
curses and threats as they ran
after the patrol wagons to the jail.
By midnight great crowd was
damned in front of the prison.
openly OF storming the
to deliver some 80 OF
their companions held within. That
mob was dispersed early today.
Both Killed by Police
Both of the dead were wiiled by
police buckshoi. One was ID. u
Mccoy. who died In hospital
several hours after he WIS hit. The
pther victim was an unidentified |
man. Nest OF the injured suf-