Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1894 — RIOT AT CLEVELAND. [ARTICLE]

RIOT AT CLEVELAND.

MOB OF UNEMPLOYED RAIDS THE FACTORIES. Employee Driven from the Shops and the Machinery Destroyed—Over 7.000 Riot* ers— Fierce Conflict with the Police— Many Are Injured. Militia Under Arms. The disorders which began in Cleveland, Ohio, with the May day demonstration of the unemployed culminated in open riots. There were three separate and bloody conflicts between the police and the rioters, and troops were put under arms ready to respond to call in case of an emergency. Th& trouble began when a mob of 7,0C0 started to raid the factories on the (flats and drive from work the men employed therein. The first attack was tnade at the Variety iron works. The windows of the factory were smashed

with stones and bricks and the workmen fled in a panic. A force of seven-tj-five policemen was then called out. The rioters proceeded, however, to the Upson bolt works, where 1,50 J men wire induced to quit work before the oncers arrived. When the police came upbn the scene the men made a stand aud hurled bricks and stones al the officers. Ch irped on the Riotern. Orders were given to charge them witfi clubs. The rioters ran like sheep at tie first assault, bat their leaders suc< je led in i a lying them on the Abbey street viaduct, a b idge about 1,(1CO feet long. Squads of police coming up at b >th ends of the bridge penned in the crowd, and they were forced to sigh their way out. They made a rush for ihe officers, but at least a score of ther. were clubbed unmercifully before they finally succeeded in getting awaj. Dur.ng’this conflict two anarch sts were arrested after a terrific stru gle. One of them, Thomas Moore, anol man, was clubbed into submission and taken to the station in a patrol vagon, cursing the police and declared that it was the happiest day in his life. Clubbed Them Till They Ran. In lhe south end of tho city at the tameltime a mob of obO men drove awaylthe workmen from tho 1 nited States salt works, and were about to make k raid on the Cleveland rolling mills. ' They were* met by r-olico Director! Herbert and a squad of ten policenen, who clubbed them until ihey ran. At least thirty mon were injuredun this me.ee, but the mob was dispersed. In th, afternoon Mayor Bee announced that no more rioting would be perinittc 1. He issued a proclamation commarn ing people not t > assemble on lhe stree :s. and at the same time called upon the Cleveland Grays, - the Gatling gun batt iry and the i evident companies of tio Ohio National Guard to assemble ir their armories and await, his call. Thhro was a ready esponse to the call, ind at night at least 5 «, men were under arms awaiting any emergency thit might arise. Ask* .or Troops. Te’.egrt ms were received at Duluth by Sheril Sharvey from every mining center o the Mesabt range, sta.iig that strikers had stopped. worx a. every mile, an 1 that the situafu n was critiea'. k'nj telegram was from D. H Bacon! of the Minnesota Iron t onpany, wh» was at the Auburn mine, and urged imffiediate act on. '1 he Sheriff at once telegraphed Governo • Nelson, ask.ng permission to call on the militia.