Salt Lake Herald | 1907-10-27 | Page 3 | Stones Hurled by the Workmen

STONES HURLED BY THE WORKMEN Three Policemen and One Strike Breaker in the Hos Hospital Hospital Hospital pital at Yonkers N Y Yonkers N Y Oct 26 As a result of an attempt of ot the Yonkers City Railway Hanway compan to run ran cars this after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon three policemen and nd a strike strikebreaker strikebreaker strikebreaker breaker are in the hospital The facto factories factories factories ries had Just closed for the Saturday when the tho cars left the barns anti and the streets were filled with workmen As the cars moved slowly along the avenues they were followed by thou thousands thousands thousands sands of men and boys boya yelling and hooting Two cars ars that ran along Riverdale avenue vere were attacked by b a mob and every pane of ot glass in them was was smashed sma hed with stones Two mounted policemen who tried to drive back the rioters were knocked off of their horses and finally were rescued by other po policemen policemen policemen who charged Into the mobs hitting right and left lett with their heavy night sticks Skull Fractured The motorman of one of the cars at attacked attacked attacked tacked was struck on the head by b stones and knocked unconscious It was wa supposed that his skull was frac fractured fractured fractured He and the two policemen were taken to the hospital A similar scene was enacted in War Warburton Warburton Warburton burton avenue Policeman Kennedy who tried to td restore order was hit on the head with a stone and severely cut He was taken to the hospital l The motorman and conductors of the cars sent out but with the exception of the themen themen themen men taken to the hospital managed to get away unhurt After their attack on the cars the mob tore up the switch poles in the tracks in Warburton and Ashburton avenues and threw them Into the river Much Excitement The streets this afternoon were crowded with excited people and it is I a feared that the disturbances will be renewed The strikebreakers are arc rapidly losing heart as a result of ot their experience during the last two days and it is said that fifty of them have left town In disgust It is expected White Plains militia company will be brought here hereto hereto hereto to restore order