Show SCRANTON STRIKERS BECOME VIOLENT Scranton Pa Dec 27 The first blow struck in the streetcar strike was received this evening by William Patter Patterson son the new superintendent of the Scranton ton Railway company Teamsters block blocked ed the car he was running and breaker boys and street urchins assaulted it with r of ito s When the car reached strike headquarters the strikers it and attempted to take off hd crew Some one pulled Patterson frs the car and he was struck on the head with a fist or that knocked off his hat and caused him to reel Two strikers Edward and Joseph Hen Henley ley brothers rushed the superintendent into a saloon protecting him from the cr w with great difficulty The other strikers helped the police officers disperse crowd and also helped the company officials to take the stalled car to the Eleven cars were moved but not iro than six at one time As far as known not a single passenger was car of th m came from New York last night re returned turned today Only eleven reached the office The others are scat scattered about the Provisions for the imported men arrived today from Philadelphia The local bus business iness men refuse to s H tho company supplies The letter carriers hav hired busses at their own expense and will not noto o i Hie cars from one front i nd one from w re returned turned back bv th striker The secured siv men last night from St Louis who Defused to listen to entreaties |