| Show CALLED OUT TO PROTECT CARS acting governor of rhode island orders six companies 0 infantry and two of cavalry to patrol the streets pawtucket R I 1 tune 12 the city officials having declined to increase the police force to meet the unusual conditions resulting from the strike of the union traction companas comp anys men here and in providence sit companies of infantry and two of cavalry are patrolling the streets today by order of governor Kin iball the action of the governor was precipitated by a heinous disturbance last evening when a detachment of sixteen special deputies were attacked by a crowd tant had held up and demolished a street car the officers were stoned and a number of persons injured there no semblance of trouble this afternoon the soldiers maintained a solid line between which cars with a guard of deputy sheriffs ran on practically schedule time the quiet that prevailed when alie troops arrived was bicken just before noon when four cars became stalled in a crowd on pawtucket avenue the cars were each guarded by four deputy sheriffs and a detachment of special officers A troop of cavalry was hurried to the locality and a company of in jantry followed As the soldiers near PI the scene the crowd cheered at first then were signs of hostility alic soldiers made their way to the center of th bowd of them forming in front of the car and alic remainder in tc rear just then a bombardment of began A number of the officers and men ceic struck and injured slightly the de stopped the onslaught by firing ft volley into the air this caused the crowd to fall back and the cur proceeded the incident seemed to awaken the disturbing element chief of police rice advised the people to clear the streets and avoid the possibility of a conflict but the people beio disposed to be insolent just 1 another car escorted by a squad of cavalry and filled with deputy sheriffs was stalled on amfin street by a mob stones crashed through the window s and a tumult was raised alien a volley of shots fired by the deputies rang out tanner peterson Pet eison 12 5 CUTS old fell perhaps fatally injured apparently he wag the only one injured but the incident staggered the dow the car bally damaged was then permitted to p ii franklin pa juico 12 As a result of the street car boycott proving out of the trouble venango power company and its employed emp loyes the street car employed emp loyes bothin this city and in oil city have been dworn in as deputy sheriffs by sheriff SI cCallum very few people are riding lp to a late hour last night several hundred men lined the tracks on the principal streets hooting at alie motor wen and ori and endeavoring to dissuade people from patronizing the line torpedoes vere placed on the tracks in places but no serious trouble arose from the demonstration |
