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The Collapse of the Clergue Industrial Empire

Clergue acquired the yacht "Siesta" for his personal use. He not only sailed along the Great Lakes but reportedly sailed to Maine aboard it. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Public Library

At the height of the labour riot, throngs of unpaid workers attacked the corporate offices of the Clergue enterprises where they broke virtually every window in the building.
Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Public Library.

Local police and military personnel, together with company officials and security officers, guarded the corporate headquarters to prevent further damage being done by the rioters.

Military personnel sent from Toronto to help quell the riot arrived too late to be of assistance. They were billeted at local hotels, including the International, until they could be transported back to Toronto. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Public Library

Toronto military personnel what is now Huron Street surveying the aftermath of the attack on the Clergue corporate headquarters. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Public Library.

Until all fear of further rioting had passed, the various operations of the Clergue enterprises remained under constant guard.
Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Public Library.

The troops that arrived in Sault Ste. Marie from Toronto brought with them armaments and ammunition but not food and other necessities of life. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Public Library.

Local citizens assumed responsibility for guarding certain operations of the Clergue enterprises such as the International Hotel.
Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Public Library.

The local militia and the troops from Toronto prepare to leave the scene of the riot. Note the wooden sidewalk to the right of the troops. Photograph: Sault Ste. Marie Public Library.

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