The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-04
THE STREET CAR STRIKE.
THE CARS MOVING ONCE MORE.
But All the Reserve Police Needod-A
Fight with the Rioters and Severe
Hurts Inficted-No Passen-
gers In the Cars.
Tho strcot-Car Drivers striho.

The Street-Car Drivers Strike.
CHICAGO, July 3.--At a. III. the
West Division Street Railway Com
pany started a few cars from their
barns at Western avenue. About one
block ockfromtheIstartingpolntthey found
their progress barriosded by, lumber
and gas pipes piled upon the track,
which the police cleared away, unmo.
lestod by the strikers. Fifteen patrol
wagons loaded with police were placed
along tie way, aud every street corner
ON Madison street has It's strong force
of police. Madison street bridge is bo-
ing doubly guarded.
So. m..-Street cars have Just reached
Ashland avenue. AT Hayne avenue
the strikers or their sympRthizers had
gained access TO 81 lot of shovels, which
had been used by the gas company
trench diggers and piled a huge bank
Of dirt on the track. The foreman Of
the gas company gang finding tho
shoVels used by the strikers took pos
session and locked them up. So when
the police arrived they
found only workmen present,
minus their shovels. A police
captain, it is reported, asked the meu.
for their shOvels and on their replylngl
that the foreman had locked them up
the police commenced using thoif
clubs on tho gas works employees and
several Of the men were terribly
beaten, some having their heads split
open.
$3.50 3. m.-Under the protection Of
the entire reserve police force OF the
city the slX cars sent out by the West
Division Railway succeeded in
making tbeir way into tho business
part OF the city and encountered no
opposition beyond that mentioned at
Hayne street, which proved not to be
very serious. The cars were filed
with policemen, and in fact the entire
thoroughfare ~ lined with policemen
and west Of Ashland avenue no ve-
hicles OF any Hind are allowed upon
the street. The police have made al
ready more than 100 arrests of persons
suspected OF an inclination 10 i'm
pede the progress OF tho cars. The
cars madc their way on their journey
TO Western avenue without any en-
counter end we're started east again
FOR aAother trip. Madison street,
elong its entire length, Is filled with
excited strikers aud their sypathizers.
ll:l5 q. m.-Tho street cars ON their
second trip down town made the jour
ney safely. The police, however, as
sumed the offensive and arrested
everybody making n sign of desiring
TO create disturbance. The frantic
cry of the on-lOokers as the cars were
passing appeared 10 be "Rats," but
everybody indulging in the jerring
cry and detected in IL was immedi-
ately placed under arrest. lt was gen
orally understood that tho police had
orders TO shoot, which made the
crowd,i il had any intention OF becom-
ing unruly, hesitate about attacking
the cars. When the cars began tneir
return trip, Mayor Harrison appeared
on the scene at the corner OF Halstrod
and Madison on his gray charger. He
made his horse stand still in tho mid
die OF the street and waving mis- hand
TO Tho crowd began to make speech.
The police have only been compelled
to mako one serious rush this morn
ing (Qt Hoyno avenue.) While clear
ing away the barricade erected there
tho crowd became very noisy and 8g-
gressive. Lumber, gas p.pos, huge
powders, barrels, beer kegs, dirt
and every available sort Of Do.
bris were used IN obstruct-
ing the track. The applause
became so great that the newly em-
ployed drivers began to dee from the
cars, and tho strikers began TO close
in upon them. The police ran 10 their
defOuse, and Captain BOneiold club
bed two OF tho strikers severely over
the head. Ono OF the injured men,
Pat Conway, is supposed 10 have his
skull crushed. Immediately after this
incident CaptRiu Boneheld cried:
"Shoot the frs. man that throws
BtOue." There woTo sceneB OF excite
menJ all along tho route on both trips
made by tho cars. Six men were
sighted on two-siory black
smith shop, whose appear
anco Was deemed threatening
aud the police charged through the
building carrying them of, although
they claimed to be merely spectators.
Great crowds had gathered at various
street corners, but by simply making
show tho streets were cleared by the
police without using their clubs.
AT L0avett street Lieutenant Laugh
lin, with about 20 mon, made detour
on patrol wagon and surprised q lot
OF active sympathizers placing OBJ
struotions on the car tracks. These
busy people, however, caught sight OF
the blue coats just in time TO escape,
Some excitement occurred at Das.
PLANES street statioD, where tho prls-
onefs were locked up. Bail was re-
fused in all instances, aud nothing ro-
speoting tho prisoners would be
vouohsalod.
1850 p. m.-rho street cars have
made third trip without molostation.
The crowds arc not quito so dense
aud tho excitemont appears to have
in q measure subsided. Nobody but
policemen, however, are riding upon
the cars and the company ia not send.
ing out any cars except whom thor
oughly guarded and tits not attempt
ing t0run cars on any street except
Madison.