Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-10
TRAM RIOTS At ST. LOUIS.
A SCORE OF CARS OVERTURNED
ON THE STREETS.

The Mob 1000 or 5000 Strong-Many
Drivers and Conductors Badly Beaten
by the strikers-TwO Ladies' Injured
While springing from "a Car Seized
by the Rioters.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9.--The street car trOu-
Bile is becoming serious. Late last night
and early this morning cars were tipped
into cutters and a number of persons
were beaten and badly hurt. About noon
to-day the striking drivers and conductors
began to assemble in knots in various
parts Of the city, and things presented an
ominous appearance First a riot oc-
Cured on the Chouteau avenue road, and
several cars We're dumped into the gutter,
and the drivers and conductors severely
handled Next, a big crowd of strikers
attacked several cars OF the Union depot
line on the Twelfth street bridge.
LADIES SHOWN no CONSIDERATIONS.
The drivers and conductors were badly
beaten, one conductor being rendered in
sensible. The rioters were in such a
hurry to tip over the cars that the pas
sengers were not allowed time to get out,
and two ladies were badly bruised on
Twelfth street bridge while leaping from
a car. Mayor Francis and Chief Of Police
Harrigan, with a squad Of police, arrived
on the bridge soon afterwards and made
some arrests, the rioters dispensing sui
lenly.
A MOB FIVE BLOCKS LONG.
About ? o'clock this afternoon a riot
broke out on Cass avenue, the crowd ex-
tending from Ninth to Fourteenth streets.
At least d dozen cars Of the Cass avenue
line were laid in the gutter by the mob.
a ri
thumped very roughly, and the teams
were turned loose on the streets. Shortly
after this another riot occurred on ORAL
Ion street, near Tenth street. Here cars
were tossed about and the widest excite
ment prevailed.
THE TWO MOBS UNITE.
The two mobs were in close proximity
and the crowds soon united, some 1900 or
5000 people filling all the adjacent streets
and preventing traffic. In few minutes
another mob began to Overturn cars Of
the Lindell railway on Eighth street and
Washington avenue, and here, too, an
immense crowd gathered up to 2;30
o'clock this afternoon.
FATAL CONFLICT.
The first really serious conflict, and one
involving loss Of life, occurred about
O'Clock on Stoddard avenue. One Of the
cars of the Union depot line was coming
up the avenue in charge OF Policemen
Griffith and Harmon, and when near
Hickory street it was surrounded by some
nifty men who began to cut the harness.
The officers ordered the men to desist, but
the men instead assaulted the officers
with sticks and rocks. Of
tcer Harmon was struck with
rock, and Officer Griffith was knocked
down by a man named John HaveV
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fifth, Officer Harmon drew his pistol and
shot him dead. The body of Havey was
taken U the morgue. Officer Harmon
went to headquarters and reported the at
fair, and was placed under arrest. Havey
was bricklayer, but has been driving
car on the Lindell road of late.
SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE.
Four of the rioters in the Twelfth
street bridge affair, four of the ChOutan
avenue gang, five of those who upset cars
on Washington avenue, and six Of those
who stopped cars on O'Callan street were
arrested this afternoon. The prisoners
were quite defiant for time, but when
they found that they would not be released
on bail they cooled down.
William Jackson, chief clerk OF the
Arlington hotel at Hot Springs, Ark,
while going to the fair grounds in a Cass
avenue car was struck by rock during
the riot and had his jaw badly fractured.
Henry G. Yeager, a prominent citizen,
was also struck in the face with a rock
and received a severe wound.
A COMPROMISE WITH STRIKERS.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Oct. 9.-The
strike which has been in progress in the
Poplar creek coal mines ended to-day, 800
strikers resuming work at a compromise
figure. They struck for an advance Of 10
o. hal hot
amount. In consequence of the advance
in wages coal has been advanced 1c. per
bushel.
DECISION OF THE KNIGHTS.
HAMILTON. ONT, Oct. 9.-The Knights
Of Labor finally decided to establish State
and provincial assem- blies.