Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-04
Thousands Of Strikers Surround an
Army of Policemen.
THEY CLUB THEIR WAY THROUGH
The Wild Mass Making Over One Hundred
Arests---MOVing the Street
Cars.
A GREAT RoToUs UPRISING FEARED,

tnat large relnforcements were on their way
from the stock yards to aid in resisting the
officers in their attempts to get cars started
and there was no little talk Of probsble
bloodshed. Soon, however, striking con-
ductor appeared with the information that
the President OF the Association had accept
ed q scheme for settling the differences by
arbitration, and that no attempt would at
present be made to start cars out. The Ar
bitration Committee, he said, was to be COM
posed OF citizens, of which two members
would be chosen by the strikers, two by the
company, and Mayor Harrison to be the
fftb.
At l30 o'clock there were no indications
of trouble, and less than rs men about the
barns.
At 6a. m. the West Division Steel Rail-
way Company started few cars from their
barns. At West avenue, about one block
from the starting point, they found
Their Progress Barricaded
by lumber and gas pipes piled upon
the track, which the police were engaged in
clearing away unmolested by the strikers.
Fifteen patrol wagons loaded with police
are placed along the street. and every street
corner on Madison street has its strong
force Of police, Madison bridge being doubly
guarded.
The street cars reached Ashland avenue
at a. m. At Hoyne avenue the strikers
or sympathizers had gained access to a lot
of shovels which had been used by the gas
company trench diggers and piled q huge
bank of dirt on the track. The foreman OF
The gas company gang, finding the shoyels
left by the strikers, had taken possession OF
and locked them up, so when the police ar.
rived they found only the workmen present,
minus their shovels. The police captain, il
is reported, asked the men for their shovels,
and on their replying that the foreman had
locked them up, it is stated the police CON-
menced using their clubs on the gas
company employees, and several men were
terribly beaten, some having tneir heads
split open.
Under the protection of the entire polics
force of the city, six cars were sent ous By
the West Division railway at o'clock, and
succeeded in making their way into The bus,
mess heart of the city and encountered no
opposition, beyond that mentioned at Hoyne
street, which proved not to be very serious.
The cars were filed with policemen, and, in
fact, the entire thoroughtsre is lined with
policemen, and west of Ashland avenue no
vehicles of any kind are allowed upon the
street. The police have made already more
than
One Hundred Arrests
Of persons suspected of an inclination to i'm
pede the progress of the cars, or who re-
fused to obey the injunction Of the police to
quit the thoroughfare. These were csrted
of rapidly in patrol wagons to the police
stations The cars made the return jour
ney to Western avenue without any encoun
ter, and were started east again for another
"Trip Madison street, along its entire
length, is filed with excited strikers and
their sympathizers and curious spectators
The windows of the buildings overlooking
the street are also filed with people. Out.
side of this one street, however there is no
semblanee Of excitement and business is
being pursued without any apparent refer
ence to The strike or its consequences.
The Police Had Orders to Shoot.
The street cars on their second trip down
town made the journey safely. The police,
however, assumed the offensive and arrested
everybody making the first sign of desiring
to create a disturbance. The favorite cry
of the onlookers as the cars were passing
appeared to be rats" but everybody in
duiging in q jeering cry and detected in it
wagimmedlately placed under arrest. 1t
was generally understood that the police
had orders to shoot, which made the crowd,
if it had any intention of becoming unruly,
TO hesitate about attacking the cars.
When the cars began their return
trip Mayor Harrison appeared on the scene
at the corner of Halstead and Madison
streets on his gray charger, where he drew
bis horse to standstill in the middle OF the
street and waving his hand to the crowd be-
gan to make q speech. The police have
only been compelled to make one serious
rush so far this morning. At Hoyue avenue
while clearing away the barricsde erected
there, the crowd became very NOISY aud ag-
cressiye. Lumber, gas pipes huge boulders
barrels, beer kegs, dirt and every available
sort of debris were used in obstructing the
track. The applause became so great that
,he newly employed drivers began to fee
from the cars and the strikers began to
close in upon them.
The police ran 10 their defence and Cap
tain Bon6eld clubbed two of the strikers
severely over the head Que of the injured
men, Pat Conway, is supposed to have had
his skull crushed Immediately after the
incident Capt ain Bonfsld cried, "shoot the
first man that throws a stone; that's the
order There were
Scenes of Excitement
all along the route on both trips made oy
the cars Six men were sighted IN a one
story blacksmith shop, whose appearance
was deemed threatening, and the po
lice charged through the building
carving them of to man, although
| they claimed to be merely spectators
Great crowds had gathered at the vsriou:
street corners, but by simply making q
show the streets were cleared by the police
without using their clubs. At Levitt street
Lieutenant Lsughlin, with about twenty
men, made detour on patrol wagons, ano
surprised lot Of active sympathi0ers plsc'
inc obstructious on their car tracks. These
busy people, however, caught sight OF the
| niue COATS luSI IN W iuonC eACn S,S1eS
Some excitement occurred at the DesPlaiue'
street station, where the prisoners wer'
locked up. Bail was refused in al instan
ces. and nothing respecting the prisoners
would be vouchsated.
! win Not Run Till Monday.
The West Division Street Car Compsn.
has taken all of Its cars from the track Ant
II ia announced will make no further efor
to run them before Monday. The coupan,
has taken this action, it is understood. Ii
view Of the fact that tomorrow beint
a holiday the streets will be crosde'
with people making consequences OF pos
sible not so much more serious and great.
augmented number of idle sympathizsr
tending to add to the likelihood for dis
turbance. Cars having been Withdrawn al
il quite and no further disturbances is ex
pected for to night.
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