Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-02
ALAB0R RI0TAT CHICAGO
STREET CAR DRIVERS JOINED
BY BOWLING MODS.

Attempts to Run Cars Provoke Volleys Of
Bricks and CobbIe Stones-POiicemen
and Deputy NInrshals Unable to Dis
perse the Mob-Two Cars Thrown Into
the Gutter.
/ CHICAGO, July The West Division
/ Street Car Company sent out three
/ cars on its Madison street line early this
morning, but the drivers were compelled
/ to return to the barns. Fully 900 strikers
/ and citizens were assembled near the car
/ barns, and when the cars came out they
were met by a Volley Of bricks and stones,
which shiyered window panes and did
other damage to the cars. Several Of tue
drivers and conductors were struck by
flying missiles. A Deputy Sheriff was
/ on the platform OF each car. and in the
/ excitement one OF the officers drew re-
4 volyer and threatened TO fire, but desisted.
/ II is now stated that the company will
endeavor to run their cars under the pro-
lection of the city police and trouble is
feared.
RUNNING THE GAUNTLET.
/ At II 30 o'clock a car with eight police
! men and n reporter as the sole passengers
/ started from the barn on Western avenue
/ down town on the Madison street track,
The car got through without any difficulty
except occasional booting. Trouble was
expected at Halsted street, but there was
none This car was followed by two
others, also with police and deputy sher
ifs. No passengers were taken and the
cars went over the route without mOles-
tatiOn.
MET BY A ROWLING MOB.
On the return trip, however, the cars
were met by mob of 1000 or 5000 at
Jefferson street. They followed the cars
with boots and yells to Union street, and
from there on to Halsted street. The
scene was of the most riOtOus description.
The crowd hurled beer barrels, bricks,
stones, and all sorts of missiles at the
cars, smashing the windows and nearly
wrecking them. Several arrests were
made, but the police were almost power
less to handle the mob. At Union street
all sorts of distractions were thrown on
the track, and several TinQleaders We're
arrested and "a shot was fred at one of
the supposed leaders. Missiles were
even thrown from buildings on the street
at the cars.
THE CARS OVERTURNED.
The cars moved along slowly from this
point with a great crowd following and
uttering threats, proceeding west. An
enormous crowd of threatening men had
assembled near Ann street anG the air
was filled with stones as the cars tried to
make their way through. The policemen
We're hit and injured and the cars We're
badly wrecked, resulting in their finally
beng thrown off the track and over
turned near the sidewalk. The line au-
thOrities massed the entire reserve police
force along Madison street and made
number OF arrests. The police were pa
tieDt, and with the exception OF the one
shot fired near the corner OF Union street,
reVOlVers were not used.
ALL QUIET AT NIGHT.
AS the street car company made no
effort to start cars out tonight all is
quiet about the barns. The principal
thOrOughfares leading west, however,
contain plenty of evidences that the
strike is still on. The car tracks are kept
warm by an endless stream of express
wagons and otter vehicles, all loaded
with passengers to their fullest
capacity. Express wagons are popular
COnveyances, each being cOnspicuously
labelled 40 cents TO Western avenue"
and their drivers confess TO being coming
money. At 1870 o'clock there were no
reports in circulation indicating any like
libOOd of a change in the situation before
morning.
GLASS BLOWERS MADE IDLE.
PITTsBURG, July ALI the window
glass factories in this district have shut
down for IA summer vacation, that is until
Sept. 1. The season has been an ex-
tremely Improbable one for manutac-
turers, the production having been largely
in excess of the demand. This has caused
a depression in prices and "A further
addition to the large stocks already on
hand. Unless the business should show
an unexpected improvement during the
summer, it is probable that many fac
tories will not resume work even on the
date fixed for their doing so.
STRIKE OF THE RUBBER WORKERS.
WORCESTER, MASS, July 1.-The strike
at Melville Rubber Works continues.
About fifty men worked Monday, but only
twelve went on Tuesday. The manager
says that over half OF the 1,200 men are
willing to work and after taking stock
they will be protected if he has to call on