Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-10
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER:
a Chicago Riot.

The two street-car systems OF C0lcag0
have nov tied up. A committee of the
strikers waited upon the mayor yesterday
evening to complain about the retention OF
special detectives 10 guard the compapy's
barns These specials, they argued, were
menace to life and they also denied that
they were needed by the company. Toe
mayor sent for President Yerkes, whom he
asked to discharge the detectives. He said
he would furnish enough policemen TO pro.
tect to company's barns. Mr. Yerkes
promptly acquiesced in the request, and the
specials were supplanted By regular police.
men.
In the afternoon, al Garfield avenue and
Larrabee street, number of boys placed
large plaEk across the Car tracks and fasten
ed it securely by iron spikes When six
Garfield Avenue cars came from their down.
town trip they were stopped by the obstacle.
The police got out of the patrol wagon, but
did not offer to remove thu obstruction. The
strikers imme Giately surrounded the vehicle
and commenced their appeals. Under their
influence three cf the drivers left the cars
and went over to the strikers. The seceders
were borne on the shoulders Of the crowd to
saloon, where' their pockets were filled
with cigars The success Of this action LED
others TO follow the boys example, and
riot resulted at the corner of Garfield avenue
and Orchard street. The streets were JAM
med with bowling mob, aud the tracks
were covered with obstructioDs Some EN-
ployees of the road and the officers removed
the debris, but as fast as it was taken away
it was replaced. The mob became so great
! that the sergeant in command OF the men
ordered charge. The officers, aggravated
somewhat, responded with will. They
MADE rush and used their clubs freely.
Men and boys were hit, and hit hard, too,
| and the women were not spared. A woman
named Wilde. who was particularly demon.
strative against the new men, Yves badly
wounded by q severe blow. Three men
we're caught spiking the rsls at Halsted
street and were locked up.
Alderman Reich, of The tweusy.third
ward took par; in a delay which occurred
at Garfield avenue and Burling street. At
this corner water pipe was being placed
under the track, and the horses had to be
unhtched and taken to the other side ofthe
excavation. The blue coats showed the first
car over, and the policemen on the second
car were sbout to do the same when Alder
man Reich stepped forward. "By -.
don't toncb those cars" yelled the alder.
man. LET every officer keep his hands
from them. and let the 'scabs' do it, Its q
d--n shame to have these 'scabs' run the
cars Stay right or the cars, officers, and
don't make move TO help them. If Mr..
Yerkes intends to run this road he has got
to get up esrly in the morning"
disturbance more serious than that CD
the North s de marked the ending Of the
TIP of West Side cars in the evening. A
mob Distracted the poce-lsden cars on the
down trip after passing Halstead street
Nothing serious happened, however, until
the cars were approaching the western ter
minus on the return. There the crowd
surged around the conveyances in such a
compsc mass that 1t was impossible for the
| horses to move. A platoon of police with
clubs forced way for the leading car, but
the one following was brought to stop
with lurch. A wooden wedge had been
suddenly inserted in the Western avenue
switch by some person in the mob. Super
| iniendent Nagel was the driver of the disa-
bcd car He seemed to be the object OF
special dislike from the strikers and their
| ~ pathizers. II moment after the car
stopped the vicinity was pandemonium.
Stones aud sticks were hurled at the car.
and the air rang with yels and curses.
flying brick caught the superintendent in
the stomach. Ut;ering an oath, he pulled
revolver from his overcoat pocket
and turned menacing!y toward the
crowd. The conductor, Harris, who
had been discharged by the company
| for cause long previous torthe strike, but re
employed in the emergency, followed quick.
ly the example of the superintendent. The
sharp click, as the two cooked their weap-
ons, was the signal for an unexpected Incl
dent. Police Lieutenant Shea was seen 10
grasp Nagel, and by main strength force
the pistol from him. You On fool, what
do you mean % blurted the rate lieutenant.
Harris was disGrmed with az little ceremo.
| ny. Nagel left the car, and when OF bis
guard for moment, received stunning
blow in the jaw from heavy built man,
who was somewhat under the influence Of
| liquor, but none the less powerful for that
A general scrimmage ensued, in which Ma
gel and his brawny sssailant were roughly
banded. The latter, a Chicago and North.
| western sWitchmap named John Gleason,
| had to be- mercies7ly cluhbed and then sat
upon In the patrol wagon by half dc2en
policemen before be could be subdncd.
Others were scarcely less determined and
but for the fact that all appeared to be un-
armed, the fray would scarcely have been
| fnisbed without the sacrifice OF number CT
lives. So far 80 learned no one on either
side vas injured dangerously.
Two charming little girls were dancing
| 1.-THE racket in the street What makes