The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-10
RIOTS IN CHICAGO.
The Police Savagely Dis
perse Street Crowds.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN BEATEN
street-esr strikers Receive No Mercy
From the Fierce ofneers. who are
Keeping the Lines RunnIng-B Bitter
Feeling Spreading Among the
Working People "s-ab" Cars
Bombarded.

CHfcsso, Oct. 9.-The two great
street railway systems Of the West
End and North Sidel are tied up now.
The strike on the West Side began
this morning. When last night the
cars were run into the barns nearly
three-fourths OF the population OF the
city were left without other means OF
transportation than footing il or nd
ing on externporized carry-aIls and ea-
press wagons.
The bitterness of feeling toward the
management OF the lines appears 10
increase and the contageon gives evil
desiee Of spreading to outside elements
IL he popnlation not under the sfrik-
ers' control. AtGartield and Larrabee
stations to-day number Of boys laid
a large plank across the track and fas-
tened il securely with iron spikes.
When six Garfield avenue cars came
from their downtown trip they were
stopped. The police got out OF the
patrol wagon, but did not offer 10 re-
move the obstruction. The strikers
Immediately surrounded the cars and
as result OF their solicitation three
Of the nex men joined their ranks.
4 HowfiSs MOB.
The success of this action led Others
10 follow the boys example and riot
resulted. The streets we're jammed
with howliag mob and the tracks
covered with obstructions EMPLOYEES
OF the road enaeavoresl to remove the
debris. but il was replaced as fast as
taken away. Finally the mob became
so large aud demOnstratiye that the
sergeant in command of the police
ordered charge. The officers, an
geFed somewhat.a. the s'ubbornness OF
the people, responded with will.
FURY OF THE POLICE.
They made a rush and used clubs
freely Men and bows were hit and
even women were not spared. Ore
woman who was particularly demon
alive was severely wounded by a
cub hiow on the head.
Altogether about Is cars were run at
irregular intervals on the North Side
during the day. Everywhere the new
drivers and conductors were greeted
with misses and opprobrioas epithets
from the crowd which lined the streets.
usIoS ALDERMAN.
Alderman Reich of the Twenty-thirt
waru took a prominent part in DELAY
which occurred at point where an
excavation was being made on the
tracks. The policemen in the first ear
aiighted and pushed the car over, and
those on the next ear were about to do
the same when Reich stepped forward
ana ordered the officers 10 keep their
hands off. adding that il was "a shame
70 have these scabs run the cars.
sior os TIE wnsr SIDE.
The strike on the West Side diyi-
sion was without incident during the
day. 4 few cars were sent out over
the principal line late in the after
noon under police guard. A dis
turhanee luore serious than those on
the North Side marked the end OF a
trip on Madison street this evening.
All the cars were approaching West
ern avenue on the return. 4 crowd
surged around them in such q COM
pact mass that il was impossible for
the horses To move. 4 platoon of POI
lice forced 4 way for the leading ear.
but the one following WAS brought to
a Sudden stop by a wooden wedge in
serted IN the switch by some person
III Ait EltHA. III a li40iAtAtb atNtE =
stop the vicinity was pandeInonium.
stones and sticks were hurled at the
ear. aud the air rang with yells and
curses.
A flying brick caught Assistant
Superintendent Nagel. who was driv-
ing the car, in she stomach. Uttering
an oath. he pulled revolver from his
pocket and turned menacingly to-
wards the crowd His example was
quickly followed by the conductor. but
the two men were disarmed with little
ceremony by the police. Nagel lett
the car and was Immediately attacked
by a Northwestern switchman named
Gleason, who was under the influence
of liquor. This man was merciiessly
clubbed and then sat upon in the
patrol wagon by several officers before
lac could be Snbdued. Others were
scarcely less determined. and bat FOR
the fact al appeared 20 be unarned.
the FRAY would scarcely have been
finished without loss OF lie.