The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

nineteen, the latter demand equal pay with
the former, aud being refused strike. THIS
was on the north side as ChicaeOans call
that division Of the city north of the Chicago
river. The drivers and conductors ON the
west side declared the usual rule "An injury
10 one is the concern Of all aud struck IN
sympathy with fine others
II is needless 70 detail the successive steps;
they were such as the public is now familiar
with The evolution of riot is nonotonously
regular First a strike, then the search for
"scats." rats or "blacklegs' % take the
pmccs Of the strikers. then an obstructionby
the latter an appeal 60 the police, swarm 81
private detectives, mob clubs on one side
and stones or softer and nasticT missiles Oh
the other. then the revolver, and, as 1t now
appears. The bomb. and finally q massacre
Americans have GOT so used TO this line Of de-
veloumcut that. as they read their papers
from day 20 day, they know with tolerable
certainty what 90 look for IN them next day
A street car strike. however, has its com
ical features ana Chicago had a great deal of
fun the first day IN a pouring rain the
wearied clerks shop girls and other employees
issued from the stores on the main streets
south Of tie river and sought the corners, to
find with dismay that no cars were running.
All who lived on tho north side had from one
g. Gvc mikes walking before them. There
was "nanic i'm conveyances" Omlibuses,
hacks, cabs. market carts and all clean ana
common vehicles were filed ia few min
ufes then the unlucsy late ones turned TO
butcher carts. coal carts, furniture vans,
lumber wagons, anything, everything that
would do transporting, and IN q few Instances
weared bat fnaucia ly solid men were
wheeled home IN hand carts OF hauled IN little
bows WAGONS. An these had money; hut the
weary and impecuui0us thousands had TO
walk. IL was like the days Of epi2ooty III
1877. when street conyeyances were drawn
bv oxen. Curses ON Yerkes and the com
uaues were both loud and deep, for at the
start public sympathy Was with The strikers.
During the first Saturday and Sunday no
ATTEMPTS woro made 10 run the north side
cars. President Ycrkcs was consolidating
his forces. Some experienced drivers were
obtained from Philadelphia. and many new
men employed The barns were pat IN
charge o.. detectives hired by the company,
aud 900 extra Policemen were put on the
north side force And with This dread array
the MONDAYS excitement began. But after
examining the law Mayor Roche informed
the car compluy's officials that 1.-The
private detectives could not Doe allowed
b. engage. the protection business must be
done bv thc regular police Early IN the
morning % few ears loaded with policemen
were rum: the general public was TOO tnnid
10 take passage The strikers and their sup
porttrs gathered fast. and soon the streets
were blocked SO that the ears had 10 he lit
orally forced through them. But there was
no fighting yet Tho women IA the crowd,
and vel dressed and apparently respectable
ladies oa the Sidewalk, Jeered at the drivers
and yelled "Scabsl rats! Philadelphia pau
peism etc The strikers pressed close on tho
ears and urged the new men not 70 net as
tools 10 opprcss their brethren Occasion
ely one abandoned his car end joined the
strikers. being received with loud cheers
and occasionally horne away on the men'S
shoulders And 50 passed Monday.
On Tuesday began the second staSe-fniid
fighting. There were paving stones, TIN
cans. mud, dead cats and garbage on Que
side. clubs on the other; but 40 shooting yet
Only one pistol drawn The blood was not
vet up 10 fighting heat Through the CEN
tral section the few ears moving were forced
n few rods nj a time pale drivers gripping
the reins and police IN front and rear fight
ing their way At one place several paving
stones had been set up in tho middle Of tho
track. on which We're written ia chalk such
threats as: "Scabs, look ont for bombs
Down with the scahs, 80, You dirty scab
doqsn and Gwen fix all scabs.' Garbage
boxes filed with stones were placed across
the !rack and ON them were also written
threats 10 'iOn the uon-uniOn men.