Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-02-01


striking feature Of the days developments
was the ringing command of Inspector Will
Jams to his men: "Shoot to kill!' Inspector
Williams uttered these words when the de-
tails were being made for the day.
'.If the crowd uses clubs you use your pis-
tolls. Have no d. nonsense about il. want
no play, no foolshness II necessary, use
your pistols and use them well. Shoot to
kim
At $50 o'clock in the morning fully fifty
men had applied for work at the Sixth avenue
stables and had been accepted.
On the Grand street line the first break of
day found $50 blue coats on hand ready
to protect the company's property. Cars
were run out under police protection.
Inspector ByTnes had been watching events,
and he said: ~ don't like the looks of things
1t is too quiet ! expect something to do by
and by
The situation ON the Broadway road was
far different from that of the day before.
The determined attitude of the police largely
accounted for this. The strikers had taken
the hint Switches were replaced and cars
were running over certain sections of the road.
The net result OF the police force eifolts
Wednesday was TO send some sixty cars over
the tied up roads. Some of these show traces
of hard usage this morning.
The strikers arc in an ugly mood and the
new men who may be hired viii no doubt re-
ceive rough handling if the slightest opportu-
nifty offers. Every hour adds to the bitter
feeling and the state hoard of arbitration Is
still ignored by the employers. The announce
mont of the state railroad commissioners that
the failure of the companies to run cars did
44x.sts fsssxa
chises has had danpening effect upon the
men.
Daylight found the uptown stables of the
railroads ON tho cast side of the city in tram
Gull state. Only few strikers were in the
noizhborhood of the stables, and these were
acting as picizets.
At the Fourth avenue car stable everything
was progressing favorably. A gang Of fifty
men were in the upper floors engaged in feed
ing the stock, while the lower floor was
crowded with applicants fer positions as con-
ductcrs and drivers
President Foster OF the Forty-second street
line was at the stables before o'clock IN the
morning, ready to start the cross town cars
Eighteen men were working in the stables of
tho Grand street cross town line at the foot of
Grand street and East river Six of these
were ed hands who came back Thursday
ont a1 7:S0 No trouble was reported from
the stables Of the west side surface roads
During the morning a stream of men was
pouring into the offices of the roads applying
for work Superintendent Moore, of the
Sixth avenue line said he could hire over 500
men If they were needed.
AT the stables Of the Eighth and Ninth ave
nue. roads nothing of moment trnnspired. All
was reported quiet About fifty hostlers
from the ranks Of the strikers fed and watered
the horses. This the men did voluntarily 10
attempt win be made to run cars on thess
lines.
Around the stables of the Belt line, q
Tenth avenue and Fifty-tirrd street. the al
was full Of suppressed excitement and ssnssa-
fional rumors There Is no denying that tn.
men here are in an ugly humor. This Is the
only stable on the Belt line. consequently all
tie strikers conxregate here in body. The
fact that the road lad already attempted TO
run 4 car and had TO give il up greatly en-
coaraced the strikers, and they were loud in
resteratinr their threats that il car was run
ouk Of the stables il would be thrown bodily
into the river. with all on board
Al $50 in the morning Inspector Steers IN
formed SUPERINTENDENT Newell Of the Broad
way line. that he was ready TO protect the
men they wanted to run the cars. Superin-
tendent Newell at once gave orders for i've
cars to be put in readiness 70 proceed down
town. The inspector had over two hun
dred policemen on hand to preserve
order. From ten % twenty police
men were stationed upon every corner
on Broadway as Tar down as Tnlrtleth street
The police allow no crowds TO congTegate
anywhere. The first car started from the
broadway stables at 9.55. 1t was followed in
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