The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-10
A STRIKE RIOT In OHIO.
COLUMBUS SURFACE ROAD HANDS
PREVENT TRAFFIC..

Thousands of ToiIers in Other
Branches Lay off to Help Them-Po-
lice Utterly Unable to Cope With
the Mob-Cars Thrown Across the
Tracks.
COLUMBUS, o., June 9.-The strike on
the Consolidated street railway, which has
been IN progress seven days, eliminated
to-day in scenes which bordered on riot.
The company has been unable to run cars
since the strike was inaugurated. Public
sympathy has been with the employees, and
the delays on the part of the company have
given an opportunity to all the labor organ
izations to extend aid and cheer. To-day
the feeling was ripe for riot. The principal
trouble the company has had was the failure
to get police protection TO start cars. The
mayor has shown a willingness, but the
police, being In sympathy with the strikers,
construed his instructions to mean that they
should not interfere unless there was an
assault committed. The mayor last nigh.
issued proclamation against congregating
on the streets with an assurance that the
law would be enforced, which seems to
have had the effect of bringing the people
out in larger numbers.
ToILERs TURN OUT.
The employees at many of the leading
manufactures left their place of business to
aid the strikers, and the lines over which
cars were scheduled to run were lined from
end to end. Shortly before noon to-day
between thirty and forty new men
we're conveyed to one of the stables
on the east side, where a crowd of several
hundred men had congregated. Thirty
police, with the chief at their head, were also
on the ground. The first car out was filed
with police, strikers and their friends. The
entire route was lined with people who
cheered the strikers. The team was driven
rapidly, and as it passed strikers boarded
the car until it was crowded and then they
began to crowd on top. The car was rocked
back and forth, almost tipping on its side.
RUN FROM THE TRUCKS.
After going nearly two miles the strikers
succeeded in derailing the car and ran it to
the side of the street. The driver escaped
through an alley, and the conductor kicked
a woman and begged to be arrested by the
police that he might escape injury. 1t is
estimated that over 10000 people were
crowding to the point of excitement. The
second car out met with no better fate.
and was rushed through the multitude
with similar scenes enacted. The car could
not be seen for the strikers who covered it.
tend to give protection to the new employees.
The car was finally thrown bodily across
High street and its windows knocked out.
The driver and conduc or escaped, with the
mob after them. The driver was afterward
escorted to the depot and placed aboard
train.
WITNESSED BY THE MAYOR.
Mayor Buck witnessed the scene and or
dered that no more cars be run out during
the day. A consultation was had by the
officials of the road with Adjt. Gen. Haw-
kins in regard to calling out the militia, but
that official stated that no such
demand was necessary. The city council
tonight adopted several resolutions, one
of which was for arbitration of the diff
Guilty, another appointing a committee TO
wait upon the company and learn IL they
will pursue this course, and, finally, if the
company refuse to arbitrate, instructing the
city solicitor to institute proceedings for
revocation of its charter. The company
contemplates another effort to start cars
tomorrow morning. They say they will
neither arbitrate nor advance wages.