The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-30
CLUBS. AXES AND GUNS.
STRIKERS ARE RIOTOUS AND
POWERFUL.

Tho Street Car Service in Detroit Para
lyzetl-Penn<ylvania Coke Workers In =
Pitched Battle with Oncers-Bloodshed
and Eeath Result.
Nearly the whole of Detroit's police
force was called out to keep order during
a monster labor parade of shoemak ers
and stove molders. which was melted by
the street car troubles. Immediately
after the parade passed it was decided
to start ten cars Tor evening service on
Woodward avenue. The first car got
away all right, followed by patrol
wagon containing ten officers A second
car stared Immediately. after without
the accompanying protection, however.
and the strikers threw il on its side and
across the track The attempt to start
ears was then given up, but the first one
out continued its IeriIOuS course, being
the target of anything handy to the
strikers the whole length OF the
avenue, and meeting with the jeers and
tauntS Of the peOp'e as it passed along.
Two policemen we're on every corner
the whole length of the route and the
ear eventually reached the river front in
safety. On the attempt to start for the
scene A burly man sat in dog cart
directly acro:s the track. The police
men led his horse away. The man
whipped up his horse, overlook the car,
and drove a ross the track again direct Y
in front of the street-car. His buggy
was smashed and he was thrown to the
ground. He was finally overpowered
and taken to the station. As the car
kept on its way the small crowd sent
OILY few stones as parting salute. A
car which had been lying at the river
front a day was then started
up the hill The word was quickly
passed, and in short time about
fifteen thousand people packed the broad
avenue from the north side of Jefferson
avenue to the river. The car started up
the hill at break-neck speed. The mob
closed about the car. A man lcaped
from among the crowd and grasped the
teams brides. The driver whipped his
horses. The man was dragged from his
! feet aid pulled all the way across the
street But he held on, ran the horses
| into buggy and stopped the car. In
| the meantime a number of buggies,
| trucks, ct, had been run across the
track. The dozen policemen on the car
| tried to remove them but could not
|
| of the company. got up on the front
| platform with the driver. Pulling a big
| revolver from his pocket. he pointed
| it threateningly at the crowd. Imme-
| diately cries of "kill him, hang him. "
| etc. went up Bri KS began to fly
| through the car windows, aud it looked
as if car, driver. policemen, Hendrie,
| and all would be torn to pieces. Hen
J dries discretion evidently got the better
| OF his valor then, aud tue car was start
| ed back to the river. The crowd pnr-
| sued it, AID. unhitching the horses, tried
| to run the ear into the river. A ferry
boat coming into the dock Just that mo-
| mcnt prevented them carrying ont their
design. At this point the crowd was
| charged by a force Of police and clubb d
| numerically. ReEolvers were drawn.
| and for a few moments it looked as il
| there was to be bloodshcd, but the police
| presented a sturdy front and effected
some arrests, which quickly quoted the
| crowd considerably. 1t began to rain
shortly after, and as no more attempts
| We're made to run cars, the crowd gradu
| aIly dispersed