The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-24
STREET CARS UNDER FIRE
DEIROITS STRIKERS GROWING
MORE VIOLENT,

Cars Overturned and the Men Trying
to Run Them Stoned-The Treasurer
of the Company Has a Harrow Es-
cape After Drawing a Loaded Re-
volYer.
DETROIT, MICH, April 23.-The street car
strikers presented a stronger front this
! morning than at any time during the
trouble. The men were exceedingly active
during the night and evidently persuaded
all those remaining faithful to desert their
posts, for this morning the roads are closed
up tight. only one trip having been made on
the Woodward avenue road. The spirit
OF destruction was also abroad during
the night, and rails were torn up in places
on most of the lines in the city. Barricades
| of blocks in length were put on the rails
during the night. Patrol wagons were kept
going from place to place, but as they APP
preached the scene of some disorder the
crowd disappeared. The police department
was totally unable to cope with the trouble,
as the men were dispersed in the crowds all
over the city.
CLAIM OF THE COMPANY.
The company insist that they could run
cars If proper protection were afforded
them, as they say they have more than
enough applications to fill all the vacant
places. AS the men are so excited, however,
it was thought best not to Irritate them to
the point of violence. Yesterday the en-
ployes of the Michigan and Detroit Stove
Works, to the number of about 5000, gave
notice that they would not work to-day
They are mingling with the strikers and
encouraging the men in every way. In
many instances they show more violence
than the strikers themselves.
THE PUBLIC AFOOT
While the street car company and its en-
ployes are thus trying TO settle their differ
ences the public suffers greatly, as there is
no mode of conveyance and everybody is
walking. The strikers have the sympathy
| OF the people, who, in many instances when
the cars have been run since the beginning
of the trouble, have refused to ride in them.
1t is expected that there will be considera-
bic trouble during the night, as the excite
| ment is running high among the men and
their sympathizers and there seems no
prospect of compromise or other termina-
tion of the trouble for the present, both
sides being firm and determined.
PROTECTION OF THE LAW.
A conference was held this afternoon be-
! tween the police department. the sheriff
and city railway officials, and 1t was decided
TO give the company the support of the
whole police department and the sherif's
AOICO w SIlelUl6 Lu6Iu TO run cars
Nearly the whole force was out this
afternoon to keep order during a monster
labor parade of shoemakers and stove mold
ers. Immediately after the parade passed it
was decided to start ten cars for the evening
service on Woodward avenue. The first
car got away all right, followed by patrol
wagon cOntaing ten officers. The second
car started Immediately after, without the
accompanying protection, however, and
the strikers threw it on its side and across
the track. The attempt to start the
cars was then given up, but the
first one continued on its periious
course, being the target Of ANYTHING
handy to tie strlk erS the whole length of
the avenue, and meeting with the jeers and
taunts of the strikers as it passed along.
Two policemen We're on every corner the
whole length OF the route, and the car
eventually reached the river front in safety.
AN EXCITING SCENE.
On the attempt to start for the return
| trip there was very exciting scene. A
burly man sat in dog cart exactly across
the track. The pol ceman led his horse
away. The man whipped up his horse.
overlook the car and stopped across tie
track again directly in front of the
street car team. His cart was
smashed and be was thrown to
the ground. He was finally overpowered
on Its way a small crowd sent only a few
stones as a parting salute. The car, which
| had been lying at the river front all day.
was then started up the hill, Word was
quickly passed, and in a short time a mob
of $1,000 people packed the broad avenue
from the north side of jefferson avenue
down to the river. The car started up the
hill at bread-neck speed The mob closed
| about the car, man Ieaped from
among the crowd and grasped the teams
brides. The driver whipped his horses UP,
the man was dragged from his feet and
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 buggles, trucks, etc., had been run across
the tracks. A dozen policemen on the car
tried to remove them but could not.
MADDENED BY A REVOLVER.
Then Strathearn Hendrie, treasurer of the
company, got upon the front platform with
the driver. Pulling big revolver from h $
pocket, he pointed it threateningly at I'll G
mob. Immediately cries of Kill Hmm
Hang him." etc, went up. Bricks began
| to fly through the car windows
and it looked as il the car.
driver, policemen, Rendrie and all would
be torn to pieces. Hendricks discretion
got the better of his valor then, and the car
was started back 20 the river. The strikers
| pun IL, anu, unnlCCuluS Cne horses, tried
to run the car into the river. A ferry boat
coming into the dock just at that moment
prevented them from carrying out
their design. At this point the
crowd was charged by force
of police and dubbed numerically. Re-
volvers were drawn, and for few moments
it looked as if there was to be bloodshed
but the police presented sturdy front and
effected some arrests. which quickly quieted
the crowd considerably. 1t began to rain
shortly afterward, and, no attempts beirg
made to run cars, the crowd gradually dis,
persed.