St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-24
TROUBLE IN DETROIT.
Revolvers, Clubs and Stones
Brought Into Play by the Strike.

RevoIvers, Clubs and Stones
Brought Into Play by the Strike.
DETROIT, Mich, April ga confer
ence was neld this afternoon between
the police department, sheriff and city
railway officials, and it was decided TO
give the company the support of the
whole police department and sheriff's
force to enable them to run the cars.
Nearly the whole force was out this aft
ernoOn to keep order during a monster
labor parade Of laborerS. Immediately
after the parade passed it was decided
10 start ten cars tor the evening service
on Woodward avenue. The first car got
away all right. followed by a patrol
wagon containing ten officers. A second
car started Immediately after, without
the accompanying protection, however,
and the strikers threw it on its side and
across the traSk. The attempt to start
cars was then given up, but the first
one out continued its perilOus course,
being the target of anything handy to
the strikers the whole length of the
avenue, and meeting with the ieers and
taunts of the people as it passed along.
Two policemen were on every corner
the whole length of the route, and the
car eventually reached the river front
i'll safety. On the attempt to start ..for
the return trip there was very
III dog cart directly across the
track. The policeman led his horse
away. The man whipped up his
horse. overlook the car and across the
track again directly in front of the street
car team, His buggy was smashed, and
he was thrown to the ground. He was
finally oYerpoWered and taken to the
station, AS the car kept on its way the
small crowd sentsonly few stones as a
parting salute. \ car which had been
lying at the river front all day was then
started up the hill. The word was quick
ly passed, and in a short time about l5,-
600 people packed the broad avenue
from the north side of Jefferson avenue
down TO the river. The car started
up the hill at breakneck speed.
A man leaped from among the crowd
and grasped the teams brides. The
driver whipped his horses. 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 buggies, trucks. etc., had
been run across the tracks. The dozen
policemen on the car tried to remove
them. but could not. Then Strathren
Hendrie. the treasurer of the company,
got upon the front platform with the
driver. Pulling big revolver from his
pocket, he pointed it threateningly at
the crowd. Immediately cries Of kill
him" "hang him." etc., went up. Bricks
began to fly through the car windows,
and it looked as if car, driver, police
men, Hendrie and all would be
torn to pieces. Hendrie's discretion
evidently got the better of his valor. and
the car started back to the river The
crowd pursued it, and unhitching the
horses tried TO run the car into the river.
A ferry boat coming into the dock just
that moment prevented them carrying
out their design. At this point the
crowd was charged by force of police
and dubbed numerically. Revolvers
were drawn, and for few moments it
looked as il there was to be blood shed.
but the police presented a sturdy front,
and effected some arrests which quickly
quieted the crowd considerably. 1t
began to rain shortly after, and as no
more attempts were made to run cars
the crowd gradually dispersed.