The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24
SERIOUS TROUBLE AT DETROIT.

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SERIOUS TROUBLE AT DETROIT.
Disorderly Acts Of street-Car Strikers and
Their straightforward Indiscreet Official
DETROIT, April 23.-The ssreet-car etrik-
ers presented stronger front this morning
than at any time during the trouble. The
men were exceedingly active during the
might and evidently persuaded all those
still remaining faithful to desert their
posts. for this morning the roads were tied
up tight, only one trip having been made on
the Woodward avenue road. The spirit of
destruction was also abroad during the
night, and the 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. The patrol-wagons were
kept going from place to place. but as they
approached the scene of some disorder the
crowd disappeared. The police depart
ment was totally unable to cope with the
trouble.
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 al, the vacant
places. As the men are so excited, how
ever, it was thought best not to irritate
them to the point of violence. Yesterday
the employees Of the Michigan and Detroit
stove-works, to the number of about three
thousand, did not work. To-day they
mingled with the strikers and encouraged
the men in evey way; in many instances
showing more violence than the strikers
themselves. While the street-car company
and it's employees are thus trying to settle
their differences the public suffers greatly,
as there Is no means OF conveyance and
every body is walking. The strikers have
the sympathy of the people. who, in many
instances when cars were running at the
beginning OF the trouble, refused TO ride on
them.
A conference was held, 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 sherit's force to en-
able them to run the cars. Nearly the
whole force was out this afternoon to keep
order during monster labor parade of
shoemakers and stove-molders. Immedi-
ately 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 q patrol wagon con-
tanning ten officers. A second car started
Immediately after. without the accompany
ing protection, however, and the strikers
threw it on it's side and across the track.
The attempt to start cars was then given
up, but the first one out continued Its peril
Gus 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 people as 1t passed along.
Two policemen were on every corner the
whole length of the route and the car
eventually reached the river front in safety.
On the attempt to start for the return
burly man sat in dog cart directly across
the track. A policeman led his horse away.
The man whipped up his horse, overlook
the car, and stopped across the track again
directly In front of the street-car team.
His buggy was smashed. and 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 only 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 quickly passed, and in a
short time about fifteen thousand people
packed the broad avenue from the north
side of Jefferson avenue down to the river.
The car started up the hill at q breakneck
i-speed. The mob closed about the Car. Al
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 a. buggy. and stopped the car:
In the meantime 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 Strathearn Hendrie, the treasurer of
the company. got up on the front platform
with the driver. Pulling big revolver
from his pocket, he pointed 1t threaten
ingly 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,
policeman, Hendrie and all would be torn
to pieces Hendricks discretion evidently
got the better of his valor then. and the
car was started back to the river. The
crowd pursued it, and, unhitching the
horses. tried to run the car into the river.
A ferry-b boat coming into the dock just at
| 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. ard
for few moments it looked as if there was
to be bloodshed. but the police presented a
which quickly quieted the crowd consid-
erably. 1t began to rain shortly after, and
! as no more attempts were made to run cars
the crowd gradually dispersed.
| This evening small gangs of strikers are
c0ngregated in various parts of the city.
| places and barricades are being built in
| others. The police are on the continual
move, but do not seem able to combat the
strikers successfully. as the latter 90 from
| collisions have taken place, but moth.
| ing of q serious nature has transpired.
| Tomorrow promises to be exceedingly
quiet, as the street-car company has decid-
| ed. upon the advice of the Mayor and City
Council, not to attempt to run any
| this afternoon calling upon all citizens to
keep order, and reciting the statute EN-.
towering him to call out the military in
case of necessity.