Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-28
BEATEN BY THEMOB
Attempt - Run indianapolis
Street cars With Police.
the EFFORT MAS A FAILURE
Angry Strikers Rssiss and Riotous Scenes
Ensus-Ths csrs Upset and Sew
ssal Persons Hurt.

lypaAsApoLIa lad. Feb n. - No
less than dez<n r.ots have occurred
hare siuee : o'eloek = n A. IN early
hour and BY presrrapgemept with the
strses ear company Mayor sullivan
ordersd eus ths poiies to assist IN the
running of the cars The strikers and
ympathixsrs fought evsry inch Ut
ground anA q Z o'clock three cars were
overturned In the gutter<
Tee oesspg fpr the Police.
~ e'elsck the mcbs ca the differ
eat streets nanbsred fully 10. go men
saA business gsnsrally was Interrupt
q ~ the violent prsesedinga Nearly
Afty arrests have been made and .
dozen ears Injured BY rocka The po-
lice force u composed Of only ITO men
and would b utterly defeated in case
Of . battle
Ths rpsuhas nssins-
The trouble began when the corr
pany started out . half-dozen cars on
the Pennsylvsnia street line. each Of
which contained several policemen.
Telephone messages were hastily sent
TO Ill parts Of the city and tho strikers
and their sympathixers were notified
that the company was attempts
Ing 70 run It's cara The strik-
ers were not in sufficient ferco when
the ears were Arst started and their
sfIorts 70 prevent them. from moving
were overpswsred By the police. By
the time Washington street was
reached s.ooo people had collected,
among then = great number Of the
strikers. and most determined front
was shown against the further moving
Of the cars.
Many Arrests.
Hundreds of men planted themselves
In 'front.' tainted AMI abused the police
and the drivers. threw rocks through
tho car windows md bodily lifted the
cara from the treclPssnd prevented fur.
ther progress The police arrested
President DuRan, sf the brotherhood,
and tan or fifteen of the strikers, but
within half IN hour they were re-
leased on bail and resppeared at the
scene Of action ready to lead the
strikers in another attack on the cara.
The crowd in the meantime swell ed ia
thousandA. but the police cleared the
way . few feet at time and with
doggad persistence the cars were moved
forward and finally reached the Lou
isiana-street barn. who're they were
pat away, presumably for the day.
Upset. the 0ass.
About II o'elock the car OF which
Casweu Madison was the driver was
ovsrturnsd and Ns6isen badly beaten.
Ten minutes later two more cara were
overturned aud the crews badly
handled The strikers have promise OF
reinforcement ~ the thousands, and
more violent rssults are expected.
Several policemenhaye been injured
syapathy Ter the Utviksrs.
On other lines aimilaf attempts were
made snd met with similar resistance,
and during the entire morning there
were scenes u strife and coufusion il
al parts Of The ely. Many Of thu best
eitissns and some women In the crowd
urged tn, striksrs to 6ksnd firm and
boldly prselaimed their sympethy fol-
them. - &
- Il 3snpssasy. vietery.
All attempts to rum ea6s have beer
s>endoned untn Monday morning, and
il the meautime = conpromise of
&dlhs kind = hoped for. The policy Of
esaeripg out the peltce - this late day
= severely @itjcieed - Il has oaly
been constyued ~ organized labor a.
treacheIy On NE part of the city gov
srnuspt y3e trouble has ceased t