Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-28
RIOTING STRIKERS.
Efforts of tho indianapolis Street Car
Company to Kun Cars Prove Futile
Several Seriously Injured.


Several Seriously Injured.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, February 27.-
Indianapolis was in n riotous state this
morning. Mayer Sullivan at an early
hour changed his policy owing, 1t is
thought, to popular clamor, and ordered
the police TO assist the street railway
company in its endeavor to run three
cars.
Three cars were started out OF the
New Jersey street stable, each car hay-
ing five or six policemen aboard. They
reached Washington street in safety, but
were hooted at by the strikers sympa-
thizers. A large crowd had assembled
At the Louisiana street stables, the OBJ
jective point OF the cars.
When the first car reached this point
the strikers attacked IL and soon had 1t
in the gutter. Then the police began
to make arrests. Two patrol wagons
went to the station house loaded. After
hard effort the car was placed on the
track and run TO the stable. Another
car was started north from Louisiana
street and when it reached Washington
street, thousands of people, including
strikers, their Sympathizers, and those
whose best wishes were with the COM
pany, were in its wake.
The police preceded the car, endeav-
oring TO keep the track clear by threat
ening the strikers and their sympathiz-
ers right and left. When the car
reached the corner OF Pennsylvania and
Washington streets, the strikers closed
in on the car and soon had II across the
track and the mules unhitched. Here
the car remained for twenty minutes,
when the police once more got 1t on the
track.
At 1880 o'clock the riotous condition
OF affairs continued, and indeed grew
worse. Great crowds were assembled
at different points along the lines,
which grew very demonstratiye as the
cars passed. 1t was reported that a Sc
we're struggle was going on at the New
Jersey street stables, on the northeast
portion of the city.
Atl1 o'clock James Madison, a driver,
was attacked by the mob at the Loui-
siana street stables, and almost beaten
to death. Rhode Shiel, a prominent
business man, interfered, and by max
ing a speech succeeded in quelling the
rioters, and Madison was finally rescued
alive, but in terrible condition.
The saloons in the neighbOrhood OF
the Louisiana street barns are closed,
and the Mayor is likely to issue an or
der closing all the saloons In the city.
Some OF the mob are drinking freely.
The cars have been stoned and one po-
liceman was injured by being struck
with large rock.
At 1890 the street car management
announced that 1t would call in al the
cars and make no further attempt TO
run cars to-day. 1t is believed that no
more cars will be moved until Monday.
Anumber Of arrested rioters were bailed
out by their friends and local politicians,
the amount for each man being fixed at
$500.
Among those injured this morning
were Secretary Anderson, OF the street
GER company, and Police Superintendent
Colbert. The Mayor made an address
TO the men at New Jersey street stables
this morning, requesting them TO be law
abiding aud allow the cars TO run, but ii
avaied nothing, as the moment the cars
were showed out Of the barn they were
charged by the men, who resolved
themselves into bowling mob.
This afternoon there is still much ex-
citement on the streets, but the tempor-
airy withdrawal OF the cars from the
track has served to make the strikers
and their followers less demonstrstive.
The mayor, IT is understood. Is consid-
ering a positive policy to pursue this
afternoon.
Tonight the Board Of Public Safety
decided to swear in ESQ special officers
for services Monday, and Mayor sulli-
van issued a proclamation closing ali
saloons until the strike is over.