The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-19
IT'S A HOwLINo MOB.
The PHILADELPHIA, street Car strike
Growing erious.

| Growing serious.
Philadelphia, Dec. 1s.-The second
day of the big strike of the employees
of the Union Traction company opened
with the situation practically unchanged
as far as the running of cars was con-
cerned. All branches are. in effect,
tied up. although cars with formidable
escorts of police have made their cir
| cult of nearly every one of them with
out molestation. enabling the officials
to declare the lines "open." At irreg-
ular intervals the immense concourse
OF pedestrians on Chestnut street have
been treated to the extraordinary spec
tacle of a trolley car moving slowly
along, preceded and followed by four
mounted policemen and Carrying on the
front and rear platforms the aggregate
Of FIVE policemen. Each officer is
armed with a heavy oak night stick.
Many deputy marshals are said to be
running cars.
Up to the writing of this dispatch
not more than a dozen cars made their
way down Chestnut street, escorted in
the manner described above. There are
very few passengers, as the cars pro-
coed so slowly that walking is prefer
able. Fortunately the weather is beau
tiful
Mayor Warwick and Director of Pub
lie Safety Better, who spent the night
in the city hall ready for any emergen-
cy which might arise, reported this
morning. with an evident air of belief,
that reports from all sections of the
city are to the effect that everything is
quiet to-day. This condition is with
out doubt due in a large extent to the
determined stand taken by the mayor
last night, when he served notice that
II was no longer a fight between the
Traction company and the strikers, but
battle between the city and mob vio-
lence. Nearly a thousand extra police
were sworn in. These, with the regu-
lars, constituted an army of more than
$500 men, and all are on duty to-day.
The big car sheds and power houses
were vigilantly guarded all night, but
no attempt at violence was made.
On Market street the authorities
have stationed two mounted policemen
on each corner in addition to two or
more men on foot. This street and
Chestnut, which were the scenes of
most of yesterdays rioting, are most
carefully guarded to-day, but the dis
orderly element seems either cowed or
Indifferent, for there has so far been
no sign of disturbance. Officials of the
company declare they have plenty of
men to run the cars IL they can get
| protection. On the other hand, the
strikers declare that enough skilled
men to take their places cannot be OBJ
tanned.
The strike has proved a windfall to
the single independent line In the city
which resisted the pressure when the
big consolidation was effected. Every
car on this line is packed to the roof.
A crowd of more than 500 men armed
with brooms and flags undertook to
march around the city hall, but was
dispersed by the police. Director Belt
Ter subsequently said: THE situation
is so grave that parades of any kind
are dangerous to the peace of the COM
munity, and demonstrations, especially
of the strikers. will be stopped. Any
group of persons numbering more than
five will be looked upon as a crowd and
will be dispersed.
p. NAT this hour the strike stu
alton has in no way improved. The
populace is nervous and excited, and
such a slight occurrence as a man run
a mob in pursuit. hunting for trouble
Not one car has yet made its circuit
that did not have a strong escort of
police.
At Ridge avenue depot a car was
started out. but was surrounded by a
bowling mob. Debris was piled on the
tracks and stones and missiles were
hurled at the car. The mob was dis
persed by the clubs OF the policemen.
In another instance a new motorman
was dragged from the car by his wife
and an outbreak was quelled by the ar
rival of the police. The car was then
attached to the madl car and carried
over the route. The Sixth street car
was attacked by a mob which the po-
lice temporarily overwhelmed
The strikers committee was in ses-
sion all day. The strikers held a num-
Der of meetings tonight All saloons
are closed tonight by order of the
mayor. Grand Army men have offered
the mayor the services of 1000 men IL
the occasion requires. The United
States marshal will appoint deputies
tomorrow to prevent the obstruction
Of tha trolley r,aoi1 rora