The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-19
STREET CARS TIED UP.
The People of Philadelphia Are
Compelled to Walk.
~g,.DS BLOCK THE ROAD.
c,.at city Thrown Into Disorder
,,.,,uz. "A CORPORATION Refuses a
Concession 10 It's Employees

49, st.e strike leaders the Traction a.
- rar the mayor and the other beads
--e-er..nents sought their aomes<d aFing
.,n+ Active work "as resumed aA
- - a. H.. when a slFih~Ts commit
sAss - 10 tire Pennsylvania railroad sta
r. - Intercepted a delegation 0f rail-
te- --,,kers from Baltimore. The story
40 - these men had been sent for by
s'1s~-.-fsor, people 10 take the places II
- mt that the latter Induced the
sa-~|e9ars 10 return 10 Baltimore and paid
esras When dayDreak came the city
1rary.d IA al Omiuous calm, ~Elch
-..rsa4 throughout the day, barring
-,fror outbreaks. This was due TO the
=. -, ,.ot1es regulations. Enough spe-
- r,aa aad been sworn n 10 ra-s- the
-. go IN over 30 and every one 5f these
on duty. Al every principal point IN
~ detacnnents Of armed police were
.,frsfst and scattered along the more
.--.,sateG thOrcagLiares.
-ee5I~,.say Az order from Director Bitter.
..fbering consisting of more than five
.e9s was Instantly dispersed Several
80 citizens resented this and were
f--~ariy arrested. Throughout the day
sersoufle attempts 70 keep several OF the
h motion were made, bat IN every
..sn.e the crawling cars bore more po-
- than passengers. THIS attracted
- he crowd more derision than vlo-
- on the Market street line the cars
= -uo.lug with al average Of four 10
.6o On front and rear platforms and
'asosad by- q Gordon OF mounted oiilc-
= These were invariably greeted Aitn
=. .rd cries OF ridicule. The Eighth
-, Inc was the only branch which al
lied II run cars with anything sp-
s,sseb.pg regularity. These were guard
= ~ four policemen each, ana were pa
s-sr.ged slightly by the public. The Ientn
st line ran cars at intervals and car
80 few passengers. There were no at
tsnots made 10 modest cars Oh any OF THESE
lae&
Tie EARLIEST report Of trouble came from
- giala avenue depot at 1929. car
49, 4 quartette Of policemen was starred
-, ard crawled safely through a bowling
osb Of several thousand strikers and
sympatnizess a short distance away
s,u ,yer. sr. obstacle was encountered IN
-. star,e 3. heqo % Tcb~is piled on the
tracks to the height OF the car mob
snrrounded the car. and was only re-
sfrirted from violence by the sight or
gleam.ug revolvers in the hands 81 the
aaliee when the debris had been cleared
sway The car moved Or but had not pro-
eeeded more than d few feet when there
vas a fusilade OF rocks and stones. Al
ten9uts 60 st1T ears were made IN ire mlli
district but the police with the ala or
their clubs drove off the mob. on the
Fifth and Sixth street '11s aUl attempt
was mace by q gang Of boys TO pun ONT
the switches. At noon mail car was
started from the Ridge avenue depot with
new motorman. a new conductor and a
fuH complement OF clerks The depot was
surrounded by a mob OF 2.0o0 or 5000 peo-
ple but they allowed the car TO get about
A block away Then, led by the wife Of
the rev motorman, an assault was made
ca he EAR ard the woman herself drag
ged her husband from the platform The
outbreak was only quelled by the arrival
~ regular car loaded with police This
vas attached 10 the rear of the mail car,
and tnc.e Sans vehicle Was pushed
around the route 4 Fifth and sixth
street car was attacked down town by a
crowd OF such magnitude that tho police
were temporarily overw helmcd. a NUM-
her of the rioters boarded the front plat
form and rained blow after blow on the
moiarmaG. who was saved from further
danger otiy ty the arrival Of an addition
a detachment o. police Attempted bar
rcaies Mere made az various points along
t4e lines during the day. bat late in the
afternoon the cars ceased running and
tais sort Of trouble ended.
VIA; threatened 20 be a serious ARRAY
occurred az Twelfth ond Market streets
MS afternoon An immense crowd wns
eonereGatcd there wbtrh the police at
tempted 20 d'spe:se Sever u 2 ea tried
- tactic the rob 20 vtoleHHe aLt an ef-
fort WAS made ~ arrest one of the iea1-
go Instantly the larger portion Of the
ooTd became unruly ana made an unor-
@nized charge on Tho police. The aspect
q affairs grew SD threatening that several
. the mounted police were compelled %
IRE several shots In the air This put A