The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-18
RroriNG IN PHrLADELPDIA.
Michievous Boys and Men Take AdVA"'-
ag. ofthe strike and Wreck cars

ptIrr ,nE,rpIrA PA. Dec. l1.-Riot
,,d dcs.ructIon marked the opening-day
OF the great strike OF the stree,-cAr en''
niovcs Of the Union Traction Company.
Aided by the mischievous. lawless ere
ment the strikers succeeded to-day III
completely tieing up the INES oi ,ne
Union Traction Company, and to-hish'
with the exception OF the one me "o1
controlled by the company ihNo,Neu AZ
the strike, not sree'-ear ""0
turning In Philadelphia.
Never i'm the history of the city mas
there been witnessed such Widespread
scenes of disorder as were enacted To-
night. To the credit Of the strikers IL
may DC said that the disorders were
created by too ardent sympathizers ana
mischievous boys. In every part or the
city these crowds of sympathizers ana
boys held up cars and drove the motot~
men and conductors from their posts
with volleys Of bricks and stones ana
then smashed the glass i'm the WINDOWS OF
the cars cut the trolley ropes, pulled out
the fuses. smashed in the cash registers
and tore off the tenders I'm front OF the
cars.
In all. about 800 ears were badly wreck
ed. and this afternoon the Traction
Company gave up the effort TO run cars,
and with the aid Of tho police. withdrew
their shattered and abandoned rolling
stock back into the car-sheds
This afternoon the Mayor issued a
proclamation calling upon all good citt'
zens 10 preserve the peace. and asking
them 70 refrain from gathering Ia crowds
on the streets. He further added that
violence and riot would be met with
force. and that the peace of the city VIII
be preserved at all hazards
t,, attacked the
cars. the spirit of the mob seemed to
be one of malicious mischief more than
the threatening temper that marks real
riot
The suddenness OF the numerous out
breaks seemed 10 take the police by sur
prise. and for a time cars were wrecked
with impuniiy in the very heart Of tho
retail shopping district. Then the reserve
patrolmen were massed at every threat
ened point. and tonight every policeman
I'm the city is on duty.
The company made no attempt to run
cars tonight, but under police protection
they will start the MarketStreet branch
Of their line tomorrow morning, and
trouble is sure 10 follow.
Despite the stone-throwing only one per-
son was seriously hurt-John Ripley. a
policeman. who had his club taken away
n
into insensibility and tonight is in the
hospital with conclusion of the brain
The police made about one hundred ar
rests. and all the rioters were held in
heavy bail.
The principal streets are thronged with
people tonight. but there Is no likeli-
hood OF there being any trouble.
President John l.. Welsh, of the Union
Traction Company was in consultation
with Mayor Warwick all day. and the
Mayor has promised him ample protec-
ton from the police to operate the cars
tomorrow.
Numerous meetings Of the strikers are
being held tonight. and they claim that
by tomorrow all the motormen and con-
ductors who still remain i'm will 20 out.
II is rumored tonight that the electric
clans and power-house men Of the com
pany will strike in sympathy tomorrow.
This report cannot be confirmed.
\ wise action Of Mayor Warwick's was
tonight in requesting all the saloons in
the city 10 close
rhe majority Of them complied with
this request, and much drunkenness and
probably the consequent violence was UNI
dcubtedly prevented.
Prc,s-feeders Strike.
CLEVELAND. O., Dec. IA big strike
of press-feeders was begun here to-day
i'm the office of j. Il. Savage Co.'s
printing-house There are no presses run
ming i'm the city to-day except those OF the
newspapers. The men wanted an advance
averaging sl.,5 a week, which was re-
fused.