The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-19
TIE PHILADELPHIA STRIKE.
Matters stln at a siundstin-NO Car
Moving-NI Many small Riots.

Matters still Rt siHndstiii-No Cars
Moving Many small Riots.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Dec. 1s,-The
second day OF the Traction strike ends
with every wheel yet at standstlll.
Excitement has been ut high pitch
all day. but the formidable police ar
rnngements prevented any serious out
breaks.
To-day's events were q continuation
OF those OF last night, for neither the
strike leaders, the Traction officials, nor
the mayor and the other heads Of de-
partments sought their homes during
the night.
When daybrehk came the city was
wrapped In an omnibus calm which con-
tlnued throughout the day, barring a
few minor outbreaks. This was due TO
the new and stringent police regula-
tlons. Enough special men had been
sworn In during the night TO raise the
number TO over $500 and every one OF
these was on duty. Along Market
streettwo mounted policemen were sta
toned at each corner throughout the
day, In addition to three or four men on
foot.
At every principal point in the city
detachments OF armed police were con-
centrnted and scattered along all the
more frequented thoroughfares were
blue coats In plenty. II was apparent
that the mob realized the changed con-
dition Of affairs, and there was practl :
cally no attempt 10 resume yesterdays
riotlng except one or two instances In
the outlying sections. Following an
order from Director Beittler, any gath
erinE consisting OF more than FIVE per.
sons was instantly dispersed. Several
peaceable but curious citizens resented
this and were promptly arrested.
Throughout the day Bpasmodic at
tcmptB 10 keep several OF the lines In
motion were made, but In every in-
stance the crawling car bore more po-
licemcn than passengers. This attrPct-
ed from tho crowds more derision than
violence.
The earliest report Of trouble came
from the Ridge avenue depot AZ l:So
n. m. car with It's quartette OF police
was started out and crawled safely
through a bowling mob Of several thou
sand strikers and sympathiEers. n
short distance away. however an ob-
gtncle was encountered In the shape
OF heap of debris piled on the tracks
10 the height OF car. A mob SUR
rounded the car and was only restrain
ed from Violence by the sight OF glenm-
Ing rcvoivers In the hands Of the police,
When the debris had been cleared away
tho car moved on, but had not pro-
ceeded more than few feet when there
was n fusllnde of sticks and stones.
At noon mail cor was started from
the Ridge avenue depot north with y
new motnrman, new conductor and
full complement Of clerks. The depot
was surrounded by mob OF two or
threa thousand persons, but they al
lowed the car to get n block away.
Then. led by the wife OF the new mo-
torman, they mndo an nHsnult on inc
chr. and the woman herself crhgEsu
her husband from the platform. The
outbreak wnB only Quelled by the ar-
rIypl OF a regular chr. loaded with po--
lice. This was attached to the rear OF
the mail car md Uncle Sans vehicle
was pushed around tho route
InrricadeR were made nt various
points along the lines during the day.
but late In tho afternoon cars ccnBed
running and this sort Of trouble ended,
What threatened TO be n serious
nfIrny occurred at Twelfth and Market
plreeta this afternoon. An immense
crowd waa congrognt6d there, which
the police attempted TO diBperBc, Sew
oral men tried TO lnclto the mob to VIC.
lcncc, and nm effort wnB made to arrest
ono or those leaders. Instantly the
larger portion Of the crowd became
unruly and made an uhorBhnlEon
charge ON the police. The aspect Of
hfrnIra grew 80 threatening that sew
orni of the mounted officers were CONF
peilcd to flrc oevcrhl shots into the alr'
This put n sudden end to the upriginE,
hut II led 10 many Sensational reports
OF Btrlkcrs being shot down.