The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-19

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1S.-Today's
events were continuation of last
nights, for neither the strike leaders.
the traction officials or the mayor and
the other heads of departments sought
their homes during the night Active
work was resumed as early as am,
when strikers committee went to the
pennsylvania railroad station and in
tercepted a delegation of railway
workers from Baltimore.
An Ominous Calm.
The story goes that these men had
been sent for by the traction people to
take the place of the strikers, but that
the latter induced the newcomers to
return to Baltimore and paid their
fares. When daybreak came the city
was wrapped in an ominous calm which
continued throughout the day, barring
a few minor outbreaks. This was due
to the stringent police regulations.
Enough special men had been sworn
in to raise the number to over $500,
and every one of these was on duty.
AT every principal point in the city de-
tachments of armed police were con-
centrated and scattered all along the
more frequented thoroughfares were
bluecoats in plenty.
Following an order from Director
Bitter, any gathering consisting of
more than five persons was instantly
dispersed. Several peaceable citizens
resented this and were promptly ar
rested.
Spasmodic Attempts.
Throughout the day spasmodic at
tempts to keep several of the lines in
motion were made, but in every in
stance the crawling cars bore more
tracted from the crowds more derision
than violence. On the Market street
line the cars were running with an
average of four policemen on front and
rear platforms and surrounded by a
Gordon of mounted officers. These
were invariably greeted with boots
and cries of ridicule. The Eighth street
line was the only branch which at
tempted to run cars with anything ap-
preaching regularity. These were
guarded by four policemen each and
were patronized slightly by the public.
Tenth street ran cars at intervals ana
carried a few passengers. There were
no attempts made to modest cars on
amy of these lines.
Through IL HowiinE Mob.
The earliest report of trouble came
from the Ridge avenue depot at 1890.
car with a quartette of policemen
was started out and crawled safely
through a bowling mob OF several
thousand strikers and sympathdzers. A
short distance away, however, am
obstacle was encountered in the shape
Of a. heap of debris piled on the tracks
to the height of a car. A mob sur
rounded the car and was only restrict
ed from violence by the sight of gleam-
ing revolverS in the hands of the police.
When the debris had been cleared
away, the car moved on but had not
proceeded more than "a few feet when
there was a fusflade of rocks and
stones Attempts to stop cars were
made in the mills district, but the
police, with the aid Of their clubs, drove
off the mob. On the Fifth and Sixth
street lines, an attempt was made by
a gang of boys to pull out the switches.
At noon a mail car was started from
the Ridge avenue depot with a new
motorman, a new conductor and a full
complement of clerks. The depot was
surrounded by a mob of 1000 or 5000
people, but they allowed the car to get
about a block away.
A New Woman.
Then, led by the wife of the new
motorman, an assault was made on the
husband from the platform. The out
break was only quelled by the arrival
of a. regular car loaded with police.
This was attached to the rear of the
mail car and Uncle Sans vehicle was
pushed around the route. A Fifth and
Sixth street car was attacked down
town by a crowd of such magnitude
that the police were temporarily over
whelmeAd. A number Of the rlotefs
boarded the front platform and ralned
blow after blow on the motorman.
who was only saved from further dan
ger by the arrival of an additional de-
tachment of police. Attempted barri-
cades were made at various points
along the lines during the day, but late
in the afternoon the cars ceased rum
ming and this sort of trouble ended.
melting to Violence.
What Threatened to be a serious
ARRAY occurred at Twelfth and Market
street this afternoon. An immense
crowd was congregated there, which
the police attempted to- disperSe. Sew
er1al men tried to incite the mob to vIo-
lence and an effort was made to arrest
one of the leaders. Instantly the larger
portion of the crowd became un1'uly
and made an unorgan1zed charge on
the police. The aspect of affairs grew
mounted officers were compelled to fire
several shots in the air. This put a
stop to the uprising, but it led to many
sensational reports of strikers being
shot down.
The strikers committee was practic-
ally in session all day, receiving reports
and directing the various sub-commit-
tees. During the morning the MEM
bers looked WORN and tired but by
night their spirits had risen consider
ably and they were more cheerful than
at any time thus far. Strikers fire.
ouently entered the rooms arm in arm
with men recruited from the companys
ranks. 1t was usually announced that
more than 200 employees of the prin-
cipal branches had joined the aSSocia-
tion and that those who are not al
ready members will join the strikers
ranks tomorrow.
Al Meeting Today.
One statement was made by President
Mahon which pleased the strikers. It
was that the rival company to the
traction, which is running all it's oars.
had consented to meet the committee
with which President WEIGH. Of the
Union traction. had declined to confer.
The meeting will be held tomorrow.
It is also said that the motormen and
conductors of this company proposed
organizing and had agreed to give to-
days wages ito the association. This
line runs about 100 cars.
Tonight the strikers held "a number
of meetings close to the various de-
pots with "a view of encouraging each
other to hold out
The state liquor league held a meet
ing todav and commended Mayor War