The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-28

Ct vi0ieue6- Fniu&H we're getunk 10 teVel
heat and cooi-headcd aud cautious mer
began 10 move away In anticipation Of
danger Tho cotntenances Of the men upon
tho cars bore a look OF grim determination
which might have counted for something
with equal odds against them. but by this
time the crowd was nearly a Thousand
strong.
As the cara had pulsed down Travis to
double back en- Main street, the crowd, as
II by common Impulse. rushed towards
Main street. the bot-headcd and vicious
ones picking up stones from the gravel
street as they went
AS tho cars passed up Main street in
crossing Preston they were assaulted by a
volley Of stones that ratified on The glass
like bail and kept the inmates lodging at a
living ratio 10 keep their heads out OF the
way Of tho flying missiles.
One OF the new men on tho rear plat
form OF one Of the cars during the stoning
OF tho cars and VINO was hit with one OF
the stones pulled pistol and pointed it In
the direction Of The crowd but did not
Arc. Police officer Stone either saw this
or his attention was called to 1t and fol-
lowing up the car he placed the man under
arrest
This gun play on the mob was like shals-
ing red flag at a mad bull. II infurated
them to an intense state OF excitement
They rushed after officer Stone, who called
several other officers to project his pris-
oncr. whom he hurried TO the station house
out Prairie avenue.
The arrest of the man seemed to appoase
the wrath of the crowd. He was taken to
the police station. where he explained that
he had been sworn in by the mayor as
special officer, whereupon he was released
In the meantime another car had come
down Travis street. but by this tlmo the
excitement had grown to such q heat that
Superintendent Ellis found II prudent to
stop The car in front OF the office and call
the men in and lock the doors. This had
not more than been done when the mob
that had followed the other Two cars up
Main street as far as the Capitol Hotel
and which by this time became 80 excited
as TO have practically lost all reason,
started IN run down Texas avenue and
into Travis street to the street car office
in front OF which the empty car stood. All
tho front doors Of the office had been
locked aud upon the doors the mob began
TO pound and kick, but not with sufficient
force TO break them in
The crowd was now master of the situa-
tiop. The few policemen. four n all. with
Sergeant Ray at their head, were perfectly
impotent In exercising any control over
the excited men and boys. Mauagcr Mac
Gresor had been sent for. lie appealed
to the mayor for assistance. Mayor Rice
who had gone home before the excitement
commenced experimenting that thorc wcnld
be no trouble, went 10 the police station.
but finding that the police force was in
adequate he ordered out the militia.
In the meantime the other cars came
down Travis street and Tho crowd rushed
I'M to meet them. The mob and the cars
met in front of the Bristol. The cars stop |
ped. Sergeant Ray With hts small posse |
Of police hurried TO the scene and guarded |
the cars ms they proceeded slowly toward |
the Office, where the bulk OF The people
were assembled,
a lady passenger Was in the front car.
which protected IL from assault a shower |
of stones was hurled at tho rear car. break
ing such windows as had not been broken |
On Main street The stone tkrowng be-
zane so general that IT was with difficulty |
the lady was gotten ont OF the car with
safety.
Mr.. w u. Cleveland, one OF the directors
IF the company, mounted the steps OF the
'front.' ear. some one cautioned him that
nc would be hi with stone out he did
lot seem TO fear 1t, remarying that he
IMPLY wanted TO see who were throwing
he stones. The stopping of the cars in
/ measure allnycd the excitement and
hreo or four arrests were made by the
'oliee OF persons caught in the act of
'tonng the cars. None of those were
lrlkers and II may be said here that the
lflkefs. ms far as could be observed were
ot engaged In the work OF stoning tho
AIRS, this being done for The most part |
" lot OF overzealous sympathizers.
Tho arrests made were; Karl Hubert
:, d. Gordon and Joe Dassonuctte all
leld on state warrants issued b. Justice of
he Peace flill on the charge of unlawfuny
preventing person from labor Dasson-
cite Is Il young man Of II and Is alleged
o nave thrown q stone through the car
WINDOW The fourth arrest was j. Snider. [
hnrged with dsordcrly conduct. uo is
lso held on n warrant
/
tho Offices on Travis street, the SYM
a'hi2ers set to work applying their pur- Q
aaslve powers to induce the men TO leave i
ne Works Even NJ that time stones were !
cling hurled through the car windows.
triklns whatever they might on the m
'rior, and In ono or two instances tho !
ew men took courage aud hurled back {
no missiles which bounded upon the heads
tho crowd as u fat stone viii skip on !.
ne water This mild form OF resistance
ahmed tho crowd little. but MS tho scomn
rev moro quiet II reassenbici with it's +,
'tmer energy ana number
There was another attemni TO brlng the t
ew men on tho cars by persuasion. and
! four cases II succeeded, As soon as n
ew man would declare that he would no \
niger work Tor the company. cheers went I
from hundreds OF throats. aud his hands 1
ere grnsped by newly made friends until | /
lat procedure became monotonous and | /
zen the crowds attention was turned back \
tho cars, One man yentured 10 one OF !
10 windows, where he was appealed to by | A