The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
MORE RI0TIxG IN CLEvEL4yD.
Street Cars Attacked by Workmen from
Mills on the Wade Park Line.

CLEVELAND. o., June IA riot Of consider
able proportion was the chief feature OF the
street car strike to-day. The company ran
more OF It's cars than on previous days and. in
fact successfully operated three Of the fourteen
lines. No attempt was m ade to operate cars on
the other eleven lines. The complete silence
OF the strikers to-day is puzzing the officials.
There Is something In the wind" was heard
on all sides. and some unlooked-for move is
expected to be made by the strikers within
the next twenty -four hours. On the down
town streets very few strikers were seen to-
day On Monday and Tuesday there wero
several hundred men on the streets wearing
the rod. white and blue mblem OF the strik-
ers. but o-day the badge was scarcely seen.
At the headquarters OF tho strikers in the
Permanent building the officials OF the union
who talked with great freedom several DAYS
ago were close mouthed and very little was
given out regarding the strikers movements
or their proposed actions. The business agents
meeting this morning continued for several
hours. and at it, conclusion the agents. headed
by Business Agent Pratt and President Mahon.
went to the Lake View barns. President Bryan
OF the local union remained In charge OF the
office. He could not say what the mission OF
the business agents to Lake View was. but
said that he could tell more later in the day.
The strikers freely say that som ething vii! de-
velop and their trump card is looked for very
soon.
A riot occurred on the Wade Park line at
the railroad crossing on Perkins avenue at
1890 T. N. to-day. Five cars were held up
and stoned by 500 work men from the DanRler
Stove Works. Standard Lighting Company and
Cleveland Machine Screw Works When the
mon left the works at noon they spiked the
derailing switch at the railroad crossing
80 as to prevent cars bound downtown pass
Ing Car 1914 soon came along. but was una
bio to proceed. A shower OF bricks ami stones
was hurled at II. and nearly all the windows
In the car were broken. One brick crashed
through the vestibule and struck Motorman
u badly. Another struck him In the sma OF
the back as he turned away, injurng him
painfully.
Four other cars soon pulled up behind car
1874. There were two policemen on each car.
but the police did not leave their cars owing to
the size and threatening aspect Of the crowd.
A telephone message was sent for police id.
Lieut.. John Schmunk. Before reinforcements
arrived, however. the crowd had tied down the
railroad gates and heaped distractions on the
street car tracks. Among the latter were sew
era cast iron water pipes weighing 400 bounds
tracks Two men were arrested. charged with
throwing bricks. They are John Atkinson.
laborer. OF 80 Dare street and Fred Schwen-
denman, moulder. 1885 Pearl street. The
police then released the railroad gates and
cleared away the distractions. The blocked
passed safely downtown. The workmen re-
turned to their shops and loiterers were driven
away BY the police
Officials and private members Of the local
union are bending their energies to trying to
arouse public sentiment against the company.