The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-09
STREET CAR LINES TIED UP.
Acts of Violence Characterize the
Strike Mt ST. I4ouis


Strike mt st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, May S-The tie up of the
Transit Companys system of street rail-
ways was inaugurated at o'clock. No
attempt was made to take out cars on any
of the divisions except the Lindell. Comp
ton Heights, and Olive Street, and these
had to be abandoned after a number of
cars had been wrecked. Several of the
crews were more or less seriously injured
and one citizen shot, while number of
others were dubbed by the police.
Mayor Ziegenhein's prefer of arbtra-
ton was rejected by the Transit Company.
which commended they had ample men to
operate their cars IL they were given ade-
quate protection. The cars on the Subur-
ban system, where a strike was inaugu-
rated on April 49, were prevented from
running by strike sympathizers. and sever
al were demolished, while mOtormen and
conductors were compelled to desert their
posts and join the strikers.
Washington Avenue. the thoroughfare
over which the cars of the Lindell reach
down town. was the storm center. Here
the police and crowd came into conflict
repeatedly. On Thirteenth Street and
Washington Avenue, where the Suburban
crosses the Lindell lines, over thirty cars
were stoned ard in several instances pas
sengers were injured. Here ten motormen
and ten conductors of the Suburban line
abandoned their cars through fear.
At o'clock this afternoon. Harry Halves.
President of the Police Board drove cut
of the sheds of the Lindell division and
superintendent the taking out of car 1t
was run cut on the track at 3:45 and sur
rounded by police, marching and mounted,
while number OF officers were inside.
slowly proceeding down town. At one time
the trolley rope was cut, at others bowl
ders were rolled on the track ahead of the
car. but 1t finally succeeded in running
the gauntlet. Many arrests were made.
One officer refused to beard the car WHEN
ordered to. and Chief Campbell took away
his star and ordered him to report to The
board.
Late this afternoon F. H. Eckieman, of
Wellston, NO.. former conductor on
the Suburban line, was shot at Grand and
Franklin Avenues by non-union con-
ductor. The bullet lodged in Eckelman's
groin, infiictins painful. though not Sc
rious wound. He was trying to induce the
non-union crew to quit work.
During the evening an occasional car Of
the Suburban Railway was run east as far
as Jefferson Avenue or Twenty
$50 o'clock tonight as a car westbound
approached Taylor Avenue. a number Of
rocks were hurled into 1t. special off,
GER inside the car fired two shot into the
crowd from window, both bullets hit
ting Edward O'Meara, former employe.
inflictng probably mortal wounds. He
was carried into the Baptist Sanitarium,
nearby. The car went on its way m
moiested. Thus far all the suooting has
been done from the street cars operated
by non-union men.
At meeting of the House of Delegates
of the Municipal Assembly this evening
resolutions were adopted to the effect that
the franchise of the Transit Company
should be declared vacated in every in
stance where the company failed to operate
its cars in accordance with provisions Of
the franchise.
The business OF the city was paralyzed
all day. many of the larger stores closing
their doors shortly after o'clock Thsre
were few. il any. customers, and they de-
sired to give employees an opportunity 10
reach home before dark.