The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-09

wire with Chief Cau,nhcn's office and dur
ms tS ''e entire forenoon he remained al hi+
t"t,, seoiiAlahGing the situation over the
one half Of the officers called ont from
,I - i'o!neS We're stationed along the ear
,hI', ana AT the different car sheds in
m. respective districts while the other
fnrro a. Ii.niiieu ieu az the stations as reserve
."I.e IN case of trouble. All during the day
v,ls oi5 ntre turned In at frequent inter
N.ilS' ana the reserve. force Mas kept on the
',n, rs soon az one disturbance was
plei"h another occurred to attract their
.tl.a,lon al another quarter Riot calls fire.
duehtiy rang IN from Two places 1T the
same time. Tie reserve would be div.ds Il
INC tWo parts ana one division would be
w.y IL ~ me scene Of a riot in the patrol
"fSbh' while the other division would have
!" 20 on the run. For the first time i'll
many months every policeman in the city
VI, vlH@,, ,,. Giun during the day.
- brh fr"Sldcnt Harry Il. Hawes of the
once and learned the situation he aG-
hrfriSs"n the following letter To chief Camp
i, Information is reaching me hourly tha.
nilS",r"I,y persons ar taking aGvantag" 81
tii' r"t"I" eNi>tias between the street rail-
W'N COMPANIES and Ih,i: employees IL ere
~" diSorier and to commit violence Street
'HlH nave be'.r - pped hy violence anl
fpr,"uS aSStmtiaGc- have gathered III an
It!tht parts "f the ,ity. Public peace AMI
"rHtr must De- maintained and all riO'"us
hS."inhiaEcS dispersed. The board Will eN-
tet' You To- act promptly and with tn.
hith'St vigilance IN maintaining peace anu
"r:cr within tn" CITY"
Al II clock the strike situation was little
improved ana chief campbell! sent out an
'IdeT Tor the night platoon. which had been
on duty FOR twelve hours, to remain on duty
throus hgut !he day. The regular beats were
.HN"Ftf ny the day men from that time ana
tHt HlShl men were divided along the rdil-
way tracks and for the reserve iurce.
slept in the stations.
toward th" mlddi" of the afternoon the
night men hegan tu show the effects Of their
t3Ghtren-hour watch. and they lay down 10
SI'tE. IN me dSSe mbly rooms ~ the stations,
bGt thcre was ll;;le ro@t To be had. as the
emergency calls poured i;s every few min
utes during the afternoon when night came
on tne men were pretty we'll worn out but
chef Campbell said he could not weaken
the force, and every policeman III the city
remained on duty.
The men did not have time to 90 home for
the!f meals. Chief campbell issued order
for all men TO eat ~ tn" nearest restaurants
and send the bills in to the Police Depart
Inent There WaS not muImur q! diScont-nt
from the men during the whole day ana
they Kept at their work like good fellows
were comparatively few in comparison with
the number Of rioters. The force was insult
ncient TO keep any number Of men at a
given point, and the strikers could assemble
check them. When the police arrived lh-
GiSturHeTs either remained quiet or ran
away, 50 that Only few could be caught NO
arrests were made except when the rioters
Were caught in the act.
The police worked hard but they were
powerless 10 check the strikers. who would
break forth at a new point at almost every
instant. No sooner would one crowd be ais
perssd than another would gather ana 90
as much damage she other. In that way
place, quelling riots. bat unable to preserve
the order necessary for street car travel