The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-21
MORE STRIKE DISTURBANCES.
POLICE CALLED OUT TO CHECK
TWO SUNDAY RIOTS.

Cars Were Run on Several Lines and
Though There Was No violent
Outbreak of Any Kind During ths
Day, Two Mobs Looked Quits
Threatening Strikers Asserted
That They Were Discournging any
Attempts at Interference.
st. Louis. May 2O.-Cars were run to-
day on the Park, Laclede, Delmar, Page
and Spauldng avenue lines of the St
Louis Transit Company without any in
reference from the strikers or their
friends.
No attempt was made 20 run the cara
on schedule time Sometimes they made
the round "trip in about three-fourths OF
the usual time. Sometimes 1t took them
nearly twice as long. Every car thas
went out and came back unharmed was
considered the net proceeds of a notabla
achievement. and les crew received an
ovation
There was no outbreak of any kind dur.
ing the day. Two riot calls were sent 70
the police department during the after~
noon, but there were really no riots.
The first disturbance was begun by Il
ballxy horse who went on an Individual
strike at the corner of Eighteenth and
Chestnut streets. A large crowd gathers
ed to watch the progress of the arguments
between the animal and his driver and
when the horse passed on 1000 people were
standing around the corner utterly at q
loss for amusement. As a substitute foB
the horse the crowd turned its attention to
crews of the Laclede avenue cars, which
were passing every few minutes They
showered the crews with epithets and de-
luged them with advice A riot call was
sent to police headquarters and Chicf
of Police Campbell. taking twenty men.
hurried to the spot and made everybody
move on"
Came Near Being Serious
The second disturbance occurred a few
minutes later on Washington avenue. be-
tween Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets. Al
crowd of about 1900 people lined both
sides OF the street for two squares and be-
gan to jeer and hoot the train crews. The
few policemen on duty were utterly un-
able 10 handle the crowd and unquestioa-
ably the crowd would have been moved tn
things more energetic than words IL an
other riot call had not been turned In.
sergt. Bowen, at the head of a dozen men,
came quickly to the spot and within ten
minutes he had cleared the street and re-
stored quiet.
The strikers made the assertion that ali
day long they had men along the different
lines which were in operation, discourage
ing every attempt at interference with the
cars, on account of the women and chill
dren who wish to ride around the city
on Sunday. No direct acts of violence
were offered during the day, and although
every car that ran back and forth OH tne
LaClede avenue line carried four police
men, and every car on the lines from one
to three, they had nothing to do but keep
their seats and ride
President Baumhoff said to-day:
I'VE are, running full-handed on fivs
lines and could run on all the others if
the police were able to furnish us protec-
ton for the crews and passengers.
The Transit Company claims to nave q
full complement OF men, but this Is de-
MED by its own employees. The conduc~
tors on the various lines which were i'm
operation to-day said that the companv
had just about one-half as many men as
went out. Something over 1900 men went
out and the highest estimate made to-day
by any of the employees of the men availe
able for duty was 1,Soo. the lowest 800.