The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-11

The scene in the neichhornool of Taylor
and Finuoy avenues foreboi,t trouble. \
crowd cf strikers and strike sympathisers
composed uf men. wrTen and children
were consreEatcj on Taylor au1 Finnr|
avenues In front II the switch ;hat lead,
T. tho sheds stood one wri;hlEE moss Of hr-
mariiy while on The corner whore the
cars turn into FiHuey was another. Fe"
cu'cries cr Other concentrations were
made.
vt ,ae car sheds The police were gathered
There were :'Itv ,noI0ted men and rs
many patrplmen. Captain McSaa,o ard
Lieutenant Hama We're IN charge oS IN"
mounted men and captains kirtF aud
Boyd Of the Vatrolmen. chief campbell.
Nisht Chief Fich-l and Chief of Detectives
were aA there advising their subordinate
officers and tisrritulirg ammunition.
address .o Policemen.
isu.t Ten minutes before the frst car
was started Chief Campbsl ordered an"
officers drawn up IN lire and addressed
them briefly. He sal,
Men, YOU wi! understand tagt you ~"
the cocscrvatnrs % the peace and II l.
yoar s% Crn duty 80 maintain Il. In lHg
present controversy between the street ear
COMPANIES ana ;hrr sInpiuyDa whatever
grievances exist must be adjusted 10y Jaw
n and peaceful methods. No man has
any :.Eht 10 offend he peace. Government
J have supplied .rI with arms and IN
Ht---t you 20 Use theta 20 whatever OK. nt
n.a- le necessary :a preserve ".l''- /
want = @op- HcCs mt from each oEe every
o-- q yu..'
"a t.e .au-!usis,! Of CEist C4mphniIs re
marks Captain h;ely Wa put lit mi.idhl
II Tie VGtr"imcn ana ordered 20 yleNr The
streets. lie marched E.s men stEdlSn' 'ut
Fairfax 90 Taylor where his force -e.a-
rated. caC-h hGif -r!vjr- the crowd s1ltu
o. Ta1 lor an! tise o...-a- north leyoHd ..+'-
neg. As sc Js the crowd had l. . d-s-
Ie~sed the mounted men wheeled into HAe
AZ. marched o., Ia front 81 II" !..>i Gag.
As the car ra..t oat .s tls .lnL switch
20 the main tiI. there were few shouts
81 llris.-I FROM tco windows If the house
hu. nothing more.
ClG-C-c5 I;.c:.c@1u Cf the Executive com
ra!,t-g - Tae uI-'gu Was s,an-.I-: !" tae
door J- one of me HOUSES U-1u- ;As iilr
lie W. perfectly uulegGuns.rAJtvc. Ia@
ear rolled oa from Taylor iu1p Enuey ave
lie without uie.rIl don. Fi.ney AZ ..Ae
Wa. t.ID.r.E Wit. -E-Tll lItn.zgiE " Ao ii-a-
the streets for blocks ctst..1cl. The s"1EH--
90 pgl-1e ;Id a te,lil o. fatrr!llr1 eN'1--i
the car Es far a. NeHste1G avenue. there
q Uur.br. Of rocks were scattered On t-e
tracks and lie sHit--i was O.ays-1-- Mo-
tor;lau 1Hehr jumped II the c~l :!-3 clear {.
tn switch and remove! rHe rocks. I-'e
crowd o. thc street 1t this pc..t ap7i'l
ana 1-erg,l g.; tLe cT,| Of the car .a-d .Iir1
TO pIess o. .-. The police cleared IL away
ig = t,w IluW-I.s.
\ ilt:le woman at thls p7:n. excited ne
tie. she stood or the corner OF Ne"i.ea--
ana Fi-uer avenues. &Hd shouted al IA" tep
%: her voice The officers tried IT, persuade
her 70 move, not she refused 20 bu!Se-
CHIEF Campbell rode Up -1d ordered her
away but she wax determined 20 ;Fi'i't'-i-
Lock- THAI woman up" shouted 'ie chief
r. :
man took her by the arm 10 lead her ~" "iy
AID sns fought viciousiy.
Crowd st Ray,
The officer simply lifted her into a grocery
On the corner. tasr stood in ;re door u
keep her from getting out. 4 few moments
later JIa car passed on downtown. leaving
the poll mounted and On foot in the
rear. The balance Of thc trip Was made
wish TO police p-1t". '!Cu. exc p those on
the car. I-tN FcT tgeHlh ard washington
avenue Was reached.
From Nevsx-lG to Sarah, then on 70 Van
Gcvc,ter and Grand avenue. the trip was
uneventsuL Here and there q single bowlde:
wss thrown OF the track and had 10 pe
lifted of. From the crowds on the st'eeI
au occasional cry OF "S~ab' was heard
When the car reached Leonard ave ue the
first serious danger threatened. At ua;
point d crowd OF t''-jy-fiVs u forty me1
rushed toward the car from the direction OF
the Olive street power house. The car
passed the corner Of Lucas and Leonard
Just before the yaEsUGId Of the crowd
reac. ca that point. Then the gang whlrieu
east on Lucas Is I! TO reach the turn at
Compton avenue before iho Car could arrive
at that point. The officers shouted 20 the
men TO keep back. put they paid 80 attei-
ton 70 the co-Gmgrd and hurried On. just
gs they came abreast Of the car. tde order
TO aim WIS given
In fash ii 10-cI Teyoiyeis cleaned
from, the side OF the car.
Another step arI We Will fire." shouted
ore OF the policemen.
The leader naitei end the Others followed
his exaInpc As The car sge1 On they stood
IA tn r. tracks and HLcCfcc and Jt.cei.
After THIS Incident IhC car p;t"sed o. 10
the loop AZ Washington avenue and !h.!d
street. urn0Icstti a. thirteenth street -3-
sidewalk beaaa 70 al. tie crowd growing
NOR. dense at every block until Broadway
WAS reached. a s4ual q mounted officers
! and patroimen IN -uH-ge OF captain hey
+! uolGs ana Sergeant straughan Kept every
body on the move. aEd 10 Violence ot ANY
kind was attempted
The trip west WAS U1e"cntfuL Here hho
there a shout OF ''Scab"' vas heard. bu'
pluug the route the crew was greeted "''t
a-r,inuse far more frequently than d.flsion-
After that the cJT5 kept running Al i,S
! ular Intervals until DARK
Taken hpnljT WARRANTS,