The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-09
ST. LOUIS STREET cans STONED.
Strikers and Their Friends Put a
Stop TO Traffic.

St. Louis. May Sim accordance with
the decision reached by the st. Louis
Transit company's employees early this
morning general strike was inaugurated
on the entire system at daybreak to-day
No cars were In operation, save a few on
the Park avenue division. The first car
on this division left the shed at o'clock.
The strikers at the sheds did not attempt
to prevent the crews from taking the cars
out The crews were allowed 10 run the
cars unmolested until i245 o o'olock, when
car Nc. 3. of the Park avenue division,
was badly wrecked on Webster avenue,
between Sixth and Seventh streets, by
volley of stones thrown by a crowd of men
and boys.
The Suburban hne, many of the en-
ployes of which had been on strike for
several days, was also tied up after the
early morning hours. Cars were run as
far east as Thirteenth street. but when
efforts were made to bring them down
town, crowds of strikers and sympathzers
interfered with their crews and In several
cases dragged them from the cars.
From time to time during she afternoon
and night attempts were made to operate
the cars but in nearly every case they
resulted in attacks on the crews by crowds
along She streets, practically stopping
traffic.
At Ills o. clock Park avenue car was
considerably damaged at Eighteenth
street and Washington avenue. A large
crowd of men and boys was congregated
there, and as the car was within distance
they bombarded 1t with stones regardless
OF the fact that several women were in
side.
The crew stuck TO their posts although
the stones fell thick around them. The
company. when II was found that the
cars could not be operated, ordered them
back to the sheds. Numerous cars were
stoned and the men operating them at
tackled by crowds along the streets. The
strikers declare that they have had no
active part in these hostile demonstrl-
tons.
Vehicles of all sorts were pressed into
servica to-day by the citizens of the city
in getting 10 and from business.
The important features of the strikers
demands are: That all conductors, motor
men, gripmen, and all men employed In
the sheds shall be compelled TO be men-
bers OF the union; that the officers of the
union, with the officers of the company
shall have full power to adjust all differ
ences that may arise; that any member
suspended by the union shall be suspended
by the company without pay, until the
union requests his reinstatement; that any
man elected TO an Office in the union re-
quiring his absence for not more than
year, snail. upon MS retirement from suCn
Office. have his old place with the COM
pany.
Outrages by crowds stoning the cars
were frequent. Conductor Sellers had an
eye Knocked oct; Joe Kohring was shot
by Conductor Mcclellan and Motortnan
Caruth was struck in the face with a
Lrick.
Eleven arrests are reported In connec-
tioss with the strike including Mcclellan
for shooting and Nicholas Doyle. a union
line fnotorman for rioting. police riot
call was turned in early in the day.
Tonight as a Suburban car was cross
ing Taylor avenue big crowd gathered
Some one in st pulled the trolley from
the wire, and this action so enraged n
passenger. at present unknown, that he
drew a revolver, and fired three shots
into the crowd. Harry Gilberth, a bar
keeper, an onlooker, received one OF the
bullets in the arm and another in tho
lung. His wounds were pronounced fatal.