The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-11
EVERY Line TIED UP.
Not Single Street Car Running
in the City of ST.
1 Louis.
MANY VICTIMS OF THE RIOTS
Police Force Too Small to Handle the
Situation-Franchis in
Jeopardy.


way line in st. Louis and in st. Louis
county is tied up and not car is
moving. General Manager George w.
Baumhof of the st. Louis Transit
company, which operates all the lines
In city except the Suburban, an
nounced that no attempt would be
made to run cars unless ample police
protection was afforded. The protec-
ton given by the police, he said, was
entirely inadequate, as is shown by the
many damaged cars and numerous
casualties. "-
Mr.. Baumhoff says that the company
has plenty of men who are willing to
take oct cars. but he does not feel 1t
would be right to risk their lives
while the present condition of lawless-
ness continues. Chief Of Police Camp
bell declares that the force under him
Is too small to handle the situation
properly, but If the companies would
select one main line to operate he
would see that the cars were run with
out molestation.
Inconvenience to ST. Louisans.
Thousands of st. Louisans suffered
the Inconvenience of not having trans
portation facilities. A majority walked
to work, while others rode wheels or
pressed into use vehicles of every de-
scription. Owners of wagons earned
many an honest dollar by transporting
residents in the outlying districts.
Down town and on every street dur
ing the early hours there was to be
seen a constant procession of monde
cnpint unhfnlnS Tho railroads
entering the city from the north,
south and west helped out by putting
on additional trains and making nu-
merous stops.
w. ID. Mahon of Detroit. who Is
president of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Street Railway Employees Of
America, has arrived here He will
supersede Samuel ID. Lee in the direc-
tion of the strike. Employees of the st.
Louis Transit company make up the
membership of local branch 131 of that
association.
List of Riot Victims.
Following Is a revised list Of those
injured in the encounters between the
police and mobs: Joseph KOhring, 16
years old, shot in the leg and seriously
hurt; Fred Eckelman, Suburban en-
ploye. shot II groin; Frank Pearson,
policeman, ! roke a leg chasing man;
Harry House, negro, shot in side; Sam
Ford, policeman, hit with brick; Po-
lice sergeant (name unknown same;
Hurd Gilbert, bartender. shot In left
lung, serious; Joseph Davis, boy, skull
fractured: conductor name unknown)
dragged from Compton Heights car
badly beaten; mOtOrman name un-
knOwn) beaten; many passengers, men
and women. names unknown, hurt by
flying missiles.
Among the twenty-siX persons ar
rested for stoning cars, assaulting
street car employees or interfering with
their work were number Of boys.
Have Men to Run Cars.
President Turner and Superinten-
dent Jenkins Of the Suburban line have
applied to Chief of Police Campbell for
protection Of their men and property.
They state that they have plenty Of
men to run their cars and would give
the same service as before the strike
If sufficient protection could be given
by the police.
They say that there are only about
thirty conductors and mOtprmen out on
their line, and had 1t not been for the
strike on the st. Louis Transit COM
pany's system their cars would now
be running on regular schedule time.
1t is estimated that the present strike
Is costing both the street car compan-
les and employees $4,000 day.
The house of delegates has adopted
a resolution declaring the franchise of
the st. Louis Transit company revoked
In every instance where the company
fails to run it's cars in strict compli
ance with the provisions of the ordin-
ances under which its franchises were
granted