The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-12
ST. LOUIS POLICE FOUND TT NECEs-
sARY TO SHOOT AT RIOT
ERs TO KILL
BULLETS WENT VIDE OF MARK
DAY OPENED QUIETLY, BUT TRoU-
BILE BEGAN WITH ATTEMPT
TO START CARS
KANSAS CITY MEMS DEMANDS
Street Railway Manager Declines to
Accede to Them and Strike
There Now Seems
Inevitable.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 1.-THE aspect of
affairs in the great street car strike today
showed complete reversal of the condi-
tiorE prevailing yesterday.
The day opened quietly, but, as the
hours sped by, reports began to come of
rioting in various parts of the city. In
one instance the police fired into a crowd.
and in others used their clubs on those
who attempted to interfere with the run
ming of cars
While rumors of casualties were RAM
pant during the day, up to 9:30 o'clock to-
night none of a serious nature had been
corroborated.
The suburban system ran all its cas-
under an escort of police So close was
watch maintained by the police that prac-
tically no disturbance occurred on its
lines
The Transit company started cars on a
number of its branches, and. notwith-
standing the ample police protection af
forded, trouble cropped out In various di-
rections
Two cars were taken out of the station
at Grier and Jefferson avenues, and start
ed for Carondelet at 2 o'clock. About
300 striking employees OF the road and
their friends were around the car sheds
at the time, and when the cars came ou5
rush was made for them, in an attempr
TO pull the motormen off the cars. The
crowd was forced back by the police. AMI
the cars proceeded on their way without
further interference
a number Of men attempted to board
one OF the cars on the Compton Heights
division as it rounded the corner at Van
derventer' and, Park avenues, about 2:30
o'clock, The policemen who were on the
car used their clubs on the heads of the
first of the crowd who reached the car,
and the rest retreated.
FIRED INTO CROWD.
AS a Park avenue ca was going into
town at $3.50 o'clock, at Park and Miss.s-
sipi avenues, a crowd of about 25O per
sons assembled at that corner began to
stone 1t. The policemen on the platforms
fired several shots over the heads Of the
crowd without stopping the trouble. and
then fired directly into the crowd. So far
as known, no one was hit. The car was
detained five minutes, then 1t started
again on its way into the city
An attempt was made to cut wires at
Magnolia and California avenues, but 1t
was unsuccessful, the men being driven
off by the police.
A number of arrests were made during
the day.
The suburban lines were literally pat
ronized, but the public could not pluck up
courage to take advantage of the facili-
ties offered by the Transit company, and
as consequence very few fares were
rung up.
A general meeting of the trades and Ia
Dor bodies of st. Louis has been cal ed
for Sunday night, for the purpose of con-
sidering what action shall be taken by or
ganized labor in the city to actively sup
port the demands of the striking street
railway men.
The coroner. today held Dan Donovan
for the murder of Frank Liebrecht, an in
nocent onlooker, in riot on the suburban
tracks Wednesday night. Floral Siegfreid,
the ten-year-old girl who was repo; ted
killed by brick thrown at a street car
last evening, is alive, and may recover.