The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
TWO MEN SHOT IN A RIOT
TRANSIT LINES IN ST. LOUIS oPEK-
ATED UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
No Night Service After n Riot in Day
Time-Suburbnn Lines Are Rum
ming Regularly.

ST. Louis, May 15.-The distinguishing
feature in the street car strike situation
today was a riot which broke out on the
opening of the Grand avenue line of the
Transit system, during the progress of
which two men were shot. At ughtfatl
the Transit company and its 5000 striking
employees, were no nearer an adjustment
of their differences than they were at the
same time yesterday. The officials of tho
company, members Of the employees
grievance committee and the president of
the police board were In session for FIVE
hours today in an endeavor to etoncile
the differences existing between the COM
pany and its employees.
On adjournment all the parties taking
part in the conference would not talk
for publication, simply stating that no
agreement had been arrived az and they
would meet again tomorrow afternoon in
an effort to accomplish something
The Suburban company pursuant to the
agreement effected yesterday with Its
striking employees. ran on full schedule
day and night, This is the first tine
since the strike was inaugurated on the
road that a night schedule was maintained.
Five lines were opened during the ldy by
the Transit, all shutting down at dark.
Very irregular schedules were maintained
on these lines.
The opening of the Grand avenue Inns
OF the Transit system was attended by a
riot about 4 o'clock at Easton-Svenue, IN
which two persons were wounded by
httl1at- t1 RrnI -. II n
Campbell conductor OF one of the cars A
crowd gathered at the corner, made up
largely Of street railroad strikers on the
Easton avenue line, and their sympathiz-
ers.
The tracks Of both the Grand avenue and
Easton avenue lines in the vicinity had
been obstructed by piles OF rocks, boards
etc
The Grand avenue cars moving north
reached the point at AIS p. m, headed
by a sprinkling car with half dozen Of
more cars behind It, each manned by a
crew and six policemen The trouble no.
gan h. the block Just south OF Elston ave-
nue. when a shower Of stones fell on the
cars and the officers and crew drew their
revolvers. The first two cars passed over
the Easton avenue crossing and the OBJ
siructlons on the track were encountered
The motormRn waited for the police 10 get
doWl and remove the stones and lumber
from the track. AS the officers BEGAN
this work a Mrs. Hogan. who lives in The
neishborhood, hurried out to the track
and called the officers "curs" and other
names for helping to move the cars saw.
ing that, the duty OF a policeman was NOT
TO perform such work. a shot was fred
In the air by policeman as the car
started. Shouts OF "scah, scah. came
from the crowd at the same time ana
more shots were fred from the process
sion OF cars, II was claimed that 6ftv
to seventy-tiye shots were fred almost
Simultaneously, but only two persons were
wounded, They were John Flauev and
Joseph Trendlll. Both were wounded in
the left hip. Flatley's wound Is the most
serious, The bullet entered near no
spine, which was shattered causing
PARALYSIS OF the left leg. Flatley Is a
striker.
Intense excitement prevailed in ~.
nelghborhood durrg the riot and for an
hour sfterward no further efforts to ma
lest the cars were made A force "A ,,t,v
TO seyenty-fve police were on the ss.rs
soon AFTER the riot call was turned in ana
succeeded in preserving order
Kansas City. Mo, May i5.-Tbe .r..,
car strikers have continued 10 lose
strength and today there was hard,v
semelance OF strike on the Metropolitas
lines. Po'''sn