The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-16
TROUBLE AT ST. LOUIS
sTREET-RAILwAYS STRIKE RESULTS
IN A SERIOUS RIOT.
Policemen Resent Insults Of Mob
and Are Said to Have Fired Fiji
ty to Seventy-Five Shots.

ST. LOUIS, May 15.-The distinguishing
feature in the street-car strike situation
to-day was a riot which broke out on the
opening of the Grand-avenue line of the st.
Louis Transit system. during the progress
of which two men were shot At nightfali
the Transit company and its $500 striking
employees were no nearer adjustment of
their differences than they were at the
same time yesterday. The officials of the
railroad company, members of the en-
ployes' grievance committee and the presi-
dent of the Police Board were in session
for five hours to-day in an endeavor to
reconcile the differences existing between
the company and its employees. On ad-
journment all the parties taking part in
the conference would not talk for publica-
tion. simply stating that no agreement
had been arrived at and they would meet
again tomorrow afternoon in an effort to
accomplish something.
The Suburban company, pursuant to the
agreement effected yesterday with its strik-
ing employees. ran full schedule to-day
and tonight This is the first time since the
strike was inaugurated on the road that a
night schedule was maintained.
Five lines were opened during the day by
the Transit company, all shutting down at
dark. Very irregular schedules were main
tanned on these lines. The opening of the
Grand-avenue line of the Transit system
was attended by riot about o'clock at
Easton avenue, in which two persons were
wounded by bullets said to have been fired
by B. b. Campbell, conductor of one of the
cars A crowd gathered at the corner,
made up largely of street-railway strikers
on the Easton-avenue line and their SYM
pathizers. The tracks of both the Grand
avenue and the Easton-avenue lines in the
vicinity had been obstructed by piles of
rocks. boards, etc.
The Grand-avenue car. moving north,
reached the point at Ais p. m, headed by
sprinkling car. with half dozen or more
cars behind It, each manned by a crew and
six policemen. The trouble began a block
just south OF Easton avenue, 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 then the Instructions
on the track were encountered. The motor
man waited for the policemen to get down
and remove the stones and lumber from
the track. AS the officers began this work
Mrs. Hogan. who lives in the neighborhood,
hurried out to the track and called the Of
fers "curs" and other names for attempt
ing to help move the cars, saying that their
duty was as policemen, not 10 perform such
work
A shot fired in the air by policeman
as the cars started. Shouts of "Scabr'
came from the crowd at the same time, and
more shots were fired from the procession
of cars. II was claimed I'm the crowd that
fifty to seventy-fve shots were fired almost
simultaneously, but only two persons were
wounded. They were John Fiatley. North
Nandeventer avenue, and Joseph Trendall
Both were wounded In the left hip Flat
ley's wound is the most serious. The bull
let entered near the spine, which was shat
tered causing paralysis Of the left leg
The ball passed around 10 tho left groin
Trendalps wound was only flesh wound.
Flatley. who Is q motorman on the Easton-
GvenIe division of the st. Louis Transit
Company, Is 4 striker Trendall was not
involved in the strike. He was merely an
Gnlooker.