Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-05-17
EVERY LINE TIED UP.
sc Louis street RatIrOaders strike
Cars Manned by SOn-Unionists Are
Attacked by Angry MObs.

was lnauSurated on the enulfe SyS-
tenn at dayDreak. No cars were IN
operation. save few on the Park
avenue division. The first car on TINS
division left the sheds at O'Clock.
The strikers at the sheds did not at
tempt to prevent the crews from tax
ing the cars out. The crews were
allowed to run the cars unmolested
until 12:45 o'clock, when car No. OF
the PARK avenue division was badly
wrecked on Washington avenue by
vollev OF stones thrown by a crowd
of men and boys.
The Suburban line. many of the
employees 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 Thir-
teenth street, but when efforts were
made to bring them down town
crowds of strikers and sympathizerS
interfered with the crews and in sew
eral cases dragged them off the cars.
From time to time during the after
noon and night attempts were made
to operate the cars, but in nearly ey-
cry case resulted in attacks on the
crews by crowds along the streets,
practically stopping traffic.
At lis o'clock a Park avenue car
was considerably damaged at Eigh-
teenth and Washington avenue.
The crew on the car stuck to their
posts, although the stones flew thick
around them. The company, when it
found that the cars could not be OPP
Grated, sent them back to the sheds.
N,y,.rnt,S Ct0npI and thn
men operating them attacked by
crowds along the streets. The strik-
ers declare that they have had no
active part in these hostile demon
STATIONS.
Chairman Samuel Lee, of the ma
tional executive board, the man who
is conducting the strike, said that
the union was satisfied with the re-
suits of the strike.
I'VE struck to tie up the system"
said he, "and we have succeeded. The
company has preCipitated this strike.
We are ready at any time to do our
part towards settling the differences
between Us and the company"
St. Louis, May 1O.--The second day
Of the great street railroad strike
was as quiet as the first was riotous.
The st. Louis Transit Co. made no
effort TO run its cars and the st.
Louis d Suburban made none until
late III the afternoon, when policemen
masscd along the line and with a de-
tachment on each car succeeded in
getting a number through. Far from
relieving the situation, however, this
demonstration had no further effect
than to show that by massing their
forces on single line the police could
keep that line open.
The first tragedy in connection with
the strike occurred last night. AS II
Suburban car, en- route to the com
pany's sheds in the western part of
the city, was passing the Baptist san
itarium, a nlmber of men gathered in
rocks at the ear. Some one on the
car fired a shot a the crowd. the bull
let finding Judgement in the breast of
Frank Lebrecht. The wounded man
attempted to enter the sanitariulu,
but fell dead on reaching the door.
One story is that police officer on
the car fir d the shot. Dan Donovan
was arrested by the police, charged
with firing the fatal bullet. Donovan
is employed by the railway company.
St. Louis, May 11.-The feature of
Thursday in the great street railway
strike was the conference between
Gov. Stephens, the members of the
executive committee of the local
Street Railway Employees association
and the officers and attorneys of the
10 e., h,, e
ascertaining if some amicable under
standing could not be arrived at to
end hostilities. The conference last
ed for several hours, but at it's con-
clusion Gov. Stephens announced that
nothing had been accomplished. The
strikers officials announced that they
were willing to arbitrate the question
of differences provided the PROPOSE
ton to do so came from the railway
company. The railway officials firm
ly refused to entertain any such pro-
posal, stating that they had nothing
to arbitrate.
The riotous demonstrat ton on the
part of the strikers and their sympa-
thizers, especially noticeable on the
day the strike was inaugurated, were
y y
The suburban company operated it's
system under police protection during
the entire day and was patronized lib
orally by the public. The Transit Go.
ran two cars over one branch of it's
system, but attempted to carry no
passengers. The cars were guarded
by police and were seldom molested
Another fatality as result of the
strike was recorded last night. AS
Flora Siegfried, a young woman, was
crossing Washington street carrying
an infant in her arms, she was hit ON
the head with brick that had been
hurled at a passing car on the Sub
urban system. Her skull was frac-
tured and she died shortly after be-
ing carried to the City hospital.