The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
One Road Kept Open for a Time by
the Massing of Police
Along the Line.
LESS RIoTING YESTERDAY
PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY THE May
Oh APPEALING FOR ORDER.
Radical Demands to BE Made by the
Amalgamated Association mt Its
Meeting in indianapolis.

81. LOOIS, May J.-Ine second Day OF
the great street-railway strike was as quiet
and uneventful as the first was turbulent
and riotous. The st. Louis Transit Com
pany made no effort to run cars and the
st. Louis and Suburban Company made
none until late in the afternoon. With
police massed along the line and a de-
on each car it succeeded in get
ting a number through. Far from reliev-
ing the situation, however, this Demon
had no further effect than to show
that by massing their forces on a single
line the police could keep that line open.
Both sides expressed full confidence in the
since the strike began. showed some appre-
of the situation. and by keeping
the crowds moving. prevented a repetition
of the riotous demonstrations of the pre-
day.
A meeting of prominent citizens assured
Mayor ~Zeigenhein of their hearty Coop
Grafton in all he might do to preserve peace
and secure a settlement of the strike. The
citizens then went to the Four Courts
where the police board was in session. The
same representations were made to the
board, and the delegation asked that ef-
forts be made to preserve order. They
were assured that the board was doing all
in its power, and during the conference
the plan of massing the entire force of
the city upon a single line was suggested.
This plan was later put into effect with
some success. Another law and order
at 4 o'clock.
Mayor Z~eigenhein ISSUED a proclama-
ton, calling on the people to preserve
order and avoid gathering on the streets.
The presidents of both street-railway
addressed communications to
the board asking for protection, and the
men who were managing the strike issued
a statement outlining their position.
The operation of cars on the suburban
system, under a police guard, was deci-
ded upon at noon, and the cars began to
leave the Dehodiamont terminus at 3
o'clock. Along the line hundreds of OFF,
GERS, both mounted and on foot. were
stationed, and for an hour previous to the
time set for opening the line they were
constantly engaged keeping the crowds
moving. No effort was made to prevent
the cars from passing and by the time half
a dozen cars had passed the crowd OF spec
tators had melted away.
Thousands of St. Louisans to-day suf-
fered the inconvenience OF not having
transportation facilities. A majority
walked to work to-day, while others rode
wheels or pressed into use vehicles OF
every description. Owners Of wagons
earned many ar honest dollar by trans
porting residents in the outlying districts.
Down town and or every street during
the early hours there was to be seen a
constant procession of nondescript We
hicles. The steam railroads entering the
city from the north, south and west helped
ont nv n11ffin0 nn additional trains and
making numerous stops. Passengers in in
coming trains suffered great inconvenience
from the tie-up. and in consequence, cabs
and transfer BUSES did a rushing business.
Almost every line of business down town
is suffering as a result of the strike, which
is keeping would-be customers at home,
Places of amusement were almost de-
serted last night and because of the pros
pect of a slim attendance during the con-
tinuance of the strike ii has been decided
to postpone the scheduled National League
baseball games until after the trouble is
over.
resolution declaring the franchises of the
st. Louis Transit Company revoked in
every instance where the company fails t,
run its cars in strict compliance with the
provisions of the ordinances, under which
its franchises were granted.
w. D.. Mcmahon, of Detroit, who is pres
ident of the Amalgamated Association of
Street-railway Employees of America, has
AAN htiCs liC VIII SupCI III
ID. Lee In the direction of the strike. EN-
ployes of the st. Louis Transit Company
make up the membership of Local Branch
l31 OF that association.
Following is a revised list of those in.
Jured in the encounters between the DO
lice and mobs yesterday: Joseph Kohring.
aged sixteen years, shot in leg; Fred Eek
eiman. suburban employee. shot in groin;
Frank Pearson, policeman, broken leg;
Harry House. negro, shot in side: Sam
Ford. policeman; police sergeant, name un-
known; Hurd Gilbert, bartender, shot In
lung. serious: Joseph Davis, boy, skull
dragged from Compton Heights car, badly
beaten; motorman (name unknown). badly
beaten. Many passengers, men and wom-
en-, names unknown, hurt by flying mis-
siles.
Among the twenty-six persons arrested
yesterday for stoning cars. ~assaulting
street-car employees or interfering with
their work were a number of boys.
While one of the cars was making a re-
turn trip this afternoon with passengers
On board, the police arrested a drunken
man, who resisted. and was handcuffed.
While this was going on the crowd on the
left side of the car began throwing rocks.
One of them struck a policeman on the
car and another one crashed through the
top of the car. The passengers at this
juncture deserted the car and ran through
the alley. Another stone thrown by some
one In the crowd crashed through the plate
glass window of the st. Louis News Com
pany, at 1l and 12 Locust street.
A dynamite cartridge exploded under a
car on the Meremic Highlands division of
the suburban line with great force at mid
night. The force of the explosion splin-
tered the track, broke off a section of one
wheel and cracked the axle The car was
occupied by a dozen workmen of the COM
pany. Succeeding the explosion a number
of shots were fired in quick succession, but
the persons who did the firing were not
seen owing to the darkness, n nobod on
the car was struck.
The first tragedy In connection with the
strike occurred tonight. At 8 o'clock as a
suburban car en- route to the company's
sheds in the western part of the city was
passing the Baptist sanitarium a number of
men gathered in the grounds of the institu-
ton threw rocks at the car. Some one on
the car fired a shot at the crowd, the bull
let finding lodgment In the breast of Frank
Lebrecht. The wounded man attempted TO
enter the sanitarium. but fell dead on
reaching the door. One story is that a
police officer on the car fired the shot. Dan
Donovan was placed under arrest by the
police charged with firing the shot. Dono-
van Is employed in a minor capacity by the
railway company
The management of the st. Louis Base
hall Club announced tonight that strike or
no strike the scheduled games with the
Brooklyn club for Saturday and Sunday Of
this week will be played. Next week games