Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-16
Troops Have the Situation in Control
at Albany, New York
CARS RUN WITH aid OF SOLDIERS
Crowds Are in Angry Mood and
Trouble May Follow.
EFFORTS TO SETTLE STRIKE

ALBANY, N. Y, May 16, p.m.-The Al
bany Traction Company has moved eight
cars with non-union men the length of one
Of it's lines under escort of the National
Guard. They have not, however, collected
a single fare, and no attempt will be made
to run the cars after dark.
No violence has been attempted during
the day and stirring incidents are few. City
officials. officers of the traction company
and officers Of the labor organizations to
which the striking men belong are going
in session at this hour to discuss the situa-
ton and try to come to an amicable agree
ment.
ALBANY, n Y May 16.-PromptIy at 8
o'clock this morning the United Traction
Company began preparations to move its
cars At that hour General Barnes, in
command of the 23d Regiment brought out
before the Quail street barn his entire regi-
ment At the same time the 10th Battalion
started down town, dropping out details at
the street corners along the traction line
running to Broadway. One company of
the 3d. Company A, started to clear out
the mob massed at the curb on Central
avenue. Persuasion was of no avail and
back went the company dozen PAGES.
"Charge bayonets, shouted Lieutenant
Colonel Brady, who was nearby. Down
went the cleaning points and on a rush
the men started for the crowd. Just as
they reached them there was a quick re-
verse Of the guns, and the butts smashed
against human bodies With a howl the
crowd started back, some with bloody faces
and some with broken bones. The mob
was not allowed to stop until it had been
driven three blocks away Then every side
street for blocks around was cleared and
details began the work of closing up the
saloons and houses In two corner saloons
they found surly groups, and in one the
soldiers had to club the men with their
rifles. General Barnes then ordered win
dows in the houses closed. Usually rifle
pointed was sufficient but in one or two
cases details had to enter the houses and
close them, the women defying them.
Five Cars Ready to Start.
All the time inside the barn doors were
five open cars ready manned with nom
union men waiting the word to run out.
On each car were two motorn.n. two con-
ductors and two Pinkerten detectives, the
latter with loaded rifles in their hands.
1.-The men are ordered mot to fire except
1t is absolutely necessary, said Superin-
tendent Fassett Of the road At $50
o'clock the first car emerged from the
barn and rounded the curve to the spot
Tuesday. General Barnes was on the car
and when it reached the Instructions a
coupling was made and the damaged cars
soon removed to the barn. The crowd was
too far distant to even see the operation,
and If a window went up a guardsman
soon shut it with order.
While this was going on the street cor
ners along the State street route began to
assume the condition of military posts.
Details of soldiers In every prominent
square kept people moving 80 that no large
crowd could gather.
At 800 am. a second car left the stable
and started over toward Madison avenue,
a thorouShfare not guarded. On board of
1t were Lieut.. Col. Brady and company
| of the 23d Regiment guarding two motor
men and two conductors. They proceeded
over Quail street, stopping to remove flag
stone obstructions from the track. The
car was an open one.
Guards Along Broadway.
| When the road officials we're ready tG
move a car word was sent TO Col. Lloyd, In
! com mand of the I'd Regiment at north
| Albany and he Immediately began placing
his men along Broadway at points where
| trouble was feared Householders were
| warned that a brick thrown from a house
| top or a window would mean the arrest OF
| all the inmates, and stragglers on the
| street corners were notified to keep NOV
| ing.
| 1t was 10 o'clock before the first cal
| TedCHeu lHe last OF the ODStructlOnS, ant
| then it was run up to the end Of the line
| In the meantime the company ran Out
| seven other cars and got them ready fol
| business. On each was full company o.
militia. The first car moved out and dowr
| the avenue with no trouble, and car No
2, with a trailer, followed few minutes
| after. There was hardly ripple of ex
! citement as the cars moved down the hill
to take different routes. There were hoot'
and Kisses at several points. but up to thu
| time the various cars reached the foot O.
| State street no serious trouble had occur
| red, and there were no great crowds at any
| point. Evidently the great display of mil
itary force and the way the crowds were
handled had awed the riotous element.
Crowd Becomes Excited.
AS the numerous cars kept coming dowr
| the hill the crowd near, the post office in
| creased in numbers and began to get ex
| cited. The military charged upon the
| crowd and drove them. two blocks away
| from the junction of State and Broadway
| The cars ran up Broadway as far as the
| companys barn, and although there were
| several thousand people there the hostile
demonstration was limited to jeering OF
| those on the cars.
Following the procession of cars the re
pair wagons. guarded by seventy mounted
| signal corps men, came down the street
and turned up Broadway. where there was
| some repairing to be DONE
Ine United Traction Company has added
| 70 us lVe rewards offered yesterday fol
information as to who hurt the non-unioI
men hVe more rewards of $160 each.
Inc monotonous running of the cars III
ana down State street hill was broken by
only few exciting incidents At Lodge
| street. half way up the hill toward th'
capitol. a non-union man who had beer
persuaded to desert to the strikers rushed
out beyond the lines toward an approach
| ing car and shouted to the men operating !
to give it up A militiaman ordered hin
back and started to push hin toward th'
line. In an instant the soldier was sur
rounded and forced toward =he center o
the mob. He was not dannted. however
Backing up against building, he opened
the bleech block Of has gun. showed in ;
cartridge, and said: The first man tina
lays his hand on me will get shot" Th'
crowd rapidly melted away. and the guards
man Joined his company.
No Trouble in North Albany.
Opposition to the operation Of carr wa
anticipated in North Albany. but there wa
no trouble Of any kind there. The vigor
GUS measures Of Col. Lloyd were largely re
sponsble for the preservation Of peace. o.
many roofs and on the very building whicl
he had selected for headquarters he foun'
piles of bricks and stones Squads Of sol
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