The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-05-18
BREACH As WIDE AS EYER.
The Situation as Regards the Strike
of the Traction Company's
Men at Albany, N. Y.
4 MILITIA FORCE PRESERVING ORDER,
A Force of Two Thousand Men on
the Ground Doing Guard and Pa
troll Duty-One OF First Companies
out Pelted with Rocks and other
Missiles.

Albany, N. Y, May 15.-The traction
strike wal productive of no serious
disorder curing the night. The conf
pany made no further effort to op-
crate cars or repair it's lines, and will
probably remain inactive until the
military force called by the state is
in a position to afford the fullest pro-
lection. A strong effort was made
during the night to bring the contend
ing interests into conference, but it
failed. and at this time the breach is
as wide as ever. The establishment
of the militia patrol began shortly be-
fore midnight, when three companies
of the Tenth battalion were quietly
and quickly dispatched from the
Washington avenue armory. One COM
pany was ordered to the traction pow
er house, another to the upper town
barn. and the third to the northern
barn.
stoned by the Mob.
When ID" company, which was or
dered to the uptown barn, swung into
Quail street, a leering crowd fell in
on ITS TANKS and rear and followed it
down to the barn. AS it halted in
front of the barn a shower of rocks
and other missiles fell among the
men. 1t was thought for a time that
there would be a clash, but the po-
lice drove the crowd back and the
soldiers made no menacing move. The
police withdrew as soon as the ma
tioual guard picket line was estab-
lished around the Traction Co.'S plant,
and as the night wore on the crowd
melted away. AS the new day came
the crowd reassembled, and at day
light il numbered about 500. The sen
tries kept the street clear. The wom-
cr we're particularly vindictive, and
howled their choicest epithets at
the non-union men who showed them
selves at the upper windows of the
barn.
Almost a Catastrophe.
The first detachment of the TWEEN
sy-third infantry arrived here at 7:45
a. m. and its opening part in this
great industrial struggle came near
being a catastrophe. just after their
train had crossed the New York Cen
trial bridge spanning the Hudson, it
struck a misplaced switch. The pow
erful mogul engine drawing it
jumped the track and went tumbling
over on its side. None of the cars
left the track, but they were given a
jolt hat shook every man in the
train. There were 400 men in the de-
tachment under Lieut.-Col. Brady.
The entire Second regiment, under
command of Col. Lloyd, of Troy, and
including 1000 men from Troy, CO.
hoes. Hoosic Falls, Schenectady and
Saratoga, have been ordered to re-
port in this city. This will make the
total military strength about 1000.
Cleared BY Mounted Men.
The first active step of the military
forces was taken shortly after ter
o'clock, when the Third signal corps
mounted, and a detachment OF
mounted police cleared the streets
around the Quail street barn. A zone
of four blocks was cleared and a new
picket line established at its outer
edge. This move, it is understood, il
preliminary to the repairing of The
lines in that vicinity and clearing
away of the wrecked cars and OBJ
struction on the tracks.