The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-17
CARS MOVE IN ALBANY.
Traction Company Resumes Opera
tions With Militia's Help.
BAYONET CHARGE ON CROWD
Some Vigorous Work Done by Sol
diers In Order to Prevent Pos
sible Damage by the Throngs
In the Streets.


running all day, carrying militia as
passengers.
Great preparations were made to in
sure the safety of the cars and motor
men. Shortly before the time when an
effort was to be made to resume opera
tons General Barnes. in command of
the Twenty-third regiment, brought
out before the Quail street barn his en-
tire regiment. At the same time the
Tenth battalion started down town,
dropping out details on the way at the
street corners along the traction line
running to Broadway.
One company Of the Twenty-third,
Company A, started to clear out the
mob massed mt the curve on Central
avenue. Persuasion was of no avail,
and back went the company dozen
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Charge hayonetsw shouted Lieuten-
ant Colonel Brady, who was near by.
Down went the cleaning points, and
on rush the men started for the
crowd. Just as they reached them
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and the butts smashed against human
flesh. With a howl the crowd started
back, some with bloody faces and some
with broken bones. The moving mass
was not allowed to stop until it had
been driven three blocks away.
Then every side street for blocks
around were cleared. and details began
the work of closing mp the saloons and
houses. In two corner saloons they
found Surly crowds, and in one the sol
diers had TO club the men with their ri
ties. They were finally cleared and
then General Barnes ordered windows
in the houses closed.
Cars Ready to Start.
All the time inside the now open
barn doors were five open cars ready
manned with nonunion men waiting
the word to run ont.
On each We're two motormeu, two con-
ductors ana two pinkerton detectives
the latter with rifles in their hands
ready loaded to shoot. "The men are
ordered not to fire except il is abso-
lutcly necessary" said Superintendent
faSsett of the road, and the fellows
certainly locked as if they would be
able to take care Of themselves.
The first car poked its nose ont of the
door ana rounded the curve to the spot
where the crowd had wrecked two 9th
@rS several days ago. General Barnes
was on the car, and when it reached
the Instructions coupling was made
ana the damaged cars were soon remoy-
rd 10 the barn. The crowd was too far
distant to even see the operation, and
II Il window went UP guartlsman
soon shut it with an order.
y second car left the stable and
started over toward Madison avenue.
Il thoroughfare not guarded. On board
of it were Lieutenant Colonel Brady
and company of the Twcnty-third
regiment. guarding two motOrmen and
two conductors. They proceeded over
quail street. stopping to remove flag
stone instructions from the track. The
car was No. 20, an open one, and the
militiamen just filled it,
As numerous cars kept coming do'sl
the hill the crowd near the poStotiice
increased in numbers and began to get
excited. So as to avoid trouble the
military in that vicinity charged upon
the crowd AMI drove them two blocks
away from the junction of State street
ana Broadway. The ears ran IN
Broadway as far as the conpany's
barn. and although there was a crowd
of several thousand people there no in
cident occurred other than the iccring
of the multitude.
In North Albany.
Opposition to The operation of cars
was anticipated in North Albany, but
there was no trouble of any kind The
vigorous measures of Colonel Lloyd
of the Second regiment were largely
responsible for the preservation of
peace.
Early in the morning he marched pa
trolls through Broadway and firmly
warned the people to remain orderly.
on many roofs and on the very build
ing which he had selected for head
quarters he found piles of bricks and
stones. Squads of soldiers threw the
missiles down into the alleyways ana
lots. and Colonel Lloyd Solemnly ad.
moniShed the occupants of the houses
that if single stone was thrown theil
places would be wrecked. His warn
inSs were needed and when the frs,
car came changing through the street
on its run nortllward ieerS and groans
were the only unpleasant features OF
its approach. The guards on the cars
sat with their ready rifles resting acros.
their knees. and the street patrol,
watched every house. At the functions
of main streets solid platOonS of trooD,
extended from curb to ear track, AM
none Of the crowds broke through
them. There was II great crowd wcdg
| ed in around Broadway viaduct. am
| although it made II lot of noise il wen
no farther. The guardsmen had order,
| to meet assault with lead and stpe,
and the crowd knew it.
The members of the common counci
| Of Albany have decided to call n she
cial meeting of the council for the p,u
pose Of passing resolution calling IN
on the United Traction company I,
terminate the strike before Aonda,
next. If the strike is not ended by tina
time, it is the intention of the council
to consider at meeting to be held tina
night proposition to repeal the ordi
nance under which the company use.
electricity in the operation of its cars
Another Strike of Machinists.
Sharon, Pa, May 16.-The machinist.
at the Sharon Steel works have str,cl
upon refusal of the company to acccd,
to their demands for an increase OF ~