The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-16

Albany, May Promptly Mt 8 o'clock
this morning the United Traction company
began preparations to move its cars.
Al that hour Gen. Barnes, in command
OF the 2sd Regiment. brought out before
the Quail street barn bis entire 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.
Company A OF the 23d started 10 clear
out the mob at the curve on Central
avenue. Persuasion was OF no aVali ana
back went the company dozen PAGES.
Charge bayonets," shouted Lieut.. Col.
Brady Down went the cleaning points
and on rush the men. started for the
crowd Just as they reached them there
was n quick reverse OF the guns 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 It'll it had been driven three
blocks away.
CLEARING THE STREETS.
Then every side street for blocks around
were cleared and details began the work
OF closing up the saloons and houses. In
two corner saloons they found surly
crowds and I'm one the soldiers had 20
club the men with their rif1es.
They were finally cleared and then
Gen Barnes ordered the windows in the
houses cfOged. Usually rife pointed
was sufficient, but In one or two cases
details had TO enter tae houses and close
them. the women defying them.
Finally the streets about the car barns
looked as II a plague had struck the
place and a quarantine was enforced.
All the time inside the now open barn
doors were five open cars ready manned
with non union men waiting the word 10
run out. on each car were two motor
men, two conductors and two Pinkerton
detectives the latter with rifles I'm their
hands ready TO shoot. THE men are or
edred not 10 fire except IL is absolutely
necessary" said Superintendent Farrell
of the road.
FIRST CAR STARTS OUT.
At $50 O'Clock the first car poked it's
nose out OF the door and rounded the
curve to the spot where the crowd had
wrecked two several days ago. General
Barnes was on the car and when ii reach
ed the obstructions coupling was made
and the damaged cars soon removed To
the barn. The crowd was too far distant
20 even see the operation and IL a window
an order.
In the meantime while this was going
on. the street corners along the State
street route began 10 take on he appear
ance of military posts. Details OF soldiers
In every prominent square Kept people
moving so that no large crowd could gath
err
AT gro a second car left the stable tow
ards Madison avenue. thouroghfare not
guarded on board OF II were Lieut.. Col
prady and n company of OF the zSd reg
iment guarding two motormen and two
conductors They proceeded over Quail
street. stopping to remove obstructions
from the track The car was No. 20
and an open one, and the militiamen just
filled a..
when the road officials were ready "a
rnove a car, word was sent 10 Col Lloyd
in command OF the Second Regiment al
North Albany, and he Immediately began
placing his men along Broadway AT points
where trouble was feared. Householders
were warned that "A dying brick from a
housetop OF a window meant the arrest
Of all the inmates and stragglers on the
street corners were notified TO keep moy-
ing.
MOVING THE CARS.
n was 10 O'Clock before the first car
reached the last Of the obstructinns and