The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-12
STRIKERS ARE QUIET
NoN-UNIoN CONDUCTORS AND MO-
ToRMEN HAVE BEEN ARMED.
PREPARED FOR TROUBLE.
RAILWAY COMPANY HAS PLENTY OF
MEN TO RUN IT'S CARS.


fore, but Say They VIII win-Po-
lice Force still Held I'm Reserve.
Expected Trouble Did Not Materi-
ALIKE After Cars stopped Running
and Officers Could Not Find Lurk-
ing Strikcrs-Mnnager McIntire
Says That Some of the Union Men
Have Returned to Work-Asks for
Men who Are Ont Say That He Is
Trying to Bluff.
The second day of the street railway
strike passed without serious incident
and the service is in no manner Grip
pied. The entire police force is still
held in reserve, and Supt. Reilly re-
mains at headquarters in case of
emergency. General Manager McIntire
says that the strikers are still making
threats of violence, but this is stoutly
denied by the union men.
At midnight the union men were no
ticeable along the companys lines. and
some of the reserve force was put into
use. The strikers were said to be gath
ering in groupes, and 1t was feared at
the railway office that some plan of
violence was on foot. Several tele-
phone messages were sent to police
headquarters telling of the presence of
lurking men in different sections of the
city.
The messages continued to be sent
until o'clock and mounted officers
were sent scouting through the city.
They were unable to locate any of the
men, whom it was alleged were pre-
pairing for violence. If the strikers
really had some plan on foot they
were frightened away by the appear
ance of the officers, who were Kept on
the move.
Most of the messages were sent from
railway headquarters on Bolton street,
and the information had been received
by means of runners and telephone
calls. The street railway officials real
ly seemed to think that something was
about to happen. The police were held
ready to move at a moments notice,
but no trouble occurred.
Acting Mayor Dixon held a confer
ence with Supt. Reilly during the even
| ing, and the extra reliefs were kept on
the streets as we'll as the reserve force
at headquarters. Mayor Myers will re-
turn to the city this morning, and will
probably hold a conference with the SUI
perintendent at once.
No Trouble During the Day.
There was no trouble during the day,
| and cars were run on nearly schedule
time. General Manager McIntire stat
ed that he had more men than he could
use. 1t was stated at the company's
office that several union men had asked
to be taken back; that they were mis-
led when they went out. Mr.. McIntire
said that when they made this show
ing to him he put them to work. He
said he could not tell just how many
of the strikers had returned. He had
heard many threats of violence. His
life had been threatened, he said, along
with the men who remained at work
and threats to blow up the power
house with dynamite. cut the wires and
rock the cars had been heard. He had
experienced no trouble thus far, and
felt that the police are able to hold
any attempted lawlessness in check.
The strikers say that they will win
slowly, and. without violence. They
will go about the strike carefully, and
say they will be able in time to indHce
every man to quit work until condi-
tons are bettered The men do not APP
pear worried, and say that Mr.. McIn-
tire cannot bluff them by making a
show of force. The men say they made
a grave mistake in not striking several
weeks ago. They talked about the mat
ter at that time, and really put the
company on notice of what they were
preparing to do. If they had gone out
quietly at that time they believe they
would not be forced to fight so hard
AS soon as Mr.. McIntire learned OF
the unions plans he engaged new men
and began training them under the
| very eyes of the union men, who were
| dissatisfied. In many cases the men
who are now out taught those at work
how to handle trolley or controller
They say, however, that while they
made a mistake, they are wiser by II
and will conduct things differently
from now ON.
Went Out Armed.
The conductors and motormen were
armed by the company before they
left the barn with their cars yesterday
morning The men carried revolvers
strapped TO their sides, and in some
cases the conductors had extra weapons
of their own tucked away in a side
pocket. Mr.. McIntire said that his
men had been threatened with vio-
lence, and that in some cases the
strikers had announced a determine
ton to kill those who persisted in
running the cars. Under the showins
made to him he deemed 1t wise to arm
his men in case of an emergency. The
weapons were only furnished them &c
use in case of self-defense, and be-
cause they had asked for protection.
A slight disturbance was reported
from West Broad and Duffy street:
shortly after the cars started running
and Mounted Patrolmen Eivers and J
|; A. Woods were hurried>from headuuar.
, ters to reinforce the officers located a.
that point. A party of the union mer
had gathered and had succeeded in get
, ting three or four men to leave tn,
first car, that was taking the non-unior
men to the barn on Gwinnett street.
The strikers boarded the car and en-
| deavored to persuade all of the men t
leave and join the union. In this re
spect they were not successful. Thu
men at work remembered that the,
are getting a dollar day extra anC
! were not disposed to give up what they
consider a good thing as long as
! lasts. They admitted that liz cents
an hour is poor pay, but reminded tn,
, union men that the extra dollar counts