Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-20
QUIET AT ALBANY
Crowds Cheer and Wave Flags
 as Cars Start.
MoToRMEN AND CONDUCTORS
Wore Flags On Lappels of Coats-Cars
 Were Crowded to Double Their Ca ! pacity-The Subject Discussed in
 Many Pulpits Yesterday.

| / pacity-The Subject Discussed in Many Pulpits Yesterday. i Albany, May 2o.-The incidents Of the first day of active operation of all the railway lines affected by the great strike have been few, because of the heavy fall of rain.
 The starting out of the first car of the inter-city line shortly after noon yesterday was the cause of great demonstration. The crowds went wild and cheer upon cheer echoed in the air. Pistols were fired, flags waved, torpeodes were placed on the track and exploded, the motormen and conduc- tors wore flags on their coats, and fully 200 men and women fought for the privilege of the first ride. When. the conductor got the car started and rang up the fares he found that he had seventy-three passengers, where usually fifty is a crowd With in an hour so many cars were running that the monotony deterred people from riding for novelty's sake. @ The two men shot by the National Guardsmen in defense of life and prop erty were buried yesterday afternoon, but the pouring rain kept away the thousands who otherwise would have marked the occasion with their pres ence.
 The departure of the Twenty third regiment was the second feature of the day, and stirring sermons in many city pulpits aided i'll closing the incident. lThe funeral of Leroy Smith, the prom irlnn mo NY ill the afternoon, was devoid of inci- dent,S except that it was attended by city officials and directors of the street railway company.
 At the funeral of William Walsh, the second victim of the strike, there was nearly riot While the services were proceeding in the church the crowd that had been unable to gain admission saw uniformed soldier coming down the street. Instantly the people were in q state of ferment for Walsh had been killed by National GuardsInen.
 A rush was made for the soldier, but few wise heads held the surging crowd back for minute, while sev- eral others advised the man to rufs Arguing that discretion was the Retter part of valor he did run and troaBfe was avoided.
 Bishop William Creswell Doane ok the Episcopal diocese toward the end of a sermonldevoted to an appeal f0r more open and prominent Christianity. spoke of the strike. He said that it was either the fault of the pulpit or the, fault of Christian men and u'o- men failing to8carry their Christianity into pratcical fields that made it possi- ble for mob largely composed of Wo-H men and children to cause the horrors of the last week.
 If Christianity were aided properly. if politics kept its hands out of serious situations, we would not have to ad- init" he said, that our people acted last week like barbarians and ani- mals.'
 In the congregation attentive to the sermon were Brigadier-G General Oliver. who commanded the troops while the strike was on, and his adjutant, Col onel Cushman.
 The departure of the Twenty third regiment early yesterday morning was attended with little excitement II- stead of going down through the city the men went to the West Albany sta- ton, near their camp, and the pouring rain kept the crowds away. The men passed an uncomfortable night, the rain pouring in torrents and making the tents almost untenable. Citizens. as a rule, have nothing but praise for the guardsmen who served here under such trying circumstances
 Brigadier-Genera Oliver, commando ing the troops, says:
 II am heartily glad that the strike is over, and thus further trouble and possible bloodshed averted The troops have shown themselves efficient and prompt in their work. Their coll- duct, as a whole, has been remarka- ble. With nearly 5000 troops here there has been almost no breach of discipline. Although it is reported that complaints have been made against the conduct of certain of the guardsmen by citizens no such conn plaint has been brought to me off cfal~ ly.
 Governor Odell, through his repre- sentative, Major-General Roe, com manding the forces of the National Guard, has given me every possible aid in responding to every request [ had to make for additional troops. The work performed by the troops has been perfectly satisfactory in every respect, and in my opinion the state is to be congratulated in having an effi- cient military force to maintain fi19 law