The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-15
TURMOIL At ALBANY.
The Street Car Strike There Reaches
an Acute Stage.
RIOTERS MOB MOTORMEN.
Company Tries TO Run Cars Manned
by Nonunion Employees and
Trouble Immediately Fol-
lows the Attempt.

Albany. May flowing to an at
tempt by the United Traction company
to run cars manned by nonunon work
men the strike trouble came TO crisis.
Rioting was feature OF the day.
When the first car came out of the
barn, the motorman stared stolidly into
the faces of over 1000 men. women and
children. A frightful roar went up OF
"Scabs. scahs," but the motorman
turned the switch. and the car slowly
moved out toward the main track
Two policemen mounted the platform
by the motorman. and two others took
position on the rear platform. Then
the mounted and foot police drove the
crowd back and amid ieers and boots
the car moved along the down town
route.
At every street corner there We're
special policemen and regular police
men. The ear only came down as far
as the foot Of State street. and there
was switched to run back. At this
point ii looked like fight. A thou
sand men swarmed toward the car IN
threatening array. shouting oaths and
vile names The motorman gripped his
brass handles, the police drew their
clubs. and the mounted police drove
into the surging crowd The car start
ed rapidly and soon ran away from the
hooting mob There We're no pay pas
sengers on the car. and all the windows
had been removed.
second Car Ditched.
One half hour after the first car had
left the barn the doors opened once
more. and Il second mutorman faced
the crowd. which was now in Il perfect
frenzy. This time tile police could not
control the mob With rush they
boarded the car. The police swung
crowd pushed the men in front forward
until they We're on the platform. The
motorman was struck several times on
the head until bleeding and senSpleSs.
he relinquiShed his grasp OF the han
dies. On the rear platform two men
it until 1t broke.
The car had obtained some momen-
tuni and striking tire switch. went off
into the gutter. The police could do
nothing with the crowd and they
wrecked the car. Finally when they
found that they had accomplished their
purpose they withdrew with cheers
The police arrested four or five Of them
The first car. which made two trips
met with many obstacles. .Alon. Mad
lson avenue planks from new buildings
We're thrown across the track At ey.
cry street corner There was Il shower ei
stones, and finally after the second TRIP
had been completed the men in charge
of the car turned it back to the barn.
The motorman who was assaulted
was man of the name of Woodward
from Brooklyn. His skull was frac
tuied in three places. his left shoulder
broken, and his injuries are Of such Il
character that his life is despaired Of
The nlotorman of the car that went out
first got back to the barn in safety nm
der escort Of the police. but the con
ductor deserted to the strikers
The wires on Quail street. which LEAF
TO every line IN the city. We're cut. ant
the entire system was paralyzed
Statement by sheehan.
President Sheehan of tile striker!
claimed That violence used AT the com
pany's barn was altogether the worl
Of sympathzers and not strikers.
| The city is i'll an intense state of OK
element. Every corner is filled Will
| crowds Of men,
| Some idea of the feeling on til,
streets may be gained from nm inctlen
1 that occurred ut the corner Of Stat,
and Pearl streets when the first On
came up on its second run. 4 10,
threw brick. A man who saw lin
throw It caught him by the shoulder
In IN instant the mob had torn the bo,
away and assaulted the citizen VIII
/ held him
Many Of the nonunion men the com
i panN brought from ont Of town desert
/ ed after the attack on the second tll
| They We're carried away iii trump
on strikers shoulders.
i Inc Indications are that If the com
\ pany persists IN running the ears til
guard Will have to be called out.