Milford chronicle., 1901-05-17
MOB RULE IN ALBANY.
Strikers and Their Sympathizers
Prevent the Running Of Cars.
ONE MAN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.

Police Acknowledge Their Inability
to Protect the Cars Against Mob
Violence and Gen. oliver Orders out
TrOops-Eight Arrests First Day.
Albany, N. Y, May 15.-When dark
ness fell last evening several thousand
weary street car strikers and sympa-
thizers went to their houses, but they
were replaced by as many more who
took up the vigil to prevent the United
Traction men from running their cleo
trio cars with non-union men. Two at
tempts made yesterday to run cars
brought bloodshed and riot on such a
scale that the local police, aided by
scores OF deputies and Pinkerton men,
were unable to quell the disturbance.
One man lies in hospital seriously
wounded, one of the two cars the COM
pany attempted to run is in the gutter
Of a street not two blocks from the
car house, wrecked, and the trolley
wires are cut in several places, practi-
eally crippling the road. Near the car
men and children wrought up to a
pitch of frenzy that bodies i'll if the
doors of the car house open to let out
another car. Inside the car house
afraid even to look out of the grated
windows, are about rs non-union men
whom the company expects to use in
running the cars. Early yesterday
morning there were about $50 of them.
but by nightfall IS had deserted and
Joined the ranks of the strikers. The
men claim that they were brought here
under Misrepresentation.
When the police practically admitted
that they were powerless to take care
OF the large crowds on the street if
cars were run General Manager Mona
mara Immediately called upon Gen. Oh
liver, in command of the Third brigade.
Tor protection. He said: I'VE intend to
run cars out if it takes the entire Ma
tional Guard of New York state to
protect us"
Gen. Oliver issued an order assem-
bling at their armory the Tenth bat
tlaion of Albany, comprising four COM
panies of the National Guard of in
fantry, and the Third signal corps
mounted. Gen. Oliver said that he
would warn the remainder of the Third
brigade to be in readiness for cali
Later the Twenty-third regiment was
ordered out.
The riot yesterday was full of excit-
ing features. At 10 o'clock two Of the
Dig car doors swung open and out dart
eu closed car, with all the windows
opened. Immediately there was roar
OF Kisses and shouts. Several men r,ade
an effort to board the car but thew
were kept from doing so by the nolice
The second car did not escape. when
the doors were opened the mon snrpaa
towards it, despite the efforts of +bo
police. The crew consisted NJ forT
men dressed in plain clothes AZ The
car swung around the curve there was
rush for it, but the crowd was driven
back. The committee from the stril-
ers was allowed to approach the mon
DO you want to come with Ms bovs9
You won't regret it,
There was no response from anv -
the men. The motorman waved them
aside and the car was off again
All restraint in the great crowd
broke. Through the middle of +ba
street men ran, with women and cbiI
dren, mingling with the officers of tbo
law, whose clubs were swinging and
arms moving, in vain almost to keen
people from danger. Men STONED IN
PICK up stones and were overturned. to
be pushed and kicked by the others
Before the car had started two no.
hcemen boarded it. They simply made
two extra targets for the stones and
bricks The car had not gone so feet
before ones helmet was crushed and /
the other policeman was in danger Of
having more than his helmet damaged
There was a perfect fusillade Of
stones. They came from all directions
and crashed through the car.