New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-05-15
THE 23D REGIMENT AND 10TH
ATJALION CALLED.
RIOTING AND DESTRUCTION OF PROP
ERTY-SEvERAI. HURT, ONE PROB
ABLY FATALLY-GENERAL ROE
AT THE SCENE.
AT THE SCENE
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from Governor Oden. through Adjutant-General
Hoffman. calling out the 23d Regiment. OF
Brooklyn. and the 10th Battalion and Third
Signal Corps. mounted. of this city. to preserve
peace and protect the property and employees OF
the United Traction Company
Feeling convinced that the police OF Albany
could not protect its employees and passengers
from attack. the officers Of the United Traction
Company late this afternoon appealed to Sheriff
MeCreery. of Albany County for military pro-
lection for its lines. The Sheriff in turn ap-
pealed to Brigadier- General Robert Shaw OIL
yer. commanding the Third Brigade who
promptly ordered out the 10th Battalion and the
signal Corps. General OIivar also sent warning
to be ready for call to active service TO the
other organizations under his command.
Early this evening Sheriff McCreery informed
Governor OdelI. through Adjutant-Genera
Hoffman, that the number Of members OF
the National Guard in Albany County was
too small to deal effectively with the riot
Gus conditions prevalent to-day. and accord
ingly the Governor directed the 23d Regiment of
Brooklyn. to proceed to this city. Part of the
regiment is expected to arrive early tomorrow
morning. and the rest by noon II necessary. II
is said, eight thousand members OF the National
Guard Will be assembled here. Until the 23d
Regiment arrives here the 10th Battalion. part
OF which is now patroIling the streets. and the
Signal Corps will be on guard
RIoTING AND DESTRUCTION
The conflict between the United Traction Com
pany and it's employees. which terminated in the
outbreak Of mob violence. began shortly after
midnight last night. when there arrived here
two hundred non-union motormen and conduc-
tors from Philadelphia They were transported
in trucks 70 the United Traction Company's
place of storage for cars. in Quail-st. Anticipat-
ing that the United Traction Company would
first attempt to run cars from this Quail-st.
building. crowd Of several thousand persons
gathered early this morning before the building.
Chief Foster Of the Police Department and
Captains Mahar and Brennan. with patrolmen.
endeavored TO keep order. The strikers present
attempted to persuade the non-unon men within
the building 10 leave it and abandon the service
OF the railway company Finally. at 1915
O'Clock streetcar suddenly out of the build
ing and sped away to Madison-ave. The motor
man OF this car is said to have the first
the time of the ST. Louis and Cleveland strikes.
No attempt made TO stop the car and 1t ran
down MadsOn-ave.. through Lark-st- to State
ST. and down State-st- to Broadway. every
where looked upon with surprise and interest.
since no streetcars have been run for week
Policemen were stationed along the route. but
only one man, Colonel W. E. Fitch. took passage
the car.
MOTORN1AN's HEAD CRUSHED IN.
The motormen and conductors OF the second
car which left the QuaiI-st. building not
so fortunate. The crew consisted of four men.
two mOtormen and two conductors. The motor
man who first had charge was William Marshall.
of BROOKLYN AS the car swung out of the build
ing there was a rush for it. but the crowd was
driven back. A committee from the strikers.
however. was permitted to approach the car
crew O'NeiI and Dwyer of the strikers leaped
upon the fender and said: DO you want to come
with us. boys? You won't regret IT. There was
no response from any of the car crew.
The car had scarcely begun TO move when the
thousands of people present angrily flung them
selves toward it and missiles began to fall upon
it, Men picked up powders from the roadway
and flung them madly at the crew of the car
The police ran through the crowd seeking TO
make arrests, but they were few. and seemed
almost powerless to protect the street railway
men. Mounted policemen also rode recklessly
through the crowd but were equally unsuccess-
full in preventing violence.
Before the car had started two policemen
boarded IT, Policeman thinner took the front
and Policeman Gallagher the rear platform
They simply made two extra targets for the
stones and bricks The car had not gone nfty
feet before Zimmer's helmet was crushed and
Gallagher was in imminent danger Of having
moro than his helmet damaged There a
varfac+ f,siIIade of stones. They came from all
directions and seemed TO have only one resting ;
pIace-car No. a. They crashed through win
dows. front and rear and side. rolled through the
doors and crushed into the wooden panels The
six unfortunate men lodged and Jumped from
side TO side to escape them. and were successful
with the exception Of the mOtOrman A ~--at
tagged edged rock struck Him fully In the FORE
head and he dropped TO the floor of the plat
form II was a deep. ugly cash the rock left,
and the blood flowed from 1t in streams.
NOR FLEEs FROM FALLING WIRES.
Marshall was apparently mortally injured. but
nevertheless the other motorman grasped the
handles and drove the car forward. His daring
was reckless for ahead of him was barricade
ON the track. Just erected by the strikers. which
no car could pass. It consisted of great logs OF
wood. nagstones from a pavement and big
bundle that looked like bale of cotton. With
a sudden jerk the car came to a stop upon this
barricade and all on board were thrown for
ward. One Of the conductors fell among pile
of broken glass and received some ugly flesh
wounds and cuts. AS soon as the car stopped
some one seized the trolley and began TO pull IT,
The trolley wheel caught in the electric wire.
and when the rope came the wire came with IT.
Here was serious danger. which would prob
ablv result the most seriously 70 the innocent
people along the street. the spectators. The cry
arose The wires are down." and IL was taken
up along the route. 1t was the only danger that
seemed TO have any effect upon the people In
an instant every one was rushing to the side
walks ard the roadway was cleared
Marshall was taken to the Albany Hospital.
where IL was found that he had suffered a triple