Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-16
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Street Cars Operated With Troops
on Board at Albany
Today.
Crowds Of Strikers Handled
Roughly and Car Lines
Kept Cleared.
Soldiers Charge the Mob and
Scores Are Severely
Injured.

Albany, N. Y, May 16-Promptly at
o. clock this morning the United Trac-
tion Company began preparations to
move its cars. AT that hour General
Barnes, in command of the Twenty
third regiment, brought out before the
Quail street barns his entire regiment
and at the same time the Tenth battal-
lion started down town dropping out
details at the three street corners along
the traction line running to Broadway.
"A company of the Twenty third started
to clear out mob massed at the curve
on Central avenue. Persuasion was of
no avail and back went the company
dozen PAGES. "Charge bayonets,"
shouted Lieut.. Col Brady, down went
cleaning points and the men started
for the crowd. Just as they reached
them there was quick reverse OF guns
and the butts smashed against the hui
man bodies and With howl the crowd
started back. some with bloody faces,
some with broken bones. The mob was
not allowed to stop until 1t was driven
three blocks away. Then every side
street Tor DOCKS around was cleared
and details began the work OF closing
UP tne saloons ana denerai Barnes ord
ered al WINDOWS IN the houses closed.
y suaily rlfie pointed was sufiicient,
put IN one OF Two cases details had 10
enter tne houses ahu close theni. tne
women defying them. All this time in
Side the barn woors 1ye open cars We're
READY, nahHea win non-unlon men
waiting the WORD TO run out.
On each car We're Two motormen, two
conductors end Two PinKerton detec-
uves, the latter with loaded rifles. The
men are ORDERED not 10 pre- unless II Is
apsoiuteiy necessary SAID superinte n
dent fassett. At $50 o'clock the first
ca reHerged IRON the Darn and rounded
me curve TO spot where the crowd
had wrecked Two others Tuesday
General Barnes was on the car and
wnen II reached the obstruction coup
ing was made and the damaged cars
soon removed TO TIE barn The crowd
was 10 tar distant TO even see the op-
erations.
Whlie tnls was gong ON the street
corners aiohs the state street route pc
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tary posts. Details OF soldiers In every
prominent square kept the people NOV
ans SO no large crowd could gather
AT 1920 second car left the stable
over Madison avenue thoroughfare not
guarded On board it was Lieutenant
Colonel Brady and company of the
Twenty-third regiment. guarding two
motornen and two conductors. They
f11rlcee-(tu street.
remove the flag stone distractions from
she track.
When the road officials were ready to
move the car word was sent to Colonel
Lloyd. in command OF :he Second resl
ment at North Albany. ana ne lmmed-
lately began placing men along Broad
way at points where trouble was feared
Householders We're warned that brick
thrown from housetop or window
would mean the arrest Of all inmates.
and stragglers on the street corners
were notified to keep moving.
1t was 10 o'clock before the first car
reached the last obstruction and then *
ran to the end of the line. In the mean
time the company ran out seven other
cars and got them ready for business.
On each waa q full company of militia.
The first car moved out and down thu
avenue with no trouble, and car No. .
with a trailer followed few minutes
after. There was hardly ripple of ex-
ci,emert as the cars moved down the
hill to take different routes. There We're
hoots and hisses at several points, but
up to the time the various cars reached
the foot of State street no serious trou-
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