The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-17
TROOPS FIRE INTO
 MOB OF STRIKERS
Two OnlOOkcrS Fatally Wounded by National GuardSmcn---Ca Run-
 hing Merely as ArSenalS.

St8rtfcu cfOWo 1o1t DICK 6x I0o kEYUk shot. and a moment later the guar6ol sprans aboard the car end wsre rape14 ly wheeling from the scsna. Smith ano Walsh were hurried away to hsspita1s and an angry crowd swarmea in the street to curse and deneunce the guards. Smith is member- -ol the anea manufacturing firm of Smith and Hae~ rick and citizen of wealth, rsspecta- bility and prominence. He is . nam Der of the Albany Club and wl1ast ex- pert of national reputation. He is Bo years of age and has a family. walsh was the head of a plumbing house and was we'll known in business cirnDon. Neither man had any pert other fh6n as spectators in the demonstration thnS provoked the shooting.
 The remainder of the cars made the run to North Albany and back without trouble and when they reached tho Quail Street barn were houssd for the night. When the cars were all in the guards in the street were recalled.
 Prepared to Move Cars.
 Promptly at o'clock this morning the United Traction Company begAn preparations to move it's cars. At that hour General Barnes, in command of the 23d Regiment, brought out befoEo the Quail Street barn his entire regi< ment.
 At the same time the Tsntk Dat- talion started down. dropping out de- tails at the street corners along the Traction line running to Broadway.
 One company. of the 2d. Company A started to clear out the mob massed at the curve on Central Avenue Per- suasion was of no avail, and back went the company dozen paces.
 sCharge bayonets.' shouted Lieut.. Col. Brady, who was near by.
 Down went the gleaming points and on a rush the men started for the crowd. Just as they reached them there was quick reverse, of the guns and the butts srnashcd against htnnan bodies. With a howl the crowd started back. some with bloody faces and some with broken bones. The mob was not allowed to stop un- til it had been driven three blocks away.
 Then every side street for blocks around was cleared and details began the wsrsky of closing up tine saloons ana houses.
 Rifles Used as Clubs.
 In two corner saloons they found sur- ly groups, and in one the soldiers had to club the men with their rifles. General Barnes then ordered windows in the houses closed. Usually q rifle pointed was sufficient, bus in one or two cases details had to enter the houses and close them. the women de- flying them.
 All the time inside the barn doors were five open cars ready manned with non- union men. ready for the word to start. On each car were two motoy- men, two conductors and two Pinker~ ton detectives, the latter with loaded rifles in their hands.
 sThe men are ordered not to fire ex- cept 1t is absolutely necessary" said Fassett, of the road-
 At s:30 the first car emerged from the barn and rounded the curve to the spot where the crowd had wrecked two others Tuesday.
 General Barnes was on the cars and when it reached the obstructsons q coupling was made and the damaged cars removed to the barn. The crowd was too far distant to even see the op- eration, and if a window went up q guardsman soon shut it with an order.
 Soldiers Everywhere.
 While this was going on the street corners along the State Street route began to assume the conditions of posts. Details of soldiers in every prominent square kept people moving so that ID large crowd could gather.
 At 9:2O second car left the stable and started over towards Madison Ave- nue. a thoroughfare not guarded. On board it were Lieutenants Brady and a company of the 23rd regiment. guarding two motormen and two condncte=s
 They proceeded over Quail Street. stopping to remove fiagstone obstruc- tions from the track. The car was an open one.
 When the road officials were ready to move a car word was sent to Colonel Lloyd, in command of the End regi- ment at North Albany, and he imme- diately began placing his men along Broadway at points where the trouble was feared. Householders were warm ed that a brick thrown from a house top or window would means the arrest of all the inmates. Stragglers on the street corners were notified to keep 
 Company to Each Car.
 it was i0 o'clock when the first car reached the last of the Instructions anG then 1t was run up to the end of the line. In the meantime the company ran out seven other cars and got them ready for business. On each was full company of militia.
 Ire first car moved out and with no trouble Car No. ?. with a trailer.