The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-15
ALBANY An ARMED CAMP
State Troops Arriving in the City
TO Suppress Rioters.

! Over 1000 National Guardsmcn Ex-
pccted by ToniEht-Thc Mayor Is
! sues n Proclamation Calling Upon
| All Citizcas to Aid the Authorities.
ALBANY. y y. May 15--The strike
o. the employees Of the United Traction
| Company Is becoming more serious and
the city is rapidly assuming the ap-
pearance of an armed camp because Of
the State troops brought here TO guard
the electric railways from the violence
Of mobs.
By O'Clock this evening there viii
be fully 2.200 National Guardsmeu in
this city To the ranks Of the Tenth
Battalion. Third Signal Corps, and
Twenty third Regiment. has been add
ed the entire Second Regiment The
various Separate Companies compTis-
ing the latter regiment, were ordered to
report in their respective armories at
II O'Clock this morning, fully equipped
for field service They viii be brought
here this afternoon and viii do duty in
/ and about the North Albany car barns
and along the Troy Road. The balance
Of the Twenty-t third arrived here soon
after noon and the regiment viii be en-
camped in Beverwyck Park General
Oliver has established headquarters at
the clubhouse of the Camera Club near
Hotel Ten Eyck. and directs the mill
tary operations from there He and
his aides are in civilian dress
Companies r, c, and D, Tenth Bat
TALON, have had their first relief. and
on the march back to the armoTy for
food and rest were followed by good
sized crowds. General Oliver congratu-
lated the Twenty third Regiment on
the speed in getting the men together
and arriving in Albany. Major Cen
! Charles Francis Roe, Commander Of the
National Guard, is here and VIII re-
main until the trouble Is over.
The first real excitement Of the morn
ing came at 1915 when the Albany Hos
pitaI Ambulance was seen coming over
Quail Street to the car barns at a rapid
rate of speed. 1t was allowed to pass
| uumolested through the military lines
and stopped in front Of the main en-
trance.
The physician in charge went inside
and came out a few minutes later sup
porting man whose face and head
| were almost entirely concealed from
view by bandages. He proved to be
/ John Stanley, Of Brooklyn, a Hneman,
who was injured in the melee on Quail
Street late yesterday afternoon, He was
hit with brick. said to have been
| thrown by woman. and his jaw was
fractured. \ guard Of Signal Corps
men ranged themselves on both sides
of the ambulance and it was escorted
to the hospital It is understood that Of
The other Iinemen all but one Of them
are incapacitated by bruises received
! by being hit with bricks, clubs. etc.
Mayor Blessing at noon issued the
following proclamation:
'.To the people Of Albany: The uu-
! fortunate differences which exist be-
/ tween the United Traction Company
| and its employees has resulted in q fe-
/ yer Of excitement and yesterday Cul-
| minated in a disregard for law and
| order which IS most detrimental to the
| interests Of this city.
1t IS the duty, in this emergency
Of all citizens, by their example and
/ influence. 10 uphold the authorities OF
/ the city in their efforts to protect the
| property and the lives Of our people
:
| Iation Of the law VIII be prosecuted to
the fulI extent Of the power Of the
| city authorities 1 therefore urge that
all not lawleSSIy inclined TO devote
! themselves to their various occupa-
tions and avoid cougTegatiug in those
/ places where disturbances have occur
red or are likely to occur that the in
! nOccnt may not suffer with the guilty
JAMES II. BLESSING,
/ Mayor II Albany.
Two sections Of the train bearing the
Twenty third Regiment Of Brooklyn
reached Albany shortly before S o'clock
| this morning These two sections
brought about $50 men. Whether by ac-
cident or design. a switch was open on
the New York Central Bridge en- -ering
Albany and the first train to enter was
the first section carrying the Brooklyn
| troops. The engine ran off the track
| but no damage followed The troops.
however. We're compelled to leave the
| two trains and walk over the bridge TO
| the Central Station in Albany. Then
/ they marched up Capitol Hill 70 the
| Tenth Battalion Armory. where they
VIII be quartered for the present
| In addition to the police protection
! afforded the Quail Street car barn, the
/ powerhouse on South Pearl Street and
| the car barn on North Broadway each
| was guarded last night by company
of the Tenth Battalion, the Fourth Com
pauy \ remaining under call at the
| armory all night until it relieved the
| company at the Quail Street car barn
| early this morning.
| From the fact that the troops are be
! ing concentrated at Albany alone Of the
! FIVE cities affected by the strike, it IS
! thought the officials believe this to be
| TIE less turbulent Of the different 10
| calitfes and that cars viii be run here
| first. It IS not believed the company
viii attempt to run cars elsewhere than
| IL Albany until, with the aid of the
militia, the company succeeds in oper-
/ ating its lines within the limits Of this
| city.
TROOPS LEAVE NEW YORK.
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