Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-16
SOLDIERS CHARGED
With Fixed Bayonets, But Soon
 Reversed Them.
USED BUTTS ON THE CROWD.

 third Regiment-Wrecked Cars Re
 moved Early To-day-Cars Run
 Under Difficulties Soldiers and Pin
 kerton's Men With Drawn Reyolvers
 On Each Car-The Line Was Clear
 of Distractions at 10 O'Clock.
 Albany, N. Y, May 16.-Promptly at o'clock this morning the United Traction Go began preparations to move its cars. At that hour General Barnes, in command of the Twenty third regiment, brought out before the Quail street barn his entire regiment At the same time the Tenth battalion started down town, dropping out de tails on the way at the street corners along the traction line running to Broadway. Company A of the Twen- ty-third started to clear out the mob massed at the curve on Central ave nue. Persuasion was of no avail and back went the company dozen paces. Charge bayonets," shouted Lieuten- ant-Colonel Brady. Down went the gleaming points and on a rush the men started for the crowd. Just as they reached them there was a quick re- verse of the guns and the butts smashed against human flesh. With howl the crowd started back, some with bloody faces and some with broken bones. The moving mass was not allowed to stop until 1t had been driven three blocks away. Then every side street for blocks around was cleared and details began the work Of closing up the saloons and houses. In two corner saloons they found surly crowds, and in one the soldiers had to club the men with their rifles. They were finally cleared and then General Barnes ordered the windows in the houses closed. Usuallly rifle pointed was sufficient. but in one or two cases details had to enter thus and close them, the women defyipg them. Flnal- ly the streets about the cur barns looked as if plague had struck the place and q Guarlnt.ne vas in force.
 All the time inside the now open barn door were five open cars ready manned with nOn-union men waiting the <worA to run out.
 On <eh car were, two motormen, two conductors and two PiRkertOn de tectiyes. the latter with rifles in their hands ready loaded to shoot. The men are ordered not to fire except il Is absolutely necessary" said Superin- tendent Fassett of the road.
 At S:30 o'clock the first car poked its nose out of the door and rounded the curve to the spot where the crowd had wrecked two others several days ago. General Barnes was on the car and when it reached the Instructions a coupling was made and the damaged cars soon removed to the barn. The crowd was to far distant to even see the operation, and if q window went up a guardsman soon shut it with an order.
 In the meantime while this was going on, the street corners along the State street route began to take on the appearance of military posts. Details Of soldiers in every prominent square kept people moving so that no large crowd could gather.
 At 9.20 a second car left the stable towards Madison avenue, a thorough fare not guarded. On board of it were Lieutenant Colonel Brady and a com pany of the Twenty-third regiment guarding two motormen and two con- ductOrs. They proceeded over Quail street. stopping to remove fiagstone ob- structions from the track. The car was No 20, an open one, and the mil lLlAulG0 JuSL ullcu IT.
 When the road officials were ready to move car word was sent to Colonel Lloyd, in command of the Second regl- ment at North Albany. and he imme- diately began placing his men along Broadway at points where trouble was feared. Householders were warned that flying brick from house top or a window meant the arrest of all the Inmates and stragglers on the street corners were notified to keep moving.
 It was 10 o'clock before the first car reached the last of the Instructions, and it then bowled over Quail street to Madison avenue and up to the end of the line. In the meantime the com pany ran out seven other cars. On tile first one designed to come down Central avenue and State street was full company of the Twenty-third regi- ment. On the other six were similar details. The first car moved down the avenue with no trouble and car No with a trailer followed a few minutes after. There was hardly q ripple of excitement as the cars moved down the hill to take different routes. There were hoots and hisses at several points, but up to the time the various cars reached the foot of State street no seri- ous trouble had occurred and there W ere uD EEGdI CtoMuS dL any pDlnI. Evidently the great display of military force and the way the crowds were handled had awed the rebellious ele- ment.
 As the numerous cars kept coming down the hill the crowd near the post office increased in numbers and began to get excited. The military in that vicinity charged upon the crowd and drove them two blocks away from the Junction of State and Broadway This was the only incident during the run ming Of the first cars The cars ran up Broadway as far as the company's barn. and although there was a crowd of several thousand people there no incident occurred other than the jeer- ing of the multitude.
 Following the procession of cars the repair wagons. guarded by seventy Signal corps men, came down the street and turned up Broadway, where there was some repairing to be done.
 A conference has been called in Mayor Blessings office, looking to- ward settlement of the strike. Calls have been sent to the strikers organ fzation and the United Traction com pany for the conference this afternoon.