Evening journal., 1901-05-15
One Man Lies in Hospital
Seriously Wounded
EIGHT ARRESTS FIRST DAY
Strikers and SympathilerS Charge
Upon NOn-uniOn Men, WOunding
Some Severely

ness fell last evening several thousand
weary street car strikers and sympa-
thizogs went to their houses. but they
were replaced by as many more who
took rp the vigil TO prevent the United
Tractlcn men from running their cleo
trio c. with non-union men. Two at
tempts made yesterday 70 run cars
brouf e blcodshed and riot on such a
scale hat the local police. aided by
scorcs Of deputies and Pinkerton men,
were liable to quell the disturbance.
One man lies in a hospital seriously
wounded. one of the two cars the COM
pany q empted TO run is in the gutter
Of 3. set not two blocks from the
car house. wrecked, and the trolley
wires ere cut in several places, practi-
cally c.icpling the road. Near the car
houses arc thousands of men and wo-
! men ard children wrought up TO a
pitch e. frenzy that bodies III IL the
doors G The car house open to. Let out
anothe. car. Inside the car house.
afraid even to look out OF the grated
window. IRE about rs non-union men
whom T. company expects4o use in
running the cars. Early yesterday
morning y ere were about 15O OF them.
but by nj Atfall Go had deserted and
Joined the .anks Of the strikers. The
men claim ,lat they were brought here
under mis- pprehension.
When the police practically admitted
that they were powerless to take care
OF the large crowds on the street II
cars were run General Manager Mc!za-
mara immedic tely called upon Gen. OIL
iver, in commend OF the Third brigade.
for protection. He said: I'VE intend to
run cars out if II takes the entire Ma
tional Guard Of New Yorlt state tn
protect u.s."
Gen Oliver issued an order assem-
bling at their armory the Tenth bat
tlaion Of All ny, comprising four COM
panies OF tie National Guard OF in
fantry. and the Third signal corps.
mounted. Gen. Oliver said that he
would warn the remainder OF the Third
brigade 10 he in readiness for a call
Later the Twenty-third regiment was
ordered out ri +.
The riot yesterday was fun of exclt-
ing features At 10 o'clock two OF the
big car doors swung open and out dart
ed closed car. with all the windows
opened. Immediately there was a roar
OF Kisses ard shouts. Several men made
an effort TO board the car, but thev
were kept from doing so by the police.
The second car did not escape. When
the doors were opened the mob surged
towards H. despite the efforts of the
police. The crew consisted Of four
men dressed in plain clothes. As the
car swung around the curve there was
q rush for IL, but the crowd was driven
back. The committee from the strik-
erE was allowed TO approach the men.
do y5u want to come with us. boys ?
You won't regret it."
There was no response from anv Of
che men. The motorman waved them
aside and the car was of again.
All restraint in the great crowd
broke. Through the middle of the
street men ran, with women and chill
dFen, Ringing with the officers of the
law, whose clubs were swinging and
arms rioying, in vain almost. to keen
people from danger. Men stopped TO
pick mp stones and were overturned. TO
be pushed and kicked by the Others.
Before the car had started two po-
iicemca boarded it. They simply made
two extra targets for the stones and
bric..s The car had not gone so feet
hR# .nHm NaInIas -
the other policeman was in danger OF
having more than his helmet damaged
There was a perfect fusiIlade OF
stones They came from all directions
and crashed through the car.
lie men aboard lodged and jumped
from side 10 side to escape them and
were successful. with the exception Of
the motorman A great rock strucl
hirl full In the forehead. and he drop,
ped 70 the floor OF the platform into Z
pool Of his own blood that covered tn,
entire platform. The assistant, as soor
as the man dropped, grasped the brakes
and controlling handle and faced tn,
mob. A few feet more and the car wal
upon an insurmountable barricade
with sudden jerk It came to a stop
and all aboard Il were thrown forward
one Of the conductors falling among
pile OF broken glass, to receive soml
ugly flesh wounds and cuts.
The conductor and one motormal
Joined the strikers and the wounde,
man went to the hospital. He said hi
name was Marshall, and he lived a
Greenpoint. L. l.
Several thousand strikers and sym
pathizers charged at dusk on a wagon
load Of non-union men who had bee
scnt-ouf from the Quail street barns b
the company TO repair the trolle
wires which had been cut during tn
riots OF the morning. The police wer
powerless to stop the storm OF stone
and bricks showsred ppQn the non