Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-15
Militia Patrols Are Established
Throughout City,
RIOTERS KEEPING QUIET.
Arrival of Troops Picket LINES Set
Up Clearing Tracks OF DISTINCTIONS
Attempts at settlement

| disorder during the night. The COM
pany made no further effort 20 operate
cars or repair It's lines and win probably
remain inactive until the military force
called by the state is in position TO
afford the fullest protection A strong
effort was made during the night to
bring the contending interests into con-
ference, but It failed and at this time
the breach is as wide as ever, The es-
Enlistment Of militia patrols began
shortly before midnight, when three
! companies of the Tenth battalion were
quietly and quickly dispatched from the
Washington Avenue armory. one COM
pany was ordered to the traction power
house, another TO the upper town barn
| and the third to the northern barn
When "D' company which was order
ed to the ul- town barn. swung into
Quail street, jeering crowd fell In on
its tanks and rear and followed il
down to the barn. As It halted in front
Of the barn a shower Of rocks and other
missiles fell among the men II was
thought for time that there would
be a clash but the police drove the
crowd back and the soldiers made no
menacing move, The police withdrew
as soon as the national guard picket
line was established around the trac-
ton companys plant, and as the night
wore on the crowd melted away AS
the new day came. the crowd reassem-
bled and at dtylight II numbered about
500 The sentries kept the street clear
The women were particularly yindlc-
tive and howled out their choicest epl-
Of ~, ~ gbosfal
themselves at the upper windows Of the
barn
FIRST DETACHMENT ARRIVES.
The first detachment Of the Twenty
third infantry arrived here az 7:45
o'clock this morning and It's opening
part in this Great industrial struggle
came near being a tragedy just after
their train had crossed the New York
Central bridge spanning the Hudson, II
struck a misplaced switch The pow
erfu mogul engine drawing Il Jumped
the track and went tumhliug over on
its side. None OF the cars LETT the tract,
but they were given a jolt that shook
fevsrye rfaffs in TIE train. There -@ere
400 men In the detachment under Lieut.
Col Pradv The entire Second regi-
ment, under command OF Col Lloyd,
OF Troy and including 600 men from
Troy. Cohoes. Hoosiac Falls. Schnec-
tady and Saratoga have been ordered
10 report In this city this afternoon.
This viii make the total military
strength about 1900
The first active sten Of the military
forces was taken shortly after 10 o'clock
when the third signal corps mounted.
and a detachment Of mounted nolico
f1anpa1 tha ui fha nnoft
street barn. A zone NJ four blocks was
cleared and a new picket line establish
ed az It's outer edge, This move Il is
understood, IS preliminary 20 the rep1ir-
ing Of the lines In that vicinity, and the
clearing away Of Instructions on the
tracks
ATTEMPT AT SETTLEMENT,
w. d. Mahon. International president
of the Amalgamated Association of
Street Railway Employees of America.
left the city today, Nh Mahon gave out
a statement in which It was said that
Chairman Diworth and he had come
to Albany hoping TO bring about an
adjustment Of the differences between
the Union Traction company and its
employees, but that owing TO the exist
ing bitterness there was no present
prospect Of bringing the contendlng
forces together 1t had, therefore been
decided TO leave affairs here in the
hands OF the two local organizations
until such time as they deemed the pre-
sence Of the international officers might
be Of assistance Co them Mr.. Mahon
added that the strikers had the support
Of the international organization.
YESTERDAYS RIOTING.
The results Of yesterday are: one man
dying, fully twenty or thirty injured,
eighty men out Of $50 brought here
by the company induced 20 desert
the trolley wires cut ears demolished
and the police almost powerless 10 con-
troll the thousands Of men patrollug
| the streets The company, however.
insists that Il will run It's cars with
protection and Il Is said late last night
| that 800 new non-union men are In
| train near the city waiting for the
| troops 10 make their entry safe. Eight
men have been arrested for rlotlng.
| only two Of whom were strikers At
| midnight three companies OF the Tenth
battalion took their stations at three
| important points
one man lies in the hospital seriously
wounded one Of the two cars the COM
pany attempted 10 run is In the gutter
| Of a street not two blocks from the
carhouse. wrecked and the trolley
wires are cut in several places, prac-
| tlcaly Gripping the road. Near the
ear houses are thousands Of men, wo-
men and children wrought up 70 a
pitch Of frenzy that BODIES IN II the
| doors Of the carhOuse open TO let out
another car
EXCITING SCENES.
The riot was fun OF exciting fea-
lures At 10 o'clock two Of the bis car
| doors swung open, Immediately there
was a roar or Kisses and shouts. Sew
cral men made an effort TO board the
! cav hut they were kept from doing 30
nv the policemen, one OF whom was sta
| tionpl on each car step. The car made
/ fapjd Roadway, and almost before the
| exprctant crowd realized what had hap
pnncd IL was well on It's way over Quail
| street II continued 70 the Union sta
| non and returned. followed most OF
/ the way by bicyclists and people In We
| hcles
The second car did not escape. When
the doors were opened the mob surged
| toward Il. despite the efforts OF the
| nollce The crew consisted 81 four men
| aroseed in plain clothes. As the car
| swung around the curve there was Il
rash Tor u. but the crowd was driven
hack The committee from the strikers
was allowed 20 approach the men,
"Do YOU want TO come with us, boys?
| you won't regret H." There was no re-
| sponse from any Of the men. The mo-
torman. with his smile gone, waved
them aside and the car was of again.
CROWD UNREsTRAINED.
Then all restraint In the great crowd
| broke. Through the middle Of the