Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-16
THE DAYS STORY.
Troops Arrive and no Violence Is Reported
During Daylight Hours.

order during the night. The company
made no further effort to operate cars
or repair its lines and viii probably
remain inactive until tho military force
called by the state is in n position to
AFFORD tn" fullest protection. a strong
effort was made during the night to
bring ten contcndin2 interests into
conference. but it failed and 1T this
time the breach Is rs wide rs ever.
The establishment Of the militia pa
troll began shortly before last midnight
waen three companies of the 10th Bat
TALON were quietly and quickly dis
patched from the Washington avenue
3rinorE. ono company was ordered to
the Traction power house another to
the upper town barn and the third to
the northern barn.
When ID Co.. which was ordered to
TIE uptown barn. swung into Quai:
street. n ieer:ng crowd fell on it's
TANKS and rear and followed II down to
the barn. AS it halted in front Of the
barn a shower of rocks and other mis-
sile9 fell among the men. 1T was
thought for n time that there would be
clash but the police drove the crowd
back and the soldiers made no menac-
ing move.
Picket lines were thrown completely
around the Traction Co.'S plant and all
through the night the thin little line
Of blue" kept on the alert The police
withdrew as soon as the National
Guard picket line was established and
as the night wore on the crowd melt
ed away.
AS the new day came the crowd re-
assembled and a daylight it number
e.. about 200. The sentries kept the
street clear and We're jeered for their
pains. but the crowd showered most
Of its reproaches upon the non-union
men who showed their faces at the up
per windows Of the barn. The womcn
were particularly vindictive ana howl
ca oat their choicest billingsgate.
The first detachment of the 23d Infan-
Try arrived hero at 1.i5 o'clock Wedncs-
day morning. and its opening part in
tits great industrial struggle came near
being tragedy. Just after their train
had crossed the New York Central
bridge. spanning the Hudson. it strucl,
n misplaced switch. The powerful mo-
gul engine dra wing it jumped the track
ard went tumbing over on it's side.
None Of the ears left the track but
they We're given n jolt that shook every
man on the train. There wcre 400 men
in the detachment under Lieut.. Col.
Grady, and they marched away to the
a,moTy of The 10Th battalion to break
fast.
Tpe first effort Of the Traction Co.
toward resumption OF traffic must
10. l.a pirs of he. Nj, rl,A
ley line is down on Quail street and
from various parts Of the city come re-
ports Of wire cutting. The two cars
wrecked in the rioting. Tuesday morn
ing, are still piled up on Quail street
and the track must be cleared to per-
NIT any traffic. Fifty non-union men
arc still held in the Quail street barn
ana the efforts of the strikers to win
them over have so far failed. Another
plea was made to them at long range.
Wednesday morning. but it apparently
met no response.
Half 4 dozen non-Cnion men brought
here by private detectives We're discov-
cred in down town hotel Al midnight
and great crowd quickly gathered
about the place. The police cleared the
sidewalk but the crowd hooted deri-
sively at anyone who entered or left
the place. The management Of the no.
tel finally notified the detectives that
they could no longer accommodate
their charges. The men were taken
from the hotel by q strong guard Of po-
lice and detectives and left the city
en- y late train.
There will he 22G0 troops under arms
in Albany by nightfall. Following the
order to the 10Th Battalion. Sd Signal
Cops and 23d Regiment. the entire Cd
Regiment has been ordered out. The
latter command has headquarters at
Troy and companies in adjoining towns
and was under arms. Wednesday
morning. The regiment will be brought
fcre. Wednesday afternoon, and Gen.
Oliver has assigned it to service in the
northern section of the city. 1t will go
into camp in the open field just north
of the northern barn of the Traction
Co. The ed Regiment has been assign
ed to duty in the western section of
the city and will camp in Beaver Wyck
park, which is close to the Quail
street barn.
Gen. Oliver has established head
quarters ct the club house of the Cam
era Club and dictates the military op-
cratjons from there. He and his busy
aides are in civilian dress. The city is
quickly assuming military air. The
local troops have had their first relief
and on the march back to the armory
for food and rest were followed by
good sized crowds.
The concentration Of troops in AL
bany indicates that the company will
again attempt to move it's first cars
here OF the five cities affected by the
strike this is regarded as the least tur-
bulent and the company. therefore. re-
CARDS this task as the easiest Of all.
Gen. Oliver congratulated the 23d
Regiment on its speedy getting men
together and arriving in Albany.
The first active step Of the military
forces was taken shortly after 10
o'clock Wednesday morning, when the
81 Signal Corps. which is mounted. and
a detachment of mounted police. clear.
ed the streets around the Quail street
barn. The crowds assembled on either
side of the barn offered no resistance