Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-15
CARS ARE IDLE
Company Made no Effort to
 Repair Its Lines.
MILITIA PATROL AT MIDNIGHT.

H1ckeI Lines 10rOWu AIOuuu II0StAoA
 Company's PIant-National Picket
 Guard Remained All Night-Day-
 light Brought Crowds of Men and
 Women Who Jeered When Non
 Union Men Showed Their Faces.
 Albany, N. l., May 15.-The traction strike was productive of no serious disorder during the night. The com pany made no further effort to operate ably remain inactive until the military force called by the state is in a posi- ton to afford the fullest protection. A strong effort was made during the night to bring the contending interests into conference. but it failed, and at this time the breach is as wide as ever. The establishment of the militia patrol began shortly before last midnight, when three companies of the Tenth battalion were quietly and quickly dis- patched from the Washington avenue armory. One company 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 ordered to the uptown barn, swung into Quail street jeering crowd fell in on it's Hanks and rear and followed it down to the barn. As it halted in front of the barn a shower of rocks and other missiles fell among the men. It was thought for a time that there would be a clash, but the police drove the crowd back and the soldiers made no menaeing move.
 Picket lines were thrown completely around the traction company's plant, and all through the night the thin little line of blue kept on the alert. The po- lice withdrew as soon as the national guard picket was established. and as the night wore on the crowd melted away. AS the new day came the crowd reassembled and at daylight it num- bered about 800 The sentries kept the street clear and were jeered for their pains, but the crowd showered most of its reproaches upon the non-union men who showed their faces at the upper windows Of the barn. The women were particularly yindictive and howl ed out their choicest billingsgate.
 The first detachment of the Twenty third infantry arrived here at 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 it struck misplaced switch. The pow erful mogul engine drawing it jumped the track and went tumblings over on its side None of the cars left the track, but they were given jolt that shook every man in the train. There Were 400 men in the detachment under Lieut. Col Brady, and they marched away to the armory of the Tenth bat talion to breakfast
 The first effort of the Traction com pany toward resumption of traffic must be the repair Of its wires. The trolley 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 riotfng yesterday morning are still piled up on Quail street, and the track must be cleared to permit any traffic. Fifty non-1fnfon men are still housed in the Quail street barn and the efforts of the strikers to win them over have so far failed. An other plea was made to them at long range this morning, but it apparently met no response. Half dozen non union men brought here by private de- tectiTes were discovered in a down town hotel at midnight and a great crowd quickly gathered about the place. The police cleared the sidewalk but the crowd hooted derisiyely at any one who entered or left the place. The management of the hotel finally noti- lied the detectives that they could no longer accommodate their charges. Tie men were taken from the hotel by a strong guard of police and detectives and left the city on late train.
 There will be 2,20O troops under arms in Albany by nightfall Follow ing the order to the Tenth battalion, Third signal corps and Twenty-third regiment, the entire Second regiment has been ordered out The latter com mand has headquarters at Troy, and companies in the adjoining towns and will be under arms at Il o'clock this morning The regiment will be brought here this afternoon and General Oliver has assigned it to service in the north ern section of the city. It will go into camp in an open field just north of the Northern barn on the Troy line of the Traction company. The Twenty regiment has been as- signed to duty in the western section of the city and will encamp in Bea- yerwyck park, which is close to the Quail street barn. General Oliver has established headquarters at the club house of the Camera club and directs the military operations 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 the troops in AL bany indicates that the company will again attempt to move its first cars here. Of the five cities affected by the strike this is regarded as the least turbulent and the company therefore regards this task as the easiest of all l
 General Oliver congratulated the 1 regiment on it's speed in i getting men together and arriving in l Albany.
 The first active step of the military 1 forces was taken shortly after 10 | o'clock this morning. when the third l signal corps, which is mounted, and a | r1Qfa of mounted r1oIf0e .loar,nd |