Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-15
TROOPS GUARD lines
National Guard Protecting Prop.
erty Of the Albany Traction
Company Today.
Arrival Of Soldiers Greeted by
Angry Threats Of the
Strikers.
Stones and Sticks Hurled at the
Troops.-situation Is
Serious.

Albany. May 15.-The traction strike
was productive of no serious disorder
during the night. The company made
no further effort to operate cars or re-
pair its lines and will probably remain
inactive until the military force called
by the state is in position to afford
fullest protection. A strong effort was
made during the night to bring the con-
tending interests irto conference but it
failed, and establishment of militia
patrol began shortly before midnight,
when three companies of the Tenth
battalion was dispatched from Wash
ington avenue armory to the company's
power house, and barns. When d COM
pany swung into Quail street the jeering
crowd fell in on its fanks and rear and
followed it to the barn. AS 1t halted in
front of the barn a shower Of rocks and
other missiles fell among the men. 1t
was thought for time there would be
a clash but the police drove the crowd
back and the soldiers made no cling
move. The police withdrew as soon as
the national guard picket line was es-
tablished around the company's plant
and as the right Wore on the crowd
melted away. As the new day began to
dawn the crowd rsassembled and at
daybreak numbered 500. Sentries kept
the street clear. The women particular
ly We're vindictive and howled out their
choicest epithets at the non-union men
who showed themselves at the upper
barn windows.
The first detachment of the Twenty
third infantry arrived here this morning
and its opening part in this great indus
trial struggle came near being a tra-
gedy. just after their train had crossed
the New York Central bridge spanning
the Hudson it struck misplaced
switch. The engine drawing it jumped
/ the track and went tumbiung over on
4 its side, None of the cars left the track.
4 but they were given a jolt that shook
4 every man in the train.
4 There are 400 men in the detachment,
under Lieut. Col. Brady. The entire
4 Second regiment under command of Col.
LLOYD. including 1900 men from Troy,
! Cohoes Hoosic Falls, Schnectady and
/ Saratoga have been ordered to report in
the city this afternoon This will make
a total military strength of 1900.
The first active step of the military
forces was taken shortly after 10, when
the Third signal corps, mounted and a
detachment Of mounted police cleared
the streets around Quail street barn. A
zone of four blocks was cleared and
! new picke, line established at its outer
| edge. This move it is understood is pre-
| liminary to repairing the lines in that
! vicinity and clearing away of wrecked
/ cars and distractions on the tracks.
President Mahon of the International
AmalgamateG Association of Street
Railway Employees left the city today.
before going he gave out statement in
which 1t was said that Chairman Dill
worth and he had come to Albany hop
/ ing TO bring about an adjustment Of the
difficulties between the Union Traction
| Company and its employees. but owing
t othe existing bitterness there We're no
preesnt prospects of bringing the con-
tending forces together. 1t was there
fore decided to leave affairs here in the
hands of the TWO local organizations
Mahon added that the strikers had the
support of the International organiza
ltior.