The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-15
CAR STRIKE AT ALBANY
Traction Company Asks for
Police Protection From
Excited Strikers


Albany. N. v, May 14.-A thou
land national guardsnien and a hum
Hired mounted men viii occupy Albany
streets tomorrow and attempt to force
4 riotious crowd 70 let the cars OF the
United Traction company run with non-
8inion men, The Twenty-third regiment
II Brooklyn. the Tenth battalion OF
AAlbany and the Third signal corps viii
( naka up the complement There viii
|be reinforced by zoo special deputies,
00 policemen and over a hundred Pink
Hrton detectives.
a 1t Is feared that the blood shed ana
iotious scenes of today win be re-
peated with much greater fatality.
4 The results of today are: one man
Niying. fully twenty or thirty injured,
# ighty men out Of $50 brought here by
Nhe company induced TO desert, the
Trolley wires cut cars demolished and
II he police almost powerless TO control
\ he thousands OF men patrolng the
treets. The company. however, insists
Il HAT Il viii run It's cars with protection
md II Is said late tonight that 300 new
%hon-union men are Ia a train near the
Nifty waiting for the troops 20 make
heir entry safe. Eight men have been
lrrested for rioting, two only of,whom
kyere strikers.
a AT midnight three companies of the
Nrenths battalion took their station at
hree important points.
H Albany, N. Y. May 14.-When dark
ness fell this evening several thousand
Nweut 20 their houses, nut they We're re-
8placed by as many more who took W
Nthe vigil 20 prevent the United Traction
men fom running their electric cars with
#non-union men. The darkness brought
Nsome confidence that there would not be
IAN attempt before mOrnias ~ move cars,
#for the attempts made In broad daylight
Hhad brought bloodshed and riot on such
b scale that the local police aided hy
#scOres at deputies and Piu6ertOn men,
HAD been unable to Qucll the disturbances
One man lies in the hospital seriously
wounded one OF the two cars the COM
pany attempted TO run is IN the gutter
Nof a street not two blocks from the
Hcar house wrecked and the trolley wires
bare cut IN several places Near the car
#hOuse are thousands OF men ana WOmfsi
|and children, wrought up to the pitch
1of frenzy that BODIES III II car house oper-
Natives let out another car outside
the car house and afraid even TO look
#from the grated windows are about 50
1non-uniOn men whom the company eX-
meets 60 use In running the cars. Early
81 his mOrning there We're about 1900 oi
thcm but by night the streets have been
M deserted.
n The men claim they were brought here
|under a misrepresentation and that they
" supposed they We're going 70 Philadel-
#phia. This afternoon the police practi-
.cally admitted that they We're powcrless
"to cope Nhh the large crowds on The
lstreets II cars were run, and General
"a Manager Mcnamara immediately called
M tlfon General NlIIVHr. IN command OF rnC
Third Brigade for protection, lie salu
I'VE intend to run our cars II il takes
the entire National Guard OF New York
. state TO protect us"
General oliver issued an order assem-
bling at their armory tonight the Tenth
# Battalion OF Albany comprising fon
companies Of the National Guard OF in'
fantiy and the Third Signal corps mount
+ ed General oliver that he would warn
the remainder Of the Third brigade 70 b.
ln readiness for "a call.
The riot today was fun of exciting
Features.
Al 10 o'clock two Of the big car doors
swung open and out darted a closed car
with all the windows opened. immediate
~ Isl there was "a roar of hisSes and shouts
Several men made an effort 20 boart
fthe car but they We're kept from doiNa
IN 80 by the policemen, one OF whom Wa'
"a STANDING ON each car step. The car mac'
rapid headWay, and almost before IN
expcctant crowd realized what mao nap
{. peued III was well on It's way over tRuhl
n street Il continued TO the Union sta
.tk1n and returned followed most Of TN
way by bicyclists and people Ia vehicles
The second car did not escape, Whei
the doors were opened the mob surgrs
toward Il, despite the efforts Of the TO
lice. The crew consisted of four mel
. dressed in plain clothes. As the ca
swung around the curve there was
RUN for IL, but the crowd was driver
bf.ck The committee from the striker
was allowed 70 approach the meN
s~Do you want 70 come with US boys
YoN won't regret Il"
IA There was no response from any o
the men. The mOterman, with his sulil
gone waved them aside and car was Of
s.. An restraint In the great crowd brok
4 floOse IN the middle OF the street wer
Amen. women and children struggling wit
n the officers OF the law whose clubs wer
+ swinging IN vain 70 keep oeope out Q
Before she car had started awe 20
iioemen boarded Il. They simply n,Sd
fwo extra targets feg the stones and N
bricks. The car had not gore two block
lbefore one policemans helmet was crush
ed and the other policeman was M aor
ger OF having more than his helmet dan
aged
There was a perfect fullsade Of stone
crashed through windors front, rear an
< and sides Of the car.
VI The men aboard do1g9d and Jumpe
from side 10 side 70 escape the stone