The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-15
ALBANY MOB RIDDEN
STREET CAR STRIKERS CONTROL
THE TOWN.
THE POLICE ARE P0WERLESS.
NON-UNION MEN BEsIEGED IN CAR
HOUSE.

Run Cars, Having One Car Over
turned and MOtOrman Nearly
killed the Company Gave 1t Up.
Trolley Wires Cut and the Mob
stiII Guarding the Power House.
Albany. N. Y, May 14.--When darkness
fell this evening several thousand weary
street car strikers and sympathizers went
10 their houses, but they were replaced
bv as many more who took up the vigil
to prevent the United Traction men from
running their electric cars with non-union
men. The darkness brought some conf
dence that there would be no attempt be-
fore morning to move cars, for two at
sempts made in broad daylight had
brought bloodshed and riot on such a
scale that the local police, assisted by
scores of deputies and Pinkerton men, had
been unable to quell the disturbance. One
man lies in a hospital seriously wounded.
one of the two cars the company attempt
ed 20 run is in the gutter of street
nearly two blocks from the car house,
wrecked, and the trolley wires are cut in
several places practically gripping the
road Near the car houses are thousands
OF men, women and children wrought up
to a pitch of frenzy that bodies ill if the
doors of the car house open to let out an
other car. Inside the car house, afraid
even to look out of the windows,
are about Is non-union men whom
the company expects to use in running
the cars. Early this morning there were
about $50 of them, but by nightfall 50 had
4-su,
strikers
The men claim that they were brought
here under a Misrepresentation and that
they supposed they were going to Phila-
delpha.
Police Admit HeIpIessness.
This afternoon the police practically
admitted that they were powerless to
take care of the large crowd on the
streets if cars were run, and General
Manager Mcnamara Immediately called
upon Gen. Oliver, in command of the
Third Brigade for protection. He said:
We intend to run our cars if it takes
the entire National Guard of New York
state TO protect u.s.
Gen. Oliver issued an order assembling
at their armory tonight the Tenth Bat
TALON of Albany, comprising four COM
panies of the National Guard of Infantry,
and the Third Signal Corps, mounted.
Gen. Oliver said that he would warn the
remainder of the Third Brigade to be in
readiness for a call.
The riot to-day was full of exciting fea-
lures
At 10 o'clock two of the big car doors
swung open and out came a closed car
with all the windows opened. Immediate
ly there was a roar of Kisses and shouts
Several men made an effort to board the
car, but they were kept from doing so
oy the policemen, one of whom was sta
toned on each car step. The car made
rapid headway and almost before the ex-
pectant crowd realized what had hap
pened it was we'll on it's way over Quait
street. 1t continued to the Union Station
and returned followed most of the way
oy blcyclists and people in vehicles The
second car did not escape. When the
DOORS We're opened the mob surged to-
wards it despite the efforts of the police
The crew consisted of four men, dressed
IN plain clothes. AS the car swung
around the curve there was a rush for
IT, but the crowd was driven back The
committee from the strikers was allowed
TO approach the men.
DO you want to come with us, boys?
1ou won't regret it."
There was no response from any of the
men The motorman, with his smile gone,
waved them aside and the car was off
again.
Police Had No Picnic.
All restraint in the great crowd. broke
through the middle of the street men ran,
with women and children, mingling with
the officers of the law, whose clubs were
swinging and arms moving in the vain
eHorIs to keep people from danger. Men
stopped TO pick up stones and were over
turned to be pushed and kicked by the
others
before the car had started, two police
men boarded it. They simply made two
extra targets FOR the stones and bricks.
me car had not gone fifty feet before
oHe helmet was crushed, and the other
Policeman was in danger of having more
than his helmet damaged
mere was a perfect fusilade of stones.
hey came from all directions and crash
90 through windows, front, rear and sides
OF the car.
The men aboard lodged and jumped
from side to side to escape them and
were successful, with the exception of the
motorman. A great jagged-edged rock
struck him full in the forehead and he
dropped to the floor of the platform. 1t
was deep, ugly cash the rock left and
we blood flowed from II in a stream. The
fortunate man dropped into pool of
MS own blood that covered the entire
Patform. The assistant, as soon as the
man dropped. grasped the brakes and
controlling handle and faced the mob. A
ioot or two more and the car was upon
an insurmountable barricade. With a
sudden jerk, IT came to a stop and all
aooard it were thrown forward. one OF
."a conductors falling amongst a pile of
broken glass to receive some ugly flesh
wounds and cuts
me conductors and one motorman join
co the strikers and the wounded man
went to the hospital. He said his name
was Marshall and he lived at Green
Point. l.. /.
I've arrests were made. and thus end
90 the first days attempt to run cars.
strikers Charged on Non-Union Men.
seeral thousand strikers and sympa-
Hlzers charged on a wagon load of nom
unlon men who had been sent out this
.Fehlng from the Quail street barns by
lIe company to repair the trolley wires
winch had been cut during the riots OF
tAe morning. The wagon left the barn
uhaer the escort of ifty patrolmen, in
'iuaing mounted officers, and proceeded
eeVefal hundred yards south on Quail
eIeet' through a crowd OF several thou
'fhd persons. The wagon had no sooner
topped for the men to commence work
man a wild dash was made for them. The
pouce we're powerless to stop the storm
OI stones and bricks showered upon the
Hon-unlon men from vacant lots, cross