Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-05-18
BAYONETS IN USE
MiLITlAmEN AT ALBANY, N. r.,
CLEAR THE STREETS BY
FORCE OF ARMS.
LITTLE INTERFERENCE MET

Number Of Cars, Each With Com
pany Of Troops on Board, Are Run
Over the Lines Without Serioul
Trouble Military Posts at All Cor
ners Keep Crowds Moving and Win
dows Along the Lines Are Closed.
Albany, N. Y. May 17.-Promptly al
8 o'clock the Union Traction company
began preparations to move its cars
At that hour Captain Barnes, in com
mand Of the Twenty-third regiment
brought out in front of the Quail street
barn his entire regiment At the same
time the Tenth battalion started down
town. dropping out details at the street
corners along the traction line run
ming to Broadway. One company of
the Twenty-thtrd, Company A, started
to clear out the mob massed at the
curve on Central avenue Persuasion
was of no avail and back went the
company dozen PAGES. Charge
bayonets," shouted Lieutenant Colonel
Brady, who was nearby. Down went
the cleaning points and on rush
the men started at the crowd. Just
as they reached them there was a
quick reverse of the guns and the
butts smashed against human bodies.
With howl the crowd started back,
some with bloody faces and some with
broken bones. The mob was not al
lowed to stop until it had been driven
three blocks away. Then every side
street for blocks around was cleared
and details began the work of closing
up the saloons and houses. In two
corner saloons they found surly groups
and in one the soldiers had to club
the men with their rifles. General
Barnes then ordered windows in the
houses closed. Usually rifle pointed
was sufficient, but in one or two cases
details had to enter the houses and
close them, the women defying them.
All this time, inside the barn doors,
were five open cars, manned with nom
union men, waiting the word to run
out On each car were two motormen,
two conductors and two Pinkerton de-
tectives, the latter with loaded rifles
in their hands.
Will Shoot If Necessary.
"The men are ordered not to fire
except when it is absolutely neces-
sary," said Superintendent Fassett of
the road. At $50 the first car emerg-
ed from the barn and rounded the
curve to the spot where the crowd
had wrecked two others Tuesday.
General Baraes was on the car and /
when it reached the distractions a |
coupling was made and the damaged |
cars soon removed to the barn. The
crowd was too far distant to even
see the operation and if a window ;
went up guardsman soon shut it |
with an order.
While this was going on the street
corners along the State street route
began to assume the conditions Of mil
tary posts. Details of soldiers in
every prominent square kept people
moving so that no large crowd could
gather.
At 500 second car left the stable
md started over towards Madison
venue, thoroughfare not guarded.
IN board Of it were Lieutenant Colo
lel Brady and company Of the
regiment guarding two
notormen and two conductors. They +
roceeded over Quail street, stopping
0 remove fiagstone Instructions from
be track. The car was an open one.
When the road officials were ready
0 move another car word was sent
0 Colonel Lloyd, in command Of the
econd regiment at North Albany, and
e Immediately began placing his men
long Broadway at points where
rouble was feared. Householders
ERE warned that a brick thrown from
housetop or window would mean
he arrest of all the inmates and
tragglers on the street corners were
gifted to keep moving.
Full Company on Each Car.
It was 10 O'Clock before the first :
ar reached the last Of the obstruc-
ons and then Il was run up TO the :
nd OF the line. In the meantime the
,mpany ran out seven other cars and
1t them ready Tor business. On each
as full company of militia. The
Pst car moved out and down the av-
lue with no trouble and car No.
It'll trailer followed a few minutes
ter. There was hardly ripple Of
,citement as the cars moved down
e hill to take different routes. There
ere boots and Kisses at several points
1t up TO the time the various cars
,ached the foot Of State street no
rious trouble had occurred and there
ere no great crowds at any point.
the great display OF mill =
ry force and the way the crowds
ere handled had awed the crowd. AS
g numerous cars kept coming down
9 hill the crowd near the postof1ce
creased In numbers and began to
It excited. The military charged
ID drove them two blocks away from
e junction OF, State and Broadway.
ne cars ran up Broadway as far as
E company's barn and although
ere were several thousand people
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