The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-09
Troops VIII Be Ordered to
 Crescent City at Once,
SIXTEEN MEN ARE INJURED
Police, Assisted by Non-unIon Men, Took on More Bravery Yester- day and Fired VoIey Into
 Ranks of Strikers.

New Orleans, October s.-The attempt this morning of the New Orleans Rail- ways company to start cars on it's lines, which have been completely tied up for eleven days, precipitated a long-impend- ing conflict between the strikers and those who attempted to fill their places. Although a hundred shots were fired mo- body was killed but sixteen persons were injured. Mayor Capdevele, who request ed Governor Head to order out the mili- tia, has been advised that Maj.-Gen Glynn. in command of the states militia ry district will report to the mayor to- morrow morning
 The street railways company announces its intention to make another attempt to run its cars in the morning. The strik- 1 CTS, who have stood firm from the start, are as determined as ever, while the cit- izens of New Orleans. who have been walking and riding in all manner of con- veyances for four days more than a week, confidently expect trouble 1 Governor Heard was reached during the afternoon and after a telephonic con- ference with Mayor Capdevlle he order 1 ed Maj.-Gen. Glynn, in command of the l First military district, to report to the mayor. Tonight there will be a consult l tation of the military commanders and 1 arrangements made to distribute tho troops tomorrow so that adequate protec- tion will be afforded the company in it's effort to run cars.
 The riot this morning occurred in the same neighborhood as the one of the day before. One car was started from the Canal street barn about g o'clock, with ten Chicago strike-breakers and ten po- licemen aboard. Two blocks from the barn the strikers pulled up the wooden crossings and constructed a barricade on the track. The car stopped and Robert D. Koontz, one of the non-union men, got off to remove the Instructions. He succeeded, though set upon by the crowd
 Rush for the Car.
 The strikers then made a rush for the car and lively fight ensued. There was a regular fusilade, fully a hundred shots being exchanged by the men and police on the car and the strikers. At the first l volley from the car the strikers broke and ran and a regular stampede followed 1 Then the police got active and arrested the non-union men for carrying concealed | weapons.
 | Three non-union men were put in a pa- | trol wagon and while en route to the sta- ton the wagon overturned and all the oc- 1 cupants were more or less injured. off, cer Fordyce, who sustained the worst inc juries of the day. had several ribs bro- ken and got a scalp wound.
 The Injured.
 The injured are:
 Policeman John Fordyce. rib fractured and scalp wound.
 Policeman Blouin. leg and hip frac- | tured.
 Policeman Hessel, hit in the eye and on the leg with brick. | Policeman Schlessinger hit in neck with brick and bruised on head, shoulder and | wrist.
 Policeman Hattier. scalp wound from brick
 Petrol Driver Brown, arm broken.
 Peter Jensen of Chicago, strike break 1 contractor jaw broken by a brick. Louis Christiansen of Chicago, badly bruised by bricks.
 Thomas Jones of Chicago, badly bruised 1 by bricks.
 l M. L. Kennedy of Chicago conductor of l car, shot in foot.
 I A. M. Clark of Chicago. assistant to Jensen, hit in eye with brick.
 Charles Ferguson of Chicago, elbow I broken by blow.
 Bud Lynn, striker, shot in arm
 Fred Eichling. switch boy, shot in leg.
 Alex Derbes, labor sympathizer, shot | in leg.
 Unknown striker, shot in head. scalp wound.
 Charges Filed.
 Besides charging all the strikers with carrying concealed weapons, Christian sen, Jones and Jensen, Chicago strike breakers, were charged with melting a riot
 Quite a number of the strikers were arrested after the general melee on sim pie charges. such as being drunk and re- fusing on move on.
 l The Progressive Union was to have held a general meeting this afternoon to dis- 1 cuss the situation, but under the advice of the mayor and with the assurance | that the governor would place the state | troops at the disposal of the mayor, it | was called off.
 l Tonight big labor mass meeting Is in | progress in Washington Artillery hall. Mass Meeting a Big One. 1 The meeting was a big one, fully 5000 workngmen and a dozen ladies being l present. It was presided over by Robert l E. Lee, the republican candidate for con- | gross, and president of the central trades and labor council Speeches were made 1 by Fred Alexander, president of the Ty- l geographical union; James Leonard. or- l ganizer of the Federation of Labor; Ben l Commons, president of the Carmen's un- | ion. and R. J. Maloney, attorney for the | carmen The addresses were temperate. | considering the situation except when | reference was made to J. H. Eidson, the | St. Louis strike e-breaker. Then the crowd l shouted hang himv kill himl" lynch | him." etc The f1fst three speakers de- nounced the press for unfairness for not | denouncing the importation of the strike | breakers The authorities were denounc- | ed for calling in the militia but Leonard, | in referring to them. said the strikers l stood in with the soldiers and they were | in no danger Resolutions were adopted | denouncing the railways company and | protesting against the importation of out- | side labor The crowd dispersed without 1 disorder.
 | All the militia in the city was ordered | under arms tonight and corporal's guards l are out rounding up the men The plan of operations for tomorrow has not been