The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-21
Exciting incidents Along Lower Black
stone va||ey--Stone Throwing in
Cumberland Water Pipes on Tracks
at Central Falls inexperienced Men
Deserted Their Cars.

( An attempt 10 run a car over the Broad
street route of the Pawtucket street
railway. about Q o'clock. last evening. met
with results moro disagreeable than dis
astrous
Chief OF Police Lambert OF Central Falls
was rightly indignant at said attempt be-
ing made after s o'clock in the evening
without receiving due notification. so that
ne might provide. II needed. ample police
protection.
Chief Lambert even expressed the opin-
ION that II looked as IL the railroad pco-
pie were looking for trouble.
He said that he had observed tie car
on it's outward trip and had proceeded
over the road. anticipating trouble on its
return. He arrived In the crowd at Tre-
mont street, corner OF Broad street, Cen
tral Falls. just before the car reached that
point on the way back and proceeded 10
prevent any lawlessness. He said one
man threw a banana peel at the nlrn on
the car and they fed from the car and
sped across the lots and disappeared
He did not draw his revolver nor had
he any occasion TO do so. The green hands
that fed were all TO blame.
WHERE THE TROUBLE STARTED.
ed by no incidents and there were no
passengers.
Contrary TO usual conditions the car
!. did not turn from Broad into John street,
over Scott and along Lonsdale avenue to
the terminus In front OF Lonsdale hall. |.
continued on a. straight run towards tiie
"Catholio OAK which In on Broad street,
near the foot OF Blackstone avsnue.
But the occupants OF the car--motormen
and conductors. four In all, for II was q
double crew-did not reach there.
They stopped In front OF the Jeremiah
Whipple plat, put out the lights and at
tempted TO return. This Whipple plat Is
Just In tho rear OF tho Ann and Hope
mill.
The power was on I'm full force ard
even the green railway men threw stones
from the car. so the spectators claim
At the corner of Broad and Dexter
streets. there was quite a gathering CT
citizens and the crew of four-two con-
ductors and two motormen-were accord
ed a reception more convincing than
courteous.
MoToRMAN KNOCKED oUr.
AT the corner OF Broad and Pleasant
streets came such volley that Motor
man Joseph Nefr went down and out un-
der fusillade OF rocks hitting him ST.
simultaneously on the head and shouldr-s
He stayed at his post, until ne was
knocked senseless and bleeding.
Manager Raymond r. Smith was noti-
ned or what had happened He sent Dr.
French 10 attend the wounded motorman.
Over the left side of the head was lac
Grafton that required several stitches. BE.
hind the left ear was another ugly wound
that required sewing. His left shoulder
and side had great bruised places. and
the arm and shoulder were much swollen.
After he had received surgical treat
ment he was taken TO the Central avenue
car house. on the road toward Hebron
Vile, where the car men are housed.
There a bed OF car seats was prepared
for him and he was made as comfortable
as possible.
CENTRAL FALLS TROUBLE.
With the car still bounding along at
full speed one OF the other three men
who were standing upon the seats clam
bered 10 the front seized the controller
and brake handle and ran the car on
ward while the others gave attention 10
the fallen motorman. while the car rush
ed onward and into another stoning party
in Valley Falls.
Through this one they passed like a
lash and few stones found their mark.
Onward they went and into still another
ambushed party OF rock hurlers.
Finally the car was brought 10 n sud
Den stop by running upon a barricade OF
iron water pipes laid across the tracks
or Broad street, near fremont street IN
the city OF Central Falls. Here the car
men abandoned the car. although Chief
of Police Lambert was present TO afford
projection.
The car men, when they fed across tho
lots. reached the steam road at Boston
switch. where they were taken on n
train at the switch and were carried into
Central Falls Thence they went by an
Interstate car TO the Fountain street car
house
The abandoned car was left on Broad
street near fremont until midnight,
when n party OF men was sent 20 get ~.
The chr was run into Pawtucket at
o'clock this morning.
CHARGES AGAINST CAR MEN.
The residents OF Lonsdaie claimed that
the railroad men threw stones from the
oar. John Watt. who keeps a store at the
corner OF Broad and Dexter streets, In
Ionsdale new village, called attention 20
. broken window IN his store. and pro-
duced an iron bolt IA inches In length.
which he claimed had been thrown
through the window from the car.
Others IN the crowd there asserted that
one OF the four men on the car had a re-
volver and that he fired three or more
shots into the crowd when making tho
run through that village.
At the car house the men who had
6crmed the crew were interviewed. They