The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-08
NOT A CAR COULD GET
THROUGH
Police Guards Useless. Call
for a thousand VoIun-
teers Unheeded.
fBy the Assoeiated Press.l )


New Orleans, La, oct. 7.--Thc New Or
leans Railway Company today attempted
to obey the order of the mayor to run
passenger cars this morning and although
almost the entire force of city police was
concentrated at the scene of action, only
one car succeeded n going five squares
from the canal barn.
Four cars were started out with non
union motormen and conductors, each
carrying eleven policemen, while a hun
Gred policemen were massed in the yicin-
ity, but when the first car reached Tonti
street the strikers and their sympathizers
made rush for the car and secured pos
session. The police made no show OF
resisting the assault. Not a single strik-
or was hurt. F. H. Schwenck, of Chi
cago, nonunion conductor, was badly
injured, and he with three other nom
Union employees were bodily taken pos
session of by the strikers.
policeman was hit on the foot by a
brick and another of the non union men
who is prisoner, was roughly handled
but not badly hurt. The cars were badly
damaged by stones.
The company informed the mayor that
the police protection was inadequate ana
this afternoon Mayor Capvielle issued q
call for thousand volunteer citizen po-
lice. The responses to the call have
been few and it appears that in the fail
ure of police protection the militia will
be called out.
The company says it will be ready to
run cars if protection is given.
Three arrests were made by the police
during the day. The four cars which
were sent out by this company this
morning, left the Canal street barn at
o'clock in procession and started UP
Canal street. They were greeted with
boots and yells by the crowd of strikers
in the immediate vicinity but no vo-
lence was offered Two blocks from the
barn a large crowd was gathered and
they made dash for the first car. One
man swung on to the trolley rope and
pulled the trolley down. The can ran a
block and a half before it stopped. The
stopping of this car stopped all the Others
and the strikers boarded them without
any show Of resistance. Some police
drew their revolvers. Stones and bricks
were showered on the cars and the
crews of two of them were carried of
bodily. The trolley ropes were cut
The company then made play for Fed
eral interferences by running out mail
car behind the others and of course ii
could not get through. Ground was laid
for a charge of interfering with the mail
BY 10 o'clock all tc cars ahd been re-
turned and the crowds of strikers had
dispersed except few who were left on
watch Clark Bentley. conductor was
arrested today on a charge by Postofiicc
Inspector Lake Jones, of cutting trolley
wires near Audubon Park on October l.
The fact that the Feleral officials have
taken a hand has surprised them.
An affidavit has also been made
against .. Munisch for cutting wires and
the inspector says two other mon were
concerned in the crime. Bentley was re-
leased on 81 900 bond.
The trial of tho sixteen strikers
charged with interfering with mail cars
began before the United States Commits
sioner, and much direct evidence was
atlduced against all bat the officers OF
tho union, who were not in tho vicinity
The trial was continued until tomorrow