Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-08-06
4 STRIKE AT lROhTON.
Camden Interstate Railway Co.'S
Employees Quit Work.
\ Union Motorman Who Refused to
Strike Was Hustled From His
Car BY a Mob and Started
For the River.


Ironton. o.. Aug. 4.--The strike IN
the Camden Interstate Railway Co.'S
lines was inaugurated Sunday morn
ing and II only took seven hours on
the Ironton division to impress upon
the company the futility OF opposing
union labor organization in com
munity which has Ia distinct labor or
carnations.
At an early hour crowds of boys and
young men assembled at street inter
sections along the line and despite
the protests of the strikers, hurled
epithets and dried fruit and eggs of
uncertain age at the motormen and
conductors. to the damage of their
wearing apparel and that OF few
passengers who had no knowledge OF
the strike BY IL o'clock the crowds
ut Elm street bridge and Second and
Railroad streets had gained such pro-
portions and were so well supplied
with missiles that the non-union crews
refused to run their cars through the
gauntlet. A haphazard schedule was
kept up till noon, when James San
ders. union motorman, who had
backed down at the last minute and
refused to go out. was hustled from
his car by mob and started for tho
river. He begged his captors for
mercy. promising not to go to work,
and was finally escorted home in a
roundabout way to escape the numer.
Gus crowds of union sympathizers.
The conductor on the same car and
were taken home in cab. Other
cars were held up by crowds through
out the city, after being pelted with
unsavory missiles, and at noon all
traffic was abandoned. the non-union
men refusing to risk the anger of the
crowds which greeted them with jeers
and missiles at every corner. Sunday
evening not a wheel was turning.
The Ironton strikers had cabs out
all day and they secured more pas
sengers than the street cars. women
who chose the ancient mode of con.
veyance in preference to street cars,
being cheered by the crowds The
concert at Beechwood park the rail-
way company's pleasure resort. was
abandoned. the Ironton orchestra de-
Ginning to play after the strike was
declared. The sentiment here is al.
most unanimous for the strikers. and
the company will doubtless realize
heavy losses on this division. the most
remunerative Of the entire system.
Many business men have declared
their intention OF cutting out their
commercial lighting If the company
persists in It's refusal to recognize the
union and prolongs n contest which
will be disastrous to business inter.
ests. Thus far, the crowds OF union
sympathiZeTs have had full sway with.
ont molestation from the authorities,
not policeman showing up at any
Of the points Of disturbance. The To-
cal militia left for camp at Newark
Monday morning and the preservation
OF order will devolve upon the Off.
Gals in case OF more serious out.
breaks almost certain TO occur If the
cars are operated. Set Vinson, OF
Huntington w. Va, general attorney
OF the Camden company. arrived here
late Sunday afternoon. He held an
Informal conference with the strike
leaders in the lobby of the New Iron.
always willing to recognize the union.
He was assured by the strikers that
If he would put the statement in writ.
ing the strike would end in "a hours.
He gave no positive assurances. but
said the company was ready to do the
right thing by the men.
Huntington w. Va, Aug. 4.-There
was general disorder Sunday through.
out Huntington. Central City and 9th.
or towns through which the lines OF
the Camden Interstate railway runs
the result of the general strike order
of mOtOrmen and conductors which
was TO have taken effect Sunday. But
few Of the motormen and conductors
In West Virginia and Kentucky obey.
ed the order, but every man quit work
in Ohio towns through which the line
runs. The lines here were blockadcd
with friends Of union labor and the
city authorities seemed powerless. or
rather made no effort to preserve or.
der. The sheriff refused 10 aG and
the company officials have appealed 20
Gov. White for protection MotOrmen
conductors and passengers have been
dragged from cars and disorder seema
ON the increase Cars are running
with non-union labor.
Windows Broken by Thunder.
Venice, Aug. "A great window in
the basilica Of the Dominican church.
St. John and St PaHl. fell In Sunday,
as the result Of having been shaken
by clap Of thunder
The church itself. which ranks next
In importance 20 st. Marks. has been
declared by experts TO be I'm danger OF
collapse. II contains fine monuments
Of the most famous doges, who lie bur.
led there.