The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
THE CARS FILLED
With BLUEC0ATS
Second Day of the Strike of the En-
ployes of the Chicago City
Railway Co.
BOTH SIDES ANTICIPATED
MORE TROUBLE Than ON THURSDAY
Along the More Prominent
Routes, But the Police On Board
the Cars Sent Out Apparently
Overawed Them.

Chicago, Nov. 13.-Worse rioting than
before was the expectations with which
both sides in the big street railway
strike started Friday morning. Lines
OF union pickets were thrown out at
various points, especially in Went
worth avenue, while the non-union en-
ployes assembling at the barns of the
Chicago City railway. At the same
time, a hoodlum element, whose work
is disavOwed by the strikers, began to
gather along the more prominent
crossings.
Activity of the Strikers.
The activity of the strikers and their
sympathizers was due to news that the
railway company would make a desper-
ate attempt to start car with heavily
increased police protection. Unlike
Thursday, it was expected that a picked
force of police would be aboard each
car started, and that a heavy detail OF
patrolmen on foot would guard the
street railway lines, while at points a
few squares apart patrol wagons would
be stationed.
On TiptOe OF expectation.
While the crowds were on tiptoe Of
expectation along the Wentworth ave
nue. electric line, two mail cars were
started on one of the principal through
cable routes-Cottage Grove avenue
which is a direct parallel of Wentworth
avenue, but it half a mile distant to
the east. The mail cars made the en-
tire trip from the outskirts of the city
to the business center and return with
out the slightest interference.
Under Police Protection.
Two cars on Wentworth ven left
the Seventy-ninth street barns at $40
a. m, in charge of Police Captain Geo.
w. Shippey. Fifteen policemen were
on board each car. Capt. Shippey's
plan was said to be to carry on the
cars any persons arrested for commit
ting violent acts, thus making the al
legged disturbers equally with the police
tie target for bricks and stones meant
for the %non-union train crews.
Precautionary measures by the police
were apparently much more complete
than during the taemSters' strike some
months ago, when the city's traffic was
more than once brought almost to a
standstill.
Ran Between Dense Owd
By 9 a. m. the cars, under command
of Capt. Shippey, had passed Forty-third
street, running slowly between danger
lines of strikers and their sympathiz-
ers, who tried to keep pace with the
cars and the escort of patrol wagons.
No stones were thrown, but there were
jeers and catcalls for the police and
trainmen. There were cries of Garter
Harrison will never dare face the South
Side again" The presence of police on
the cars, evidently with the approval of
Mayor Harrison appeared to greatly ex-
cite the anger of the crowds. Ten cars
In all started on the trip toward the
center of the city within a half hour,
all on the Wentworth avenue electric
line. Non-union crews manned the
cars, and each car after the first was
In charge of a lieutenant or sergeant
and II policemen.
Little Actual Trouble.
luOuSu lHeIe Was uuCu eAClleIneuI,
md the streets were thronged with peo-
pie, little actual trouble vas expert
enced by the leading cars On Went
worth avenue line during the trip to
the business district. The cars started
On their return trip on almost sched-
ule time. Four transfers were arrest
ed at intervals along the way for at
tempting to block the way, and were
put aboard the cars.
Assistant Chief of Police Schuettler
accompanied the leading cars down.
town and back. Five union men board
ed different cars soon after the start,
paid their fares, and during the round
trip used their influence to avert vio-
Ience.