New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-13
CHICAGO STRIKERS RIOT
MEN HURT; CARS RUINED
Tsoo Women Also Injured-South
Side Tieup Complete.

Chicago. Nov. la-Constant scenes Of disorder
over a district approximately Of fifty square
miles resulted to-day from the beginning o. A
strike by the employees II the Chicago City Rail
way Company. one Of the two principal street
railway companies here whose lines extend
Through the South Side. radiating over the bust
ness centre. An along the lines. beginning at
dawn and continuing as long as cars remained
on the tracks. wherever cars were started strike
synpathizers made desperate onslaughts on the
crews The tieup made complete.
number Of GERS were wrecked, and that no
person was killed is no fault Of the rioters one
man had his back broken. The first shot OF the
strike was fired At Wentworth-ave. and West
Sixty-ninth-st.. where mob Of several hundred
persons tried to hold up train Many persons
chiefly non-union streetcsr men, were injured by
flying stones or splintered glass Two women
irvere among those hurt. Excepting few dozen
passengers who had TO fee from the cars the
three hundred thousand daily patrons Of the
company were forced 10 all sorts OF other meth
sods to get downtown and hack.
With faces and hands bleeding from the at
Racks Of the strikers. motormen. gripmen ana
..onductors who tried 10 trains returned to
she barns and refused TO go out again unless the
trains bore platoons OF police or patrol wagons
were alongside. The police confined their ef-
uorts 70 seeing that the passage Of cars from
and blockades in the streets were quickly
cleared. This was done under orders from Mayor
Harrison. whose announced purpose was to
5reserve an impartial attitude, taking sides
neither for nor against the strikers or the
oompany.
The future attitude Of the police viii depend
largely on a new official. Herman F. Schuettler.
who. to-day. under appointment from the
Mayor. assumed the duties Of Assistant Chief
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police arrangements during the contest. He is
the man who tracked and arrested Louis Lingg,
abe anarchist. after the Haymarket riot, and
subsequently sent Adolph Luetgert. the wealthy
sausage manufa ctUrer. TO die in the penitentiary
under conviction for wife murder He is an
athlete. six feet four inches tall. and has
record for astuteness and personal daring.
Because of their being some interference
with mail cars the possibility Of federal inter
-reation was discussed to-day. No attacks were
made on mail cars. Those that were stopped
or delayed were held up by blocked trains sent
put for passengers. Postmaster Coyne said:
thus far there is no cause for alarm as to the
snail service. It is true that trains have been
delayed, but that is not serious enough TO re-
5'orr 70 Washington The streetcar company
owns the mail cars. and by contract is obliged TO
run them in separate trains and deliver mail al
specineo points. mere Is no GROUND 9uu lo1 90
lection against the company's sending out mall
trains between passenger trains. What else can
the conpany do2 II serious delay occurs
will report the fact TO Washington and act on
snstructions from the Postal Department.
Before nightfan President D. G. Hamilton and
Mr.. Bliss general counsel Of the railway CON-
pany. after a conference with Mayor Harrison
announced that the attempt 10 run would
be abandoned for the day. The railway officials
declare that 80 per cent Of their employees are
loyal and that II accorded sufficient protection
bv the police they will be able to man and
operate their cars. A further effort to run cars.
each car accompanied by squad Of police in
patrol wagon. will. IL is expected. be made to-
morrow.
AS result of the tieur of the surface lines.
the elevated and steam roads traversing the
strike bound district were taxed to their Ut
most capacity Train service on all lines was
doubled, and every effort was made TO accom-
1nodate the thousands Of additional passengers.
Meanwhile bus lines. hacks and express wagons
with improvised seats did a thriving business in
Transporting people 70 and from their places Of
business.
The strike is the outgrowth Of persistent ef-
sfcrts for increased wages and the exclusion Of
anon-union employees Today about three thou
sand men, practically the entire force Of the
company. quit. the at any time running
cars being only small fraction Of the num-
Der usually at work The cOmpany's stationary
frenen, who have also presented demands for
Increased wages and 10 whom the trainmen
pressing their belief after a conference with
.s5eneral Manager McCullOch Of the company
lthst he had not refused arbitration. The com
,5Tttee representing the f1remen offered its ser
;Hfces 70 the company mediator. Whether the
stffer viii be accepted has not been decided.