Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-11-13
BIGSTRIEE CHICAGO
EMPLOYEES Of Street RaiIwaylCOm
pany omit Work.
OBSTRUCTED TRACKS
Despite Efforts Of the Police II T.
Virtually Impossible tS Propel
Trains, streets Jsmmeh y and
Rocks Thrown

Chicago. Nov l2s-At 4 o'clock Thurs.
day morning the long EXPECTED and
often deferred struggle betw, len the un.
ion employees of the Chicago, City Rail-
way company and the company began.
when the residents on the south and
southwest sides OF the city hiarted for
their places % business they kere With
out the usual transportation facllltleA.
Beginning al midnirht ths tralnm@n
gradually took cars to the y Ven barns
OF the company. scattered throughout
the system. and left them nj In the
shops. barns and power ho - union
workers laid down their totN and de-
clared thsy would remain idle Seil the
company consents 10 arbitrate the issue
that brought ou the controversy.
Notwithstanding statements by ON
cials Of the company that no attempt
would be- made 90 run ears Thursday
except Tor postal service. a few passcn-
GER carr were started early In the morn
Ink by the various lines The result was
trouble almost instantly The hTs, In
stance reported was the intimidation
and night 81 a non-union crew on the
Cottage Avenue line
That a disturbance might be- exrest-
Cd was indicated hy the Wide listrihu-
ton ~ proclamation by Mayor Harrison
warning citizens 10 Keep on 80 the
streets along the lines of the city rail-
ways with a general order To rcmain
In reserve and take no part IN the strike
unless ordered. anG then only To- pto-
t.ot property. details 81 police were sent
10 the various EAR barns
The FIRST car started WIS a mail ~pr.
leaving the barns az Thirty-nlnth street
and Cottage Grove avenue. II was not
harmed during the entlr, trip. In an.
eo5 policemen were detailed to the dlf-
fesent ear barns.
Following the trip OF the mail car
efforts were made by the street ear
company 10 move Passenger cars with
non-union men. Four trains started on
the Cottage Grove Avenue cable line
hound toward the business district. Al
Fortieth street an obstruction upon the
rails blocked the train. A crowd of
strikers assembled and shouts and teers
greeted the train oarews A shower ~
stones followrd and car windows were
demolished. one man. a non-union con-
ductor. Is said % have been injured In
the FIRST clash
A mail car following the first passen-
rer tmin was also defailed near the
scrne ~ the hlackade. Besides the po-
lice detailed for service al the several
barns a. many more we're quickly made
available % respond TO emergency calls
A ear on the Wentworth Avenue line
procreded north with but little difficulty
until Van Ruren street was reached
Their 10 progress was blocked by
hacks and delivery wagons. which gath
cred hy the score. locked wheels and re-
fuad 10 move. The cars ~ the Union
Traction company also contributed to
make the blockade complete. Thousa nds
Of pedestrians on their way 10 work
mn~scd In the street. adding to the con-
fusion.
Another cable train was deIuiled az
Forty-seventh street on the Cottage
Grove Avenue line by crowd OF strike
sympathizers. A horseshoe wetged In
the cable slot brought the train TO a
standst,ll The grlpman was injured
by the shock and removed 20 a drug
store. A doctor called TO attend him in
quirs,i II he had a union button on. RE-
ceiving a negative reply. h. said: Take
him to the barns. they viii attend to
him there" and refused 10 examine the
gripman's injuries