Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-17
SEVERAL SHOTS FIRED
Excitement Emphasized in
Chicago Strike.
TRAINS LEAVE BARNS
MUCH ACTIVITY.
Bricks and Pieces Of Iron Thrown at
Cars, but No One
Injured.

CHICAGO, November 17.-Mayor Carter
H. Harrison today, acting under recon-
mendation of the city council, began an at
tempt to mediate In the differences between
the Chicago City Railway Company and
it's striking employees.
The mayor dispatched letter by special
messenger to President Hamilton OF the
street railway company, asking that MT.
Hamilton and such representatives of the
company as Mr.. Hamilton might desire
meet with the mayor and committee OK
eight aldermen this evening
Hoped for Good Results.
At this meeting the mayor will endeavor
to discover a means by which the strike
can be brought to quick end. The mayor
said he had no idea what would be the
outcome of the meeting but he hoped for
good results.
The resolution of the city council under
which the mayor acted today concludes as
follows:
THAT his honor, the mayor. use his best
endeavors. either in union with infiuentlai
citizens or with members of this council, to
secure a submission to arbitration of the
questions at issue between the Chlcago
CITY Railway Company and Its striking en-
ployeS."
TIE Day in Detail.
The Cottage Grove avenue line Of the
Chicago City railway was the scene OF
much of todays strike activity. This line,
which parallels the Wentworth avenue line
mile to the eastward, has been entirely
tied up since the inception OF the strike
of carmen, except for the operation OF
mail cars
The line traverses the business district
by way of Wabash avenue. entering Cot
tage Grove avenue at 22d street. and pene-
trates an excessive residence portion OF
the city which has no other transportation
facility of easy access.
tinued on practically the same schedule
as obtained yesterday. Twenty-Five cars
were operated on a fve-minute scheduie
beginning at $40 am.
Pistol Shots Cause Excitement.
A number of pistol shots near the barns
at 39th street and Cottage Grove avenue
startled the non-union employees housed
within. For short time the strtke-ereak-
ers believed that attack was being made
upon their stronghold.
The shots proved to have been fired by
men who brought two wagon loads Gf sup
plies into the barns and who had peen
molested by pickets in an attempt to oleck
the delivery.
a block of the barns pickets halted the
drivers and demanded" that the teams
turn around and drive back The driy-
ers Immediately opened iire when thIeats
were made and drove quickly to the barn.
After unloading. the provisions they re-
turned to the company's headquarters'
followed by a bicycle brigade OF union
picketS.
Five Trains Leave Barns.
Five trains left the barns near 3Sth
street on Cottage Grove avenue for the
downtown loop at GAS, heavy police
guard attending each train. The gr1pmen
in each case were protected from pos
a force of nearly 1000 patrolmen guarded
the line and kept the crowds moving.
Wagons were hurried along and Kept OH
the street SO far possible.
The initial cars on the Cottage Grove
Avenue line traversed the entire route 20
the center of the city without serious din
Guilty AS a result the street railway offl-
cials claimed practically to nave mastered
the strike on second trunk line, the hrSt
to be brought under control being the
Wentworth Avenue electric line. which had
been handling a limited number of cars for
several DAYS. AS yet no cars have been
run after dark, and passenger traffic has
been extremely light
Almost Caused Smash-Up.
Perfect order on the part of the strikers
and the street crowds marked the resur1p-
ton of service on Cottage Grove avenue.
that five trains would be continued on this
street throughout the day, and that regular
service would be instituted tomorrow.
On the Wentworth avenue line today
heavy couch dropped in front of car by
two men suddenly running in front of the
car almost caused a smashup at West 41st
street.
The car, moving at high rate of speed,
struck the couch and hurled 1t to one side,
smashing it to splinters
The couch was picked up from In front of
a hardware store by the two men, who ran
directly in front of the car and quickly
dropping the couch scampered off. Switches
were found to be spiked all the way from
West 77th street to West 39th street.
Shots Were Fired.
1t was necessary to make frequent stops
to close them and then huge stump Of a
tree had to be removed from the track at
31st street and rock at 33d street
Occasionally a shot was f1red at car as
1t passed, or brick or piece of iron was sent
flying through a window. but no person is
known to have been injured.