New-York tribune., 1905-03-09
HOODLUMS CONTROL l."
STRIKERS LESS ACTIFE.
Company Complains Of Police Lac
itg-Schedules 90 to Pieces.

itg-ScheduteS G0 10 PaeceS.
The police once again demonstrated yesterday
the truth of bill" Devery's statement that a
hundred of "the finest" with good locust night
sticks were better in riot than a regiment of
militia In the first days disturbances, the
nightsticks quelled many an incipient riot, and
the rain combined with the headaches produced
by nightsticks and bad whiskey, restrained the
hotter spirits among the strikers and their hood
lun allies yesterday. Most of the disturbances
were at long distance, boys and men contentlns
themselves with long range bombardment OF
passing trains The Sam" Parks form of en-
tertaining'' was more or less temporarily aOan-
doned, and persuasion of a mder character
adopted. On the 3d-ave. elevated road particu-
larly, the Entertainment committees were re-
placed TO a considerable extent by the wives
and daughters of the strikers, who cajoled
few of the strike breakers into deserting. AS on
Tuesday, most Of the driven from their
posts by violence reported back to the sbarns
again for duty soon as they were clear of the
rioters.
Beginning early in the day the elevated roads
came practically under the control of hoodlums.
and the police allowed matters to go to re-
markable length without interfering.
The nearest approach to riot at 125th-
ST and 3d-ave about noon. a gang of strikers
tried to keep train stalled at that point from
being manned with new crew. The train was
carrying mail but that did not deter the strik-
ers in the least. They delayed trains for nearly
two hours. In a few minutes several hundred
men and women were packing the street below
the structure and swarming up the steps and
onto the platform. The regular police stationed
there were in danger OF being swept away The
crowd finally fed, after smashing few win
dows, before the nightsticks of the reserves
from the East 10th and East 12Gth-st stations
A 9th-ave. train was cleaned out by gang
OF strikers and hoodlums It reached the
1O4th-st. station. About twenty men in the last
car rushed through the train throwing off the
guards. The latter were hustled to the street
by the strikers sympathizers on the platforms
Some boys Set the brakes on the last two cars
and when the train finally started with a new
crew, the last two slid with locked wheels
TO the next station, where the brakes were
loosened
The 6th-ave. stations beset with crowds
of rowdies. principally boys led by a few men
At 11Oth-st. the boys crowded on a downtown
train, and. grabbing the guards, forced them
away. They stormed a station lower down and
pulled guard off, tearing his coat He disap-
peared.
Another gang Of boys took the 33d-st station
by assault, and after throwing the ticket chop
per aside began to pound the handle A police
man stood on the platform but did nothing
Then citizen seized one of the boys and after
speaking his mind about the policeman, kicked
the boy down the stairs
After this guy, fellers," shou+at oro ., 49,.
gang, who appeared to be a leader
With loud yells the boys made a rusb for +bo
citizen and swept him off his feet They begsn
TO kick him, but ne managed TO get on his faa+
egain and boarded the train AT 1Stbst +bro
was another gang OF boys. who got into the train
and began TO throw wads of paper eround
Some OF the missiles hit a number of ,ro,,
passengers and frightened them badly A nas
sehser went UP and rebuked one of the bovs
but his remarks were received with derision
scenes IKE these took place on a n,n,her or
other trains. the boys TO the best of their abi,i
using the tactics they have seen their elders
use at the time of strikes
In the 3d-aye. trains esnecia1ly booa,
day committed pranks. They threw the ca,,s
OF guards TO the street. They picked nocla+
some OF them insulted women Passengers r
the time most trains reached the S4th-st ste
ton the doors and gates were so jammed that
passengers could neither leave nor enter WI,
dows were smashed without hesitation and nas
| sengers went in or out through these to the in
jury of the clothes and skin.
DEsERTIoNs AMONG GUARDS.
Desertions among the guards recruited rror,
this city were common, and as each train or
rived at the terminal stations an inspector
would make good the defections For the sare
| ty or the passengers the police IN manv casas
opened and closed the gates. which occasioned
protests from strikers at nearly all the police
courts.
On the 6tn-ave. line train after train came
downtown with passengers the roofs and
| platforms crowded the gates could not be
closed. Patrolmen. at the risk of their lives
| stood on the outer edge of the platforms grip
| ping the supports at either side and acting as
| human barriers against the crowds To make
| sure OF getting a seat on the uptown trip many
passengers boarded southbound trains adding
| TO the confusion to great degree All was
| confusion at the South Ferry terminal and the
station men, even with the assistance of the no.
nee We're often powerless against the rnobs
| "ehths Tor the barest hold on n platform
curtains and blinds pulled down ~, OH
trains from 121st-st to about 9oth-st ~, tb.
| west size line to protect the passengers from,
me stones and bpacks thrown from the roof, 20
the tenement houses lining both sides of ,ha
| track. " tue