The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-12
SEVERAL INJURED
IN RAILWAY STRIKE
Great Confusion Exists in
Louisville
ONLY FEW CARS MOVED
Striking Street Car Men Seem to Be
Gaining Sympathy of the Genera
Public-list of
Injured.

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! Louisville Ky. March H. Violence re-
sulting in injuries more or less severe to
nearly II dozen persons, the feeble and
spasmodc operation of less than 100 cars
for few hours, under inadequate and
lukewatm police protection. and the de-
yelopment of an apparently general pro-
union feeling on the part Of the general
public, marked the second day of the
strike of the union employees of the Louis
vile Railway company.
Few If any of the cars operated were
patronized, and n number were stoned
As a general thing, however, the crowds
that thronged the streets near the car
barns won their point OF driving the
crews off the cars by merely surging
forward and ordering the men away.
Despite the apparent inadequacy of the
police protection the officials of the street
railway company tonight declared they
have not asked for additional officers.
either police or deputy sheriffs. and de-
MED a report that they intended calling
on Sheriff Bell to furnish fun protection,
which course would necessitate the use OF
militia.
Mayors Statement.
Mayor Barth stated that he had not
been asked to swear in extra policemen,
and that his course in regard to this
matter woul.. be guided solely by the de
Velopment Of tomorrow.
upeiintendent Funke of the street rail
wa company denied that any profess
sional stlikebreakers had been sent for,
and suited that all extra men hired 80
far We're residents oT Louisville and
vicinity. He said that ~ men reported.
FOR work today. Nevertheless, 1t was
learned tonight that ABOUT 100 men to
take the places of the strikers have ar
rived III the city from towns in Ken
lucky and Indiana. and also a number
from Cincinnati
Mr. Funke declared that the first batch
OF cars sent out tomorrow morning would
carry two policemen aboard each one
and that IL the crowds could be kept
moving the service would be extended
during the day
Service Abandoned.
Today was distinctly the strikers day,
as the difficulties of tine street railway
company increased after the first hour
the service was attempted At 1 o'clock
this afternoon attempts TO maintain SER
vice within the city limits were aban-
doned and three hours later the su-
inter urban service over into Indiana was
not interfered with. In addition to the
great inconvenience to people living in
the broad-spread city, there are tonight
about 5000 suburba mites spending tonight
in Louisville owing to the abandonment
of service on their lines. Clashes be-
tween the strikers and their sympa-
thizers and police and strikebreakers were
numerous during the day and several peo-
pie were injured.
The Injured.
The most seriously hurt are:
Motorman Person. cut on head by rock
c. Buckhold, clerk IN general offices
of the railway company. struck by brick
while acting as motornan.
A. Carter, pushed off top of car while
adjusting a trolley pole.
Robert A. Watts, clerk in the treas
urer's office Of the company, struck
by stone.
Breen Greer, conductor, assaulted
with a black jack.
A charge OF insubordnstion against
some OF the policemen was made by Po-
lice Captain Jacobs during the day Cap
tain Jacobs who. with a detail Of fifty
officers was stationed at the car barns
call d Chief Guenther TO the scene dur
ing the morning with the report that
his men could not or would not make
arrests Of men as directed. and that the
captain himself had made most of the
arrests effected at that point. Chief Guen-
rher took charge of the situation there
and remained in charge for several hours.
Later IN the .ay the scenes OF turbu-
lence were brought nearer the city. and
during the afternoon the downtown
streets were congested with crowds Of
strikers and their sympa thizers, who