The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-05-16

AND KISSES
FOR STRIKE
BREAKERS
A DESCRIPTION OF ONE DAY OF
THE STREET CAR STRIKE IN
SAN FRANCISCO.

The San Francisco Chronicle Of May
10 thus describes the scene of one day
of the street car strike in San Francis
co:
The United Railroads operated two
cars yesterday with much greater sue
cess than on the day before, partly due
to the better police protection and
| partly to the fact that the mob was
cowed. With the exception of, a few
blocks on Devisadero street, the whole
route resembled a march of triumph.
The bouquets thrown far outnumbered
the bricks and lusty cheers took the
| place of the curses that were hurled at
the car crews on the preceding day.
The well-directed shots fired by the
guards on Tuesday and the healthy
| beating that the rabble received We'd
nesday at the hands of the police had
thoroughly intimidated the mob and
it's members were pretty good dogs"
"A few bricks were thrown and one
shot fred, but there were not many
acts of violence and little opposition to
the operation of the cars.
The most serious bombardment of the
day occurred at the start. At Oak and
Frederick streets there is a large va
cant lot and it is Uttered with cob
blestones. Hoodlums had gathered at
this place and concealed the stones be-
Meath their coats. AS the cars ran
| or xyOlIaU
come. One rock crashed through
transom window in the second car and
the splintered glass was sprinkled
about the floor. Other stones followed,
but they either missed their mark or
struck harmlessly against the sides of
the cars. No one was struck by them.
The trip up Oak, across Stanyan and
most of the way down Page was made
without any act of violence being COM
mitted. Women appeared at the doors
and windows, as on the previous day.
and cheers the men on the cars, ac-
companying the cheers with various
feminine salutes.
I AS the run down Page street con-
tinued the crowd increased in num-
bers, and a few feeble excavations were
mingled with the cheers. At Page and
DeVisadero the streets were filled with
people. 1t was not like the mob of the
preceding day, however. 1t lacked en-
thusiasm, and even that sort of cour-
age that is necessary for the commits
sion of an act of violence. The mob
represented no particular element, but
was composed of the offscourings of hui
mainly that are to be found in every
large city The crowd seemed to be
actuated by mo particular prediction,
but was moved more by the love of ex-
element. 1t was a pitiful mob and
even it's bowls were feeble, like those
of an animal in the throes of death.
It was this sort of a rabble that fol
lowed the cars for several blocks on
Devisadero street. The mob was large
: in number, but it's opposition to the
running of the cars was weak and east
ly overcome by the police. 1t was soon
distanced by the cars and the automo-
biles and it Jagged behind, beaten and
Disguised
The run up to Sacramento street and
on that thoroughfare to Preside ave-
Q nue. was made without anything wor-
Y thy of note. At this point the rails
had been smeared with soap by some
union sympathizer. The first car got
up the hill without much difficulty
but the second was not so fortunate.
The run from this point out to Sixth
| 10 Il, 81, tryafh
. out incident. The crowd that had gath.
cred along the line represented the
: residents of the vicinity and not the
hoodlum element, and these cheered
! loudly as the cars went by. Many were
3 the flowers and compliments hurled al
a the crews. These sometimes bowel
their acknowledgements and AGAR
dotted their caps. The nurses appear
ed at the windows at Hahnemann Hos.
! pital and cheered the crews. wavinl
their handkerchiefs until the process
sion had passed from sight.
At sixth avenue and California
street the cars were switched to the
inbound track and the return trip wal
made from the point instead of con
= tinuing to the Chutes as on the day
= before. The teachers at PeabOd!
Grammar School permitted the chill
dren to come out and view the cars
and they cheered and clapped thei
little hands
The cars stopped on the return tril
at Preside avenue and Sacrament
street to permit the inspection Of tn
70 inbound track to see whether it has
been soaped as the other had been.
4 was found TO be all right.
Z At this point a very pretty little In
cident happened which was typical o
the conduct OF the residents along tn
: whole line OF the run. A half-dozei
& pretty young girls employed in near
= by bakery and candy store came out
i their arms filled with roses and eana
lions furnished for the occasion by