Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-29

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! OF the city at heart the entire (
. force would then be on duty and :
!: quel disturbances and protect Z
\, property at any cost. But little =
:. satisfaction was given the rate Z
! attorney In the meantime po- +
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The strike situation ut 1890 p. m, yes
terduy was one of apprehension and ex-
rectancy AT the main barns on Sec
nnd East street a graveyard quietness
obtained, with small groups standing
around discussing probabilities The
excitement was over on State and Main
streets. Two cars. Poplar Grove and
a state Prison car stool helpless on
State street, just below Second South
street, with tro1Iy ropes cut several
windows smashed, and splashes of eggs
decorating various parts OF the car
exterior. There were several hundred
people standing around, wondering
What would be done next when rough
looking man whom several In the crowd
seemed TO recognize as "a 'pugilIst from
Chicago" came running down the street
followed by perhaps 400 people 40 or 50
on bicycles, The cry was, They're af-
Yer a Warm Springs carr The walt
ing crowd at the street corner Joined in
The rush, and the entire aggregation
hurried down to the Knutsford corner,
led by the ''pueiisG-' Not few in
IL. TO, ~ hat
man?', II subsequently developed that
the man was kid" Burnstein a meal
ticket pug.
SCENTED TROUBLE
Tho crowd of some 500 people, mostly
boys and Young men, waited ON Third
South, and then started up to Third
East street, but no car showed up.
Tlla Warm Springs car had just been
run into The barn under police protec-
tion. and the crowd proposed 10 make a
capture Presently the car showed up,
but not where 1t WAS expected. The
Inotorman, L. HoTrockS and Conductor
George Manning, on coming up from
Cader's had scented trouble. So they
switched the car OFF Seventh South at
Ninth East over the dead track, and got
up onto Fifth South street. The car
reached Main street, as the yelling mob
ON foot and ON wheels came tearing
down the street, crying Catch themt
Ssop them. and we'l march 'etn up
town. The car men made very quick
switch at the corner to get over onto
the west Fifth South street track; and
in the hurry several OF the advance
guard OF the mob got onto the rear
platform. They grabbed the trolley
rope, and tried to get 1t away from
Manning Who held OH like grim
death" Manning lost his hat In the
scufie. which was kicked into the
ditch. n dismal bit OF bric-a-brsc, but
he kept the rope, the mOtornlan turned
on the full current. and the car went
sailing westward like thing OF life"
THOUGHT BETTER OF 1T.
The mob gradually gathered several
hundred strong west OF Main street,
''screwing up courage" to commit some
other overt act. as a number OF boys,
under the encouragement of this lead
crs in the crowd, dropped Ties across the
tracks 10 effect a blockade, A passing
citizen warned the boys that conviction
fol this offense meant $500 fine and i'm
IrisOnment, where upon the boys deslst-
ed, There We're calls 10 tear mp the
tracks, which was not done The mob.
under the able guidancoship OF Burn
sltqln moved gallanty forward to
Second West, and thence 'by easy
stages" 10 the west Side barns ON west
Seventh South street. II was here that
the Warm Springs car had been run in,
car 81, and the barn door WAS shut, with
Waterman Lloyd on guard. But the
crowd brushed him aside Intent on GET
ting al the carmen who had remained
Inside.
sToRalED THE BARN
Here they are. hoysl Here they are,
Let's take cm and walk 'eIn up town.
WAS tho slogan and as the big door
was pushed 10 one side, the crowd rush
ed IN. surrounded and ftlled the car,
an a asl Ht tad IN nINf q Fta
UP town, and take the men with us!'
the crowd yelled a controller key was
devised In tho shape OF wagon wrench,
the car loaded up with the rolsterers'
and the eur shot out VI the barn
AIcasrs Manning and Horrocks the
operators OF the car. were kept prison.
ers. but no violence was offered Them
at that time 1t was shrielking howl
Ing mob that evidently knew very little
about operating q street car, and The
roof as well as the vesiibnlts and Ia
terror We're covered and nlled with a
uondescrIpt throns, II Il only fair TO
the street car men to say that none or
them were ia evidence they apparently
having taken special care 10 keep out
OF sight. But many u young fellow who
took an active hand In the rlotlns wore
a labor union button The car was run
on 10 the main track, and started up
town. with a wild bowling crowd tear
ms after ON wheels and ON foot, Ans.
iOus mothers were chasing In and out
seeking for their youthful progeny who
were mixed up In the uproar and the
entire scene suggested cIrc ~ Just
broke loose,
AMATEUR MoToRMEN,
In getting out Of the barn, the rear
flnder Of the car caught IN the barn
door almost tearing It from It's hinges
aud demoIlshlng The fender The car
had gone but two blocks when the fuse
blew out, as the impromplu ARTISTS IN
charge had neglected TO throw OF
the brakes, AS no one knew how To
repair damages, q detachment OF rioters
went back 10 the barn and ran out an
open car which they used 10 push tho
blg car up street, But on Second West
A fuse blew out on the open car This
ranalrld ma Ihn Lrlllr1l LAlaal mn.