The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
BULLETS CRASH THROUGH
STREETCAR WINDOWS
Outer Sutter Street Thrown
Into Great Excitement
by Shooting
UNIONS MEET TO-DAY
Strike to Be Discussed at
Walton Pavilion This
Afternoon

Intense excitement was caused IN
sutter street last night when unknown
persons fired upon two passing street
cars. Passengers stampeded and piled
INTO the street and many women faint
co man who refused to give his
name was badly cut by flying glass.
AS car 1856 neared the corner Of
Brooerick street shortly after $50
o'clock shot was fired through the
window. Another bullet whizzed over
the heads OF the passengers on car
A,ble half an hour later as it was
crossing Steiner street
Three torpedoes were placed under
the Eddy street cars in the Richmond
district during the earlier part of the
evening. The explosives caused a great
deal Of excitement, but did no damage.
IL is believed that the torpedoes con-
tsined only small charges Of weak
powder and were not intended to blow
up the cars. but to frighten the strike
breakers and passengers
l. p Newman and Roy Thomas,
strike breakers. ventured away from
the Turk and Fillmore car barn last
night ana We're attacked by a crowd
81 Golden Gate avenue and Fillmore
street Newman wes struck on the
head with q pair OF brass knnckles
and painfully hurt. Thomas escaped
d
Midnight streetear service, the United
Railroads promises, will begin tomor-
row. The experiment Of last week in
operating after dark proved even more
successful than expected and the rail
road company looks for no more trou-
BILE.
Cars were run last night on the Sut-
ter, Haight and Fillmore street lines
until II o'clock and in Mission street
until 10 o'clock. The late service viii
be on the same lines. The policy of
the company viii be TO concentrate its
service on these lines for several more
days.
The Sutter street line, which has re-
ceived the most attention ran all day
yesterday under two minute head
way Five more cars were put on the
run. Altogether there were 220 cars
in operation yesterday
we have over SOC carmen in our en-
ploy," acting Mana ger Thornwell Null
tally said last night" all in permanent
employment The strike breakers have
for the most part left. The men are
getting 25 cents an hour. One man ar
rived today from ST. Louis who had
paid his own way to obtain the advan-
taEe of this scale We now have ap-
plications from 1880 men from all
parts Of the country"
The earmen's committee gave out the
following statement Last night.
The general campaign strike COM
nittee met tonight and received reports
from the finance committee stating that
the unions were beginning to pay their
weel0lyassessmentsa and that there would
be ample funds to pay them next week
TO the carmen, linemen, telephone oper-
stors and stone cutters. The transpor-
iation committee stated that 1t would
lnaugurate complete bus system in
the Richmond district next week, which
will run on a 50 minute schedule Six
buses will also be run to the Potrero
and two to the Sunset district"
Arrangements were completed for 4
special meeting of the caFmen's union
today at o'clock at Walton's pa
vilion. Golden Gate avenue and Bu-
chanan street, for the purpose of dis
eussing the strike situation. The speak
CAS- wl4l be p. H. Mccarthy, president
of the building trades council; An
drew Furuseth and John Kean OF the
sailors union: o. A Tveitmoe, secre-
tary of the building trades council, and
Secretary Bowling Of the carmen :
union. The meeting will be presided
over by Richard Cornelius. president %
the Garments union.
Reports that the United Railroads Of
fcials were trying 10 induce striking
carmen to return to work on a promise
Of Ss50 a day for 10 hours were veri-
fed. Many of the men, it wass said,
had been approached by agegts OF the
company, but they were standing drH1
for their cause and refusing the offe-.
Carpenters union No. % has made
its first payment on weekly assess
nents TO the general committee. This
amounts TO s2,S50.