Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-04
HOSPITALS FILLED
BY STRIKE VICTIMS
Four Hundred Extra Policemen
Were Sworn in Early Thursday
Following Street Riots Wednes-
day Night.
t5y Associated Press.)

PHILADELPHIA, June 3.-Conditions,
outwardly, were peaceable this morning
in Philadelphia following last nights
riotous outbreak in certain sections when
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company
put into effect its order to run cars after
nightfal, a thing that has not been at
tempted since the strike of its motormen
and conductors began last Saturday.
At 10 O'Clock this morning the elevated
and subway system of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company, which has been
bulwark of strength for the company
since the strike began, became tied up
by a partial strike of its employees. The
trouble started when a westbound train
reached the Forty-sixth street station.
Here the crew deserted and the train was
run to the Sixty-ninth street terminal by
men sent out from that point. Subse-
quently other crews deserted their trains
at the Sixty-ninth street terminal.
The company's officials would not dis
cuss the situation but the ticket windows
were closed and the crowds on the plat
forms took to the streets.
The company gave out statement that
at o'clock today it was operating $50 sur
face cars, and at a. m, nc. 200 more
than at the same time yesterday.
ONE HUNDRED IN HOSPITALS.
All of those injured in last nights Sc
rious rioting will recover. About 100 are
under treatment in hospitals. The station
houses were filled to overlooking with per-
sons arrested for rioting.
AS illustrating the ugly feeling engen-
dered by last nights riOting. there were
more minor disturbances this morning
probably than at any time since the
strike began. Nothing serious happened,
the strike sympathizers merely devoting
their energies to harassing the strike
breakers, who are running the compare
lively few cars that are on the street.
Each car carries one or more policeman,
but few passengers. Thousands walked
from choice, however, as a means of
getting even" with the transit company
for its recent increase in the rate of
fare.
Four hundred additional sub-policemen
were sworn in this morning.
MOTORMAN THREATENED.
At noon subway and elevated trains
ran twenty minutes apart The usual
schedule was four to five minutes.
Benjamin Rice, the first motorman
to abandon his train, said his wife
found a note on the porch of his home
in West Philadelphia this morning
reading: IF you go to work we will
blow up your house"
This unnerved him and he quit
When the train was abapdoned, the
passengers sent up a loud cheer and
this inhB enced the Grew also to quit
This afternoon the mayor ordered
the suspension of Captains DUNCAN
and Thompson, two veterans in the
city's police service, for alleged fail
ure to carry out vigorously the orders
against rioting.
WILL CLOSE SALOONS.
The city auth critics ordered that
saloons in the northeast section, where
last nights rioting occurred, be closed
at o'clock tonight: 1t is not likely
the company will attempt to run cars
after dark tonight.
During the noon hour, when the
streets were filled with men and boys
employed by business houses, there
were several disturbances that bOrdered
on riot. A block fro mthe postoffice a
crowd surrounded a car, dragged the
motorman and conductor off and beat
them, and for a while the air was
filled with brickbats. The windows
and show cases of a drug store were
broken by the flying missiles.
Women passengers in the car
crouched. terrified. on the floor and
Policeman McDermOtt was hit on the
head by a brick and seriously hurt
On a riot call, patrol wagon filled
with policemen scattered the crowd
and made several arrests.
This afternoon Recorder Of Deeds
Ware said he and his associates in the
Republican leadership of the city, will
end the strike It is intimated that
they will try to force arbitration.