The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

Philadelphia, May 3-Street car service
IN Philadelphia is practically tied up TO-
night by the strike Of the conductors aEd
notormen Of the Rapid Transit Company.
During the day the company succeeded
In operating less than half of It's csrs. on
irregular schedules. but AFTER dark most
.of the lines suspended business entirely.
The company officials express conf
dence IN being able 10 run as many cara
Tomorrow as were IN operation today,
but the strike leaders declare that tia
system viii be almost at q standstHL So
far. the Market street subway and eie-
vated road have not been affected.
Rioting and disorder began with night
fan. and police patrols we're kept busy
taking prisoners TO Central Station for
night hearings. The strike sympathizers
accused Of attacking strike-breakers we're
tonight held IN $500 bail each
All saloons Closed.
All saloons were closed al o'clock BY
order OF Director OF Public safety Clay.
The reserves are guarding al car barns.
and man the front and rear platforms OF
the cars.
Street car service IN Germantown is
abolished. with the exception OF a few
I cars On the Germantown and Chestnut
/ Hill and Thirteenth and Sixteenth street
/ lines. Not q car ran after s O'Clock on
the Olney division. connecting the Falls
OF SchuyIkilI and Frankford. The Chel-
ten avenue division Is also tied ID Cars
had been running ali day 70 Willow
Grove. but since nightfau not a car
has reached that resort.
| General Manager kruger, Of the Rapid
Transit Company. tonight admitted that
nearly 200 men were out and that the
/ strike vas gaining headway.
J An accurate estimate CT the number
. Of men who followed the order Of c 0.
| Pratt national organizer, 10 walk out,
was difficult to obtain.
! According 70 the union leaders, 500
OF the $50 motormeH and conductors en-
ployed by the company are out These
| leaders also express confidence in being
able TO add those still al work to their
ranks. and 70 cause a general tie-up OF
I all lines within the next twenty-four
hours.
Strikers Orderly.
The strikers have conducted themselves
/ in an orderly manner. and the company
I has not aggravated the situation by at
! tempting 70 Use imported strike-bresk-
/ e-s Or in any manner give the men o.
their sympathizers an excuse for dis
order
The first blood in the trolley strike was
drawn this evening. when g crowd OF
several thousand persons attacked a car
at Twenty-ninth street and Girard ave
nue.. Policeman Charles Beers was
knocked senseless with brick ard taken
TO s.. Joseph's Hospital The car at
tackled got part way through the mob
under police protection. but finally ths
pressure became so great that men in
advance reached the platform and dragged
the motorman Of The nissils hean 70
hy. the patrol wagons came changing Up.
! and wholesale arrests began. The motor
man was roughly handled, but finally
wriggled free.
Rioting among the symrathizers. in
which women Joined. occurred at Fortieth
street and Girard avenue this afternoon.
Two men we're arrested They were Al
! bert Slate and Thomas stanley
That the strike sympathlze-s can expect
little leniency from the local magistrates
was shown tonight. when John Robinson
1 a striking conductor. yelled "scab- al al
trolley. conductor and was promptly sr-l
rested. Herman Foerding interfered.
and. together with Robinson. was TAKEN
before a magistrate in City Hall sndl
both held under S2,6oo bail
/ Frank X Fcipler was held in 2.5o0l
! bail on the charge Of assaulting Conf
ductor Edward LintoE on the snyder
avenue line.
/ Frank Burns. twenty-three. said 20 be al
picket was held in S1,ooo bail for pull
/ ing a conductor from HIS ear. Wiilisml
| McCarren. seventeen, was held IN si.00l
bail on the charge Of melting a riot.
MotOrman Injured.
A crowd Of 7o0 attacked a car al Sixth
stree, and Columbia avenue shortly after
Ia o'c,ock tonight. Edward Sweeney.
thirty-seven. the motorman, was struck
on the head By a missile and seriously
injured. He was removed 10 St Joseph'sI
Hospital
The strikers claim the city government
IS showing undue activity IN their Efforts
20 break the strike. The Rapid TransitI
Company is a holding company, having.
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