The sun., 1910-02-25

the coat SKIRT ~ ike blanket over their
Troop c OF PottsviIle was the first to
arrive, reachjng the Reading Railway
yards at 4:3O The horses were saddled
as they were taken from the cars, and
soon the whole troop was on its way TO
the Hay Market stables, Twelfth and
Cambria streets. where the horses were
stabbed and fed. The men marched on
foot TO the Second Regiment ATmory,
where their blanket rolls and impcdimenta
were left, Then they formed in a column
of fours and marched TO Mayors restau-
rant. Broad street and Columbia avenue.
whore they had breakfast All the troops
will mess at this place when they are in
the vicinity OF the armory.
IRooPERs RIDE ON CARS.
The policemen did not walk back to the
aTmory after breakfast. They took
Thirteenth street trolley cars to the
stables where their horses are qua rtered
The few passengers on the cars seemed
TO loso whatever anxiety they may have
had that they would be molested by strike
synIpsthizers.
at Thirteenth street and Columbia avenue
for q car one of the serge2nts said:
well, We might as well get into it right
away Whoever attacks this car will get
the surprise of his life."
There were few persons on the streets
when Troop marched along. but by the
time Troop A reached the North Phila-
NStPut3 ldfuS VI Ntc EttlIlSy lN&flih ntthtTOuu
at $50 working men and women were
aetir. This troop had no sooner cleared
the yard than ID troops train rolled in,
at O'Clock. The horses Of the two troops
were left pt different livery stables in the
neighborhood and then the men proceeded
10 the armory and on to the restaura
Capt. Groome met all the incoming
troops exoert the Pottsville outfit. He
marched with the last detail that came
down Broad street to breakfast. While the
men were eating Capt. Groome told the
newspaper men that the state police
would act in harmony with the local
police and that there was no question OF
precedence.
OUT RE.pT FOR BUSINESS.
Al II o'clock the four troops massed
NJ Broad street and Lehigh avenue.
From each saddle dangled a pair Of steel
handouts. clank:I y threatenngly against
the hickory rict sticks. The sergeants
had chain gangs o. handouts for taking
care OF bunch~s OF ,isoners.
Headed hy Den'tv Superintendent Lumb
the constables marched south on Broad
street in a O, iumn of twos. The line moved
into Dauphin street and ON 10 the Offices
of the Rapid Transit Company at Eighth
street Capt.. Groome had preceded the
troopers to mo Offices and was in con-
sultation with President Kruger when
the command arrived. While the confer
ence between Capt. Groome and the
transit company officials was in progress
the men did not dismount.
After the conference the line got in
motion. In Germantown avenue four
men were stationed at each intersecting
street east OF Fifth street and north OF
Lehigh avenue and the entire Kensington
district was honeycombed with the Black
HuesArs, as they are called in the coal
regions
GENTLY But FIRMLY.
The evolutions of the squads and the
marching Of the columns to the points
OF patrol were done with military pre-
clsion. As soon as the patrols were
placed they began to get into action. |
Being a novelty the troopers aroused
much curiosity, especially at noon. when !
the mill workers had their dinner hour.
Even the merely curious were kept
moving, the troopers riding up TO the !
groups and telling them to disperse.
Comment, sarcastic or Otherwise, had |
ro eject. Even when young women told |
them they were handsome brutes" the |
policemen. the majority OF whom are |
under 90. did not even smile. Gently |
bnt frmly they insisted that there be no
One group OF boys, girls and men who
remained on the steps Of the library at
sixth street and Lehigh avenue after !
they had been told to move on were |
up the steps and prodding the lingering |
men with his club.
The first demonstration against the \
troopers took place at Fifth street and ,
mill OF the Sheip Manufacturing Company
sbrew bits OF food. orange peel and lunch /
con refuse at them. The workers jeered, !
hut the troopers paid no attention until |
became too heavy to be pleasant.
HOW TO SCATTER MoB
When some one on the sidewalk threw |
brick at a passing Sixth street car a
squad OF twelve troopers in the block /
between Fifth and Sixth lined up at !
the command OF the Sergeant and drew |
their revolvers. Taking aim at the
ing the crowds on the sidewalks the troop
ers awaited the order to fire The work
ers scattered in mad haste.
The driver VI a wagon that had he en- |
State police The driver made an insult
ing remark about a member Of TrooD A
and repeated II with fourishes Tie
trooper rode up u the wagon in German
70 get on the seat The man paid no
attention to the policeman and the latter
repeated his command, with his hand on
the butt Of his revolver
The driver hastily pulled his team out .
Of the track and claInbered to the street
He wns ordered to walk ahead of the I
mounted policeman until they came
90 a city policeman. who took charge 1
" him until patrol wagon came and
whisked the offender to City Hall. The
passengers in the wagon had to get out
and walk
A tstone thrown from a crowd in front
OF the Hsrdwick and Magee carpet mill.
at Seventh street and Lehigh avenue.
caused the troopers to charge the crowd
in jiffy. The men and boys were possi-
bly, all employed in the mill, for they
quickly disappeared within the door
ways. The policemen rode into the
doorways with their not sticks drawn.
but made no arrests.
With each OF the troop was a sergeant
OF the local mounted police. who acted as
q guide Subsequently some OF the
troopers appeared on the street dis
mounted and walked around the neigh
borhood. But they never appeared alone;
there were always two together, and
sometimes more.
ALL QUIET IN DANGER ZONE.
In sections where the troopers were on
guard where the p. r. I. had not been |
able to run cars, service went on to-day
and tonight practically unobstructed.
In Kensington especially the State con-
stables restored calm to a neighborhood
that had been upset by vicious rioting ,