New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-06

same number OF cars in operation as it
had yesterday, which was, according TO
abe company. little more than one
Thousand. Ii was noticed. however. that
the cars did not carry as many passen-
gers as on other DAYS Of this week Per-
sons generally were not willing TO take
q ciaance OF being injured and many
MOULD not ride in them because of princi-
pile. The company opened one new line
in the southern part of the city. but
after a few trips the cars were with
flraxn because Of the frequency with
which They were assailed by stones and
bricks. Half Of the cars in operation
curing the day were withdrawn at night
fall.
In the four hours from to 6 o clock this
afternoon. when the strikers delnonstra-
zion was in preparaJi' n and in course OF
execution. the police at many points had
thcir hands full controlling the crowds
and keening a semblance Of order. For
she most part however, the disorders
were patiently not the outgrowth of any
deliberate plan TO make trouble, hut
Avore the inevitable result Of the presence
on the streets OF an excitable crowd
sonfronted by a formidable police power
1nder instructions 10 keep the peace at
all hazards.
At isolated points hotheads in the
crowd let their feelings run away with
chem. and the police had to use forcible
measures
1t was on Walnut street that the first
outbreak occurred. The sight of trolley
cars proceeding ieisurely through that
Ihoroughfare angeped the vanguard of
sparaders near independence Hall. and a
stone was sent through the window of
gre Of the cars.
Every car that came along ran the
gauntlet, and there was a running fire Of
stones OF wood and other missiles which
terrified the passengers and crews To
escape the missiles motormen threw on
full power and sent their cars flying out
OF the way, with their occupants lying on
the floors.
Hottest Fight OF Strike.
The worst outbreak occurred at 9th
end Hilbert streets, in the heart of the
city. where the police modified in force
TO make an impression on the crowd. and
there was a struggle which frightened
onlook eTs. No previous disturbance Of
the strike compared with this in magni-
tude or density. Men and women, felled
in the onslaught by the police, lay all
about the streets and sidewalks, and
scores were cut and bruised.
Subsequent 10 the Hilbert street dis
iurbance, there was another in Wash
ington Square, in which the crowd
turned on a small force of policemen
knocking one of them down and break
ing the club Of another over its owners
head
In the mix-up that followed the men
.n the throng helped themselves 10 eggs
produce. canned goods, everything they
could get their hands on. from nearby
stores, and pelted the policemen with
the missiles. A mounted squad dis
persed the mob
All during the march OF the strike
s!mpathizers dozens of cars were at
tackled. their windows smashed and the
Passengers and crews forced to take
refuge from flying missiles by lying pros
trate Oh the floors
Arrest Shirtwsst Leader.
The police seized four prisoners from
The ranks of the disturbers. One man,
who was placed iii a patrol wagon. made
3 spectacular leap TO freedom. One of
those in custody is a young woman, Miss
Ada Inversion. said TO be the secretary of
the Union Of Shirtwaist Makers and
prominent in the recent shirtwaist
strike.
Driven ayay from Independence
Square. several thousand persons con-
rregated in Washington Square, nearby
\ man mounted on the shoulders of sew
eral others and started to harangue the
crowd
\ detail Of mounted policemen dashed
through the archways Of Independence
Hall and into the throng. The crowd
scattered right and left before the
horses. The speaker was tumbled off the
shoulders of the other men and was
. swallowed up in the crush
N Several minutes sharp work with the
horses and clubs enabled the police to
break UP and disperse the mass. a num-
Ter Of negro policemen aroused the ire
IF the crowd. and Superintendent of Po-
Ice TAYLOR. fearing further trouble. or
6ered them away.
women fnrow Confetti.
A detail Of mounted police sent TO
break UP a disturbance at nth and
Chestnut streets were met by several
women. who showercd the bluecoats
with confetti and defied arrest.
In kensington. the mill district. a
crowd of big proportions was charged
by mounted officers. Two persons were
injured hy blows from the officers clubs
and three arrests were made.
Director " Public Safety Clay declared
that he had no reports of serious disor-
ders as a result Of the gathering Of the
crowds at Independence Square and the
subsequent marching up Market and
other streets. There We're 20 large pro-
cessions ne said, and the police kept the
people moving. The disturbances, he
added, were OF minor character.
Il am convinced that the lawless ele-
nlent in the community is in the mi
nority." declared the director. u do not
propose 10 have the Iaw-abiding citizens
molested in any mElner."
A large mass meeting OF strikers was
beid in Central Labor Union Hall, in
North 9th street. Three thousand per-
sons poured into the building, as many