Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-21
Use Of Explosive Marks
Renewal Of Riotine
in Trolley War.
SERVICE SPASM0DlC, AND
FEW RISK DANGER TO RIDE
Mayors Proclamation Warns
People Not to LOiter on Streets
or Start Trouble.

was u serious riot sf Fifth street and
Lehigh avenue, in the mill district,
this afternoon. Dynamite was ex-
pIodcd under n cnr and 1t was broken
In half and completely wrecked.
There were passengers and prcvi-
GUS TO the dynnmiting the mob ordered
the crew of the eur. Police arrived
quickly End with drawn reyoIycrs
cowed the mob and several arrests
were made.
Other acts of violence were reported
this afternoon.
Refreshed by their rest the motor
men and conductors who had slept in
the barns on cots provided by the CON-
pany, manned the cars protected by po-
licemen on both the front and rear
platforms Not missile was thrown
on the early morning trips. but the
cars carried few passengers, the fear
of injury deterring many who were
anxious to ride
The strike leaders, wearied by yes
terdays strenuous work, rested until
late this morning. and no further state
ments were given out at union head
quarters. Beyond the statement that
'all lines are in operation with the full
quota of cars, the officials of the
Rapid Transit Company also declined
to comment on the situation.
The traction company concentrated
most of its energy during the morn
ing hours on lines running to the busi-
ness sections Service was maintained
on nearly all the lines to the centre
Of the city. but 1t was uncertain. Signs
OF trouble We're also Soon apparent.
The cars were poorly patronized, and
that the fear of personal injury to
riders was well grounded was shown
by reports from different sections dur
ing the morning of the throwing of
stones, resulting in the breaking of
car windows and the slight injury of
several persons.
Cars were attacked in various parts
of the city during the morning The
most serious outbreak occurred in the
mill district in the northeastern sec
tion when q crowd, after beating the
motorman and conductor of a car,
wrecked it, The two men were injured
so badly that they were taken to
hospital The motorman's skull is be-
leved to be fractured.
Sensational reports that blood is rum
ming In the streets of the city and that
police are having pistol battles with
mobs are not true, however.
Hard on Business People.
1t was a bad morning for the tens
of thousands of persons who were COM
PEELED to walk to their places of en-
ployment. Rain fell heavily, but despite
the gloomy disagreeable weather, the
people took UP their tasks cheerfully.
Every teamster who was willing to
carry passengers" found people eager
to pay high rates of fare" to carry
them to work.
One of the amusing sights of the
strike was to see men and not few
young women going to work on roller
skates. The railroads entering the city
were taxed to their limit in handling
crowds who sought the trains. Fhe
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio
Railroads have greatly increased their
schedules to suburban points and sta
tions within the city. The Reading
company inaugurated a shuttle train
service to its suburban stations.
Conspicuous on the lapels of the
working motormen and conductors
working today was the insignia of the
keystone Union, the rival of the Anal
gamated Association, of which the
strikers are members. The former
union was founded by men who re-
mained loyal to the company during
last years struggle, and is not affiliated
with any other body. The present
trouble began when the officials of the
company treated with the members OF
the keystone Union against the wishes
of the members of the Amalgamated
Association The latter body made the
request of the rapid transit officials
that no other union be recognized. The
recognition of this union was one Of
the main points at issue between the
strikers and the company
Ready for Trouble.
One thousand men on the eligible list
for policemen and fremen were sworn
in yesterday, and the City Hall this
morning was the scene of great activity
among the police officials, who are
prepared to swear in 5000 additional
men at the first sign of further law
lessness.
The officials of the company started
their operations today with a grim
determination to run cars on all lines
where it was possible to get men.
Every one of the thousands of brick
thrown yesterday" said an officer Of
the company. has merely served TO
strengthen the determination Of the
company to spend every cent 1t pos
sesses, and to use every car it owns to
operate it's system. There will be no
surrender"
National Organizer Pratt. OF the
Garments Union, said:
Our men are better organized and
better disciplined than they were In the
last strike, and they stand up like SOL
diers. If the company could not de-
feat our raw recruits last summer, Il
will not break the ranks of our veter-
ans"