Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-17
Steel Beam and Cement Bags
Dropped from Twenty.ninth
Story Of Skyscraper Injur-
ing Spectators.
CARS DEMOLISHED
IN STREETS OF CITY
Mayor Sends Urgent Appeal
for Troops and Is Turned
Down by Governor Who
Tells Him TO Use Police.

Wy Leased Wire 90 ,sveslng HeraId.
Cincinnoti. o.. May I7.-IInrried
appeals we're sent this mor-ing 70
G"veinor COX and Adiutant General
Wood. of ohio. asking that the mill
tio be rushed to this city to take
charge "f the strike situation. This
means ot protecting the Operations
81 the street ears was only resorted
"a by Mayor Henry r Hunt after a
series OF assaults on cars that were
not personally conducted by police,
had taken place. As the result OF
these attacks. three men are In the
city hospital In u dangerous condition
while more than dozen others were
severely beaten
-Four cars were completely wreck
ed and left standing In the streets and
the Traction company had been forced
Ia abandon all efforts 10 operate cars
In tho western section OF the town.
while only a few cars were to be seen
running through the residence dis.
trlcts of Avondnie and Walnut Hills
Two telephone requests for troops
sent by Mayor Hunt 90 Governor Cox
brought forth the information that
Wv ENNNNNNA NNH AfNNhAAHA w AAhf
such a stand. After the refusal ~
troops at this time had been made by
the governor the mayor Immediately
despatched telegram to the adiutant
general demanding troops and asking
that they be sent to the city hall hero
by 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Probably the most spectacular dis
turbance occurred in the center of the
of cement ana other missiles were
hurled from the upper floors of the
Union Central Lifc Insurance build
ing. Some Of the cement came from
higher than the twenty y-ninth floor
and several pedestrians were bruised
and cut The car was completely
wrecked and left In the street.
In MRdisonvile. whore the cars
were operated for the first time to-
day. one Of them was attacked. the
crew driven OFF into nearby woods
and the men who committed the as
sault took their time IN dismantling
and wrecklng The ear
To-day for the first time. the po-
lice did no, ride In the cars hui they
were stationed along all routes at In
tervals os every fifty feet, The Trac-
ton company ut noon suspended its
attempt to operate cars and all that
were running IN the morning were
called into their barns.
In rehuking telegram 10 Mayor
Hunt. OF Cincinnati. Governor COX
shortly after noon today refused 10
call out the militia 10 quell distnr-
bances In the Cincinnati street car
strike. The telegram was IN answer
to a request made 10 the governor by
the Cincinnati mayor that troops lac
ordered To- the scene.
Tho governor declared that troops
would not he called until the local
authorities had exhausted their own
resources I'm view of your having
placed no policemen on the cars, we
don't believe the statement made that
YOU have exhausted your resources.
prodicated on the facts" said the gov
eTnor's telegram
Mayor Hunt had wired the govern
or earlier In the day'
There ~ an imperative need for
troops We have exhausted our re-
sources"
Governor Cox closed his telegram
60 the Cincinnati mayor by stating
that when Il has been demonstrated
that the Cincinnati authorities have
exhausted their strength In keeping
order. there will he no temporizins on
his part.
CincinnatL May l7,--Followins
the receipt Of the telegram from the
governor. the mayor was notified that
ruling by Attorney General Hogan
hold that Il was In his power under
the law to cali out an the militia IN
this county without he sanction OF
the governor Only three companies.
composed In all of ii5 men, are lo-
Gated here. and the mayor dismissed
the suggestion that he use these with
the statement This force would be
entirely inadequate"
There was no resumption OF the
rlotlng during the afternoon after the
traction company ceased operating
the ears,
Mayor Hunt announced that he
would have petition filed In the com
mon pleas court here at o'clock this
afternoon. asking that y receiver foI
the Cincinnati Traction company oe