Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-17
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HURT ~ CAR ASSAULTS
Attack on Street Car From
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flushed to THIS CITY 70 tdAo S"eA % VI
lhe strike situation. This means OF
protecting the operations Of street cars
Mas only resorted to by Mayor Aenfy
bT Hunt after . series OF assaults on
lars that were not personally conducted
tby police. had taken place. As the re-
lsult Of these attacks three men are IN
1.-THE city hospital in q dangerous con-
Edition. while more than dozen others
Hwere severely beaten
-Four cars were completely wrecked
, and left standing on the streets and
the traction company has been 1orced
! to abandon an effort to operate cars IN
the western part OF the town while lew
cars were seen running thru the resi-
dence district Of Avondale and Walnut
Hill.
Governor Refuses Aid.
Two telephone requests 1or troops
sent by Mayor Hunt brought forth the
information that the governor was re-
luctant to take such a stand. After tho
refusal for troops had been made the
mayor dispatched a telegram to the
adtutant general demanding troops and
.sked that they be sent here by 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Possibly tho most spectacular dis
turbance took place in the center OF
tho city when q huge steel brace, bags
of cement and other missiles were
hurled from the Central Union Life
insurance building. Some OF the missiles
were hurled from the twenty ninth
floor.
In Madison. where the cars 1were
operated for the first time today, one OF
them was attacked. the crew driven on
into = nearby woods, and the men VINO
committed the assault took their time
Elm dismantlina and wreckinE the car.
- Abandon All Traffic.
To-day for the first time the police
did not ride in the cars but they were,
stationed along the route.
The traction company at noon sus-
pended it's attempt to operate the cars
and those that were running In the
morning were called into their barns.
The first serious trouble Of the day
occurred when an attempt was mace
to start cars from the Brighton barns.
Two cars had just left the barns wnen
a large crowd surrounded them. pulied
the crew from the cars and beat ana
kicked them. Missiles OF every descrlp-
ton was hurled at the cars. One OF the
imported men was believed 10 nave
been seriously injured.
Hurl Missiles From skyscraper.
Another serious outbreak took place
at Fourth and Vine streets where men
employed on the Central Union Life IN
surance building. hurled from upper
floors heavy bags of cement, pieces OF
iron and missiles down on Elbernon
avenue car Many of the missiles struck
the car and wrecked the roof Splint-
ers from the car cut and bruised sew
eral pedestrians who were passing at
the time.
Fears were entertained by the police
that there would be serious trouble to-
day If the traction company extended
the operation of cars in their efforts to
break the tie-up caused by the strikes.
1t being Saturday. many workmen
who have a half holiday, would be on
the streets and consequently the police
would be hampered by larger crowds
if trouble broke out
The company announced that 1t
would open additional lines. Yesterday
four of the thirty eight lines were in
operation.
AS far as known there are no nego-
tiations now on for settlement Of the
strike. Both sides appear to be deter
mined to fight it out to finish.
Beginning today the Amalgamated
Association Of Electric and Street Car
Men will pay IS a week to men on
strike.