VOL.TJME XCI— NO. 142.
PEICE FIVE CE1STS.
SAJSr! FKAN^
PROMINENT MEN* WHO ARE PLATING AN IMPORTANT PART j IN TRYING TO BRING ABOUT. A SETTLEMENT
IN THE ECONOMIC DISTURBANCE N^^^^^RW^^^^fw^^^^S^^^TC^^^J^^h^^^^^^^UA^
TERSOF THE STRIKERS AND SCENES WHICH OCCURRED YESTERDAY AS "A RESULT OF '. THE TROUBLE.
Amid the streams of water on
all sides, the flames from the
lower deck and dense clouds of
smoke, the passengers rushed
from their staterooms and a
frightful panic ensued. The ap
peals of the officers and crew
could not stay the terror-stricken
Most of the passengers were
still in bed when Second Clerk
Phillips gave the alarm. The en
gineers started the pumping en
gines and the crew brought all
the hose into play.
The fire was discovered in the
forward hatch larboard at 4:05
o'clock and burned fiercely.
shortly after 4 o'clock this morn
ing close to Ogdens Landing,
near this city- While almost all
on board were asleep, the steamer
City of Pittsburg was discovered
to be on fire and in a few mo
ments was burned to the waters
edge. The loss of more than
$80,000 on the steamer does not
include the cargo, both being a
total loss. The latest estimates
are that there were 150 persons
on board and that not more than
v ¦
half of them were saved, many of
the latter being burned or in
jured. As the register of the
steamer was burned, no list can
be given either of the victims or
the survivors and in the confusion
it has been impossible to com
plete lists. Captain Phillips ad
mits that the death list may reach
sixty.
CAIRO, 111., April2O.—
One of the worst dis
asters in the history of
river navigation occurred
The following: is a partial
list of the pauengeri lostt
Captain 'Wesley Dom, re
tired river pilot, Cincin
nati.
Mtes Marie Te«sim, Cannel
ton, Ind.
Three children of Mrs. Me-
Cnllum. Iseavenworth, Ind.
Patrick Burke and seven
members of his family,
Owen^boro, Ky.
Child of Pilot Al Pritchett,
Memphis. Tenn.
Clay Breeze, wife and son,
I'ntontown. Ky.
Chtld of A. M. Allen, Pltts
bursr.
Miss Mary Litter, Carrollton,
Ohio.
Sir. Adams, Ohio.
Mr. Downs, Memphis.
Miss Sweeney, Owensboro,
Kentucky.
L. L. Hunter, Litlntl. Pa.
Members of the crew lostt
Joe Redding. Cincinnati,
striker engineer.
Fred Jonei, Newport, Ky.,
'< striker engineer.*
Tom Smith, Memphis, tteen-
WiuirB* rt. Bollln'ter. . Cin-'
cinnatL. first steward.
Henry Thomas (colored),
Cincinnati, second stew
ard.
John Botts, Cincinnati, cook.
Tony Gilfoyle, Cincinnati,
baker.
These members of the
crew, names unknown, are
misBlnfrt First pantryman,
three colored firemen, six
cabin boy*, two chamber
maids, six deckhands, two
cooks.
THE DEAD.
Panic-stricken Pas=
sengers Retard
Rescuers.
More Than Sixty of
Those Aboard
Are Lost.
Fire Destroys a Mis=
sissippi River
Packet
SCORES
DIE IN
FLAMES
ALL LINES OF THE MARKET-STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM
ARE COMPLETELY TIED UP AND 2800 EMPLOYES AWAIT
ANSWER OF CORPORATION RELATIVE TO THEIR DEMANDS
V, The, failure' of the cars to run a* usual
was a source of great , inconvenience -to
the : residents along the. various lines "of
the system : Hying ' in ; the outskirts of the'
city. . Many, of "these '/walked' two .'-miles
down town: in search of*' information,: but
the'news obtained by them was not en-
employes, in which he said he was will
ing to : treat i directly with the men them
selves', : singly or collectively, , but . that • he
would gj not> recognize the, men affiliated
with the 'union; who, he said, were ; dis
charged "employes. Following his address
he took a; car. to the ferry, and among
his s passengers were * • several employes
who areriotin sympathy with the strike.
"I will never consent to
place ' policemen on .the
street cars of -the company.
The. company | will j be | gfiven
ample-"-, police ¦" protection
should ¦ it be required, but
until. the "necessity for it ex
ists no police will escort the
cars>about the city. I expect
to Hold n. conference 'with
the - • officials of the street
railway company to-morrow.
'F am convinced that the
Mrtko -will not be ' of long
duration."
) "I .consider the situation
as being: full of promise for
the street railway employes
-who are'; striking for better
pay and :':thc recession ;' of
unreasonable regulations en
forced asrainst them by.'the
rail-way i company. . % *- There
has .been no violence and my
conviction is- thnt there will
be none. The 'strikers are
orderly and'.. they, have' as
sured me that they .will pre
serve the 'peace at all haz
ard*.
MMAYOn SCHMITZ made
/ \\ the •» following ' state-
Went to the
i .-strike «it nail on late
last nlcht:
MAY0R SAYS
NO VIOLENCE
IS EXPECTED
Continued on Page
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¦ Continued on Page Thxet,
Continued on Page Three,
"¦'¦ E street railway employes*
k ¦ E • strike is now in full effect, and
' r -.''-B r all the," lines of the United
.' ;'¦•• mt' ' \..: Railroads. ; of '¦.. San Francisco
. * -^*- '¦•' ', ' : and ' also .the Independent
,\ . > •, ' ; Geary-street line are thor
oughly THe tieup was ren
dered -complete • yesterday morning, when
f the'day-;forces, after reporting, at the va
rious car.ho'uses. heeded the importunities
of -th'eir :fellow;-carmenand almost unani
-refused to go to work. Scarcely
the wheels '"of a single car on any line re
.volved'y^sterday.wlthput permission hav
ing first been 'obtained frpm . President
Cornelius 'of ,'the union. : Probably never
,was' a /strike of any kifid' inaugurated so
pftacefuilyyet so,' effectively as the pres
;'eht «.phe. :; ' .". ", ; ;... •¦'. , . -
.V. When ¦ the strike w-as put in effect Sat
,urday : night,' it was. the night forces that
•quit; ' » At that '. time ¦ there was serious
doubt 'existing; even in the minds of the
;le'aders'thernselycs,.as to whether the day
• hands "would cast their lot with the strik
ers'. -'.When .these; men";. went. to. the car
sheds lyestprday. .it.Is safe to assert that
three-fourths of them had no intention of
striking.- ..They were ''met, however, at the
sheds; by deiegates'from the union, and in
a remarkably. short space of time they
had-decided'tojoiri 'the strikers arid were
• on i their, way.: to the. Turk-street 'Temple '
tojoiri the union. ., i. :
'The most- 1 exciting event in regard to
the " employes, quittiAg; their positions oc
curred out at : the Mission-street carhouse,
near^Twerity-ninth street;.,' About 30) nien
are employed on the Mission street lines,
; arid* tlie'leaders of 'the strike had deter
.irilned.to.make a strong appeal for their
assistance. {When the, men arrived at the
carhouse' theyovere met by F.'R. Whitney
fof;' the SutrO; line and several. other dele
gates, who went among the riien exhort
ing them : to sustain the union. The cause
• of -the organization finally prevaile'd, and
! '1.0 .of the men formed in line and, marched
down' to \the ]• Turk-street' Temple to* be-
. Continued on -Page Two.
'' F"t IC HARD 'CORNELIUS,' '
| ; #^ ' Prestdent- of. <h]e ; - Street ,"
:' : ,. . '• Hal j.TT, ti'.y- '' Employes';
* ;. ?i\ •":'• *; Union, . made \ th]e ¦; t ol-.;. ~
lnTrlnis- ntatenientj'Iast nljsht t
? ." vT',' T < E!very.tblngf'*:;polvtti ; 'to «''-.*'
r-«peeil>v and ' Buccessf nl-; ter- ' ,
' 'mlnatlbn "of " tiieVfitrike. ;Otir
' men arc all ont: not a slnijlp ; ..
one ,Tras disloyal, to. tlie^prln- ¦_¦..
'.: '¦ clples of ibJ.K'; onion. \ JTkeViiIt- v -;
nation .-. ronlil : not be. more ¦ '
-.. ' fnvorableVfor the'trinmph'bf ,.
' - our '.\ 'cause! >-'irtafch'j'> ** Vthe
.; . canse^of '^rlffht'and; justice. . 'f- 1 /,
¦ : ¦'_ "¦ . •«Onr > ' men vhave !'been ¦ l^ n - "-:
:'.'• utructed '^.nit "to ' : th'e':' course /
','.'.' ttey - are to V.PUr*ue.' w i' i Under. ' •,
'/} no clrcnmsiances Bre.they to ':-,
•• " resort -• toj any, ."Tiolence ; : and •
. I they are nottopermlt^othersV ;
:''"tb \ destroy \ .the |j property^ ; of \ \
,^the^-cbnipanies.: ..The" United,; •
. ¦ '. States ;'mall. service ..ttIII ; not, .
'. . under ¦ any: clrcnmstances.-" be, v.
- Interfered .-n-Ith.'-. •";.>¦.'¦'!'';',' -.1 :...'; ¦. ;
. "We Unow.that in thlii flght . "i
,V the^' sympathies . of "the-. Ken. ¦¦ ..
:•..' eralrpubllc.^.Trlilch; i»ia,ltvii5^~s \'-.
-J for;- the ; cause. i;.of ;jrl^fht t 1; "li« ¦'• E
-t Tylth/us. ;VOur. meii- could, not.,''
. vbe.^uiorc;', enthnslastle.'-.-and ,.T..
V while; I- nm •'"certain? th'at- the •> '
,. strike 'Vvill'ibejshbrt.t I^knoiv,-.
-.;that- if -it-Is 'proionifed.Vthe.s^
';nienf rrlll .hold : toKether '.until . ':
; -v'Jthey; 1 . i/liave. •'¦'"/ 'sained." "i'tUeir.^--;
.' rights.''. . .••/¦•'.'W'-'M; " : 'r:. ¦'- .'-.'¦•..'•
At ¦ the carhouse of the ¦ Sacramento
jitreet line Manager Vining. played a' con- |
spicuous role— that, of "conductor. ' I Vin-
Ing made several trips over, the line'.dur
ing the morning and collected fares'; with
the dignity of an old-time conductor/ He
was Jeered good : naturedly ;. by the crowds,
but paid little attention to the cries of
derision that xr«"eeted;; him. Later J in the
afternoon, he visited .the Mission-street
carbbuse and raade an address to several.
VINING AS CONDUCTOR.
rHE. strike of - the conductors
and motormen of I the Market
street railway system ¦ was on
in real earnest yesterday. The
tie-up was complete in every
respect, and barring one car
on each line, which was sent over, the
system, in order that the franchise rights
of the company might not be impaired,
and the running of the mail „ cars, not a
wheel on the entire "system moved
throughout the day.
The completeness of the tie-up was a
matter of surprise not only to the offi
cers of the railway '. company, but to the
public as well. The unanimity of action
on the part of the employes in walking
out almost to a man is an indication of
the deep-seated feeling that existed
among the men against the company for
the stringent regulations '¦ Manager.-Vin
ing has seen fit to enforce. ;One of those
which has been most obnoxious to ¦ the
men was the espionage to which they
were subjected on -their days off. A rule
which has worked a ! hardship on the
conductors is .one forbidding \ them to
lean against the rear railing of the car
while on duty. The most obnoxious, reg-.
illation of all was, that which ..practical
ly forbade the men, from joining the union
under whose auspices the strike Was in
augurated.
A feeble attempt was made toturnout
some of the cara of the Mission and; Va
lencia street branches at the usual hour
yesterday morning. As fast -as trie 'men
appeared at the carhouses they, were met
by the pickets of the strikers, and a mo
ment later they walked^ away: in com
pany. One car -was turned : out without
opposition, and, manned by two men, it
proceeded to the ferry." The strikers' were
orderly, and although a number "of police-"
men were on the scene their services
were not called into reauisltlon.
Strikers Join Union
by Hundreds at
Big Meeting.
jgg -y-ATOE- SCHMITZ sought, In
/B /S valn yesterda yVto] secure. a"
/ HX B : conference •:. with 7 the ¦ bffl
/ •v '¦•-.cials: of .'the. railway 'com_
-A -r JBL':'. pariy,wlth;a view to brings
" ing' about a.speedy^settle
ment of the strike; Most of the afternoon
was spent ; by him, in seeding, to gain com
munication with. Mana-ger Vining or Pres T
ident • Holland, but neither' ..was '¦• to '-\ be
found. . As a last \ resort [ Tirey | L. ; Ford,
who is said to>have a- power; of ¦. attorney
to act for:the company, in the settlement
of the dispute, was communicated with;
and he announced that'; he would'ilet the
Mayor know later in the evening what ac
tion he would," take relative" to '; the pro
posed cohference. t ;,'•... - /. -
At 8 o'clock Mayor ; Schmitz; was at: his
office In*the City Hall awaiting' the com
ing of Ford, : but -the ; Attorney,' Generai
came not. instead ,there_came a- telephone.
menage, from V him - announcing': that -'no
I conference; could;- be;- had' for i the reason
that ¦President; Holland Vas unable to a't- F
tend, and he did not" consider, himself au
! thorized to act independent of Holland in
the premises. -^Ford's •..declination'' was
couched In the following language : > . - ; . W
."I have no personar disinclination what
ever,to meet his) Honor the; Mayor.'; this
evening or at j any; other time. .'Indeed, • I
should bever^much pleasedjto'meet him.
But as, at '! such.; a 'j conference / matters
would be .discussed ¦• concerning '.* which V: I
have but a 'lirnited.'power.^arid. \. as pur,
president, ' Mr." Holland, ¦ whom -I 'would
¦wish to ' accompany,; me, , if ¦ such' a, confer
ence is to jbevhad,' is jriot ; iiv physical con
dllion. to attend, no* conf erenceVcan take
place' to-night." ••/;' ; ••;. ' ' '-. ' -_. • ¦ : •
' The J MayorJ expressed/greatv annoyance
at .the i failure of his .'.first', attempt- at: mod-;
iationi f lie;had'corivinced; himself, that the
proposed conference would\ result' in much •
good ' and ' he '.added' j that he ¦ would * renew ,
his -effort yio'-'day.*; L "]{ '~-\ .' Y. '0-i " ? f v ,¦:; ; :; . : : ;
President Holland was reported • to; be"ill ;
iast' nlghtTj Tlie';^trlkelis ,-^id Tier-be atie]
caused' Holland: spent*, trie greater part of
yesterday, at '.his "office; and : the reports 're-;
ceived • by him ,"f rom : the various ; parts iof ¦
the , system ' seem iy to 'indicate ! that / aVpro- '
tracted . struggle; is ; to - be " counted - upon.;
The" situatibn-'was;' riot "and.
when the subject' ofVafcoriference with, the'
Mayor was, broached , he expressed; himsel f \
as" being too ill to discuss . the* strike", until
to-day^ Ford ¦ thereupon sent ' his -rdeclin-^
'ation to "the 'Mayor.' as' statcd.*T V ¦*¦¦ ' ' "
CORNELIUS
IS HOPEFUL
OF SUCCESS
Events of the Day Are
Eagerly Watched
by Public.
Mayor Schmitz Makes Futile^ Attempt to Bring About Confer*
ence With Officials qi 'the United fRailrdads.
Special Cable to The Call and the Ne-wr Tork
Herald. Copyright, ] 1902. by the Heraid
Publishing Company.
GUATEMALA CITY, Guate
mala, April 20. — Three earth
quakes Friday night reduced to
ruins Quesaltenango, the second
city of importance in Guatemala
and having 25,000 inhabitants,
and completely destroyed the
town of Amatitlan. Both of these
towns were capitals of depart
ments of the same name that each
It is reported that 500 persons
were killed in Quesaltenango, but
the rumor lacks confirmation.
No direct telegraphic communi
cation has been obtained and the
exact loss of life cannot now be
ascertained,
.The disaster is greater than
first reports led the ."public to be
lieve. News of the destruction,
which extends . 100 miles along
the western part of the republic,
is coming in slowly, because all of
the telegraph wires are down. It
is known that Amatitlan exists
no more as a town, the seismic
disturbance having been so great.
The inhabitants — that is, those
of 10,000 residents who escaped
death in the cataclysm — are
camping in the, open air for
safety, not daring to return to the
ruined confines of the town.
Some of the inhabitants are build
ing temporary mud huts.
More news has been obtained
about the condition of affairs at
Amatitlan than at Quesaltenan
go, as the former town is only fif
teen miles south of this city, while
the latter is more than 100 miles
to the northwest. •:.-•¦"•
, Couriers say earthquake shocks
are still being felt at short inter
vals in the neighborhood of Ques
ailenango.
There have been serious seis
mic disturbances along the Cor
dillera, affecting towns and vil
lages between Amatitlan and
Quesaltenango. No reliable in
formation regarding the loss of
life or the extent of property de
struction in these intermediate ,
places'has reached here.
DAMAGE IN 1 MEXICO.
MEXICO CITY, April 20.—
The earthquake on Friday even
ing affected a large extent of terri
tory and reached down into Cen
tral America. The lower section of
the Pacific coast of this country
felt the shock very severely and
at Tapachula, an important town
in the state of Chiapas, near the
Guatemalan frontier, the damage
done to property is estimated at
fully $1,000,000. One wealthy
man estimates his loss at $200,-
Ouesaltenarigo was, next to
Guatemala City, the prettiest
town of Guatemala, while Amitit-
Earthquake Shocks
Continue at Short
Intervals.
A mat it Ian and Que
saltenango Are En*
tirely Destroyed.
Guatemala Temblors
Claim Hundreds
of Victims.
CITIES
LIE IN
RUINS
The San Francisco Call.
\- CLIFF >JS > DESERTED.. ;: - ?
.''The;Dcscrtcd;yillageV'. would hav^.been
an appropriate;name, for. the-reslbn around
the Cliff House'and park yesterday.; About
a'/riuridred"pedestrlansVvIslted'" the "beach
yesterday i'and, these all •.had '¦tow come, by
way of . the ' Calif ornla?street : line. ' '.The < air
'was-quite chilly.' ajs a. cool .west ,wind ; was
blowing. ;The. breakers'; were . unusually
la'rcp. : '•.;,,>•_., ? : ¦::-¦¦: ¦':'¦''¦¦'.. ¦ : ¦ * ~j>-/.' '.¦ '.'¦ *¦ .'
,"" If, thedlff-was deserted >. the. park/.wus
even i more . so," as there "were' no cars, run
ning to 1C-, except'- :• an' occasional^ EIUs
street car.-"; ',' /-,' ,*,.!••¦,' ;',' .¦*.¦¦',.".''•«¦ ; :'*••_ ' .
;,' The* California arid}. Union-street f .lines
tlldVa\ rushing lbusiness"'Vestefday. \ being
.the .'only-^llnes-jin^the-cityf In •operation.
Each "car ; was v , pressed ,;int« r service -and
oach,'of;these..was so crowded that- stand-
Ins room.w*a3*at*a'premlum".* " \ v "" '¦" ' ...