Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-05

lVhu 81 Sotl hnu 0fNh dumped on the /
track, Another car o. the forty,sccondl
street llnc came along, drove on the pile
81 coal and was also turned across the
track. The strikers greeted this with
cheers, They sprang Into the street aud
every wagon that came along was
captured, turned across The track, the
horses unhliched and driven away |
The police hrandishcd their clubs gays
commands aud used threats alternately |
but w vain. There was no hope aud the |
police were powcrlcsa 10 act While tho |
police were standing looking at the scene
gangs Of men rushed along adding ad |
'dtional distractions on the track. All
Cannon street wagon was turned up.
side down on the rails. At i,eocko street
car Of the Forty,sccond street line was
tnppicd over on the track. Six cars IN all
were turned across the track The
side streets were blocked with wagonp,
walling lhcm. Two beer trucks had their
wheels broken on and fell across tho
tracks, aud nc point on East Broadway
q load OF coal was dumped ON the
track. AZ another point the switch
plates were taken away Further on
pile Of bricks and bulldine-polcs lay on
the track The contest was practically
WV hA hhiN lbiihB NhN OlNNlH MtTt
Issued 70 start hack 10 the stable. The
strikers good.naturodly chaffod The
! policemen, but went about the work Ia
way that showed Organization. AZ Man.
gin street the strikers tore up several
cuthstoncs and placed them on the
track. Another attempt will be made to
start a car later this afternoon. The
Gard Of police to-day received letter
from the railroad company, asking for
police protection OF their employees aud
property.
| The company made another attempt
this afternoon to resume operations. At
| lB0 o'clock the police reserves were
called 90 the eastern terminus of the
Grant street line. Superintendent Muir
ray and Inspector Steers were present
and made preparations for the battle. AZ
noon over 600 policemen were on the
scene, and when the reserves ar.
rived, fully 1900 were In line,
They kept the stree. clear, but on
the north side the strikers were
collected, and with thousands OF the low
est classes Of men from the crowded ele
mcnts OF the narrow streets east Of the
Dowefy formed threatening body, ca
pablc OF any form OF Outrage aud riot
Thc police patrollcd the street from the
Bowcry TO East river and kept the men
In motion, but such II great mass OF PEG.
g pie could not be c)ntrolled altogether
They surgod along with seemingly ire
slstlblo force. II was Il scene OF destfnc-
tlon The task OF forcing n pasang,
seemed impossible Standing In front o.
the Grand street ierry.house as far a
= the eye could see were overturned horse
! cars, carts, trucks and wagons
OF all kinds. ~ 100 o'clocl
fla car started from tho stable
Z and proceeded under an escort OF Mt,
I policemen To start or stand AT Gran,
street The line OF march WINS formet
! headed by Superintendent Murray an,
Inspector Steers, First came 81
!. platoons OF police, then followed The ca
q nclosed In a holluw-Equarc OF police
/ numbering 100. The rear was closed b
( slN more platoons OF police The fore
y started amid hooilng, yelling aud shout
g OF derlslon from the mob NO nbstacl
= was met until the car reached Cairo
Q street. There was horse-ca
II living on its side. II wa
/ lifted from the track by the policcme
II who formed the advance guard {
r the column. Thereafter the progress
q was slow AZ Madison street the lrl
+ stone was thrown aud struck the side I
l. the err Ia which we're some minor on
u GERS OF the company and the sergeant
g police. All The way 70 the Bowory y
Track was obstructed With wrecks ,
strcct,ears and trucks, but the 0dvanJ
10 guard cleared them away Az the Bower
II another stone crushed through The "a
Il window. Az East broadway larl
" stone was placed beside the track al
n noticed and Tbs car was thrown on, IN
D. mishap was greeted With q tempest
L, Wells from the thousands lining u
&c streets. Onths, Kisses, screams ana WI
As cheering made the street a perfect pa
so dcmonlum Tho car wus lifted on "
Il track and proneeded Az luuio
IN street another window was s'narn'
Z mud rotten eggs were thrown ~ AN
he street d blockade was mot cars OF u
Z, Second avenue ana olher ilnts VIC
1t. placed In all positions ncross the tfae
IT, stones again observation-disclosures ear Wlhdu
ut was broken. The obstruction were
he moved aud again the car proceeded slo
ly on. At Eldridge street more blockad
were found aud the crowd attacked
ar pollcc aud general 0ght took place,
M. which clubs were used aud the cars W,
nv driven into the street The Grand str
nv merchants closed tl,cr doors and put
their iron shutters At the Grand atf,
station OF The Third Avenue Eleval
re. road there was an Immense bAiflcaae
his cars, wagons aud trucks. For bloc
HE In every direction could pc y
as long lines ~ cars aud trucks In ineXtri'
bic confusion. All travel was suspcnd
ors IL was 2ii5 p. N. before the track
the cleared Of the many cars which had DC
yn. placed on the crossways Of the sur
tic IRON Mulberry stleet TO Center, III
ry- ngaIn a stone WAS thrown against the .
OF n struck Sergeant Mcl.ycr. The pol
Ike lost all patience and charged we y
list mrlously. They dubbed right ana !
hat and succeeded Ia driving The u
I've ara down the side gstret
From there To- Broadway the ha'
waged with undiminIshed fury, NJ
500 were clubbGd, and number OF POI
fac were struck with stones Broads
ON was reached after hard struggle ~, y
u. m. Here fully 10000 people "
anthcred US spectators. the hlsslliP
, OF hootlng and yelling was continuous
ace gfones continued On drop agalnh,
mn. escort. Al Wooster street plle OF "
gre. fcll az the car was pAhNihR
The stopped Il. This removed, an9t
cpt bafflcade was met aud removed alllu
az heats ~ the Workmcn ~ tue car "