Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-27
BADBL00D0N BROADWAY
POLICE OBLIGED TO CLUB A
MOB INTO SUBJECTION,

The Officers Under cdsrs to Keep Sur.
face Road Traffic Open at any Cost
humors of q Plot TO Blow UD the
Stables of the Third Avenue Com
pany.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Cars started out
early on Broadway, but under strong DO
lice protection. No crowd was tolerated
anywhere. When car No. 29O, of the
Broadway line, got down to Forty-fourth
street about 9:45 O'Clock, strikers and
roughs were watching it IN large force,
but they kept moving. The driver OF a
wagon obstructed the car at a crossing
and the mob attacked the car and threwit
OH the track. A wild scene ensued for a few
minutes and thousands of persons in the
vicinity were attracted to the spot.
Squads of police came down and began
some proniscuous clubbing.
SEVERAL ARRESTS.
several arrests were made at the tri.
angular square at the junction of Broad
way, and Seventh avenue was cleared
with the exception of crowd that lined
the sidewalk. Capt. Killilea came down
from the depot and took charge OF the
police and soon restored order. Several
broadway cars came down and passed
without molestation, while desperate and
angry mob watched for an opportunity to
0bstruct them. Stones. and bricks were
hurled at several of the cars at intervals,
but no serious injury was doneSto person
or property.
EVIDENCES OF AN UGLY TEMPER.
That considerable bad blood was abroad
during the night was indicated by the po-
lice returns. Besides the fights and shoot
ing Arrays between strikers and fscabs,'
reported IN the papers, some OF whom
figured in the police courts today. five
cases OF broken heads were reported, IN
which the unknown assailants escaped.
The fights all took place on the west side
in the camp OF the strikers. A strong forca
OF police has been stationed at the Forty
fourth street switch, and orders have been
issued that 1t Is to be protected at all
hazards, Capt. Killilea spoke to the po-
lice, and intimated that If any
car falls to get through and tbe'officers
return alive they might as well resign.
The Broadway company have evidently
no Intention of giving in. 1t is feared
that unless there Is some settlement to-
night there will be general tie up. A
gang OF strikers and other rowies have
been haunting the stables at Twenty
third street and Ninth avenue all day,
spelling for fights. No cars were run
from there to-day. There were several
slight disturbances, but the police on
guard are preserving order. A plot is
said to be on foot TO blow up the Third
Avenue railroad depot, but precautions
have been taken against such an occur
renee.
COMPROMISE.
At a conference this afternoon between
the Broadway railroad authorities and
the spokesman OF the strikers the latter
received renewal of the proposition to
try the new schedule OF six trips
per dav, with a promise that If after q
faithful trial OF four dsyR the new sche-
dule was not satisfactory the old one
would be restored. This proposition was
considered until after midnight by the
men, and was accepted. they will re-
turn to work tomorrow morning. The
nOn-union men now at work Will not ba
discharged.
The Belt Line company will submit a.
proposition tomorrow. A demand has
been made on the Sixth avenue road for
the reinstatement OF the discharged men
and three days given for an answer. The
Forty-second street line will probably
not be tied up.