Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-03-13
RUNNING RIOT.

New York City the Scene OF Labor Riot
EruitIess Attempts on the Part of the Dry
Dock Company to Operate Their Line
Barricades and Street Fighting--5O 900
People Witness the Spectacle.
NEW York, March 4-The strike of the
employees on the Dry Dock surface railroad
company Is unchanged this morning About
l,OOJ OF the strikers are cOngregated about
the stable and Office, but the presence of a
large force of police keeps them in order.
About 1l:3O O'Clock Police Superintendent
Murray visited the scene OF the disturbance
and an hour later issued an order calling the
remaining policemen On reserve in the sta
ton houses above Fourteenth street, to rein
force the men already at the stables. The
additional men increased the number on
hand to COO. A car started out of the stables
about noon. Its appearance was hailed with
deEsiOu by hundreds of men on the street
Police Inspector Speers mounted the plat
form beside the driver and the car started.
The police cleared the way until Lewis street
was reached, when the trst obstruction was
met in the shape of a car of the FOrty-sec-
Ond street line which had been placed on the
track back of it were two trucks, and a lit
tie further on q lOad of coal had been dumped
on the track. Another of the EOrty-secOnd
street line cars came along and drove on the
pile of coal and was turned across the track.
The strikers greeted this with cheers then
sprang into the street and every wagon that
came along was captured and turned across
the track the horses unhitched and driven
awGy.
TEE POLICE POWERLEss.
The police hourished their clubs and gave
commands and issued threats alternately, but
IN vain. They were pOWerless to act. While
the police were standing looking on the
scene, the gang added additional obstruc-
lions to those already placed on the track
AT LOerIck street a car Of the EOrty-secOnd
street line was tOppled over and 1t fell with
a crash on the track. Six cars IN all were
.HH
were blocked with wagons waiting their re-
mOval. Two beer trucks had wheels broken
OF and they fell across the tracks, and on
Broadway nine loads of coal were dumped
on the track. AT another point switch plates
were taken away, and farther on a pile of
brick lay on the track. The contest was
practically over at this point, and orders
were issued to start back to the stable.
ANOTHER ATIE1PT.
The cr0ss-tOwu line made another attempt
in the afternoon to resume operations. At
ls5U the police reserves were called to the
eastern terminus of the Grand street line.
uperiuteudent Murray and Inspector Speers
were present, and made preparations for
the battle. At noon over 600 police were on
the scene, and when the reserves arrived
fully ], 200 men were in line. They kept the
street clear, but on theuOrth side the strikers
were collected, and with thousands of the
lowest classes of men from the crowded
LeueLnelLs OF the narrow streets east OF the
BOWery, formed a threatening body capable
OF almost any form of outrage.
TIE BAREICADEs.
The street was a scene Of destruction, and
the task OF forcing passage seemed impOs-
sibl5. Standing in front of the Grand street
ferry house as far as the eye could see were
overturned horse cars, carts, trucks and
wagons of all kinds.
At 2.3G car started from the stables and
and proceeded under and escort Of fifty po-
hcemen to the starters stand at East street.
There the line of march was formed, headed
by Superintendent Murray and Inspector
Speers. First came six platOous of police;
then followed the car enclosed in a hollow
square or police numbering 100. The rear
of the procession was closed by six more DIa-
tOOns Of police. The force started amid the
hOoung, yelling and shouts of derisiOn from
the mob.
No obstacle was met until the car reached
Cannon street. There was a horse car lying
on It's side. 1t was lifted from the track.
Thereafter the progress was slow. AT Madi-
son street the
FIRST STONE
was thrown, and struck the side of the car in
which were some minor officials of the COM
pauy, and sergeant OF the police. All the
way to the BOWery the track was ObstruCted
with the wrecks of street cars and trucks,
but the advance guards cleared them away.
At Henry street another stone went crash
ing through the car WiniOW.
AT East Broadway large stone was placed
beside the track unnOticed, and the car was
thrown OF. This mishap was greeted with
a tempest of yells from the thousands lining
the streets. Oathss kisses, calls, screams
and wild cheering made the streets a
FmFECr PANDElEosTUlI
of sounds. The car was lifted back on the
track and proceeded. AT Ludlow street
another window was smashed, and rotten
eggs were thrown The distractions were
removed and again the ear moved slowly
on. AT EldEidge street more Blockades were
found and the crowd attacked the police
and
GENERAL FIGHT
took place, In which clubs were used with a
WILL and the rioters were driven into the
side streets
On Grand street the merchants became
alarmed and took in their stock, closed their
doors and put up their iron shutters. AT
I the Grand street station Of the Third avenue
I elevated railroad was an immense barricade
/ Of cars, wagons and trucks. For blocks in
I every direcuOns could be seen a long line of
/ cars and trucks in ineXtHcable confusion.
All travel was Suspended 1t was 2.A5 %.
/ M before the track was cleared of the many
/ cars which had been placed on the cross
ways of the street, FROM Mulberry street TO
I Centre the riotlng began again
EzRI oEDG.
/ Aaton7 thrown against the car struck Ser
I geaut Alc-1Fan- The police lost all patience
I and charged the mob faFiouslv- They
/ dubbed night and left and succeeded
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7 From fler6 20 Broadway the battle was
{ HaE6a with finished fury Many were
ciub5ed, and In uber Of the police were
/ struck with stones.
Broadway was reached after hard strua-
gle. AT $50 o. uu- fully $500 people vera
I gathered as Spectators lla hzina5 ho1E
Ing lEd yelling was u1utI1ulus ana stones
lqls-luel e cEc- arlllls -a1 escort
la strikers and the n1iIce lest before
e among