, 1886-03-05
THE STREET CAR STRIKE
In New York and Brooklyn
Still Continues.
Attempts to Run the Cars Prove
Unsuccessful.
An Irate Parents Attack Upon
a Teacher.
Fun on the Rail.

VIM 81 ~ a III INV Nv OAa1A ~
and confident of victory. The strike Of
employees on the Dry Dock railroad con-
tinued unchanged this morning. About
1000 of the strikers were congregated
about the stables and office, but the pres
enee of a large force of police kept them in
order. The police cleared the street in
front of the Office and kept the crowd in
constant motion. Rumors prevailed of
threatened strikes on other street car lines,
but so far none have taken place. 1t is
proposed sometime during the day, to run
a car over the Dry Dock line.
The reserve police force of all precincts
below Fourteenth street was detailed at
the Grand street car stables early this
morning. About 1890 Police Superin-
dent Murray visited the scene, and an
hour later he issued orders calling the re-
naming policemen on reserve in the sta
tons above Fourteenth street, to reinforce
the men already at the stables. The adj
ditional men increased the number on
hand to GOO.
A car was started out of the stable
about noon. Its appearance was hailed
with derision by hundreds of men on the
street. Police Inspector Steers mounted
the platform beside the driver, and the
car started. The police cleared the way
until Lewis street was reached, where the
first obstruction was met in the shape of a
car of the Forty second street line which
had been placed across the track. Behind
it two trucks were standing and a little
way beyond n load of coal had been
dumped on the track. Another ear OF
the Forty-second street line came along,
drove on the pile of coal and was also
turned across the track. The strikers
greeted this with cheers, They sprang
into the street and every wagon that came
along was captured and turned across the
track, the horses unhitched and driven
away.
The police hourishcd their clubs, gave
commands and issued threats alternately;
but in vain, there was no hope and the
police are powerless to act. While the
police were standing looking at the scene,
gangs of men rushed along adding add
.ional Instructions to the trick.
At Cannon street a wagon was turned
upside down ON the rails. At Loeruk
street a car of the Forty-seccnl Street line
was toppled over and fell with D crash on
the track, Six cars in all were turned
across the track, and the side streets are
blocked with wagons waiting their turns.
Two beer trucks had their wheels taken
off and fell across the tracks, and at a
point on Fast Broadway a load of coal
was dumped on the track. At another
point switch plates had been taken away,
and further on a pile of bricks and build
ing poles lay on the track. The contest
was practically over at this point, and
orders were issued to start back to the
stable. The strikers were good natured
and chaffed the policemen, but went about
their work in a way that showed organiza
ton. At Mangin street the strikers tore
up several c~urbstones and placed them on
the track.
The Crosstown line made another at
tempt this afternoon to resume opera
tions. At noon over GOO policemen We're
at the scene, and when the reserve ar
rived fully 200 were in line. They kept
the street clear, but on the north side the
strikers were collected and with thousands
of the lowest classes OF men from the
crowded tenements of the narrow streets
east of the Bowery, formed a threatening
body capable of almost any form Of out
rage. The police patrolIed the street from
the Bowery to East river, and kept the
men in motion. But such a great mass
of people could not be controlled alto
gether.
At 2:15 p. m. q ear started from the
stables and proceeded under an escort of
fifty police to the starters stand at First
street There a line of march was formed,
headed by Superintendent Murray and
Inspector Steer. First came six %platoons
Of police, then followed a ear, enclosed in
a hollow square OF police numbering 100.
The rear was closed by another platoon.
The force started amid hooting, yelling
and derision from the mob. No obstacle
was met until the car reached Cannon
street
At Madison street the first stone was
thrown and struck the side Of a car in
which were some minor officials of the
company and a sergeant of police. All
the way to the Bowery the track was OBJ
structed with wrecks of street cans and
trucks, but the advance guard cleared
them AWAY. At Henry street another
stone went crashing through the car win
dow, At East Broadway a large stone
was placed beside the track unnoticed and
the car was thrown off. This mishap wa,
greeted with a tempest Of yells from thou
sands, oaths. Kisses, cat calls, screams and
wild cheering made the street a perfccI
pandemonium of sound.
At Eldrcdge street more blockades wer'
found and the crowd attacked the polic'
and a general fight took place in whiel
clubs were used with will and the rioter
driven into the side streets. Grand stree
merchants became alarmed and took i
their stock and closed the doors and pu