New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-10
CLUBBING A ROUGH CROWD.
A SMALL RIOT IN THIRD-AvE. QUELLED.

STRIKERS APPEAL TO PATRONS OF THE ROAD
STATE OF THE STRIKE.
In the Third Avenue strike yesterday uneysnt-
full day. The usual number Of cars were run out for
Sunday and a rule they made their trips without
much trouble The on y time that there any diff
Guilty was about last evening, whena team attached
to Third Avenue became frightened at the no'se Ok
the elevated train Ninety sevenhst and broke from
the traces. There was O large number OF people on
Third ave. at that timc and the horses ran wildly
down tho avenue the word passed along that there
riot that the strikers had made an attack upon
the fears aud Throwing them from the track aud
bockaiing the road. Hundreds OF people faa In ths
direction from which tue horses came. and in few
moments there large crowd arognd the car whch
had been left standing on the track. AS another car
up this and the driver got OF to change his
horses and hitch them TO the car ahead. the crowd
pressed upon him and closed up the passage. Several
attempts made to strike the drivers aad there were
loud and angry threats uttered against him From tho
rear the crowd several rersoDswhctnet strikers
could not be found outthrew heavy stones at both
the drivers which broke OF the car windows and
struck number OF onlookers Only one person. how
ever, Charles Powers, boy IL known 10 have beel
injured
The crowd which tad several haf-drunken men 10 IL,
became furious and filled the air with shouts aid cirses
and IRON all appearances there serious disturb
ance coso at hand Word TO the Twenty third
Precinct and Captain Conn fastened to the with
application of hight sticks brought TO heads
and confusion to others In a few moments they had
cleared the middle Of street. The crowd still hung
upon the sidewalks and Kissed and hurled imprecatons
at the officers. team having been secured. tho
cars were set In motion, and In half hour all visible
traces OF the proceeding over. Two nen,
who were especially noisy and obnoxious and had re-
sisted the officers, arrested. They would not give
their names bu, is said that they not strikers.
nuDber of boys were busy along the lower part OK
the during the greater part OF the day. handing hs
following appeal TO passengers getting OH the Third
Avenue cars:
FELLOW CTIZFys BY families refusing TO
paron the Tbrd Avenue Railroad Compahys cars WINE
the employees out on strke AGAINST 0ppresson you VIA
leniinc helping hand and be paving the way Tor
children the future live among the loving
'N'f - Yours IN the cause Of Humlnity.
At the headqusrers OF the strikers everything was
quiet Chairman Collum and three Of the other mem-
bers of the Exeeu'ye Board took Sunday for day ot
rest and stayed at home The members OF the toar,
who present at the headquarters sprn most OF me
time making preparations TO pay the men Oh TO day
Secretary MutOrd made only q short statement Ho
| said: Between and p. NJ. to-day our pi,kets re-
| 5,95l on the Second Avenue aud 5si on the Third
| Avenue. More Chinese are now riding on the rnrd
Avenue cars than any other nationality except pocs
men The solidarity ach- Case Con paDy gave gold
watch for benefit OF the strike fund The receipts
from stages Sl42 49, and from outside sources
| S75."
There were rumors curren. that conference WAS held
last night representatives OF the company anu
the strikers. That true was denied by 'resl-
dent Lyon Superintendent Robertson. OF the company
and Secretary Andrew ID. Best and Edward Muio1d, OK
| the Empire Protective AssociitoE