The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-26
RIOTING IN new YORK.
CONFLICT BETWEEN STREETCAR
STRIKERS AND POLICE.
The hob Finally Dispersed and the
Cars Started-NO Less OF
Life Reported.

.NRw YORK, August 25.-Cars will be
run today over the Broadway main
line, that decision having been arrived
at yesterday afternoon by the mansgers
Of the Broadway road. No attempt
will be made to run cars over the Uni.
versity Place or Seventh Avenue
branches. Serious trouble is antici.
psted when the new drivers and con-
ductors attempt to take out these cars.
To avert this, il possible, the police
authorities have made arrangements
to have all the reserves msssed near
the stables and scattered along Broad.
way as far rs Bowling Green, 60 that
such protection as is possible will be
afforded. The chief trouble is expect
ed between Thirty-iourth street and
the stablee, where the strikers and
their friendsliving in the vicinity, and
who make up one OF the toughest
crowds in New York, congre gate.
They have threatened to kill anyone
who attempts to run out car. Capt.
Killilea said he expected that with
tho assistance furnished him from
headquarters the police would prob.
ably be able to prevent any riot
PREPARING TO START CARS.
1t was far advanced. into the early
hours OF today when District Assem-
bly, No. decil led not to "tie up" the
cross town cars on Forty-second street.
The headquarters of the assembly WIS
open throughout the night. The men
on strike say that the tie up of the
Broadway and Seventh avenue lines
will be short lived, OF that there will
be q general tie up. Master Workman
John Mcguire has retired Temporal
rily from the direction Of the assembly,
owing TO sickness. At 6 o'clock this
morning nearly 800 policemen were
marched to the stables ofSthe Broad
way line and dispersed the men who
had gathered on the adjacent corners.
Police and people were good nstuIed,
and there was no trouble. No men
have yet applied, so far as could be
learned, for the places vacated by the
strikers. Up to II o'clock e.m. all was
quiet, The presence of the police,
however, is believed to mean that an
attempt will be made to run out car.
THE FIRST OUTBREAK.
AT 10:37 a m. car No. 15S, in charge
OF Driver Wickleeee and Conductor
Smith, rolled out of the depot and
started on its trip down town. A yell
arose from the loungers on Seventh
avenue, and men began to pour in
from the side streets aud the ne ghbor.
ing saloons until in few minutes
mob OF excited men filled the wide
avenue and started after the car. The
car went along for about six blocks
easily, with an occasional stone, until
the Broadway switch was reached.
Here an effort was made to derail the
car by placing piece Of wood in the
switch. This proved unsuccessful,
but few minutes later a collision oc-
Cured at Forty-second street with
car OF the Forty-second street and
Boulevard line. The two cars came
together with great force, but no in
jury beyond shaking up occurred,
The mob hooted and jeered the driver
and several stones wers thrown
against the car.
THE POLICE CHARGED THE CROWD
and dispersed them for moment. In
the attempt to get away from the pc.
lice the glass door of a large wine
store was smashed. Further on the
mob sgain appeared and overturned
large dry goods truck on the track.
This the police lifted by main force
from the track and the car pro-
ceeded on its way amid the yells and
deiisive hootings of the crowds Stones
and bricks were again thrown sgsinst
the car, smashing a ventilator. At
the junction Of Sixth avenue aud
Broadway and Thirty third reefs au-
other delsv was caused by Sixth av-
enue car crossing in front Of the Broad
way car filed with men and women.
Stones were again thrown, one Etyik-
ing the Sixth avenue car. The
women screened and tried TO
get out OF the car. At this mo.
msnt Capt. Williams with large
squad of police appeared and dubbed
the crowd right and left. They were
driven into the side streets. They
did not again collect and the car pro.
ceeded on its way unmolgsted. II
reached Bowling Green at II :26 o'clock
q. M, and then started on the return
trip TO tho stables. In the meantime
other cars were started aud made
regular trips. At noon SIX cars were
running. More trouble is feared this
afternoon and evening, as q large
number of new drivers are expected
to arrive from Philadelphia thia after
noon.
ATTACKS ON CARS.
A crowd OF fifteen or twenty strikers
seized one of the Third avenue cars az
it was passing Forty.seventh street
this afternoon and after driving the
passengers out turned it over on its
aide. An open car which followed
was attacked and upset. When the
driver showed fight a revolver was