Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-26
SURFACE ROAD STRIKERS
VIOLENCE RESORTED TOALONG
THE TRACKS IN GOTHAM.

Police Obliged to Charge the Mob to
Disperse It-A Car Overturned After
the Passengers had been Forced to
Alight-stones Freely Used as Mis-
siles
NEW YORK, Aug. 25,-DlstrIct Assem-
bly, No. 40 held an all-night session, and
some time this morning concluded not to
tie up the cross-town cars on Forty
second street. The men ON strike say
that the ties OF the Broadway and Seventh
avenue lines will be short-lived or that
there will be general tie-up. Master
Workman John Mcguire has retired tenn
porarily from the direction ot the assem-.
bly,, owing to sickness. At 6 O'Clock this
morning nearly 300 policemen marched to
the stables of the Broadway and Seventh
avenue line and dispersed the men who
had gathered on adjacent corners. The
police and people were good-natured and
there was nc trouble.
KEEPING BACK THE CROWDS.
Large crowds gathered at the stables
this morning to witness the attempt oil
the company to start cars. The strikers
were kept away by the efforts of District
Workman Graham, of the knights OF
Labor District Assembly No. 70 of the
car drivers. In anticipation OF trouble,
Acting superintendent of Police Steers
aud inspector Dills had placed on duty
1000 policemen in the neighhOrhood of
the stables. Instructions were given to
prevent crowds. The scum of the west
side were on hand as usual. AS fast as
they arrived they were driven away.
Hundreds OF them hid in saloons. These
arrangements occupied the forenoon and
1t was nearly noon before they were com.
pleted.
CAR STARTED.
At 1895 O'Clock this morning o cai
started on tts trip down town. yell
arose from the loungers on Seventh ave-
nue., ana men began to pour in from the
side streets and netghboring saloons until
in few minutes a mob of excited men
filled the wide avenue and started after
the car. 1t went along for six blocks
easily, with an occasional stone, until the
Broadway switch was reached. Here an
effort was made to derail it by placing a
piece OF wood on the rail. This proved
unsuccessful, but soon after q collision
occurred at Forty-seoOnd street. Two cars
came together with great force but no In
jury occurred. The mob hooted the dri-
yer and stones were thrown against the
car.
CHARGING THE CROWD.
Police charged the crowd and dispersed
| 1t for moment. In the attempt TO get
away from the police large glass door in
hardware store was smashed. The mob
again came up and overturned a large
truck on the track. The police lifted this
OH and the car again proceeded. Stones
and bricks were thrown against the car
smashing one OF its windows. At Sixth
avenue, Broadway and Thrty-third
street another delay was caused by Sixth
avenue car crossing filled with men and
workmen. Stones were again thrown. The
women In the Sixth avenue car screamed
and tried TO get out of the car. At this
moment Capt. Williams, with a large
squad OF police, appeared and dubbed
the crowd right and lett. They were
| driven into the side streets. The mob did.
not appear again end the car again pro-
ceeded. 1t reached Bowling Green at
IL :46 O'Clock and started on It's return to
the stables. Meantime other cars were
started on regular trips. At noon six
cars were running.
During this afternoon three arrests
were made by the police of rIotous strik.
ers about the Belt line and Broadway
stables. 1t is believed tonight that the
local assemblies OF the carmen were in
session to receive orders for general tie
up tomorrow morning. The men on the
F0rty-second street road will tie up, and
possibly also on the sixth and Eighth
avenue roads.
CAR OVERTURNED.
A crowd Of twenty strikers seized ona
of the Third avenue cars as 1t passed
FOrty-seVenth street this afternoon, and
after driving the passengers out, turned
IL over on its side. An open car follow
ing was next upset. When the driver
showed fight revolver was pointed at
him. Great excitement attended these
acts. The appearance Of the police set
the rioting strikers TO flight. Tney were
chased, but only one was overtaken. He
was locked up, In default OF 81 600 bail.
A posse Of police arrived and set the cars
right, after which travel was resumed.