The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-26
STRIKING STREET-CAR MEN.
New Workers Treated to Number OF
Exciting Scenes During the Day.
Street-Cars Seized. Passengers Driven Ont,
and the Vehicles Thrown from the Tracks
"A General Tie Up Expected To-Day.

New York, Aug. 25.--It was far advanced
into the early hours of to day when District As
sembly, No. 40. decided not to stte-up' the cross
town cars on Forty second street The head
quarters of the assembly was open throughout
the night The men on strike say that the tie
up of the Broadway and Seyenth-avenue lines
will be short lived that there will be general
tie-up Master Workman John Mcguire has
tired temporarily from the direction Of the as
sembly, owing to sickness.
At o'clock this morning nearly three hun
dred policemen were marched to the stables of
the Broadway line, and dispersed the men who
had gathered on the adjacent corners. Police
and people were good natured. and there was no
trouble. No men have yet applied, so far as
could be learned. for the places vacated by the
strikers. Up till IL A. Ne all was quiet The
presence of the police, however, is believed to
mean that an attempt will be made to run out
car.
At 1887 A. Nj. car No. 15S, in charge of driver
Wickesee and Conductor Smith, rolled out of
the depot and started on its trip down town.
yell arose from the lonngers on Seventh avenue,
and men began to pour in from the side streets
ments, a mob of excited men filed the wide av-
enue 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 made to derail the car by
placing a piece OF wood in the switch. This
proved unsuccessful, but few minutes later a
collision occurred at Forty-second street with
car of the Forty second street and Boulevard
line. The two cars came together with great
force, but injury beyond shaking up oc-
Cured The mob hooted and jeered the driver,
and several stones were thrown against the car.
The police charged the crowd and dispersed
them for moment. In the attempt to get
away from the police. the glass door of large
wine store was smashed.
Further on the mob again appeared and over
turned large dry goods truck on the track
This the police lifted by main force from the
track. and the car proceeded on its way amid the
yells and derisive hootings of the crowd. Stones
and bricks were again thrown against the car
smashing a ventilator. At the junction of
Sixth avenue and Broadway and Thirty third
streets another delay was caused by Sixth
avenue car crossing in front of the Broadway
car, filled with men and women. Stones were
again thrown, one striking the Sixthavenue car.
The women screamed and tried TO get out of the
At this moment Captain 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 proceeded on its way unmolested. 1t
reached Bowling Green at l1:26 A. NJ, and then
started on the return trip to the stables. In the
meantime other cars were started and made
regular trips. At noon six cars were running.
More trouble is feared this afternoon and even
ing, as large number of new drivers are ex-
pected to arrive from Philadelphia this after
noon.
A crowd of fifteen or twenty strikers seized
one of the Third avenue cars as it was passing
the passengers out turned it over on its side
An open car which followed was next attacked
and upset When the driver showed fight,
revolver pointed at him. Great
excitement attended these acts The ap-
pearance of a policeman set the rioting
strikers to flight They were chased, but only
one, Ed McEvery. conductor. was overtaken.
He locked up A posse of police arrived
and set the Alright, after which travel was
resumed.
1t is believed that the local assemblies of
ceive orders for general tie-up tomorrow morn
ing. The mon on the Forty-second street road
will tie up tomorrow, possibly, also the Sixth
and Eighth avenue roads
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