Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-05
| on THE VERGE OF A RIOT
POO POLICE RUN A CAR
THROUGH GRAND STREET.


NEW YORK, March 4.-Contrary to re-
port, none Of the horse car lines tied up
this morning. All OF them, with the eX-
ception OF the Dry Dock line were run
ming as usual. The latter line was COM
pletely blockaded, and this caused some
trouble to the other lines which cross its
route. Some OF the long lines in Brooklyn,
extending from the ferries TO South
Brooklyn, we're at a standstill, owing to
strike Of the employees for 81 day and y
| hours work.
LINED WITH POLICEMEN.
| The crOss-town line made another at
| tempt this afternoon 10 resume operations.
/ Al 80 O'Clock police reserves were called
/ Tor, and shortly after these began Ming
| from all directions into Grand street.
/ Al the eastern terminus Of the road SUI
! perinteDdent Murray and Inspector
/ steers, Of the police department. were
/ present in full uniform, and made full
preparations for the battle with the
| knights Of Labor, which they seemed to
expect. Fully 1,2OO policemen were now
assembled They patrOled Grand street
from the BOwery to the East river, dis
lance Of about a mile, driving before
them and into the side streets the masses
of men VINO had gathered. Grand street
presented a spectacle never before seen
in New York standing in front OF the
Grand street ferry-hOuse as far as the eye
could see west, were overturned horse
cars, carts, trucks and wagons of all
kinds.
CAR STARTED OUT.
At 2:lj a car was started from the Cor
! .eas street stables and proceeded, under
an escort of 80 policemen, to the starters
stand at East street. There a line Of
march was formed, headed by Supt. MUIR
ray and Inspector Steers. First came six
piatOons of police; then followed police
numbering 100. The rear was closed by
six more platOOns of police. The force
started amid the hOOting and yelling of a
mob. No obstacle was met until the car
reached Cannon street, There was a
horse car on its side. 1t was lifted from
the track by the policemen who formed
the advance guard of the column and
cleared the way for the professional car.
It's progress was slow and frequent stops
were made.
THE FIRST STONE THROWN.
At Madison street the first stone was
thrown, and it struck the side OF the car.
On the car were John BrOdie, ,rackmas-
ter of the road, who was driving, and
John Angus, conductor; a gentleman
wearing a silk nat, who gave his name as
Mclean, and said he was a friend of
President White, Postmaster Fordyck
and Sergeant McEvoy of the Thlrty-sec-
| ond precinct. All the way to the Bowery
the track was INSTRUCTED with wrecks of
street cars and trucks, but the advance
| guard cleared them away.
THROWING ON THE INCREASE.
! At Henry street another stone went
crashing through the car window. At
! East Broadway a large stone was placed
] do no T.
was thrown off the track. This mishap
was greeted with tempest of yells from
thousands lining the streets. Amid per-
feet pandemonium the car was lifted on
| the track and again went on It's way. At
Ludlow street another window was
smashed and rotten eggs were thrown
against the car. At Allen
street blockade was met.
| Cars of the Second avenue and other lines
were placed in all positions across the
track. stones flew again, and another
/ car window was broken. The obstruction
was removed after great labor, and again
| the car moved slowly on.
THE POLICE ATTACKED.
At Eldridge street more blockades were
! found. and the crowd attacked the police.
| A general fight took place mere, and the
clubs of the police were used with will,
and the rioters were driven again into
the side streets. Hats and caps were left
/ in abundance behind. Grand street
merchants, remembering the re-
| cent, London riots, took in
their stocks, closed tMir doors,
| and put up their iron shutters. The po-
/ lice We're reformed and continued. At
/ the Grand street station of the Third ave-
nue. elevated road the Bowery) was an
| immense barricade of cars, wagons and
/ trucks.
THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS
From the windows of the buildings on
each side of the street and from the eleYa-
| ted railroad station thousands of specta-
/ tors looked down on the vast sea of peo-
| pie. For blocks In every direction were
| long lines OF cars and trucks, massed as
If by design in seemingly inextricable en-
| tanglement. All travel was suspended.
IL was 2:45 O'Clock before the road
was cleared of the many cars which
had been thrown across the tracks at
Mulberry street. A stone was thrown
against the car. 1t struck Sergeant Nc
/ EVOy The police at once charged the
mob furiously, and dubbed right and
/ left, driving before them the rioters, who
sought safety in flight down the side
| streets.
CLUBBING THEIR WAY THROUGH.
At Center street another great crowd
had become massed, and from this point
| TO Broadway the police had literally TO
club a way for TIL mselves and their car.
At Broadway not less than $4,000 people
seemed TO have been collected, but
these were gathered more
as sight-seers, being attracted
| by wild reports OF riots that had preceded
the police column. This point was passed
amid Kissing, hoOting and wild screams of
every kind, but Mclean concluded to
abandon the car here. At Wooster
street a pile of bricks was overturned as
the car was passing and compelled it TO
stop. This obstruction removed another
start was made.
FACTORY HANDS TURN OUT.
At Hudson street another barricade had
TO be removed, and it was done amid the
/ hOwls OF the strikers. AS the car went
toward the North river the factories on
either side were empued OF their
| employees who met the police
with excavations and repTOaohes. The
employees Of the Rothschild factory made
themselves conspicuous by Kissing and
derisive shouts as the car passed. Near
| West street was the last barricade. 1t
was formed of coal wagons, beer wagons
and logs gathered from round about. Al
Desbrosses street a load OF coal was
dumped on the track. When the end OF
the route was reached az $40 O'Clock the
police were allowed a rest, 40 spit on
their hands," one OF the strikers SAID.
THE RETURN MARCH.
After ten minutes the RETAIN March