Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-05
The HORSE CAR STRIKE.
Trouble Among the Strikers in New
York Thursday, Assumes a More he.
termined Form-Tracks Blocked and
Cars Overturned-Police Charge the
Crowd.
NEW York, March 4

NEW ORR. Mafcn 4.
None of the horse car lines were tied up
Thursday morning, with the exception of the
Dock line. A universal strike has been
threatened if the demands of the men on the
four roads now on strike were not granted,
The strike has extended to Brooklyn and
there seems to be a determination on the part
OF the strikers to settle their grievances once
for all. The strike of the employees on the
Dry Dock Surface Railroad continues I'M
changed. About 1000 of the strikers congre-
gated about the stable and office, but the
presence of a large force of police kept them
IN order Rumors prevailed of threatened
strikes on other street car lines but SO far
none have taken place. 1t is proposed some
time during the day TO run a car over the
Dry Dock line.
There has been great roting BY the Dry
Dock railroad strikers this afternoon Word
has just been received that the Third Avenue
road has struck to aid them.
car was started out of the stable of the
Dry Dock line about noon. It's appearance
was hailed with derision by tho hundreds of
men on the street Inspector of Police
Steers mounted the platform beside the
driver and the car started. The police cleared
the way until Lewis street was reached, where
the first obstruction was met in the shape of
car of the 42nd street line which had been
placed across the track Behind it two trucks
were standing and little way beyond load
of coal had been dumped on the track.
Another car of the 42nd street line came
along and drove on the pile of coal and WAS
also turned across the track. The strikers
greeted this with cheers. They sprang into
the street and every wagon that came along
was captured and turned across the track and
the horses embarrassed and driven away.
The police fourished clubs, gave COM
mands and issued threats, but in vain. There
was no hope and the police were powerless
to act. While the police we're standing look
ing at the scene gangs of men rushed along,
adding additional Instructions on the track
AT Canon street wagon was turned upside
down on the rails. At Goereck street a car
of the 42nd street line was toppled over and
fell with crash on the track. Six cars in
all were turned across the track and the side
streets blocked with wagons waiting their
turn. The contest was practically over at
this point and orders were issued to start
back to the stable. The strikers were good
natured and chaffed the policeman but went
about their work in way that showed Or
ganization. At Mangin street the strikers
tore up several curbstones and placed them
on the track. The board of police today re-
ceived letters from railroad companies ask
ing for police protection for employees and
property.
In the afternoon car was started from
East river through Grand street to North
river. Police Superintendent Murray and
Inspector Steers, in full uniform, aud force
of 1900 police were in line and when the car
started six platoons of police led the way, fol-
lowed by the car surrounded by 100 police
men. They were hooted at, pelted with rot
ten eggs, stones and all sort of missiles. The
way was blocked with overturned trucks,
street cars, piles of bricks, stones and coal
but by lifting the car from one track to
| another and with the aid of an advanced
guard the car reached North river
where ten minutes rest was taken.
The crowd did not seriously interfere
with the police except when the
Bowery was reached, where large barricade
was erected, and the police lost patience and
charged the crowd clubbing them right and
left. The return trip was made without much
difficulty. The trip will be repeated to-
morrow if necessary. No police were injured
during the affair. number of arrests were
made, but most of them were released owing
to insufficient evidence. In Brooklyn \ car
was run over the Atlantic Avenue line, but
met with so much difficulty that no further
attempt WAS made.
ALRANY, N. Y, March 4.
The East Broadway and Dry Dock Rail
way Co. in New York, on which the strike
of the employees 10 now IN progress, is re-
quired by its charter to keep its route open
and run at least one car over it every "a
hours. The committee of the legislature
sent to New York to investigate the strike
have returned and reported resolutions which
were adopted to the effect that the company
neglected to comply with the conditions OF