Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-05
HOME AND ABROAD.
THE STREET-fAR STRIKE IN NEW
YOtK AND BRO0KLYN.
kentucky Legislators on the War
path-TranscontinentaI Rail-
roads-Foreign Items.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RKooRD-uSIox.,
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-usIox.,
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Street Car Strike.


New YoRK. March 4th.-The strike on
the Dry Dock railroad continued unchanged
this morning. About 600 of the strikers
were congregated about the stable and the
Office, but the presence of large force of
pollce kept them in order. The police
cleared the street in front of the Office and
kept the crowd in continual motion. Ru-
mors prevailed of threatened strikes on
other railroad lines, but so far none have
taken place. 1t was proposed some time
during the day to run a car over the Dry
Dock line.
IN BROOKLYN.
BROOKLYN, March 4th.-Not car is run
ming on any of the several roads controlled
by the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company
to-day. The strikers are orderly and con-
fident of victory. There are between 400
and 600 men engaged in the strike. and
they demand 81 for twelve hours work.
There are about 500 drivers, conductors and
stablemen taking part in the strike of the
Atlantic Avenue Railroad of BROOKLYN.
Richardson, President of the Atlantic Ave
nue. road, is also President of the Dry Dock
line in New York, the employees of which
are now on strike and a strike in Brook
lyn was ordered so as to assist the Dry
Dock line men in obtaining what they de-
mand, 81 for twelve hours.
THE POLICE PowERLEss.
New YORK, March 4th.-Contrary to re-
port none of the horse-car lines " tied up y
this morning, except the Dry Dock lines.
All the other lines are running as usual.
The reserve police force of all tie precincts
below Fourteenth street was detailed at the
Grand-street car stables early this morning.
About 1l:30 Police Superintendent Murray
visited the scene, and an hour later he
issued orders calling the remaining police
men on reserve in the station houses above
Fourteenth street to reinforce the men
already at the stables. The additional men
increased the number on hand to 600. A
car was started cut of the stable about noon
Its appearance was hailed with derision by
hundreds of mea on the street Police In
spector 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 Forty
second-street line, which had been placed
across the track. Behind it two trucks
were standing and little wav
beyond a load of coal had been
dumped on the track. Another car
of the Forty street line came
along, drove upon the pile of coal, and was
also turned across the track The strikers
Sietteu tillS Will CHEERS 1ney Sprang into
the street, and every wagon that came
along was captured and turned across the
track, the horses unhitched and driven
away. The police flourished their clubs,
gave commands and issued threats, alter
nately, but in vain. There was no hope.
and the police were powerless to act.
While the police were standing looking on
the scene, gangs of men rushed along,
placing additional distractions on the
track. AT Cannon street a wagon was
turned upside down on the rails. At Loruk
street a car of the Forty-second line was
toppled over, and fell with crash on the
track. Six cars. in all, were turned across
the track, and the side streets were blocked
with wagons waiting their turn. Two beer
trucks had their wheels taken off and fell
across the track, and at a point on East
Broadway load of coal was dumped on
the track. At another point the switch
plates were taken away, and further on a
pile of bricks and building material lay on
the track. 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 policemen,
but went about their work in a way that
showed organization. At Mangin street
the strikers tore up several curbstones and
placed them on the track.