Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-26
THE MOB APPEARS.
The Scenes of Disorder Along the New York
Street Car Lines.


NEW YORK, August 25.-It was far ad-
vanced into the early hours of to-day when
District Assembly No. 40 decided not to
''tie up" the CroSstown cars on Forty-sec-
ond street. The headquarters of the as
sembly was open throughout the night.
The men on a strike say that the tie-up
of the Broadway and Seventh avenue lines
will be short-lived or that there will be q
general tie-up.
Master Workman John Mcguire has re-
tired from the direction of the Assembly
owing to sickness.
At o'clock this morning nearly 3O0p
licemen were marched to the stables of the
Broadway line and dispersed the men who
had gathered on the adjacent corner. The
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. IN. all was quiet. The presence of the
police, however, is believed toindicate that
an attempt will be made to run out car.
At 10:37 a. NJ, car No. l3S, in charge or
driver Wicklesea and conductor Smith,
rolled out of the depot and started on
trips down town. A yell arose from the
lOungers on Seventh avenue and men be-
gan to pour in from the side streets and
the neighbormg saloons, until i'll few
moments q mob of excited men filled the
,n1 Storfnl atfaT ihn
The car went along for about six blocks
easily, with an occasional stone, till the
Broadway switch was reached. Here an
effort was made to derail the car by plac-
ING a piece of wood in the switch, but this
proved unsuccessful, but Il few moments
later a collision occurred at Fortysecond
street with n car of the FOrty-SecOnd street
and Brooklyn line. The two cars came to-
gether with great force but no injury be-
yOnd shaking up occurred. The mob
hOOted and jeered the driver and several
stones were thrown against the car. The
police charged the crowd and dispersed
them for a few moments, and III the at
tempt to get away from the police, the
glass door OF a large wine store was mash
ed. Further on the mob again
appeared and overturned large
dry goods truck on the
track. This the police lifted by main force
from the track, and the cur proceeded on
its way amid the yells and dersive hOOting
of the crowd Stones and bricks were
again thrown against the car, smashing the
vcntilator. At the junction of Sixth ave-
nue. and Broadway and Thirty-third streets
another delay was caused by Sixth ave
nue. car crossing in front of the Broadway
car, filled with men and women. Stones
were thrown, one striking the Sixth ave
nue. car The women screamed, atlrighted,
and tried to get out of the car. At this
moment, Captain Williams, with large
squad ofpolice, appeared, and clubbcd the
crowd right and left. They were driven
into the side streets They didn't again
collect, and the car proceeded on it's way
unmOlcStcd 1t reached Bowling Green at
| 1:22 Il. m, and then started on the return
trip to the stables. In the meantime other
cars started and made regular trips. At
noon six cars were running. More trouble
is feared this afternoon and evening, rs n
large number Of new drivers are expected
to arrive from Philadelphia this afternoon.
4 crowd often or twenty strikers seized
one of the Third Avenue cars aS it was
passing Forty-seventh street this after
noon and after ordering the passengers
out turned it over ON its side. An open
car which followed was next attacked and
upset when the driver showed fight. 4
revolver was pointed ut him and he
subsided Great excitement attended
these attacks The appearance Of II police
man set the attacking strikers to flight
They were chased but only one, cOnduc-
tor, was Overtaken. lie was looked up. A
force of police arrived and set the cars
Alright after which travel was resumed.