The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-03-12
A METROPOLITAN MOB.

A METROPOLITAN MOB.
New York strikers Mako Lively WORT
Twelve Hundred Police Required to Ron
One Car.
New YORK, March 5-The strike Of the
employees on the Dry Dock Surface railroad
developed into lively contest yesterday.
The reserve police force Of all the precincts
below Fourteenth street was detailed at the
Grand street car stables early in the morn
ing. About IL 80 O'Clock Police Superin-
tendenr Murray issued an order calling the
remaining policemen on the reserves in the
station houses above Fourteenth street to
reinforce the men already at the stables.
The additional men increased the number
on hand to six hundred.
A car was started out Of the stable about
noon. 1t was hailed with derision by
hundreds Of men on the street Police In
spec:OI 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 Second
street line which had been placed on the
track. Back Of it were two trucks, and .
little further on q load Of coal had been
dumped on the track. Another car at tho
Forty-second street line came along, drove
on the pile of coal and was turned across
the track. The strikers greeted this with
cheers and sprang into the street. Every
wagon that came along was upturned and
turned across the track, and the horses UNI
hltched and driven away. The police
fiourshed clubs, gave commands and issued
threats alternately. but in vain. as they
were powerIesS to act While they were
standing looking on the scene a gang added
additional distractions to those already on
the track. At Narick street a car of the
Forty-second street line was topp!ed over
aud 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 broken off and fell across the
tracks. and on Broadway a load Of coal
was dumped on the track. At another
point the switch plates were taken away.
Further on q pile Of bricks and building
poles were placed on the track. The con-
test was practically over at this point and
orders were issued to start back to the
stable.
The Crosstown line made another at
tempt i'm the afternoon to resume opera
tons. At l 30 p. m. the police reserves
were called to the eastern terminus of the
Grand street line, and Superintendent Muir
ray and Inspector Steers were present and
made preparations for the battle. At noon
over COO policemen were on the scene, and
when the reserves arrived fully LOO were
in line They kept the street clear, but OH
the north side the strikers were collected,
and with thousands of the lowest classes
of men from the crowded tenements of the
narrow streets east of the Bowery, formed
a threatening body capable Of almost any
form of outrage and riot. At Gals car
started from the stables and proceeded I'M
der an escort of fifty policemen to the
starters stand at East street. There the
line of march was formed headed by Super
intendent Murray and Inspector Steers.
First came six platoous OF police. then fol-
lowed the car enclosed in hollow square
of police numbering 100. The rear was
closed by six more platOOus of police. The
force started amid the hoOting, yelling and
shouts of derision from the mob. No OBJ
stacle was met until the car reached Cannon
street. There horse car lying on its side
was lifted from the track by the policemen,
who formed the advance guard of the coll
umn. Thereafter the progress was slow.
At Madison street the first stone was thrown
and struck the side of the car in which We're
some minor officials of the company and
sergeant of police.
At East Broadway a large stone was
placed beside the car uunoticed and the car
was thrown Oft. This mlshap was greeted
with tempest of yelis from the thousands
lining the streets. Oaths, Kisses. calls,
screams and wild cheering made the street
a perfect pandemonium of sounds. The
car was lifted back on the tracks and pro-
ceeded. At I.ud iOw street another window
was smashed and rotten eggs were thrown.
At Allen street blockade was met Cars
OF the Second avenue and other lines were
placed in all positions across the track.
Stones again flew and another car window
was broken. The distractions We're re-
moved and again the car moved slowly on.
At Eldridge street more bockades were
found, and the crowd attacked the police
and general fight took place in which
clubs were used with a will and the rioters
were driven into the side STREET Grand
street merchants, alarmed, took in their
stock, closed their doors and put up their
iron shutters. At the Grand street station
immense barricade of cars, wagons and
trucks. For blocks in every direction
could be seen long lines of cars and trucks
in inextricabe confusion All travel was
suspended. 1t was 2:45 p. m. before the
track was cleared of the many cars which
lad been placed crnSsways OH the street
From Mulberry street to Center the riot
ing bean again. A stone thrown against
the car struck Sergeant McEver. The pO-
lice lost all patience and charged the mob
furiousIy. They dubbed right and left and
succeeded in driving the rioters down the
side streets. From there TO Broadway
the battle was waged with undimin-
ished fury. Many were cIubbed and
number of police struck with stones. Broad
way was reached after hard struggle
at sos D. M. Here fully $4,000 people
were gathered as spectators. The Kissing,
hooting and yelling was continuous, and
stones continued to drop among the escort.
At Wood street pie of bricks fell as the
Car was passing and stopped II. They were
removed. and another barricade was found
and removed amid the howls of the mob.
As the car went toward North river the
factories on the other side poured out their
thousands of employees. who met the police
with execrations and reproaches. West
Street was the last 6arricade of coal wag-
ons, beer wagons and logs. AT Dexter
street load Of bricks was dumped On the
track.
When the end of the route was reached
the men were allowed ID rest ten minutes
after their terrible march. They then re-
turned over the same route to the stables.
Among the injured were Michael Her
man. Bernard Maiden and W. LYMAN, all
with scalp wounds. Bernard Carney. an
old man, was stamped on by the crowd and
eavar.ly ipiurad Mrs lanes Maiden WAS