Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-26
NEW YORK STRIKE.
Serious Riots Occur Between the Mob
and the POlicemen-Stones and Bricks
Play a Prominent Part-The Tracks
Obstructed and Windows Smashed.
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New YoRr, Aug. "a.
District Assembly No. 80 decided only
Wednesday morning not to tie up Forty
Second street cross town line. Men on the
strike say the tieup of the Broadway and
Seventh Avenue lines will be short lived or
that there will be a general tie-up
Master Workman John Mcguire retired
temp orarily from the direction of the assem-
bly, owing to sickness. At six o'clock Wed
nesday morning, nearly three hundred police
men were marched to the stables of the
Broadway and Seventh Avenue line and dis
persed the men who had gathered in the vi
cinity. The police and people were good
natured and there was no trouble. No men
have yet applied as far as could be learned
for the places vacated by the strikers. Up
to II o'clock all was quiet.
In order to save its charter the Broadway
road started out this morning guarded by five
policemen. cursing, bowling mob threat
ened the car at every turn and the sidew alks
were lined with angry, determined strikers.
There was serious riotiDg, owing to an at
temp to start Broadway car. Stones,
bricks and clubs were used. The mob finally
dispersed after a hard fight with the police
More trouble is expected.
The car started from the stables at 0.40
Fifteen reporters were the passengers. At
the switch at the junction of Broadway and
Seventh Avenue the driver ran past the turn,
the switch being plugged with pieces of
wood. Immediately a mob of about 500 sur
rounded the car, but the police drove them
back While this was going on at this point.
another mob had seized delivery wagon and
overturned it on the track just below 44th
street. score or more of the policemen
used their clubs vigorously on the heads of
the mob, driving them back. After the wag-
on was righted and driven to one side the car
went on its charter-saving journey. At the
corner of AID street bricks, stones, sticks,
etc., were hurled at the car. The mob was
dispersed after a severe clubbing, but rallied
again. In the attempt to get away from the
police the glass door of a wine store was
smashed.
Further on the mob again appeared and
overturned a large dry goods truck on the
track. This the police lifted by main
strength from the track and the car proceed
ed on its way amid the yells and dersive
hootings of the crowd. Stones and brick.
were again thrown against the car, smashing
one of the ventiators. At the junction Of
Sixth Avenue, Broadway and Thirty -thirC
street, another delay was caused by the Sixth
Avenne car crossing in front of q Broadway
car filled with men and woman. Stones wer'
| again thrown, woman screamed affrighted
and tried to get out OF the car. At this mo.
ment Captain Williams, with a large squat
of police. appeared and clubbed the crow
right and left. They were driven into tht
side streets, The mob did not again collec
and the car proceeded on its way unmolested
! A car of the Forty-Second Street and Bou
levard line collided with the Charter car. A
the same instant stone was hurled through
one of the vsntilators in the roof of thu
Broadway car and shower of glass fell or
the heads of those inside. On both sides oi
the street was a bowling rabble who ran alonl
with the car.
At the junction of Sixth Avenue and Broad
way the car was blocked by car of tht
Sixth Avenue road several men having seizec
the horses with the intention of unlocking
them. Capt. Williams of the 18th precinc
charged the mob.
| At noon six cars were running. Nor
trouble is feared this afternoon and evening
as large number of new drivers are expect
ed to arrive from Philadelphia this afternoon