New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-05

car No I55. An effort made by those
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not at first understood or needed Beeckor-st oar
Usa nd hG se he Before
came the police arrived;
The efforts OF the strikers had the effect OF stopping
otner as they approached Grand-st One OF the
knights OF Labor In brown coat and rusty Derby nat
OF whch broken iU called 10 the drivers
of the as they approached. After short conference
step down from the platform In ten minutes dozen
Broadway cars had collected on each side Of Grandst
the street as far as the eye could reach The PASSENGERS
remained in cars patiently for time Trucks and We.
the curDst0nrs was tange OF carts express Wagons
etc The sidewalks were crowded and the Windows OF
business houses in the neighborhood were hlled win
faces The drivers collected groups and discussed the
situation
THE RETURN TRIP.
Car No l55 continued its way along Grand-st, and
similar to that in Broadway enacted at the
junction of the SIXTH Seventh Eighth and Ninth Avenue
lines 1t reached the end Of its route bnt the re-
turn trip found full OF difficulties Most Of the cross
tracks blockaded and the policemen had to seize
the tracK When Broadway again reached the mass
OF vehicles was crowded into barrcade that seemed
Labor looked triumphant. Mr.. Murray, after
Sl at back the
an hour was occupied III clearing passage, but when
score of big policemen and Grand-st car No. l55
passed through the opening the crowd gave another
members Of the Broadway squad were left at randst
Ea s Street. Thy n a % later he n
n a brown coat and Derby came back % and told the
work again. shortly after o'clock the block was
broken and the Broadway lines were again moving.
were blocked for half and the Broadway for
two hours The University Place line was able TO keep
Captains Meakim and Haire took charge OF tbs crowd
at Grand, and the Bowery after the Grand street car
had passed westward. and with all the men that could
spared went to work to clear the Jam Guards
again. The policemen assisted by the drivers and con
the blockade Strengthened out The crowd mado no at
tempt to interfere with the work ork,.,.a,... -.
The OF the trouble quickly reached the oces oI
the Fourth and Third Avenue roads and sup,
erintendent Robertson, Of the Third Avenue ana
hurried downtown. Their energy and experience did
good service in restoring order President Lyon OF the
TRIBUNE reporter: The Mayor should have the riot
done else we wouldn't be gel TO pay taxes. have
done everything for my men that can do. They are
sympathy with the strikers do not see what do"
About 345 O'Clock car l55 was sighted by the crowd
at the BOwery and rush was made toward Broadway
Despite the efforts OF the police car No i4i OF the
Fourth Avenue line was again overtnrned DGt ~ Was
until tho Bowery was reached just at the Bowery
pig pavinestone went ctasInS turonHn 0o o V da W
tue Bowery the track blocked and the car had to he
slowly, as so many obstructons had to be taken from
the tracks. but the stable reached In safety After
good running order. About o'clock Captains Allare
and Meakm began to clear away the crowds from the
and when the shop girls began To make their
way home all was quiet
SUPERINTENDENT MURRAY's STATEMENT.
Superintendent Murray returned to his Office about
n. Then he looked tIed but triumphant To group
OF reporters he said:
81 have had a most difficult task to perform, but
think there has DecD no failure. The New York Ioce
have done what the Chicago force failed TO do In recent
car strike in that city We have cat OF the Grand
Street limo the road from side Of the city 70 the
| nf he nns
Inspector Steers in ormed ms that more help was needed
in called ont the on laiocns d 10 all ae pre-
Grand and the East River. The officers Of the Tall-
nne SSe ea the nc Grand ne Thoy said
necessaryor the protection OF their charter to make
every possible effort to accommodate tho travelling pub
lie the several lines. said the police would under
trip through Giand-st TO the Desposses suset Ierry
and return Joseph O'Dopnell chairman OF the eHecu-
tive committee OF the Knights of iabOr warned me That
such an atent would be resisted py 'no nc a1 m
heir friends He said would he folly Tor me police To
undertake to protect car in Grand smd II was my
dut, comply with the demand made 10y the railroad
company for protection. About 2:3O j. m car was
advance with 100 policemen to Keep the street as clear
possible. Previous to that 800 men had been sta,
each side had 80 men under my III mediate com
OF Inc trr we encountered difficulties. \ bowling mob
OF several hundred men followed or preceded us and
pressed in upon the police lines The cars OF other rail
turned aboat upset the tracks Trucks and carts
were upset and loft on the tracks also some OF the
tucks had their wheels taken OF. Loads of conl sand
dumped on the tracks also: Cars OF TIE
Second Arenno ana L0nrih AvCnLe hhGs were i apah
dOned in strings the Grand st. tracks The cal which
the police guarded had to be taken OIL the tracks several
times in order 10 get 1t around the Obsructons stones
were thrown by the mob at intervals Al Grand ana
moving but none Of the policemen received any INJURY so
lar as have been able to learn ono mah ted TO hit
mans CLUB am told All along the Iouto soiSkoeprrs
hissed the police Ou the Ay back from Desbrosses st.
station II was necessarV to send poiicem en up and
slp
trOube night but TO We shall run another car
over the Grand street line II necessary"
SCENES AROUND THE CITY HALL,
City Hall Square the Of considerable excite
ment at ala during the aitcrnoOn especially VIXEN
the commission hours began. Persons who did not
know OF tho blockade at Grandst. and who wanted 10
take uptown collected in groups on the street and
near the starters boxes wondered why tie did
not come Finally policeman forced his way into the
crowd and told them that there was iot up town. that
tho were all stopped, and II they wanted to get
homo they had better take the elevated road.
Groups Of men, whose weather beaten faces plainly
ked them drivers gathered at intervals along
the switch in front of tho Post once At $40 o'clock
they crowded around the driver stood IN front OF his
persuade the diver to tie his reins around the brake
aud leave ms car Not being successful IN this M the
treatment that ho would receive at St AS the
started uptown the men followed IT, attended by
horde OF small boys who Knocked The conductor regis
tered fares and rang the signal hell and when he tried
TO chase them from one side, another crowd from the
other would ring up halt dozen fares before they
driven OF. None Of the passengers inerered;
they seemingly took the slc OF che srkers. For forty
five minutes not passed the City Hall In Park Row
and it not until 4:25 o'clock that Third Avenue
No. 40, came In signt Ii driven rapidly tOwad
the switch and its arrival there the strikers crowded
Several OF them spoke threateningly to the
driver and when finally got his horses changed he tied
up the rens and sale "somebody else II have to take
s Snr and @ driver ad oeSecr
stepped from the car AT this Junctnre Broadway
policeman whispered TO the driver The FELLOW shrugged
his shoulders sulleuy returned to his started his
horses The strikers followed in body and the
stopped every half block; hut It finally disappeared
down Chatha st. At rs o'clock a number OF Fourth
Lexington aud Third Avenue appeared and in few
minutes Park Row blocked with them. TIC Thrd
Avenue and Lexington Avenue ears extended TO Chat
ham Square, II took nearly half hour to get them