Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-06
. uCeEssRUL STRIKE.

uCcEssFUL STRIKE.
s,sr,uves Of the New York
.,-..s railways Compel the Ce"pa-
-. q. aoeede 20 Their Terms.
--xa rHsouoH TIE yTRsT cAB-
Wax. March 4.-The Gross Town
,,ads another attempt this after
n resume operations As 10
re ,olice reserves we're called TO
s.s,n terminus Of the Grand street
sanerintendsnt Murray and In
1901 Steers were present and made
,srstioss for battle. AT noon over
ooIjcenen we're at the scene, and
- he reserve arrived fully l5O were
y 90 They kept the street clear, bot
- north sids tue strikers we're COL
80 and With thousands OF the lowest
- Of men from the crovdeA teue-
- n. the narrow streets east Of
nsssrv. they formed threatening
-. sapable Of almost any form of
sss.os The police patrolled ths street
-. sbs Bevery 70 East River and kept
y. ren in melton, cut zach q great
-. al people could not be controlled
s.s,sfber, They sursed along With
sssuipeiy irresistible force. The street
- |. sceue of destruction and the task
= facing q passage was heseui@an.
s..,dino In trent of the Graud street
-, hsQss a. far as the eye could see
- overturned cars, car trucks and
,ssous OF all kinds.
Z. the afternoon at BIB car
ka a. NJ Ia
-, escort of 50 policemen TO the
.ssrar's stand at East street. There
~ Iips Of march vss formed headed
!, Superintendent Murray and In
s1sstof Steers. First came sir platoons
= noIjoe. then followed q car enclosed
a below square Of police numbering
a The rear Was closed by another
sisseou. The forces started amid boot
4. Yelling and shouts Of derision from
n mob. No obstacle was met uatil the
~ feacned Cannon street. There
! bofse car Vas lying on its side, and IL
- Iiftsd from the track by the police
- vho formed the advance Raard of
"a column. Thereafter the progress
- siow. At Madison street the first
soos vas thrown. IL struck the car In
vhish we're some minor officials OF the
company and a sergeant Of police. ALI
tbs vay 70 the Bovery the track vas Oh.
afoctsd with wrecks Of street cars and
tguoks, bat the advance guard cleared
tbsm away. At Henry street Another
aoos vent crashing through the oar
window. At East Broadway Q large
tons vas placed beside the track IN
nosieed and the car was thrown OF.
This mishap was greeted with tenn
psss Of yells from thousands. Oaths,
kissss, oatoalls, screams and wild cheer
ins made the street q perfect pandsme-
man of sound. The car was lifted
back on the track and proceeded. At
Ludlew street an upper window was
smashed. At Allen street o blockade
Us met. Cars of the second Avenue
and other lines, we're placed in an po-
ations across the track. Stones fsv
md another car window vas broken.
ne distractions we're removed and
vain the ear moved slowly on.
~ Eldridae street more biocksdes
vsfs found and the crowd attacked the
polioe and general haht took place in
vhieh clubs we're used With q will and
~ rioters we're driven into the side
Directs. The Grand Street merchants
bssoming alarmed, took In their stocks.
dossd their doors and put up their
boo shutters. At the Grand 3 rect sta.
seu Of the Third Avenue elevated road
N an immense barricade of ears,
wQons and tracks. For blocks In every
dDstion. could be seen long lines Of
aes and trucks in inextricable con-
fuGien. All travel was suspended.
u uas 80 .. ~. before the
tssek was cleared of the many
mFs which had been placed crossvays
Il The street from Mulberry street to
Center. Riotipa here began again.
aonea we're thrown against the car and
sus struck Sergeant hcEvsy. The po-
iscs lost all patience and charged the
mob furieusly. They dubbed right and
lsfs and succeeded in driving the riot
ere down the side streets. From there
10 Broadway the battle ragged with un-
fury. Many rioters were
elusbsd and number of police were
struck with stones.
broadway was reached after a hard
ssraggle a. sos Q. IN. There fully 5000
people we're gathered a. spectators.
The Kissing. hooting and yelling was
and stones continued to
drop among the escort. At Wooster
street. pile Of brick fell a. the car was
passing and stopped IL. This removed,
mother barricsde was met and removed
among the howls Of the workmen. As
Ne car vent towards the North river,
ths fsstoriss on either aide poured out
their thousands Of employees who mss
ihs police with celebrations and 70.
psoeehes. At West street was the last
bafrioade OF coal wagons, beer wagons
and logs. At Desbfosscs street load OF
coal vas dumped on the track. When
the end of the route was reached the
nsa we're allowed to rest ten inmates
aftss their terrible march.
Thsy returned over the same route to
iAs stables. Very few obstacles we're
e6srsd 10 their progress. Daring the
trp both vays the car was freqaently
solieed to change from one track 10 ths
sehsn
TEE GRAND TIE UP.
Nsw YssK, March Sc o. m.-The
EsAnd "tie ap" OF all the surface lines
q the city, ordered By the executive
hoasd Of the Empire Protective Asso
sizlien, took place this morning. and
% car d running. At 4:20 o'clock the
Afu cAs for the day on the sixth Avenue
80 sAoald have left the depot at
Fosty- third street. The oar did not do
=. and % the night men arrived With
1T ear they ran them into the stables.
n nsn stood around quietly, laughed
- eAAtted In the best possible humor
80 I'D not attempt 10 resort TO any
siolsncs. The last car left the Broad
Wy railroad depot az $40 O'Clock. The
at oos 70 arrive entered the depot and
I'D not come out again. The men we're
NJ quiet, - they did not intend 20 tie
soti $50 q n, bat aeests frsm the
k1ptrs Pretecsivs Associations arrived
- sedsfsd the men 10 leave. which
NJ did on the instant. They Assem-
Nd y orderly erosps and prepared TO
aafeh 10 their ball on West Fifty SEQ
- street, where they will remaia dur.
- We day. when car No. ah of the
inlrd Avenue line reached the depot at
Isy-nfsh street, at 40 O'Clock, the
sisves turned nom the main track into
- stables and unhitched his horses.
sssry car thai arrived subsequently, did