The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-05
street Car sIrik es I'm New York and
Brooklyn.

New YORK, March 4. -Contrary to
report, none of the horse-car lines OF
this city tiled up" this morning ex-
cept the Dry Dock line. All the other
lines are running as usual. The strike
OF the employees on the Dry Dock sur
face railroad continued unchanged
this morning. About 1000 of the
strikers were congregated about the
stable and office, but the presence of
large force of police kept them in
order. The police cleared the street
in front of the Office and kept the
crowd in continual motion. Rumors
prevailed of threatening strikes on
other street-car lines, but so far none
have taken place, 1t is proposed some
time during the day to run a car over
the Dry Dock route.
The reserve police force OF all pre-
cincts below Fourteenth street was de-
tailed at the Grand street car stable
early this morning. About II 80
o'clock Police Superintendent Murray
visited the scene, and an hour later he
issued an order calling the remaining
policemen on reserve in the station
houses above Fourteenth street to re-
inforce the men already at the stables.
The additional men increased the
number on hand to 600. A car was
started out of the stable about noon.
Its appearance was hailed with de-
rision by the hundreds of men on
the street. Police Inspector Steers
mounted the platform beside the
driver and the ear started. The po-
lice cleared the way until Lewis street
was reached, where the first obstruc-
ton was met in the shape of car of
the Forty-second street line, which
had been placed across the track. Be
hind it were two trucks, and little
way beyond load OF coal had been
dumped on the track. Another car of
the Forty-second street line came
along, drove on pile of coal and was
also turned across the track. The
strikers greeted this with cheers.
They sprang into the street, and every
wagon that came along was captured
and turned across the track, the horses
unhitChed and driven away.
The police flourished their clubs,
gave orders and issued threats alter
nately, but in vain. There was no
hope, and the police were powerless to
act. While the police were standing
looking at the scene, gangs OF men
rushed along, adding additional OBJ
structions on the track. AT Cannon
street a wagon was turned upside down
on the rails. At Loerick street car
OF the Forty-second Street line was
tonpled over and fell with a crash on
the track. Six cars in all We're turned
across the track, and the side streets
were blocked with wagons waiting
their turn. Two beer trucks had their
wheels taken off and fell across the
tracks, and at point on Fast Broad
way a load of coal was dumped on the
track. At another point the switch
plates were taken away, and further
on pile of bricks and building poles
lay.in the track,
The contest was practically over ut
this point, and orders were issued to
start back TO the stable The strikers
were good natured and Chaffed the
policemen, but went about their work
in way that showed organization.
At Mangin street the strikers tore up
several curbstones and placed them on
the track. Another attempt will be
made to start n ear later this after
noon. The Board of Police TO day re-
ceived letter from the railroad com
pany asking for police protection Tor
their employees and property.
IN BROOKLYN.