The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-06
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A BIG RIOT IN BROOKLYN
STREET CAR STRIKERS ATTACK
NON-UNION MEN.

hloterS-The City In a remOr-Clatms
of Men and Company.
New YORK. Aug. 5.-Not since the great
sugar house strike and riots two years ago
has there been so much excitement in
Brooklyn as has prevailed from o'clock
this morning. The streets have oeen lined
with crowds Of men, women and children,
hooting and yelling while the striking em-
ployes of the Crosstown railroad company
have engaged in rioting and in barrcading
the streets to prevent the running of cars
The cause of the excitement was tie-up on
three lines controlled by the Crosstown
railroad company, the Hunters Point,
and the Erie Basin and Calvery
Cemetery, and the Oakland Street and
the Park Avenue. Gen. Henry W. Slocum
is president of the company The tie-up
was entirely unexpected by the officers
of the road. so much so that both Vice
President Connors and Supt D. w. Sulli-
van left town yesterday to spend Sunday in
the country.
CAUSES OF THE TROUBLE.
The causes which led to the sudden move
ment OF the men are said to be the
discharge of certain employees upon
frivolous charges, the Importation
of green drivers under contract and favor
iteism on the part of one of the starters.
The tie up was ordered by Master Work
man George II. Pearson and the executive
COMMITTEES of local assembly No. STA,
knights OF Labor, which is composed OF
employees OF the road in question: after q
protracted meeting held between the hours
of O'Clock and o'clock this morning,
at the meeting rooms, corner of India street
and Manhattan avenue. The first intima-
tion of the strike that the railroad officials
received was at 5:45 O'clock, when the
drivers and conductors marched down to
the stables at Box street and Manhattan
avenue and informed the starter that no
cars would be allowed to go on to-day
NO CARS RUNNING.
No cars have left this end of the routes
to-day. Six cars were reported to have
started with ''scab" drivers from the Eric
basin, aud the strikers here upon learning
hy telephone of the fact, prepared to stop
their progress. A detachment of strikers
started for the Manhattan beach crossing.
where they waited for the appearance of q
car, meanwhile placing large blocks of stone
and other heavy obstructions acrc ss the
tracks About IL O'Clock cur No. 9S crossed
the bridge over Bushwiok creek, and as 10
came in sight the strikers, and a large
crowd of mon and women who had followed
them, set up howl.
DRIVER AND CONDUCTOR ASSAULTED.
Some of the men jumped on the car and
pulled Off the driver, John Holland, and
Conductor Philip Robinson, while others
cut the traces and let the horses 20. The
strikers tried to induce the driver and con-
ductor to join them, and, on their refusal,
beat and kicked them. A detachment OF
police from the Seventh precinct arrived I'M
patrol wagon at tins point and made
short work Of the fighting, strikers
and arrested two of them, Luke Moore
a driver, of No. 1876 Dupont street, and
Charles Flanagan of No. 578 Manhattan av-
enue. The car was not moved until after
! o'clock, when fresh team having been
taken up from the stables under strong
police guard 1t was started for the stables,
SHOUTS AND KISSES.
All the way from Greenpoint avenue to
India street it was greeted with shouts
and Kisses, and but for the strong
force of police it would have been thrown
from the track. 1t reached the stables at
Las o'clock this afternoon. At 2 o'clock
the strikers were holding session in their
hall on India street, when word
was received that car No. II was
on its way from Grand street
under a guard of twenty policemen 10
paurol wagons. The occupants of the car
we're booted all the way down Manhattan
avenue. In the meantime the executive
committee of assembly No. 5174 had issued
orders that this car must be stopped and
thrown from the tracks at all hazards, and
that coal boxes, paving stones and wagons
should be placed ON the tracks at Huron
street.
CARRYING QUE THE ORDER
This order was carried out, as the force
of policemen had been depleted by detach-
ments being sent to other points, whom the
car arrived midway between India and
Huron streets. There we're on board Lesides
the half dozen policemen who stood on the
platforms, several ladies, but regardless
of this fact the strikers made rush for it as
it was brought to a stop by "A couple Of huge
stones lying across the track. The police
charged the crowd with their clubs and
then stones began to fly. The driver of the
car, Charles Sickles was, knocked senseless
TO the floor Of the car by large stone
thrown by one of the strikers, which hit
him on the side Of the head.
SEVERAL POLICEMEN HIT
Sergt. Robert Reid of the Seventh pre-
cinct, who stood besides Sickles, was also
struck just below the right temple with q
smaller stone, and half dozen other police
men were seriously wounded in tho same
way. The fighting was hot and
heavy for five minutes, resulting in
the strikers being routed. Six arrests
were made at this time. The prisoners are
Edward Noonan of No. 140 Dupont street,
charged with placing wagon on the track
John Callahan OF No. 555 Manhattan ave-
nue., and John Thornton of $50 Manhattan
avsnue, charged with placing stones on the
track and rloting; William Santen of No.
l2 Moser street; William Leonard OF No.
226 North Fifth street, and Andrew Kelly
of No. 2O5 North Sixth street. charged with
throwing stones.
THE MAN WHO FELLED sICKLEs.
The last named, it is said, threw the stone
which hit driver Sickles. All the prisoners
are drivers. They were locked up in the
Seventh precinct station house. The con-
ductor Of the car was induced TO leave it
and JOIN the strikers. Quiet having
been restored dozen policemen boarded
tho car and one of them drove II down
TO the stable amid mingled shouts Of de-
rison and Kisses. The other four cars were
taken to the stables without molestation.
The railroad officials claim to know moth
ing Of tho cause of tho tie-up. Vice-Presi-
dent Connors, who arrived at about
noon from Far Rockaway In answer
a telegram said to a representative Of the
associated press: II did not know OF any
existing troubles or that the men had any
complaints. l went away last night be-
lieving that everything was all right.
None of the men have been to see me-
don't know anything about it, or whether
we shall start any cars from here"
FROM A DRIVERS STANDPOINT