New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-16
THREE CARS GOT THROUGH
SToNING THE BROOKLYN POLICE
RIoToCs MoBs OF STRIKERS oBsTRUCr THl
STREET RAILWAY TRACKs-A NUMBER
OF ARRESTS MADE.

STREET RAILWAY TRAcKs-A NUMBER
OF ARRESTS MADE
The peace which accompanied the strectcsr
strike on the lines Of the New Williamsburg and
flatpush Railroad Company IN Brooklyn on
wednesday dld not prevail yesterday, and there was
u stormy Time accompanying the effort on tho
part Oh the company to resume the running OF
cars. But adequate police preparations for the
preservation of the peace had been made, and
despitc She efforts Of the strikers TO impede the
cars three were run over the main line of thS
company In Lee and Nostrand aves. No serious
casualties were reported, although many missiles
were hurled at the police and the men employed
IN managing the cars Nearly dozen OF the
strikers were arrested for breaches OF The ueaos
and were held for examination.
In the pouring rain yesterday morning crowds
OF the strikers assembled in front Of the stables
OF the company at PARK and Nostrand aves.
and at Nostrand-ave and Crown-st DISTINCTIONS
In the shape OF heavy trucks overturned and piles
OF timber were placed at various points along the
tracks, and switches were torn up. The irss
work of the police, over 200 strong was in
protecting the men Of the company in removing
the distractions. This was done without any
opposition from the strikers, who waited in
sullen silence for the effort on the part of the
company to start car.
MAKING THE START
At 10 o'clock car No. As was made ready, and
Driver William Hoffman took the reins. John
Remsen was the conductor. Each had been PROM
ised $50 if the car made q successful trip. A
half-dozen policemen toard and an es-
cort of mounted men preceded and followed the
car, while patrol wagon, filed with more po-
licemen, brought up the rear. AS soon as the car
made it's appearance outside the stables it was
beset by the crowd of about so strikers, who
tried to drag of the driver, unhtch the horses
and get the car of the track Those in the rear,
unable to do anything else, threw cobblestones
at the car. But the police were ready for the
assault. and with their heavy night sticks
stopped and drove them back The crowd fed
in all directions, most of them taking refuge in
the open lots at the rear OF the Penltentiary.
Four Of the strikers were arrested.
No obstructions then hindered the advance OF
mounted policemen. At the Eastern Parkway
some men tried to roll huge boulder on the tracks,
but the appearance Of the police led them speedily
to desst. The car then went forward for more
than mile without any hlndrance, until the
neiehborhood of the stables at Nostrand and Park
aves was reached. Here was the main body Of
the strikers and their symnathzers, and here most
distractions had been placed. In the early hours
of the morning the plates of the automatic switch
at Nostrand-ave. and Gwnnettst., where the Lori
mer-st. line leaves the main TRACKS, were torn
Stones and sticks were piled on the tracks, and
by truck was overturned. and other OBJ
structiSns were put in the way OF the advancing
car But the police protected the men who cleared
the tracks while the car was delayed.
THE DRIVER HIT WITH BRICK.
large force of police was massed at this
point and while the Nostrand-ave. car was halted
near Flushing-ave., car the tracks in that
street came along The strikers unhitched the
horses and tried to make the Flushing-ave. car
come into collision with the one in Nostrand-ave.
and then to upset the former. The half-dozen
passengers in this car. one Of whom was the Rev.
6. w. Mooney, fled in terror, but the police pre-
vented the car from being overturned. and it was
sent on its way. While the crowd was masscd
about the scene of disturbance several brickbats
were thrown at the police. The driver Of the
Nostrand-ave car was hit and Police Sergeant
Sutton and Police Captain Martin were also slightly
car went on its way to the broken switch at
Gwinnett-st There it was derailcd.. ,,
that uh ordered the
police to charge upon them, and the ringeaders as
well as their followers, fed in dismay. The car
was lifted back TO the track and proceeded TO the
the return trip was begun. This was first OBJ
structed at Broadway and Driggs-st, where a
Gr or IN bv accident IS not esr
When 1t had been removed, amid the Jeers OF
crowd another obstruction was found made by
building materials in Driggs-st. But at the points
where disturbances occurred on the down trip the
police etrectualy prevented any recurrence OF tne
annoying delays, and the car returned ms IN safety
had been dispatched under escort OF mounted
police and with force Of men within, ana -
carried several passengers. After third car had
made the trip further efforts to run cars were noo
made No cars were run on the other routes.
Early in the afternoon conference looking to-
ward an end of the difficulties was begun at the
office of the company at Nostrand and Park ayes.,
between President Van Allen, Superntendehe
Harris and the committee representing the men.
But agreement could not be reached.
Joint noting Of the state Bosd OF Arpltra,t,on' 3
committee of the district assembly OF the knights OF
Tahor and the officers of the railroad company was
held last night at the company Offices IN Nosuand-
ave The meeting was begun at O'Clock, but up ~
late hour no definite settlement OF the trouble had
been arrived at. 1t was the common belief however,
tbat the trouble would be adjusted and that the cars
Of the road would resume running this morning