New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-06
RIOTlNG IN BROOKLYN.
STRIKERS RESORT TO VIOLENCE
DRIVERS AND CONDUCTORS OF THE cRoss-TowN
LINE BLOCK THE TRACKS, CUT THE HORSES
TRACES. AND ASSAULT MEN-MANY
CLUBBED AND SEVERAL ARRESTS
MADE-THE MEN STATE

CLUBBED. AND SEVERAL ARRESTS
MADE-THE MEN STATE
THEIR GRIEVANCES.
Tho troublc between the car conductors and
drivers OF the Brooklyn CroSs-Towa Railroad and
the management Of the company reached climax
Yesterday when the road was tied up and the
employees Of the company came into violent con-
tact with the police For fully four hours tne
officers of the law were kept busy quelling small
riots that broke out in various parts of Greenpoint
in the vicinity Of the companys stables and on
the line of the routes controlled by the company.
Cars were lifted off the track, the traces OF the
horses were cut and the animals turnea 5ooSe, 3S
passengcrs were driven out of the cars, ana the
drivers and conductors beaten ana puuc5
of the platforms: wagons were tuTlea t
s5 ,Gcs %Rs pGs and on Other nS and
the company was prevented from carrying on l,s
business MANY Of the rioters had their heads
cracked and received other injuries from thF p0-
lcemen's clubs and fourteen men were arrested.
No sooner had the police dispersed the mo1 ai'er
an attack on one car than they were called TO
another mart of the town TO disperse the rioters
there. ;., IL
Yesterday morning in accordance with a de-
cision reached at a meeting OF the Executive O0m-
mitt4e Of Local No. 5.174 of District Assembly
No IS held late on Saturday night, none OF the
conductors or drivers put IN an appearance at & o,t
stables and shortly after the first car was scnt
ont from the Red Hook stables, with Inspector
Downing at tho Inns and j. Sullivan; a nephew
of Superintendent Sullivan. OF the CrosS-IoWh
Railroad Company, as conductor
ROUGHLY HANDLED BY MOB.
Al the Bedford-ave bridge mob of people
was waiting The hameS, straps and traces were
cnt. and the horses driven Off. The driver and
conductor were pulled off the car and hustled
away. The police arrived on the scene Just as
the horses got loose and charged the mob, club
hing everybody who came III the way Captain
Rhodes, of the Seventh Precinct, sent Ofacer
Donlan TO the stables of the company for another
team while Officer Decker went alter the Two
runaway horses. which he secured. Three OF the
ringleaders were PLACED in the patrol wagon ana
locked up in the statiOn-hOuSe.
few minutes later the police were called TO
another part of the town. Detective Donhn
and two employees of the company were attacked
by another mob as they Were OIlhgih. t"p i1d
10 remove the car from the tracks at the Bedford.
ave- bridge The men We're pulled oil the the horseS 1rt
score of policemen, arrived in time 70 prevent
the detective from being assaulted Ihe ohcers
dubbed the rioters and arrested the men Wno %
pulled the stablcmen off the horses. The poDce
then took the car to the stables, where IT was
found that one of the horses had cut ten inches
long the breast. The police do not think the
strikers cut the animal Intentionally. -.
During this time other rioters werr having II
NIL their own way at the DrigesSt. bridge. lhey
drove the passengers out Of the car cut the traces
and turned the horses loose. Large stones ana
heavy logs placed on the track, and the
situation was so serious that the reserves from
the Fourteenth, Nineteenth, Ninth and fOurth
Precincts. and a patrol wagon from the sixth,
were called ont. The police. led by captain
Rhodes.
all directions.
THE POLICE PELTED WITH MISSILES
The street was cleared at the point OF the club
Before the mob broke the police were peted with
bricks, pieces of stone and other missiles Off
Ger Sharley, OF the Ninth, was struck by a brick,
which laid him scnseless. with cut seven inches
long at the back of his head lie was carried of
in the patrol wagon and his injuries were attended
to by ambulance surgeon Ohicers h9hlnar
and Cloan were hit with missiles. but received only
some ugly bruises. Several arrests were made
but scores of those who got dubbed made their
escape, and did not appear on the streets again
for fear of arrest.
At Huron-st. and Manhattan-ave. the rioters
placed large pile Of rocks on the track and when
o came along the strikers cut the traces and
ductor, John Holland. TO a vacant lot and beat
him severely The police rescued him and arrested
two of the principals Roundsman Reade was hit
on the head with a Jagged stone, which cut open
the helmet Only the thickness of the felt saved
the officers life. -
A gang of rioters attacked Officer Allison and
carried him bodily away for more than hall a
block when platoon Of police appeared and ap-
piled the locust until the street was clear lhe
officers shirt was torn TO shredS. Inc pollce were
constantly on the jump from place 10 place. am
il was nearly 4 o'clock before order was restored
At Huron and India SIS the strikers placed two
large stones on the tracks, and stopped car on on
which there were several policemen pitched
battle ensued. and Driver SiclIlcS was ald sense
less by being struck with stone. More police
arrived. and the rioters were soon dispersed.
TIE PUBLIC MUCH INCONVENIENCE.
Much inconvenience resulted TO the public in
consequence of the stoppage of the cars as many
pcople from New-York visit the cemeteries on
SUNDAYS The three lines tied up are the Hunters
Point and Erie Basin "jiggers,7 the Calvary
Cemetery line and the Oakland Street and Park
telegram was sent TO Vice President Conners
at Rockaway. lie reached the depot at noon,
nd caid Dp "
troable among the men The company mas sus-
pended traffic pending the return OF SuperlIlelugl.
Sullivan. who went out of town on Saluru'J
evening Telegrams were sent 10 three dlHercI'
points in hopes Of reaching him but no repIy
was received last night IL IS hoped 10 re"on
State Arbitration Commissioner F. F. Donovan
was at COney Island yesterday, and hearing OF u.
difficulty visited Brooklyn and will do what he
can to settle the trouble to-day. a.,
There has not been good feeling between the
men and the company for a long time, and strikes
have been repeatedly threatened, but grievances
have been settled before the men took overt
action This time advantage was taken oil inc
absence Of the superintendent
THE MEN STATE THEIR GRIEVANCES.
AT the headquarters of the 1t was stated
tha. lLc company was employing green hands
70 take the places of the old drivers, and that
many Of the old hands had been uniustly treated
The men are confident Of victory. Several oi
the green hands joined the strikers.
All the men arrested for rotins We're released
On bail last night by Judge Peterson; ihell
names are William Smith. Robert sullivan
Henry Smith. William Thompson. William Knob
William Leonard. Thomas Scigcr, Charles Elan
agan, Andrew Kelly. John Thornton, John Cal
lahan and Edward Sawt,ll William Lee, JOIN
Faulkner and Supervisor lamb were tie bonds
men Captain Rhodes said that on Saturday
him. and told him they were gong 10 tie up th'
road. He told them that the company would b'
protected in conducting its lawful business.
A F4THER MURDERED BY HIS son
Atlantic City \. j.. Aug. 5.-The first murder thai
TInr.