New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-30
SUPERINTENDENT MURRAY ON THE ALERT.

SOGDfllNl ENDh1Nl hOieIthI ON luE Al4rSbl
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN BY THE POLICE DEPART
MENT-A CAREFUL DIVISION OF THE FORCE.
The tie-up did not take the police by surprise. A
hint Of the impending trouble received by su-
perintendent Murray on Monday afternoon and he
sent out secret general alarm directing that the of
platoons be kept In at all stations in tho
moDoos he went to his home In MadlsOn-aye. TO got
q little sleep, but he aroused by a. yester-
day and before daybreak he in his office at Head
quarters. The telegraph operators In the basement
Were kept busy sending messages and receiving 70
piles for Mr.. Murray, as no worked out the problem
OF how TO distribute the $500 policemen in tho city
10 the best advantage. Under of darkness the
reserve forces a. some police stations sent 20
other stations the stables, and before
rise tho policemen who were not needed In Kings
bridge, fremont, Highbridge, and other districts far
up town their way TO Police Headquarters In
patrol wagons. Inspectors Byrnes, Steers, Williams
and coniin, soon Joined Mr. Murray in his Office 10
begin day OF active work In carrying out HIS IN
structions. Inspector Williams sent up to the
sxth-ave carstabes early in the day 10 preserve
order there with large force OF under Captain
Warts, while Inspector Conln went 10 hts district In
Harlem.
About 600 policemen wero collected at Headquarters
under Captains Anairc, Smith and Gas,lln- The
patrol wagons kopt waiting awhile in Motst, bpt
Ar. murray soon sent thcm 70 points uptown Whefr
they could DO used In emergencies. Before a. N.
Superintendent Murray said HIS arrangements for
keeping order IN the city complete. ave
rcady,' be said, TO protest the property Of every
horse-car company IN the city, and to protect
on every line n the companies can ind men 10 run
them.' Every policeman on duty carried his long
night stick and had loaded revolver in his pocket
Early Ia tho forenoon Mr.. Murray received infoEN
nation that strikers had prevented thu running Of
cars the GraDd-st line. The company had not
asked Mt Murray for police protection before sending
out a car, but he heard OF the trouble no
sent Captains Aaro and Smith with 100 policemen to
GranLs to keep order there, and Inspector Byrnes
won't 10 the company's stables to superintend the
police work later. Inspector Williams sent word 10
Headquarters that q car would DO started TIM
Sxth-ave. line soon after 10 N. About tbs same
time Mr. Murray made dying trip uptown in coach
leaving Inspector Steers In charge az the central
oflce. After HIS return, Mr. Murray said he had
transacted business of importance, but he con-
tradictcd rumor that no had gone to give warning
20 the executive committee Of the strikers. Tho
Police Commissioners I'm their offices before noon
bat they did not appear 10 borrow any trouble on ac
count Of the strike saying that Mr. Murray could be
trusted 10 handle the police force In the most effective
manner Colonel Clark OF tho 7th Regiment, was
busy with HIS papers in the ofilco Of the Board Of
Health at the other end OF the building.
AT 30 D. m. a report that there was 1otug at
Fourthayc. and Twenty third-st reached Police Head
quarters, and Captain Gastin sent 10 that place
With fty policemen, but they arrived too late 70 be OF
any service.