The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-02-02
THE HORSE-CAR STRIKE.
Nearly All the Lines Run Cars-Applicants
for Work Assaulted by Strikers.

Nearly All the Lines Run Cars-Applicants
for Work Assaulted by Strikers.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The Third and
f'ourth-avenue lines and the Twenty third
street cars were running bright and early,
and Broadway cars were run before noon.
All the roads have notified their old en-
ployes that they must return to work to-
day or consider themselves discharged.
Judging from the applications for work
made by old hands yesterday, there are a
great many of the strikers who feel very
weakened, and the opinion is hazarded
by well-informed people that the strike viii
not be of long duration. The Sixth-avenue
company claimed they had beaten the strik-
ers completely. The road has employed a
full force of drivers. conductors and stable
men. Applicants were being turned away,
the company said, all the time.
At midnight some drunken strikers tried
to tear up the tracks at Forty-seventh
street. but were driven off by the police.
No arrests were made. a placard was post,
ed, last night, near the Broadway stables1
reading: "Be on hand to fight the scabsl
and policemen tomorrow"
The Eighth-avenue road showed signs of
activity, for the first time, this morning.
A notice was posted an the stables, stating
that The employees of the company must
report for work to-day or consider them
selves discharged. If the men do not turn
UP, new hands will be employed. But few
applications for work have been received.
If the old men do not report for work to-
day, the company will not start cars.
At the Belt-line stables, the scene of yes
this morning. There were no disturbances
here and no cars would be run, according to
the company, until the epolice could guaran-
tee them protection. When the police get
the other roads running, they will concen-
trate their forces on the Belt-line, and an
effort will be made to run cars. The COM
4any has offered reward for the arrest aud
conviction of any person Obstructing OF in
juring their cars or property, or any person
assaultlng its employees at any time within
thirty days.
At noon to-day the state of affairs on
East side of the city would seem to indi-
cate that the backbone of the strike was
broken. All the companies who braved
the strikers on the first day and ran their
cars despite the, strong opposition offered,
had their roads in almost complete run
ming order, and that without any efforts on
the part of the strikers to prevent them.
The calm that has prevailed along
the Fourth-avenue road was rudely dis
turbed at lis this afternoon. PatrOlman
was set upon at that hour by mob of $50
strikers, while he was on duty at the corner
of Madison avenue and Seventy fifth
street, and was badly beaten. He finally
drew his revolver and fired point blank IN
to the crowd. Eye witnesses say that a
tall man with brown Overcoat staggered
and fell an instant after the shot was fired,
but was assisted to his feet and rushed
away by his companions.
Later in the afternoon several arrests
were made of men who attempted to over
m of q
serious natuXe occurred. The Ninth-av enue
line will not attempt to begin running cars
until next week. Many of the men en-
ployed by the Broadway and Seventh ave-
nue. road are from Philadelphia. The COM
pany are receiving plenty of applications
for work. A few of the old men have ap-
piled to be reinstated.
Matthew Harrigan, who drove the first
Belt-line car last Tuesday, has received an
anonymous letter threatening him with
death if he shows himself ON the street
again. No disturbance was lottorpered up
midnight.