Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-31
ACTS OF ROWDYISM.
The New York Street Oar Strikers Attack
New Men

this city this morning so far as the street
car tie up is concerned remains in practi-
cally about the same condition as yester-
day. People accustomed to take Twenty
third street cross town cars had to foot it
this morning. The neighborhood of the
Sixth avenue car stables was deserted eX-
cept by police this morning. 1t was said
that cars would be started from there, be-
ginning at O'Clock this morning or as
soon thereafter as sufficient force of police
could be mustered to man them.
Matters were quiet around the stables
of the Broadway and Seventh Avenue
Railroad company. The strikers
stood in knots on the corner,
but were very orderly. Notice
was posted in Office windows stating that
employees who did not report for duty be-
fore noon today would be considered dis
charged. Those who returned to work
would be fully protected In the discharge
of their duties. 1t was not known when
the company would start cars. The strik-
ers seem well posted regarding the situa-
ton in the CITY, At the Eighth avenue
stables several of them said that the Twen-
ty-third street and Christopher street lines
had been tied up The police anticipated
some trouble at various stables when at
tempts are made to run cars this morning.
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gard to the Sixth avenue road.
ii q. m.-Word has Just been received at
Police headquarters that there is trouble
at Blocker and Carmine streets. Strikers
have overturned "a Sixth street car. There
were only two policemen present and they
were oyerpowered.
Large crowds of strikers and sympa-
thiZers began TO assemble early at the
stables of the Belt line. Additional police
were telegraphed for and sent to the scene,
who cleared sidewalk. AT 10 O'Clock eX-
element was at fever heat but up to that
time no car had been started.
Police Superintendent Murray was at
headquarters ut o'clock this morning
detailing men for the days work;
he had at command ESQ men. All
have been detailed TO points where it
is thought trouble may occur. Dispatches
to headquarters reported that the Third
avenue line had run eight cars during the
night and that no trouble had been eXper-
fenced. Policemen rode on the cars and
patrolmen were stationed all along the
route.
Notice has been served on headquarters
by officials of the Broadway and Seventh
avenue lines, lhat they intend to start a
car at noon. AT the Fourth avenue depot
notice is posted To the effect that Us con-
ductors, lis drivers and $50 men wanted TO
take the place of strikers. All new Corners
are DOlllltQ LUdb DutSt WIZ 20 lONOEh HOW
will be retained in the employ of the COM
pany whatever the result of the strike may
be.
Up to 1870 about fifty applicants for
these positions had been accepted. At
that hour twenty-siX cars had been started
Six of the Old drivers reported for duty
before noon and were put to work. Cars
are being run only as far down as Four
teenth street and as far rs Eighty-sixth
street. The avenue is lined with people
watching the running of cars, evidently
expecting a collision.
oBSTRUCTING TRAVEL.
AT II o'clock a mob of strikers gathered
at the corner of Bidford and Carlisle streets
and overturned half dozen wagons on
the Sixth avenue tracks.
They also compelled two ashmen TO
dump their loads on the track. Paving
stones were scattered along for
the length of an entire block. The
only policemen on duty there
at the time were Officers Byrnes and
Shanahan, of the Ninth precinct. They did
the best they could with the mobs till the
Sixth Avenue car came down, when they
were reinforced by four policeman on
board of it, but these could make no head
way. Shanahan was badly beaten about
the head aud Byrne discharged his pistol
into the crowd. Finally a reserve squad
arrived under command of Captain Cope
land, and the mob speedily dispersed.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30-The fact that the
public has not been entirely cut of of
street car communicate n has been a dis
quoting element TO the strikers, hence the
determined effort to check the running of
the Third avenue cars. In this the strik-
ers have been entirely unsuccessful and
new doubts were today uttered by the
men as car after car was trundled out
J
gone back TO work, and am
not going TO be frozen out and left, -
said one striker o group which
this afternoon stood Watching the
passage of q car driven by man whom
they knew. This feeling was found to
have grown widely today, though super
ficially the men all endeavor to be brave
some are actually So some are not
Superintendent Skitt, of the Fourth ave
nue. line, late this afternoon stated that he
had on $50 new men and some OF the stri-
kers had come back. but of these he had
selected only the best ones. They would
be taken, however, only one by one, and
individually, upon application.
Directly opposite the Fourth avenue
stables is the great structure built by A
I. Stewart for a woman's home and which
is now the Park Avenue hotel. Supern-
tendent Kilt had issued TO police on duty
about the hotel meal-checks upon the
Park Avenue hotel. a platoon OF
officers repaired there - for sup
per, but the table walters of
the house, who belong TO unions,
refused to serve them with food and the
policemen went away TO another hotel
where their checks We're honored, and now
the Park Avenue walters viii doubtless be
forced to seek other quarters in which to
serve yictuais To the public, because
Judge Henry Hillon. who controls
ali the Stewart hotels. when he
learned the facts this evening
declared that he would rather close ND the
hotel than that such an affront should be