The Delta independent., 1889-02-05
STRIKING CAR DRIVERS.
Over Four Thousand Men In New
York Stop Work,

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NEW YORK, Jan. 3O.-With two ex ..
ceptions every line of street cars in this
city is tied. When the last night trip was
made each car was run into the stable,
and at four a. m. the great strike com
menced.
Superintendent Murray and inspectors
Steers, Williams and Cspelan have been at
police headquarters since daybreak con
sulting with officers Of the surface roads.
Two police patrol wagons are there in readi-
ness for any emergency and a large num-
Der Of reserves are quartered in the build
Ing The only cars running are those OF
the Third Avenue and Blocker Street lines
The President Of the Sixth Avenue road
said he would run car over the lines Of
his route even II all the strikers combined
to stop him. The strikers are preparing TO
do this.
In all abouti 500 men have stopped work.
A lively row occurred at Grand Street this
morning when a crowd of strikers tried TO
overturn car. A large mob blocked the
street when the car started and all sorts Of
distractions were placed on the track. The
crowd surrounded the car and unhitched
the horses. The police had collected in
force and had a hand to hand fight with the
mob. Despite the police, however, the
mob lifted the car bodily and slung it
across the track. The police kept dashing
up all the time and attacked the struggling
strikers. A moment or two of this and the
crowd became disordered and began to
scatter. The police had gained the day.
| Tho mt, ,aln - . =,
AS the afternoon waned the tiedup lines,
which had run out cars during the day,
housed their rolling stock and their new
men, and comparative quiet followed the
activities OF the forenoon. About 5 O'Clock
when the last Sixth Avenue car reached
the depot, the police were relieved The
strikers, however, remained In the neigh
borhood OF the stables.
There was great excitement at the cor
ner Of Twcnty-third street and Tenth
Avenue, the strikers At one time stopped
and oyerturning car before the police
could gather in force.
Great excitement existed about the
Fourth Avenue stables, where COO strikers
were gathered. Two or three efforts were
made t2 run cars. A small police force
was on hand and q car finally started, but
it ran into n pile Of ashes dumped by the
strikers. The latter quickly made q dem
0nstration, but were routed by the police
and their ringlcader arrested. The crowd
got even by smashing the car windows
with stones and injured slightly q Lady pas
! songcr.
At Sixty-third Street a Twcnty-thiri
Street car was stopped in the middle Of the
| Fourth Avenue tracks, the conductor put
| OF, the passengers driven out and the car
overturned. Quito a serious time seemed
| imminent but the police made a vigorous
demonstration with their clubs and scat
tered the crowd. Other cars Were also
stopped at this point Sight-sccrs lined
the avenue and greatly intorfercd with the
| police. Many OF the strikers were intoSi-
Gated.
Late in the afternoon tho companies on
tho cast side determined 10 run no more
cars. aud the crowds began dispensing
NEW YORK. Jan. 3l.-Nearly all of
the stree; car lines In the city this morn
ing resumed the running Of their cars, and
some Of them are running in considerable
numbers. Some OF the strikers are eight
| ing drunk and serious trouble is cx.
pcctcd before night Squads OF militia are
guarding the state arsenal and the Second
| battery arnory, where the Ga,ling guns
are stationed, TO guard against n rumorcd
/ attack which is contemplated by the stril;
| crs 10 secure arms and ammunition. In.
| spcctor Williams has ordered the police, in
case they are attacked by the strikers, 70
shoot to kill.
Late In the afternoon the belt road near
| Tenth Avenue was blocked with loads of
sand and stones and great crowds of strik.
crs congrcgatod. Stones were thrown
aud the situation was becoming very seri.
Gus when Inspector Starr ordered a charge
with clubs TO dispcrsc the crowd. This
was made and the crowd had soon dis.
pcrsed, many of them with sore heads and
bodies. During the ARRAY the strikers
opened fire with rcvolvcrs, which was re.
turned by the police, and one of the strik-
crs was seriously wounded. Later the
mob dumped n truck on the track on
| Seventh Avenue. Ofliccr Lynch seized the
| leader and started TO the station, when the
| crowd made rush to rescue him and
| knocked the officer down. Another officer
came TO the rescue and serious fight en-.
sued, during which n number of shots were
| fired. One of the bullets struck the pris
onor in the leg, intiioting serious wound.
kcinforccmcnts came up and dispersed the
crowd. Two officers We're badly injured.
| Several other minor ARRAYS occurred at
different points. Many of the strikers
were dubbed and several arrested.
| Tho Police Commissioners arc holding a
| conference with Superintendent Murphy.
Superintendent White, OF the Dock line,
informed tho police that he had informa
| ton that the strikers would attempt to fire
the stable tonight, and in consequence n
large force is on duty there"
Some of tho settlers out on Rock