New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-31
BROOKLYN POLICE AROUSED.
nrrrp,nNEp TO SUPPRESS VIOLENCE

,,,c ro PROTECT CARS THOROUGHLY If
nm puN-rHE PROPOSAL NOT Ac
,rprrn-A1I, THE HORSES WELL CARED
rop-1ssA1uTED BY MIsTAKE-
EFFORTS OF THE RAILROAD
COMMISSION TO RE
STORE PEACE.
Az last there seems 20 DC prospect Oh an
oeort nv the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company
20 p.ooI,1,-r IN onerate its lines. Aroused by
.to oor,parisons drawn between the police OF
~ 10, and their methods OF action in emer-
- 1,1-o the present the Brooklyn officials
soson,.i,od Yesterday 10 demonstrate that they
- forca canable of dealing effectually with
a. strilrers and their sympathizers, who have
49, for had things all their own way. The
$50 ~ reserves AZ the Bergen Street Police Sta
49, ms increased TO 200 patrolmen and thirty
&c r,onnted men, and squads were sent to the
Fifth Seventh and Ninth ayes sthpies' so tn't ae
aao,, % those noints about fifty men were In
.oodiross ~ act promptly in case OF any DEM
+;o, br the strikers BY orders OF inspector
Roilr the streets around the stables were eleareu
Of the crowds of strikers lhere was no us
turbance at any time. Shortly ai'er o0iVSN
Tnsnector Mclaughlin led goo poheen'eh W Iue
companv's offices at Atlantic anu lniro avs nc
had decided 70 CHAR the streets OIL inc Irsc
crowds conqrecated there, and he uiu 80 "l'nou'
difficulty. - WILLIAM 7
T-,rr - tho morning Secretary William j.
p,1Ieondsor had come To the once, anu saiu '""'
- oors would be started that day' ifeaSursr
n Frost was at his desk prcpaiIhs " So,
a Load Of provisions 10 the Iuen ~ 'n0 ~
and Seventh ave. stables. wheh inspector ~
Touohlin offered TO protect car II ono wac iu'
from the stables TO South Jerry anu le'utN
and he guaranteed 10 bring the car p"oN salep
Rut Mr.. Frost paid no heed 10 tne propos'.,on
Mr. Mclaughlin later informed lhe repoi'ete ''.Ae
no would do as he had promised II 'he vonp"iy
would start n car. l'sV oe =, -
Richardson was asked If the oher "'u,U 20
cepted. and IL Mr.. Frost had the au'nOriV ~
accept il at the time IL was maue' no ""S "ON
eommittal on the subject Inc company Wop'u nv
endanger the lives Of any one NJ Ni'u' - sun.
,n,- car after nightfall. Mr. Frost would not
- ,ufr;noed any other officials authority by
ordering a car out Under no circumstances
you'd a car be run until the men employed at the
s.oI,Io. ,yoro fully protected How strong guard
no ,vould consider adequate protection he did not
saw Possibly a car will he run to-day.
SENDING A COMPLAINT TO THE MAYOR
President Richardson sent to Mayor Chhpih
Yesterday letter complaining OF the lhsunicish.
nrotection afforded the company, and enclosed
copies of letters he had received from men VIM
bod cndeavored 20 work in it, stables, and VINO
- ,,,o, ir,,,red nv the strikers. Mayor Chapin's
ro,l, ,vas n rciteration OF his statement that the
| city authorities were willing ana ready II" pro'
,ido all the policemen necessary 10 the opernton
of the road whenever the company requesteu u.
no added that the police force was sufficient
DoliCe commissioner
Toll has every confidence in the ability OF the
ILL., and will proyide protection whenever u
| Is requested
nina scabs1 il truck from the Atlantc-aVe'
| s,ablos "a the Seventh-ave and Ninth-aye
| stables. They reached their destinations before
| o'clock and met with no violence OF any
| sort AS the strikers we've not yet up. Sergeant
Johnson. OF the mounted squad, Ind been TO the
| Nintb.aye. stables some time before, 70 escort
| a wagon which had been left there on Saturday
| 90 tho stables at Atlantie-ave. and Imrd-avc
! ue ala not get the wagon because there was no
| one ,he,e 20 hitch up the horses lie thought
| the men must have joined the strikers Inc
| Iatter say that the new men are All deslrous Vi
getting away from the stables as res"i'
! ~ tho bombardment Of the stables, there are nut
few whole panes Of glass left in the building
! NJ, Richardson says that the hores In all Toe
| .tobIes OF the company are being well caro-
| for The men who have been employed are
assisted in this duty by sojae onleeIS Of ti'e
society for the Prevention OF Crnety 20 hilii p
| only one assault was recorded. Robert D9t-
| and. of No AIS Adephi-st., was ATTACKED DS
strikers. who mistook him Tor a scab' M, IN
Pacidc-st., near Thrd-aye., az 90 u ~ be ID
| ,yns severely beaten and kicked ana ms he,iu
Gas badly cut The police sent MIN 10 the
| civ HOSPITAL. where his wounds were dressed,
after which he went home -, -
| Among the h0t-headed employees OF soine OF the
| other lines mutterings against the officials Of
| the Atantic-aVe. company are hehtu, anu II
Is certain that some OF then would ENJOY hoInhS
| better than general ue-up
BOTH SIDES STATE THEIR CASE.
The State Board of Railroad Commissioners
held meeting yesterday in the rooms oil the
Chamber Of Commerce and listened TO statements
| in regard 70 the strike On the Atlantic Avenue
Railroad Compsny's line, from Secretary Richard
son, OF the company; Andrew d. Best OF inc
Executive Board of District Assembly NO. 20, and
t. J. Moen, one of the strikers. Mr.. Richardson told
of the origin and present condition OF the difficulty
! and repeated his proposition OF last Monday 20
| treat with a committee OF the strikers ana win
! no Others. lie also stated that at present the
company was in no CONDITION 10 operate JUS road'
owing 20 a lack OF protection.
Messrs. Best and Moen then gave their version
OF the difficulty aud asked the commissioners IL tho
company had not f0rleltcu Jus chartet ~ Ictson
| of having failed 20 run any cars Tor twenty-ioui
hours. They were much crestfallen hen assured
that that belief was popular falacy, and that the
tied-up roads might not run cars for month
and the validity OF the companys charter would
! not be affected The men were told what Mr.
| Richardson had said and the commissioners urged
| them 20 act upon HE propagation: They thought
that IL this were done there would be no difficulty
about settling the existing differences The Ex
ecutive Board will act upon the advice Of the
| commission Immediately.
FOR TILE WASHINGTON CENTENNIAL.
Albany, Jan. 30 Special. The Senate Finance Com
miee, before which Is the bill appropnating large