Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-30
The New York Car Strike-NearIy AL
Lines 1dle-Acts of Violence.

The New York Car Strike-NearIy All
Lines Idle-Acts of Violence.
NEW YORK, January 29th-The street
railroad eniployes stopped work in this
city at precisely four o'clock this morning,
when all the cars were run into The stables
and left. The first outbreak caused by
this action occurred at $50 A. NJ, when
Robert Day, aged "a, of East Forty-second
street, was badly beaten, receiving seven
scalp wounds and ugly cuts on his face No
general outbreak was threatened, however,
until notice was given by the railroad peo-
pie that they intended to run one car over
the Sixth-avenue line, and one over the
Grand-street line. This called out threats,
and created general fear that serious trouble
was at hand
EMPLOYEES ASSAULTED.
Early this morning, during an attempt
to run car on the Grand-street line, under
police escort. the crowd unhitched the
horses from the car, the driver was pulled
over the dashboard and the car was over
turned. A hand-to.hand conflict occurred
between the crowd and the police The
strikers gathered in such numbers that the
police were compelled to release the ring
leader in the affray after his arrest. Subse-
quently they recaptured him.
ATTACK ON CAR.
The Sixth-avenue line succeeded in GET
ting car through at half past 10 O'Clock
this morning with ten policemen on board.
The strikers attacked it at Forty second
street, but the police charged the crowd
and routed them. One striker was ar
rested. The cars were then sent out every
ten minutes for some time, meeting no
obstruction, but anticipating trouble everv
moment.
THREE MEN INJURED
Just before noon small riot occurred at
the corner of Sixth avenue and Thirty
eighth street. An attempt was made to
start car from the stables with an escort
OF dozen policemen. The strikers bad
upset wagon across the tracks and while
the police cleared away the obstruction a
crowd OF several thousand persons gath
cred, collision occurred and three men
were injured and one badly. They were
taken to the hospital
The cars on the Third-avenue line hay-
ing been threatened, policeman with a
nlght slck has been placed on every car on
that line.
SIX THOUSAND OILERS.
A recapitulation shows that upward of
this city. Twenty. one lines are more or
less tied up.
The strikers appeared in force on Broad
way this afternoon and attempted to tear
up the tracks, but were dispersed.
VIOLENCE IN BROOKLYN.
NEW YORK, January 10Th The Brook
lyn street railroad strikers knocked down
three men on Atlantic avenue who had
come to the company's office to seek work.
SIX men, escorted by twenty policemen
were also assaulted at Ninth avenue and
twentieth street, the stables were pelted
with stones and various outrages of minor
Importance occurred.
BROOKLYN. January 29th.-No attempt
to run car was made in BROOKLYN to-day.
Richardson ordered truck-load Of pro-
visions taken TO the Fifih-avenue stables.
Twenty mounted policemen escorted tie
truck, and were soon surrounded by the
strikers, who assaulted the officers with
| rocks. The truck. however, was taken to
| the stables and the provisions delivered
a number of officers were wounded but
none seriously
NO FURTHER SERIOUS TROUBLE
New YORK, January 30th-A. Mp to
midnight no serious outbreak had been
reported among the striking street-car EN-.
ployes.
The State Board of Arbitration has ar
rived. Chairman Donovan, counsel for
the officials of the company, consents to
arbitrate the difficulty.
IN BROOKLYN
The situation in Brooklyn is unchanged
and the military is still under arms