Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-30
NOT YIELDING TO THE STRIKERS.
The New York Street Car Lines Deter
mined to Win the Fight,

The New York Street Car Lines Deter
mined to Win the Fight.
| NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-The situation in this
| city this morning. so far as the street-car tie
| up is concerned, remains in practically about
| the same condition as yesterday People ac-
customed to take the 23d street cross-town
| cars had to foot it this morning. The neigh
| borhood of the 9th avenue car stables was de-
| serted except by the police. 1t was said that
cars would be started from there, beginning
at O'Clock or as soon thereafter as a sufficient
| force OF police could be mustered to man them.
Matters were quiet around the stable of the
Broadway and 18th Avenue Railroad company
The strikers stood in knots ON the corner but
were very orderly. A notice was posted in the
Office window, stating that employees who did
not report for duty before noon to-day would
be considered discharged. and those who re-
turned to work would be fully protected in the
discharge of their duties. Ii was not known
when this company would start a car The
| strikers appear to be very well posted regard
| ing the situation throughout the city.
At the Sth avenue stables several of them said
that the 23d street and Christopher street lines
had been tied up.
The police anticipate some trouble at the
various stables of the horse-car lines when at
tempts are made to run cars this morning
Fears are entertained, especially with regard to
the 9th avenue road.
SLIGHT BLOCKADE on GRAND STREET.
There was a little trouble on the Grand
street cross-town line at south 5th avenue this
morning. Strikers overturned coal wagon on
the tracks, and it looked as if an encounter
was imminent patrol wagon full of reserves
was sent there from police Headquarters but
when they arrived at the scene Capt Thomp-
sons reserves from the 8th precinct police
station had moved the obstruction and dis
persed the strikers. The 9th avenue road sent
out their first car at $50 a. m. Three police
men were on each platform. About hundred
strikers were standing about the depot, but
they did not attempt to interfere. The super
lntendent says he will not run more than ten or
dozen cars during the day.
The Broadway line advertise in the morning
papers for conductors and drivers to take the
places of the strikers.
FEARS OF BLooDsHED AT THE BELT LINE
STABLES.
Large crowds of strikers and their sympa-
thizers began to assemble early at the stable
of the Belt line. Additional police were tele-
graphed for, and sent to the scene and cleared
the sidewalks. At 10 o'clock the excitement
was at fever heat, but up to that time no car
had been started. 1t was said that if cars were
started there would be bloodshed because the
strikers were getting desperate.
Police Superintendent hurry was at head
quarters at 5 O'Clock this morning detailing
men for the days work. He has at his COM
mand $500 men, and ali have been detailed to
points where it is thought trouble may occur.
CARS RUNNING ON THIRD AVENUE.
dispatch to headquarters reported the Sd
avenue lines had run 50 cars during the night,
and that no trouble had been experienced.
Policemen rode on the cars while others were
stationed ali along the route.
Notice has been served on headquarters by
the officials of the Broadway and It'll avenue
lines that they intend to start at noon.
PUTTING NEW MEN AT WORK.
At the 4th avenue depot notice is posted to
the effect that IT'S conductors, Us drivers, and
$50 stablemen are wanted to take the places of
the strikers, and all newcomers are notified
that those who go to work now will be re
tanned in the employ of the company what
ever the result of the strike may be.
Up to 11:3O a. m. about fifty appli-
cants for these positions had been
accepted and at that hour twenty-six cars had
been started. Six or ten old drivers reported
Tor duty before noon, and were put to work.
The cars are being run only as far down as 14th
street and as far up as Seth street. The avenue
is lined with people watching the running of
the cars, and evidently expecting a collision |
Thus far, however, the operations of the
strikers have been without violence in this !
quarter.
WILL NOT TRY TO RUN CARS.
superintendent Fulke, of the 9Th avenue line, |
stated to-day to a reporter that his road would !
not send out any cars till the trouble was all I
over. He did not care to incite riot. The !
men had been forced to leave their work with |
out any reason for it, and he was not going to |
increase the complications Of the situation. |
Mr. Foulke says he can see no reason why the |
state board of arbitrators should have any part !
in this matter, and that he should certainly de-
cline to treat with them.
FIGHT WITH STRIKERS on THE SIXTH AVENUE |
LINE.
At IL o'clock "A mob of strikers gathered at |
the corner of Bedford and Carmine streets and |
overturned half dozen wagons on the 9th |
avenue tracks. They also compelled two ash !
men to dump their loads ON the tracks and !
thirty milk cans and LOT of paving |
stones were scattered along for an entire |
block. The only policemen on duty !
there at the time were Officers Byrnes and !
ShGnahan, Of the ninth precinct. They did the |
best they could with the mob until a 9th ave- !
nue car came down. when they were reinforced !
by the four policemen who were on board of it. |
but these could make no headway. Shanahan |
was badly beaten about the head. and Byrne |
discharged his pistol into the crowd. Finally |
a reserve squad arrived, under Capts. Copeland |
and Grogan and the mob was speedily dis |
persed
MET AN OBSTRUCTION AND WENT BACH.
The first car on the Belt line was !
started at 1855 am. escorted by $50 !
policemen. No obstacle was encountered be- |
low JGth street, where two wagons were found |
overturned on the track. The car did not pro-
coed further but turned around and went back |
TO the depot. Three arrests were made during |
the progress of the car. No other cars will be !
run on that line to-day