The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-01-30
THE TIED-UP LINES.
Lively Times in the New York Streets
Between Strikers and Officers
Of the Law
NO REGULAR TRIPS YET.
All the Companies Abandon the At
tempt 10 Run Cars-Muoh Drunk
enness and Serious Trouble
Feared To-Day.

NEW YORK.. Jan 2e.-Wlth two excep.
tlons every line of street cars In this city
was tied up this morning. When the last
night trip was made each car was run into
the stable, and at p. m. the great strike
commenced. Up TO y A. m. no disorder
was reported. superintendent Murray and
Inspectors Steers, Williams and Coplan
have been at police headquarters since
daybreak, consulting with the officers Of
the surface roads. Two police patrol wag.
ons we're also there, In readiness for any
emergency, and large number of reserves
were quartered in the building.
The only cars running were those OF the
Third avenue and Bleeker street roads
The president u the Sixth avenue road
said he would run car this morning over
the lines OF his route, even II all the strik
ers combined 10 stop IL. The strikers are
preparing 10 do this and they predict that
the car will not run below Eighth street
The police reserves were all ON duty In an-
ticipation OF trouble. In all about $500
men stopped work.
A lively row occurred at Grand street
armory when crowd OF strikers tried %
overturn car A large mob blocked the
Va
instructions were placed on the track. The
crowd surrounded the car and unhitched
the horses. The police had collected in
force and had hand to hand fight with the
men. Despite the police, however, the mob
lifted the car bodily and threw Il across
the track. The police kept dashing up all
the time and attacked the struggling sirik.
ers. moment or two OF this, and the
crowd became disordered and began 10
scatter-the police had gained the day.
One Of the ringleaders was captured.
Up TO 1l.30 a. m. six ears had been sent
out and had made trip. A number OF
minor scrimmages between policemen and
strikers had taken place.
About 8 o'clock one hundred policemen
were dispatched from the police headqnar-
ters 10 Thirty third street and Third ave-
nue., where q riot was reported 10 be In
progress.
Preparations have been made In Brook
lyn TO call the Thirteenth, Nineteenth and
Twenty Regiments In case of a riot
arising out OF the Atlantic avenue horse
car tie-up. The company has decided not
10 run any cars at present. The police
authorities In Brooklyn, unlike those of
New York, appear to be in thorough SYM
pathy with the strikers. Mr.. Richardson,
son OF the proprietor OF the road, defed the
Brooklyn aldermen 10 revoke the com
pany's charter. lie said this could only be
done by the legislature.
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