The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-30
ALL CARS TIED UP.
The Walking is Good in
New York.
TAs PsIics rsrre Almsss Helpless
The KniKAss Fsrssfyi.x TAem-
seives witA whisky.

NEw YeKx, Jan. 9.-The long
threatened surfaee-road strike was in
sugurated here this morning. The
only cars running are those Of the
Third avsnne and Bieeeker street roads.
The president Of the Sixth avenue
road said he would run car this morn
ing over ths lines OF his route even II
al the strikers combined 80 stop il.
The strikers are preparing 20 do this.
and they predict that the car win not
run below Eighth street The police
reserves are ali on duty, ia .nsieipa-
ton of trouble. In all about { 800 men
have stopped work
A lively row occurred st the Grand
street armGry when a crowd Of strikers
tried 20 overtarn n car. A large mob
blocked the street when the car
started. and ali sorts Of distractions
were placed on the track The crowd
surrounded the car and unhstchesi the
horses. The police had collected in
force ard had . hand-to hand FIGHT
with the men Despite the poiice,
however. the MOB lifted the ear bodiIv
and threw Il across the track. Police
kept dashing up all the time and at
tackled fsse struggling strikers A mo-
snent or two Of this and the Grove. be-
came dis0raered and began 20 scatter.
The police had gained the day. The
police captured one of the ringleaderS.
Up 20 III 80 .. H.. six ears had been
sent out and had made trip 4 num-
Der OF minor scrErnmages between ssO-
iieelnen and strikers had taken place.
About O'Clock 100 policemen were
dispatched from police headquarters
IN Thirty-third street and Third ave
nue., where riot was reported 10 be
in progress
Preparations have been made in
Brooklyn 20 Sal out the Thirteenth.
Nineteenth and Twenty-third regi-
nenss in case OF riot arising out Of
the Atlantic avenue horSe-car tie-up.
The company has decided not 70 run
any cars at present. The police anthori-
ties in BROOKLYN. unlike those OF New
York, appear 10 be in thorough SYM
pathy with the strikers. Mr.. Richard
son, the proprietor OF the road, defied
the BROOKLYN aldermen TO revoke the
companyss chartW, He said this corld
only be done BIZ the legislature.
As the afternoon waned the tiea-up
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 daytime
About 1 o'clock. when the last
Sixth avenue car reached the depot,
the police were relieved. The strikers,
however. remained IL the vicinity
of the stables. There was great ex-
citemenf ON Tenth avenue all day, the
strikers at one time stopping and over
turning car before the pelice could
gather in force Great excitement
existed abelf the Fourth avenue
STABLES. where 600 strikers were
gathered. Tso or three efforts were
made TO rass cars. i small police
fierce was ON hand. 4 car was finally
started ont. be: vas run into ashes
and dumped by the strikers, The
latter quickly made demonstration
but were routed by the police and their
ringieader arrested The crowd rot
even by smashing car windows with
stones and injured slightly 3 lady pas
senger.
At Six;y-thirti street. a Twenty-third
street car was stopped IN the middle of
the Fourth avenue track. the conduc-
tor put of, the passengers driven oat
and the car overturned. Quite serious
TIME seemed imminent. but the police
made vigorous demonstration with
elabS and scattered the crowd. Other
cars were also STOPPED at this point.
Sighf-Seers lined the avenue and
greatly intcrfered with the police.
Many OF the strikers were intoxicated.
Late in the afternoon the companies
on the east side determined to run no
rsES
persing.
The Forty-second street Crcsstown
line made foar unsuccessful attempts
10 ran car. One manned by ~
policemen encountered serious oppo-
sition az Seventh avenue, where the
strikers had barricaSIed the tracks.
The police removed the distractions
and the strikers began throwing
stones. The officers were badly cut
about the face before the crowc scat
tered.
Every patrolman in the city not on
duty tonight was Kent at the station
houses. and the fun force viii be out
tomorrow. Master Workman Nc
Gee. Of the strikers, called on Mayor
Grant to-day and complained that the
police were making themselves too Of
fcious. The mayor informed him
that he had no doubt the police Of
fisiais would act discree.ly.
Despite the quiet of tonight, an
alarming feature OF the situation Is the
apparent tendency OF the strikers TO
INFORMATION. Many OF them tonight
are under the influence of liquor, and
il is feared serious consequences viii
result tomorrow.
This evening BeEgi's society hired
10 Italians to feed and water the
horses OF the Belt lines. On the way
10 the stable, under police escort. one
CT them slipped and fell on the side
walk, and despite the presence of the
police. was set upon and brut2 ay
beaten bv number OF strikers loung-