Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-04
THE STRIKE IS WANING.
But New York Boys Make It
 Lively for the Police.
A "RASSLE" WITH THE"SCABS."

A "RASSLE" WITH THE "SCABS." Young Hootliums Attack Car of the
 Twenty-third Street Line, and the Re-
 serves Are Called Out-The Roads Rap
 idly Resumfng.
 NEW YORK, Feb. "A gang of urchins, none of whom appeared to be more than IA years of age, congregated on First avenue, around Thirty-fourth street, shortly after noon. The cars of the Twenty-third street cross town, and the Forty-second street cross town, and Thirtyfourth street ferry lines were running up to l o'clock with more or less regularity, and without any incident of note. On the avenue, between Twenty-fifth and Forty-second streets, large number of boys were playing, as had been their wont on Sunday afternoon.
 The regular police patrol only were on the beat when some gamin far up the avenue shouted out: ''Whnt's the matter with givin' the scabs the rassle?" That was sufficient. The word flew through the avenue and caught the fancy of the boys. Before the police knew anything was happening break had
 
 surb at Thirtieth street. It was dragged out upon the track and literally strewn all over it, amid the widest enthusiasm. The cheer ing could be heard for blocks away, and the tenements that abound in the district seemed to open and pour out boys of all ages and sizes in most luxuriant profusion. The police charged them, and then the tumult began Men who were pass ing protested that children should not be clubbed, and they missed and jeered the officers while from the windows of the houses willing hands not infrequently threw out buckets of water on the heads of the finest The latter were few ill numbers and punched together, so when they got out of the scuffle in which they were for the mo- ment engaged they found that smaller brigade further down the avenue had capt. ured two trucks from somewhere and run them on the track, A car chanced along at the time and a regular blockade ensued.
 Some few ladies who were passengers got out of it, and then the gamins stood back and pelted it with whatever they could lay their hands on. Superintendent Mclean of the car line at once communicated with Capt. Ryan, who was up at the Fourth avenue road stables, and he despatched twenty of the re- serves. By the time they arrived the avenue was blocked and jammed with people. Every body was pushing and jostlng and shouting. The police were powerless. They became hennned in near the car depot, and the rest of the line was in the possession of the boys They piled it with everything movable they could find for blocks away. Back yards con tributed wood, and the stores were levied on for anything and everything that could be utilized as an obstruction
 The reserves that had been sent for came through Thirty-tifth street. but they couldn't get within a block of the gang, so densely packed was the street. At least 6OOO people must have been pulled or got showed into the lines, and once i'll retreat was impossible The temper of the crowd was not improved by its close quarters, and danger was imminent from people living in the houses throwing missiles An alarm was finally sent to police headquarters, and Inspectors Steers and Byrnes, with two detachlnents of men, came flying up on the patrol wagons. They formed ill what is known as the ''riot square," and in less than twenty minutes they had the avenue clear. For more than an hour it was placed practically under martial law. No one was allowed to come out of or go in any of the houses, and all windows were ordered closed. The latter action was rendered necessary because of some missiles that had been thrown at the officers. There were several rumors that shots had been fired, but they lacked verification.
 That no strikers were engaged in the melee may fairly be assumed from the fact that they have no quarrel with the Twenty-third street line in particular. It was very gener- ally conceded by the policemen that it arose from the pranks of several hundred young sters, who could not be clubbed out of exist ence.
 On the Sixth Avenue line there was some disturbance in Carmine street, but none of any consequence.
 The Fourth Avenue line ran sixty-seven cars until o'clock To-day it will attempt to send out its regular number. Capt. Ryan will make an effort to see Second avenue cars safely along to-day, and the Broadway have informed the police that they will run until o'clock in the evening
 Whatever aspect matters assumed during the past week, it developed yesterday that the real fight for the supremacy has not vet been fought. All talk now of a conference has ceased, and the men have settled down into dogged resistance. At their headquarters the idea was secuted that many of the Knights were showing the white feather, and they rather f1atly contradicted the claims of the companies that the men were coming to them.
 No attempt was made yesterday to run cars on any of the eight lines of the Atlantic Ave nue railroad in Brooklyn. The committee of uo"h oo~n morcnants, whose receipts have fallen of considerably during the strike was hopeful that it might succeed in devising some plan of settlement, but conferences with President William Richardson and with the executive committee of District Assembly No. 75 convinced the committee that there was no chance of a compromise at present.
 Assaulted by Brother Students.
 NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Feb. 4.-Thomas Bell, a member of the freshman class of Rut-