Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-01
Yesterdays Events of the New York and
Brooklyn Car Strike.

comparative quiet IN this city this morn
ing, probably largely due to instructions
said to have been issued by Fighting Po-
lice Inspector Williams this morning to the
police. At the Sixth-aveuue stables the
order as reported was, IF TIE crowd uses
clubs you use your pistols, have no nom
sense about it; want no play, no foolish
ness. If necessary, use your pistols and
use them well; shoot to kill" This speech
was made when the police details for the
day were made up. Williams explained
the reason for the order to an interviewer.
He said he had been informed that the
strikers were to organize in gangs and
armed with clubs would assault the new
men at every opportunity. I'VE mean
business this time," he said, "Let them be
the aggressors and before the day is out
they will get all they want"
DO you anticipate serious trouble to-
day."
Il think there will be-" was the reply.
AN ATTEMPT TO SHOOT.
The police report that an attempt was
made TO shoot Treasurer Beaver of the
Third-avenue line, which was prevented
by disarming the man as he drew his
pistol.
The New York strikers threaten to bring
e-enforcements from Brooklyn. The po-
lice do not believe they will do this.
TEARING UP TRACKS.
At 2 o'clock the mob near the Belt Line
stables increased 10 5000. 1t is reported
that they are tearing up the tracks at Fifty
seventh street. The police are preparing
to charge them. There is likely to be seri-
Gus trouble.
IN BROOKLYN.
New YORK, January 31st.-The Brook
lyn car strikers made strong resistance
this morning to an attempt to resume bust
ness on the tie-up lines, on which no car
has been run the present week.
large force OF police early assembled
at the depot Of the the Third and Atlantic
avenues, where preparations were making
to start the first car since the strike. When
the car appeared the streets through which
the route runs was lined with police, and
the car had rs escort fourteen mounted po-
lice, and platoon of patrolmen marching
ahead. Ten mounted policemen and two
solid rows of patrolmen on foot following
the car and ten policemen who rode on the
car platform.
The Car met no serious resistance until,
having passed along Fifth avenue, it
reached Twentieth street. Here a crowd
of fully 1,5G0 persons threatened it. The
police were drawn up in line and cleared
the street. On the return trip the crowd
made most serious demonstration.
BoMBARDED FROM HoUsEToPs.
AT the corner of Twentieth street about
1000 men threatened the cars The
mounted police made rush, when several
bricks were thrown down from the house.
tops. One split the roof of the car. A
woman threw a stone which hit the side Of
the car and smashed the glass;
The car halted at the company's office al
Atlantic avenue and then started for the
bridge on sharp trot the police on foo
having the warmest work of the campaign
so far in trying to keep up.
On the return trip strong resistance wa
made on Atlantic avenue, between Nevir
street and Third avenue within half 6
block of the stable. wagon was thrown
across the track for barricade, and neal
this the strikers rallied. The police
charged on them, clubbing right and left
Finally the car rolled safely into the
stable
The armories of the militia regiments
in Brooklyn are still guarded. Thesmen
are prepared to assemble at an hours
notice.
A POLICEMAN STABBED.
New York, January 31st. - Late this
afternoon the strikers dragged wagons
across the track on Broadway and Forty.
seventh streets, and piled up stones to OBJ
struct the passage of cars.
Policeman Morgan arrested a man
named kenrich, and on the way to prison
the latter stabbed Morgan but he held his
prisoner and locked him up. Several
rioters arrested.
LIVELY BATTLE.
A mob collected at Seventh avenue and
Forty-ninth streets, which the police at
tackled. There was a hard struggle for a
short time, the police getting the worst oil
it, when reinforcements arrived and turned
the tide of the battle in favor of the police
One man was arrested whom the strikers
endeavored to rescue, and during the strug-
gle several pistol shots were fred One
bullet struck the prisoner in the knee
THREATS OF ARSON.
NEW York, January 31st.-Superintend-
ent White of the Dry Dock line informed
the police that he had information that the
strikers would attempt to fire the stables
tonight, and in consequence large force
OF police is on duty there.