The Wahpeton times., 1889-01-31
Two More Of the New York
Street Railways Tied Up
By the Employees.
Cars Running on Some Lines,
But Very rregulerly-Mobs
Diminishing.
Serious Collisions Between Po.
lice and Strikers, in Which
Many Are Wounded.

NEW 1O6x, Jan. VI. New Workers
were compelled to foot it again. AT
least, that portion Of them whose places
of business are located in the districts
remote from the elevated roads. The
Twenty-third street line has been tied
up and it was reported that the Bleecker
street road would be tied-up too before
the day was far advanced. The strikers
kept pretty well posted regarding the
situation throughout the city. At the
Eighth avenue stables several of them
were able to inform the reporter that
Twenty-third street and Christopher
street roads had been tied-up. Several
skirmishes occurred ON the various lines
between police and strikers when at
tempts were made to run cars, but moth
ing serious resulted.
The strictest police regulations are be-
ing maintained. During the night the
reserve forces slept in the station houses
in their clothes. Superintendent Murray
expressed himself as being able to meet
any emergency and declared that the
strain did not In any way incapacitate
the men. The present regulations could
be maintained indefinitely, he declared,
and added that the police would protect
the property Of the car companies from
the onslaughts of any mob. Inspector
Williams, stationed at the Sixth avenue
stables, telegraphed police headquarters
that all was quiet in that vicinity. In
spector Steers reported that an attempt
would be made by the Broadway and
Seventh avenue railroad to start cars at
noon and cars on. the Belt and Forty
second street line before noon. The
Tenth avenue cars are running at irreg-
ular intervals. The crowds everywhere
are reported to be dwindling. The Third
avenue railroad ran 80 cars all night.
They were not molested. Gen. Fitzger-
aid called upon Superintendent Murray
to offer the aid Of the. National guard to
help to preserve order. "When we are
whipped" was the chiefs answer, 1--WE
will be glad to avail ourselves of the aid
of the militia"
About II o'clock the strikers and the
police had an encounter in Carmine
street. A gang of strikers had upset
several TRUCKS and milk wagons, COM
pletely blodkading Sixth avenue tracks
between Bedford and Bleecker streets.
HosTILITIEs BEGAN
when the next Sixth avenue car an
preached the vicinity on its way down
town.. An immense crowd had assem-
bled and the police made drive to scat
ter 1t. freely using their clubs. The
rioters held their ground and Officer
Shanahan was knocked down. Capts.
Copeland and Brogan with their re.
serves fastened to the scene. They
were received with shower of stones
from the:housetops that battered in their
helmets. Policeman Burns, whose club
had been wrenched from him by the
mob, drew his pistol and
FIRED INTO THE CROWD.
The police at this moment charged
the crowd and clubbing right and
lett soon cleared the street. Men
with battered and bleeding heads ran in
every direction. One man, was reported
shot but his name could not be ascer-
tanned: Whoever he was, his friends
carried him off to some secret place, as
NO trace OF striker with bullet wound
could be found. One arrest was made.
A dozen Of the strikers were compelled
by the police to remove the Instructions
from the tracks. Some Of the scattered
strikers attempted to build another
RARRICADE OF BEER BARRELS
at Charlton and Varrick streets, but q
troop Of police dispersed them. A large
number Of prisPners charged with at
tempting to destroy the railroad com.
panies' property and with rioting. were
brought up in the different police courts.
Some were sentenced to pay fines, some
were sent to the island for short terms.
and others were held for trial on Grim.
inal charges.