New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03
CLUBBING A MOB TO PIECES
BROOKLYN RIOTERS FEEL THE WEIGHT OF
THE N1GHTSTIcKs.

,,ur,,c,r,ycy, CAR ATTACKED BY RIOTERS
1.-TWO orF1cERs BADLY BEATEN-MANY
ARREsTs-PIsroLs UsED-hlsAr
CARS MAKE FoRTY.FIvE TRIPS.
since Thursday. when the Atlantic Avenue
pai,road Company of Brooklyn first attempted
70 operate one of its lines the striking employees
have maintained peaceable attitude, winch ieo
the notice and the company to nope tnat phe
men would submit to the inevitable without any
serious demonstration But yesterday AFTERNOON
,ban the guards on the cars and along the streets
had been reduced TO minimum, a MOB Oh ABOUT
,Ko NJ the strikers created riot IN an attempt
20 rrevent one car from proceeding on its way
and N get hold Of the non-union men who have
tal,.n their places. The plot was undoubtedly
a rreconceived one and the time OF the attack
and the surrounding circumstances were such
chat the scheme seemed sure TO succeed
For some time before o'clock mob had been
oor otecatine IN Sixth-ave' near Frst-st 1t was
composed mostly OF striking car-ariVers' s'apie-
men and cowboys, and the WORST eiemenV u TUG
strikers was represented. Inc opp"rSun'S ioi
which they had been waiting seeineu W nave
come when Police Captain German "en' away
at about 9:15 on o GREENWOOD coz III low
minutes car No. 81, Of the fllph-aVo hne, "nion
had left the Greenwood stables az O'CLOCK nove
IN sight. Charles p. Tbain, Of NO lSo "ycHon-
81. handled the reins and on the iront PLATFORM
with him was Policeman Caoheau. On the rear
platform Policeman OConnor was stauoneu.
Three men and two women passengers were IN
eide When the car reached F1rst-se the mob
started for IL on hard run, the while peltlng
stones A. the vehicle. The cir seemed TO De
fuu If bricks and bits Of stone weighing from
n half-pound to five pounds apiece Inc mouon
NJ running fortunately prevented accurate aim
beinc taken. and as result but little damage
was done except 10 the windows
AS the mob surged around the car, cursing and
Yelling hooting and jeering and franncaliy en-
deavoring TO lay hold OF the driver, the handtul
~ nolicemen who were in the neighborhood sprang
into tho centre OF them. With their long night
sticks firmly grasped the officers pushed their
~ bitber and thjther cracking heads and bruis-
inc shoulders and arms. No mercy was shown.
To tolter would have been the signal for de-
termined rush 40 the brave policemen THAI they
would have been unable 10 withstand. The strain
nos Machining "a tell and the mob was as bois-
,o,oro "a ever Policeman Farrell drew his 70
voIver Az sight of IL the crowd drew back. But
,ho ofsoer was stiIl content 10 rely upon his
stic, "a protect himself and only fired one shot
and that into the Dir as a signal for assistance
When the aid arrived the mob was quickly dis
persed.
TWO POLICEMEN INJURED.
prt IN the meantime a number Of the rioters
and two Of the policemen had been injured, ono
badly Officer McNamee had become separated
somewhat from his comrades and was set upon by
hall a dozen of the rioters and badly used up.
He had been on the front platform of car No. 232,
which had passed the corner. going 70 Greenwood
but moment before, and when he saw whit was
going ON be ran 20 the assistance OF his brother
officers. He was knocked down, stamped upon
and kicked so that his injuries are extremely
uaiuful. Policeman Caoheau, the guardian on tho
'front.' atform of the car assailed, fell Of when tho
attack was made and was trampled upon BY tho
lighters. His injuries are not dangerous.
One Of the leaders In the riot was IhonfS hhye
Of No. 100 Twenty-irstst he Tes ~ ~ Ing orSsS
unhitched them and tried 20 drive the team away
Driver THAN drew a revolver and fred TWO shots.
No one was hit Hayes had started the horses S
when no was felled 20 the ground by plow
from polccman's club. lie rose 20 his feet and
showed fight. In the scrimmage the striker was
completely knocked OUT by O. rapid rain OF
heavy blows upon his head and body. when
assistance arrived and the mob was routed, three
prisoners, all moro or less badly used up, were
found 20 have been made The night haS been
quick and SHARP hot ana nsaVy ana pou ,s Su -
discontinue IL. The mob had quickly become
diSorganized, and the men and boys scurried
away in ali directions, leaving the police ti-
umphant The prisoners were Thomas Hayes, q
stableman, who interfcred with tho horses, Thomas
Thompson a stableman, OF No. 80 Smith-st, who
was one OF those who assaulted OflceF McNamee,
and Thomas Kelly, also one of that ofucerS as
ssilants. Hayes and Kelly had been 50 severely
dubbed that 10 wDs necessary 20 send them 20 the
Seney Hospital where they viii be held as pris-
oners. Thompson was locked up In the Bergen-st.
police station.
THE oARDRIvER ARRESTED.
The cardriver, Thain,was then arrested, charged
with violating the corporation ordinance, which
makes it msdemeanor TO discharge firearms in the
streets. He was promptly bailed in $500 by
Secretary William J. Richardson OF the railroad
company While tho crowd was scattering the
police of the Eighth Precinct arrested four strikers.
who had been engaged In the riot They were
William English. car driver. OF No. $50
Eighteenth-st Henry Ballard, towboy. Of No.
9s4 Prospective Thomas Fitzgerald, stableman,
Of No. 574 Twentieth-st. and James Cartey. tow
boy, Of Westinghouse. Later IN the afternoon
ChaYles Mcdonald WAS arrested in Third-eye. near
tho Atantc-ave. stables. on the general charge OF
assault. he having been actively engaged IN The
riot lie was locked up In the Bergen-st. station
house. McDonald's reputation Is NOT the best
lie was formerly driver for the Atlanttc-ave.
company, but was discharged Tor insulting an
inspector. The Knights Of Labor were unable %
have him re1nstatcd, and he has been looking for
an opportunity TO get square" All the passenger
on the ear escaped uninjured.
witness OF the fight says that the police
showed great bravery There were only hand
full OF them when the mob swermed around The
car. Officers Blaney, McNamee, MeGarry. Captain
Brennan, OF the Ninth Precinct; Officer Rabgan Of
the Seventeenth. and Officer Farrell were among
those who first charged the rioters. There were
1850 strikers, but these officers bravey fought the
mob until assistance came when the crowd was
completely routed. IL was said at Police Head.
quarters and elsewhere that the conduct OF the
police In this riot dspreved all insinuatons against
the Brooklyn force Of incompetency and sympathy
With the strikers.
EIGHT CARS RUN BY NEW HANDS.
Mr. Richardson yesterday followed the plan
which he had decided upon the previous night. end
ran eight cars over the Fifth-nve. route from
Greenwood 10 the Bridge. Only two policemen,
one on either platform, guarded each car. The
number of men on duty along the streets was