The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05
CARS RUNNING ON TIME.
With a Few Disturbances to EnlIven
the Day.

New YORK, Jan. 1.-The most
important feature in connection with
the New York strike this morning, was
the starting Of the Second avenue cars. No
attempt had been made to run the cars since
the tie-up was inaugurated, and there was
considerable doubt as to the security of the
new drivers and conductors on that line. A
start was made at o'clock, however, with
eight policemen on each car. and dozen cars
were soon running on schedule time. 1t was
the intention of the company to run all its
cars during the day.
Cars were also running on the Third,
Fourth. Sixth and Seventh avenue lines, and
and on the 23d, 42d and Grand street lines, as
ON Saturday, while the Eighth avenue and
Belt lines intended to make a start later.
There were very few strikers on the streets
this morning
The Eighth avenue line started a car at
o'clock, the first one run for six days. Ii
was driven by Garrett Shelwell. one Of he
old drivers, who had come back. There
were two policemen on each platform and
four inside. There was no demonstration
OF any KIDD. The company viii run 20 cars
to-day.
The Ninth avenue road paid off their old
men this morning and sent notice that they
would hereafter employ no men who belong
to any labor union. This line will not run
anv cars until they have men enough to make
II safe.
The feeling among the police today con-
corning the strike Is much easier. The same
precautions that prevailed last week are 10
| be continued, but Supt. Murry thinks the
most Of the hard work is over. though the
| police cannot be safely relaxed for long
| time to come. Both Supt. Murry and In
| spectOr Byrnes express themselves as more
| thoroughly convinced than ever Of the great
| value Of patrol wagons In such times as
| these.
| The strikers showed their teeth a little at
| IL o'clock on Second avenue. A gang OF
| strikers commenced tearing up the track. but
were dispersed by the police without serious
| opposition: A little later some malcontents
| dumped lot OF stones on the tracks at First
| avenue and f1th street and ran away.
The cars on all the lines both in New York
| and Brooklyn were running about as usual
| at noon. The Belt line was the only excep-
| ton. No disturbances from any quarter
| were reported. Many Of the old drivers
have returned to their posts.
/ The Belt line started car in New York at
noon today. The son Of Superintendent
Harris drove the horses. The passengers
were policemen and reporters. The car
started amid jeers and cheers. Two or three
| others were also run out but after proceed
ing short distance, owing to distractions
on the tracks. they were returned to the sta
| bles and no further efforts to run viii be
made until tomorrow. There was no vlo-
lence.
In Brooklyn all went smoothly today until
| about noon. Then, 1t is said, the strikers
| congregated in large force la 9th avenue and
the tracks were barrlcaded There were
| several encounters between strikers and
scabs, and the police have made matters
| merry. A new driver was beaten TO
| insensbility and taken to the hospital. The
strikers were preparing for attacks this af-
ternoon. The police were reinforced and
were ready for anything that turned up.