Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-23
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BRIDGEPORT's ExCITEmRNT.
Peace Succeeds Lawlessness-No Cars
MISUNDERSTANDING for More Police
The City Battalion in Readiness
for service-Pinkerton Men Arrive
-G0vern0r Morris.
Bridgeport. Jan. 22.-UAiversal peace
and auietness prevails TO- night among the
,ar strikers In this city and there has
been but little activity among the strikers
since yesterday. This is because the /
company made no other attempt |
to run the cars ON the line after expert |
encing such trouble yesterday. The Trac-
ton company will not run any more cars
on tho road until arrangements can be
made to reinforce the police of this city,
who had hard time yesterday ia coping
with the mob of angry workiugmen. The
trouble yesterday is not attributed alone
to the striking railroad employees, but the
greater number of those who took part
in throwing the cars off the track
and setting Ere to them were iden:
tilted as non-employes of the rail-
road company, sympathizsrs of tho
strikers. The quiet that prevailed this
evening caused the city officials to coun-
termand the order which had been given
to bring out the local military company,
but the city battalion WAS ready in the
Fourth regiment armory at 5 O'Clock this
afternoon, ready for a moments call. It
was sesn this afternoon that there would
be no further trouble while the cars re-
NAMED in tho barns and the military COM
panies were dismissed from the armory.
This evening Police Commissioners Seeley
and Atwater went to New Haven to hold
q conference with Governor Morris relative
to calling out the state troops in case of an
emergency. Superintendent Hefs of
the Traction company this afternoon
telegraphed to New York for Pink
twenty of them arrived in this city
and Immediately were taken to the Office
of the company where they were given
their Instructions, Whether the company
intends to put these men on to run the cars
In the places of the strikers for a while
could not be sscertsined to night. Colonel
Heft said that the men were there to pro-
tect the company's property from being
destroyed. by the sympathizers of the
strikers. To night Colonel Heft called for
one hundred and sixty men to run the
| cars of the company, but in response to
| the call only about fifty called at the COM
| the strikers found out that the men were
looking for their places they hooted and
/ Missed at them and called them ''ecsbs."
One of the men who was looking for work
| was caught outside the stables on Wash
| ington avenue tonight and hustled In q
crowd of strikers, WHO handled him
| roughly. The new man was finally res
| cued from the hands of the strikers by
| policemen and escorted to the Office of the
Traction company. The cigar makers
unions executive board tonight held q
meeting and voted their sympathy to the
| striking car employees, and also voted to
assist them financially through the trouble.
Osher labor unions in the city will take
similar action. A crowd of several hun.
dred people gathered round the stables Of
| the Traction company on Washington ave
nue. tonight and completely blocked The
street. Addresses were made by labor
leaders, who advised the strikers to holi
out together in the trouble.
4 CoNFERENCE-THE COMPANY RKNAIN'
F1RM-w1LL TRY TO RUN CARS TO-DAY.
BRIDGEPORT, Jan. 22.-Directors Ella
Ward and W. 8. Cheerer of New York
with President Heft of the Traction com
pany, met the strikers committee at
O'Clock in the mayors Office. The striker
presented a proposition demanding tina
they be recognised as members of tn
Bridgeport Surface Railway association
and that the company employ no Others
that wages be restored to 50 psr day; tina
certain employees discharged without rea
son be given hearing, and recommending
the discharge of Inspector E. o. Bradley
1 L. Il al
refused to accept the proposition and de
cided to advertise for 100 new drivers ant
conductors. They gave notice that car
would be run Tomorrow and asked tn
mayor for sufficient police protection.
Governor Morris has been notified of tn
situation, and if necessary the militia vii
be summoned tomorrow. Great crowd
: are still congregated about the stables /
East Bridgeport, and no cars are to be ru
tonight.
Governor Morris was seen at his home b
. COURIER reporter last evening. The II
porter was very courteously received, bu
| the governor said he had nothing to CON
, municate on the Bridgeport situation an
declined to be interviewed.
ACTION OF TRADES UNIONS.
II BRIDGEPORT, Jan. 22.-The trades unto
: tonight declared boycott on the Bridg.
port Traction company and resolution
were passed requesting the families {
, union men not to pstronize the cars of tb
company. The Iron Moulders' union t.
night voted to give to the strikers the pre-
ceeds of their ball this week. A delegatio
from the Salvation Army corps from Al
sonia arrived here tonight and hold NEE
ings In front of the car stables on Wasl
, iugton avenue.