The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-27
IT NEARLY BECAME A RIOT.
ExoITEMEST AT BRIDGEPORT HAD
 SUBsIDED LAST EVENING.

Hreight Train Pulled on tho Crossing and
 Travel Resumed-Injunc Proceedings
 Adjourned for One weok-An Account of l the Trouble.
 Bridgeport, July 2G.-The excitement
 which was caused by the clash be-
 tween the employees of the Consoii-
 dated railroad and those of the Bridge
 port Traction company. which came
 near resulting in a riot, has all sub-
 sided tonight and everything is peace-
 able and quiet. At 6 o'clock tonight
 after the injunction had been served
 on the officials of the Consolidated road,
 the freight train which Conductor Can-
 field caused to be stopped on the cross-
 ing to obstruct the Traction company
 and the public convenience as well,
 was pulled out of the way and travel
 at the crossing was again resumed.
 Superintendent Radell of the Traction
 company. who was badly scalded by
 the steam which was turned upon him
 by the Consolidated road hands, suf-
 fered considerable from the burns. and | tonight he was confined at his home
 under the treatment of physicians. Su- perintendent Radell said tonight that he would bring suit against the rail-
 road company for damages. The in- | junction proceedings have been ad- Journed for one week.
 This morning at daybreak the street
 railroad company began its work at
 the Main street and Fairfield avenue. vest crossings. The railroad was totr hxro oo1r laid across Main street before any op- position was made. At 6;30 0 long freight rolled up and the engine stop- ped on the crossing. Then another train came on the other track and the
 Traction company men were obliged to stop. About 9:3O there was nearly a riot The engineer and fireman of the big mogul opened the valve and steam was thrown all over the men at work close by. The Traction men secured a hose and threw stream into the cab and the freight gang retaliated with big Jumps of coal. Conductor Andy Canfield then chopped the hose In two Superintendent Radel of the Traction company demanded a right of way over the tracks and a car was run into the lowered gates. The Trac- ton company called police and Captain Birmingham with a squad of police ar- rived. The Consolidated road men de- clined to move the train and the en- gineer and fireman of the freight were arrested and taken to the police station. United States Marshal F. D. Strong soon arrived. on the scene and ordered the railroad men to allow the mail trains to proceed. There was no re- sistance to his orders and at 10.S0 the mail train moved off the crossing. It was followed within ten feet by another train, which stopped directly in tho path of the Traction company's employ es. The mafshal also moved this, and e third train followed, the a. m. east- bound out of New York, which also passed. Then a big force of men began tearing up the planking between tho rails, but were only able to work on one track, the freight engine, minus its crew. standing on the west-bouud track.
 Soon after Attorney W. D. Bishop, jr, who Is also secretary of the Con- soldated road. put in an appearance with an injunction signed by Judge F. B. Hall of the superior court, restrain ing the Traction company from cross- ing the tracks at all the crossings, and work was immediately stopped.
 During the battle on the engine Pa. trolman George Coley was kicked in the right cheek and severely bruised. The arrested men are Horace Hopkina of New Haven, engineer of the freight: John s. Hyde of West Haven, fireman. and William Kennery, one of tha crew. They were charged with ob. structing public travel and were re- leased under s35 each. furnished by Freight Agent l.. B. Nckerson of this city.
 Colt Heft. president of the Traction company, is out of the city, out Dlrec. tor Setser of this city said that mo. ton for the dissolution of the in- junction would be made at once, and the Traction company may bring suit against the Consolidated, from obstruct. Ing it's right of way.
 There was no work done at the West crossing. Fairfield avenue, the move. ment to do work there being g. bluff to draw attention from Main street. There is already temporary injunc- ton in force restraining the company from crossing at Fairfield avenue, nes.