The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-23
STRIKERS GET HOT LEAD
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Adjutant General McAlplne ar
rived in Brooklyn at 4:30 p. m. He
went TO the City Hall and was olos.
eted with the Mayor for an hour.
Thence he went to brigade head.
quarters, where he was closeted for
some time with 8rigadier General
McLeer and members of his staff.
Later tho Mayor, accompanied by
Police Commissioner Weller, went
to brigade headquarters aud took
part in the conference, which as
sumed something of the nature OF @
council OF war.
Those present were Adjutant Gen
eral McAlpine, Mayor Schireu, Col.
Marvin, Military Secretary to Gov.
Morton, Col. Greene, assistant in
spoctor general, and Major Bur-
bank, U. s. A. Upon leaving tho
headquarters Adjutunt General Nc
Alpine expressed himself us being
fully satisfied with the situation.
lie further said tia Mayor had ex
pressed the belief that the force of
so'diery now III tuis city was fully
competent to cope with the strikers,
aud the existing situation did not
warrant amy further military dis
play.
For thu livst time since the in.
auguration OF tue strike the Brook.
Ign, Queens County and Subur ban
Company began this morning to run
cars on Its Ralph avenue line.
Usually forty-six men are employed
TO operate this branch, but this
morning only twenty. five men could
bc counted in the barns. Company
Q, Seventy first Regiment. number
lug sixty men, in charge of Captain
Francis, we're on guard. The com
pany continued to operate this
rranch up to 6 p. M, when it was
decided that 1t would not be safe to
run any moro cars to-day.
On Fulton street. between Ralph
and Patchen avenues, very serious
trouble was threatened during the
day. A mob of very nearly 1000
strikers aud their symputhizers held
that neighborhood in terror for sew
eral hours and only the timely ar.
rival OF detachment of police and
cavalry prevented bloodshed. AT
one time small riot was in prog.
ress and the police were compelled
to draw their revolvers. At the
sight OF the weapons the crowd
scattered, rushing into the side
streets, but quickly returned at u
different point.
The mob kept increasing in size.
and with multiplied force its de-
meanor became much holder. They
hooted the motormen, jeered at tho
police and stoned the cars. The
tracks were piled up with large
beams, huge stones, ash barrels, old
stoves and numerous other obstruc-
tons. These caused much delay to
the cars and gave the strikers an
opportunity to plead with the non.
union men to desert their posts.
The trouble eliminated at 80 ..
M, when car No. 115 came along.
Near Patchen avenue it had to stoD.
owing to distractions on the track.
The strikers crowded about the car
and asked the conductor and motor
man to loin them. They refused.
Strikers then jumped upon the plat
forms, seized both men by the
necks, yanked them oil and threw
| them into the bowling mob. Once
there they we're kicked and punched
unmerciinily. Then u dozen strikers
picked Both mon up bodily aud ran
down Il side street with them. Abont
dozen cars had, in the meantime.
| come up and the police on the plat
forms drew their sticks and fell UPON
the crowd. They smashed right and
left. greatly landing OF some I'm
| fortunate strikers head,
The crowd retaliated with stones.
and for few minutes the fight was
hot. The police grabbed two lead
! ers Of she mob and placed them I'M
der arrest. The strikers tried TO
| rescue their brethren and were only
prevented from 80 doing by the DO
lice drawing their revolYers and
driving the mob back. The temper
OF the strikers was now thoroughly
aroused and they stoned the cars
INCREASINGLY.
1t was found impossible for the
few policemen in the neIghborhood
to cope with the strikers and rein
forcements were sent for. Jna few
minutes a detachment of officers
under command OF Capt. Dyer, and
portion of troop A, Lieut.. Badge
ly IN charge of them, came
up. At sight of the galloping
horses tho mob beat q hasty retreat,
rushing imo near by saloons, up
side streets and across lots. The
cavalry formed picket line and
paraded up and down the side
walks forcing idlers TO move rapid
ly along.
There were q large number Of
women IN the throng and they boot.