Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-22
UNDER FIRE.
Brooklyn Mob Charged
by National Guard.
Police and Guards Fire Over
Heads of the Mob.
Nearly 5000 Troops Now On
Duty in the City.
Monday Saw One Long Series of
Riotous Acts.
Cannon Command Streets at East
New York Car Shops.
Cars Stored and Union Men Assaulted
by the Strikers.
The Citizens Indignant Over Affairs Within
Their City.
Cannon Command Streets at East
New York Car Shops.
Cars Stored and Union Men Assaulted
by the Strikers.
The Citizens Indignant Over Affairs Within
Their City.

of the National Guard of New York city,
under command of General Louis Fitz-
gerald, who has been ordered to Brooklyn
by Governor Morton to suppress the riots
caused by the trolley car strikers arrived
in Brooklyn, early this morning. There
are over 1900 men in this brigade.
Before the first brigade was ordered
under arms, there were about 5000 troops
in the second brigade on duty in Brook
lyn These, with the soldiers of Gen.
Fitzgerald's command, will, it Is esti-
mated, form an army of between 1000 and
5000 men, which ought to give the trolley
railroads ample protection for the running
of their cars.
This morning, by order of Superin
tendcnt Byrnes, it is said that all the
reserves of the New York police depart
ment were instructed to be in the section
rooms of the station houses at O'Clock,
every man in uniform, fully equipped, etc.
1t is believed that this order is made be
cause of the absence from the city of the
first brigade of the National Guard.
George Pallen, one of the crowd at
Wyckoff and Myrtle avenues, received a
bayonet thrust, this afternoon, during the
charge of the militia who were dispensing
a mob that had gathered at that point.
The East New York car house presented
a formidable appearance, today. The LIST
Battery had four cannon planted to COM
mand Broadway, Fulton avenue, Herimer
street and Adams avenue The guns
could sweep these streets for many blocks.
The battery was escorted to the Halsey
street depot and afterwards to East New
York by IS men of the 59th battalion.
The men retained with them are Com
panies f and / of the 18th Regiment.
Soldiers patrol the streets for several
blocks in all directions from the depot
Police Commissioner Wells is very much
inccnsed at the report of inefficiency on
the part of the police and the charges that
they are aiding the strikers. He issued
a manifesto, this afternoon, asking for
proofs of these charges and announced
that the would dismiss any officer proven
negligent in the discharge of his duty.
The common council took a hand in the
trouble, this afternoon. 1t has been asked
to pass resolutions calling on the COM
panies holding franchises for the operation
of surface lines to oberve the conditions
of their charters and furnish the public
with transportation and accommodation
forthwith or tell the public why.
The councilman began a hearing on the
subject at p. NJ, and Alderman Foylc
introduced resolution calling upon the
Legislature to amend the charters of the
companies to increase the license fee of
SEQ a car to 800 car Alderman Conn
introduced resolution calling attention
to the railroad tie-up, the Inconvenience
to the public, the bad effect on business,
~ la, 70,
The resolution bames the railroad Off
Gals for this state of affairs, attributing
it to their stubbornness, asks the board
to express disapproval of the attitude and
conduct of the railroad companies, and
calls Tor the examination of men to act as
motormen. 1t requests that license
board of three persons be appointed to
examine candidates for motormcn, the
board to consist of two members of the
common council and one man to be ap
pointed by the mayor. 1t requests the
Legislature to take up the question of
licenses.
After hearing petition from citizens
complaining of lack of business conven-
fences given by the companies and the
great expense to the city by the strike the
common council adopted the following;
Resolved that the communication just
read be approved by this common council
and the city clerk be directed to transmit
copy of the same to the attorney general
Of the state with a request from the board
that immediate action be taken thereon -
Thomas Koran was arrested on Hamil
ton avenue, this afternoon, for jumping
on car to persuade the conductor TO get
off Koran was taken to the police court,
where he was sentenced to so days in the
penitentiary for disorderly conduct. The
grand jury of Kings county became inter
ested in the strike, today, and summoned
a number of witnesses 10 get testimony
about the trolley lines.
A car on the Fulton avenue line was
held up by 500 people at the corner of
Rockaway avenue, shortly after noon.
The motorman and conductor fled 1t is
said that the policeman stationed on the
ear did not interfere with the crowd The
car was thrown off the tracks and an at