The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-23
THE WATCHMAN AND sOUTHR0N, JANUARY %, 1895.

a member of the Seventh regiment,
fell from the second story Of the 4th
regiment armory, causing COM
pound fracture Of the skull. He was
removed TO Scney Hospital.
Van Dyke was under arrest for III
toxication and had been placed in the
temporary guard room from which he
tried to make his escape by lowering
himself by means of rope made
from his underclothes. The rope
parted and he fell with the result as
above stated.
Notwithstanding the numerous out
breaks in different parts of the city,
the number of arrests for disorderly
conduct were but few.
AFRAID OF The DARK.
The presidents of Car companies
who announced positively last night
that they would operate their lines
until midnight tonight, began to
weaken before 6 o'clock The officials
of the Bergen Street line said they
had concluded to stop their cars at 9
o'clock. President Lewis sent word
to police headquarters ,hat be would
stop his cars at 8 o'clock. President
Wicker said nothing, but hustled his
cars into the car houses as soon after
dark as he could. The rain mixed
with fog which prevailed all day,
made the night one Of pitch darkness,
except where the electric lights made
objects visible few feet away.
The troops had most disagreeable
lob in the rain and fog and there was
no certainty as to the precise moment
when bricks and stones wo' Id emerge
from the gloom and whizz uoplea.
sanity close to he guardsman's head.
In East New York, in South Brook
/ lyn and in other inviting neighbor-
hoods, where Car stables were located
and strikers and hoodlums abounded,
the soldiers had plenty trouble. The
many disturbances that occurred
between 4 and o'clock, by which
time the cars had stopped operations,
showed that the change of plans on
the part of the presidents was wise
one. At8.l5 o'clock this evening,
Thomas Larkin, "a years old, of No.
259 Third Avenue, was arrested for
assault on Patrolman Charles McCue.
McCue was trying to disperse gang
of men when Larkin struck him,
knocking him down. With the as
sistance of soldiers, Larkin was
locked up.
SYMPATHY WITH STRIKERS.
The board of supervisors. of the
county of Kings met this afternoon
and adopted by unanimous vote the
following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, The managers and
directors of the various railroad COM
panies, whose employees are now on
strike, have been claiming that had
they the proper military and police
protection, they could operate their
lines and
Whereas, The claims of the COM
panies in this respect are not based
on fact, as the action Of the mayor in
sympathy with the employers has
demonstrated therefore, be it
"Resolved. That the board of
supervisors, believing that the pur-
pose of the mayor was to expose the
pretentions of the company, hereby
expresses its approval Of the
determination to utilize the failure of
the companies to operate their Cars
as an argument before the Attorney
General for the annulment of their
respective charters and be it further
Resolved, That this board hereby
expresses its sympathy with the en-
ployees and calls upon all officials
with power in the premises to aid
them in establishing their rights to a
fair days pay for fair days labor. "