The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-26
BROOKLYN Rioters Continue 10
Throw Stones.
NEW MEN HAVE GONE OUT
Presence OF Eight Thousand Troops Al
lowed Few Cars To Move
During the Day.


Third avenue and Fifty-eighth street
was garrisoned today by three COM
panies Of the Twenty-third regiment.
Captain Thorne, of Company + was in
command. Companies II and 1 were
quartered in the power house at Sec
ond avenue and Fifty-second street
Rioting had been expected at the sta
bles Of the Atlantic road at Fortieth av-
enue and Forty-sixth street but quiet
prevailed during the day. The scene
presented a more animated appearance
at the Third avenue depot, a large
crowd being present during the day.
but no disturbance took place. The
company ran % cars, the service be-
ing fair. In addition to 23O militiamen
there was on duty a strong force of po-
licemen.
East New York was quiet all day.
1t had put on a military appearance by
the addition of a battery of artillery
to the infantry forces stationed at the
Alabama street depot and the old in
habitants were put in mind of the times
the recruiting camp was stationed there
about 80 years ago.
The officials of the Brooklyn, Queens
County and Suburban railway rein
formed Captain German that as soon as
the men they had engaged had arrived
they would open up the route. One car
was then brought out and sent down
Fulton avenue as far as Tompkins and
returned about 4:30 loaded with men,
a few of whom were experienced mo-
tOrmen They were soon ready for
work and at o'clock the first car for
a full week or more was started down
Broadway 1t was unmolested, but at
every switch had much difficulty in
progressing, as the switches were all
frozen. Large crowds assembled at
these places and there was much YER
bal abuse. The new men were not in
terfered with The linemen have de-
termined to refuse to make the neces-
sary repairs to wires, etc, when called
upon to do so by the companies. This
action by the linemen is equivalent to
a strike.
ATTACKS ON CATS.
AS the trolley cars on the Gates av-
enue line We're passing through Gates
avenue near Central avenue this even
ing, they wereassaulted by a fusilade
of stones from the housetops and win
dows on both sides of the avenue. The
the attack and sent volley after volley
of stones into the cars. Patrolmen
George Shanckleton, Dennis Bush and
James L. Collihan We're severely in
jured.
At S:45 p. m. as a car of the Halsey
street line was being taken into the
depot mob of over /, 900 men and boys
gathered and threw stones at the car.
smashing all the windows. Pickets of
the Seventh regiment made charges and
generally drove the crowd back
The ranks of the strikers in Brooklyn
today were swelled by the addition of
gangs of tramps and loafers of New
York
POLICEMEN SHOT.
While three cars on the Gates avenue
line were on their way down town this
evening they were surrounded by
bowling mob at Stuyvesant avenue.
Missiles of every description were
hurled at the men in charge. The men
pressed forward and a number of shots
We're fired, several of which took effect
on Policeman Patrick Callahan and
James Degan, who formed a portion of
the guard. began was shot through the
arm and Callahan through the hand.
The mob after this succeeded in wreck
ing three cars which were opposite the
precinct station.
Superintendent Kitzer learned that
the shots came from a house in the
neighborhoOd. He forced his way I'D
stairs with two of his men and arrested
a woman named Carney, who it is be-
heved either did the shooting or is
aware who did it. The woman was put
in the patrol wagon, but mob inter
cepted the vehicle and pelted it with
Stones. Mrs. Carney was hit on the
head with rock and received a severe
scalp wound.
A great number of new employees have
deserted, and tonight there is not man
in the stables who can operate the
cars.
FILLED WITH TROOPS.
The First brigade of the National
Guards of New York, composed of the
New York city troops, has been or
dered to this city. The total number
Of troops now under arms in BROOKLYN
is 5000. The refusal Of the companies
to promise reinstatement to the strikers
when they indicated a willingness to
call the fight off. has made many who
were hitherto peaceably disposed. des-
perate, and ready to participate in acts
of violence directed against the proper
ty of the corporations.
1t is possible the only line not hither-
to involved in the strike, known as the
Coney Island line, will now be brought
into the trouble. The men on the De
Kalb street line, who resumed work Fri
day, under compromise with the COM
pany, may be called out also.
Acts of violence in the supposed in