Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-21
THE BROOKLYN STRIKERS
offered to OonCede All But One
Thing,
BUT THE COMPANIES REFUSE THEM
So the Street Car Tie-Up Continues in
statu Quo,
The Mayor Issues n rrocinmation--A
Colonel orders His Regiment TO lie
in Readincss--captain French's In
jurics-TaImnge's Prayer

Brooklyn. N. Y. Jan 20.--There were
but few evidences Of the turbulent
scenes of the night before when the
Sabbath sun rose over East New York.
and scarcely u sign OF life was OBJ
served, save In the vicinity OF the sta
bles OF the Fulton avenue line. At 1850
u. m. the police arrived, l75 strong.
Captain German assumed command OF
both the police and the national guard,
The morning passed very quietly. the
crowd which gathered being composed
largely OF spectators. The tearing down
Of the trolley wires a few blocks away
prevented the running OF any cars. and,
as a consequence. the strlkers kept in
the background until the repairs had
been completed.
The arrival Of the construction wag-
ons. however. acted like torch to 4
magazine. and q big crowd at once
nocked about the tracks, stretching
for u mile along the avenue. waiting
for the cars they knew would be sent
out.
At noon a detail OF sixty men from
each OF the companies or the -Four
teenth regiment. under command OF
Captain W. l.. Garcia, relieved the
First battalion OF the Thirteenth regt-
ment, Major Cochran, ana after the
guard was posted preparations We're
MADE for starting the cars twenty
two motorUen were reported as reauy
to start, but ten cars only were sent
out. The ground IN the immediate Vi
ciuity was quickly cleared, small
detail OF the Fourth WORKING the crowd
| back eastward, ana squuu oi mount
Ell police operated IN an opposite de
rectiun. The iittie force succeeded nice
ly, which showed that rev peligerrnta
! were present. As the clock struck :,
both civic and military tores made
the move. a car rolled cut OF tne shed,
ana without error was switched ON the
track leading down TO fulton rerry
/ II was surrounded ny twelve Su1rds
under oniccr OF the day. LieutenRnl Lit
| tie OF Company E, Fourth regiment,
and preceded by Sergeant Reinels ana
six mounted policemen, began us Jour
| ney. Captains German ana Ennis, WIN
| 100 putromen, followed. The military
| hauled In their picket line. and the pU'
| lice alone accompanied the car dowi
the avenue. The otner nine cars tol
lowed at Intervals oil a Jew minutes
All went wen for thirty minutes. wher
tho police reserve WAS seen TO halt,
\ detachment was then sent aheAt
in the patrol wagon at tull speed, or
the avenue. near Hopkins avenue. thl
mob had taken possession OF the build
| ing material In front Of row OF brlcl
| buildings under construction ana hurl
ed 1t over both tracks between IN
snort time OF the passage OF the secon,
car und before the third car had reacn
ed that point. There were many wo
men and children In this mob. and
scene OF turbulance was enacted. last
ing long time after the obstacle
We're removed, as the strikers In IN
meanwhile had succeeded In securing
the descrtion OF four motormen, An
other block occurred at Saratoga ave
nue. and the cars turned back 10 IN
stable, all reaching East New YORK u
a somewhat battered condition VIII
the exception of one. The latter ha'
been taken back by striker VINO mn
a big placard on his breast bearing IN
Inscription: "IS. OF L." lie was eheerei
ali along the line There was Yer,
little excitement ia other directions l.
East New York during the day.