Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-23
did not injuro any of the occupants of the


 took out the last car, and instead of going down Gates avenue took the Myrtle ave. nue route, switched off at knickerlbncker avenue. and thence through Flushing and Throop to Broadway. and then went to East New York instead of going to Fulton ferry. On reaching the Alabama avenue depot the car was taken care of by the Full ton avenue men. Nineteen cars altogether were started from Ridgewood. All re- turned but the ono which strayed.
 With the exception of the piokets, the militia were then drawn into the depot, and quiet was again restored, mass meeting at the Labor Lyceum. in Will loughby avenue at o'clock drawing of all the strikers from the neighborhood CO., cupied by the police and the militia.
 The work of the linemen was finished at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The con- struction wagon, labeled on both sides 'K K. of L. ' reached the Ridgewood depot a few moments after, so that at S:l0 D. m. ''as- sembly" was sounded, and the three oom- panies of tho Seventh regiment-B, D and G-under command of Major Abrams, marched out and occupied all the streets branching out from the junction of Myrtle avenue, Wyckoff avenue and Palmetto street
 As tho first company marched out a truck laden with new men, accompanied by four officers. dashed up, and as soon as it was unladen the driver was taken into custody for causing n fatal accident on Gates avenue near Bushwick avenue. To avoid any possible attack he had driven at furious pace, and overtaking light | wagon at the place stated dashed into it, throwing tho solitary occupant out into the street and fraCturing his skull The injured man was taken to St. Johns hos pital and the driver of the truck to the Evergreen Avenue police station.
 strikers Trapped In a Hall. The next incident was startling one. | Car 524 of the limo, which had started yes terday arrived from down town with about | 80 new mon on board, Sergeant sheldon, | with four "atrolmen carrying drawn pis- | tols were on tho front platform. Cap- | tain kitZer and four men made similar | display at the rear When the car stopped, | the captain noticed four or five men on the elevated railroad track. Pointing his re- volver at them. he shouted:
 Come, get off from there quick! We are through monkeying. Get off. or we'll show you we mean business" Tho military also ordered them away, and no moro were allowed on the struc- l turc.
 The platform and stairs were also clear ed. As tho second company of the Sev- | cnth swung around into Palmetto street i tho great crowd of strikers in front of their headquarters. Odd Follows hall, I scarce half block away, suddenly melted, a large number running around into Irv- ing avenue but about 200 crowded into the hall
 Then at sigma! tho line of men in blue | stretched across the street, advanced at the double quick past the hall doors, which .l, Nt, ! lice, and the men were like rats in trap. secured until all of tho cars were sent out 1 and brought back to the depot, a space of ! a little over two hours.
 When the troops reported all ready, car 524, which had been brought up with mon, as stated, was started down the line. with two motormcn, two conductors, two | policemen and three reporters on board.
 Just as the start was made a member oi ] the seventh regiment noticed several per sons at an open window on the second story of the hotel opposite the depot and oldcrod it closed. The order was not in air, and the window was not only closed, 1 but all tho faces disappeared
 During tho passage of tho ear down the avenue there was considerable jeering, but one shot from policeman s revolver fired in the air closed tho open windows, and only one missile was fired at the first cal and none at tho others they proceeded on what at first promised to be n perilou, journey. All the cars returned without damage upon schedule time. The cars taken out on Monday were also brought back with them except the one which found it's way 10 East New York. as previ ously stated
 Woman Throws Cayenne Pepper.
 
 way on Franklin avenue, corner of Lex ington avenue, dashed into car No S4 o the Franklin Avenue line and smashed it: rear platform.
 On tho return trip ard when crossing Central avenue n woman stopped with | tin dish in her hand, from which sh, threw something into the air It wa cayenne pepper, and the wind blew it int, the faces of tho motOrEan and policemen They were nearly blinded but did no lessen their speed: and when they reachee the depot were attended to by the surgeon of tho seventh regiment.
 Captain Ennis, when it was reported that car l, 525 had gone astray, ordered III his patrol wagon, and with the mounted men. who had returned after seeing the first car well on its way, hurried in pur suit of it, intending to bring it back, as iI was wandering through q section of thc . | it was absolutely unprotected.
 They passed the knickerbocker avenue switch, and went over two miles dowI Myrtle avenue to Bedford in search of it and on their way back to Ridgewoot learned that it had passed up Broadwa, to East New York unharmed. Tho incl dent caused much amusement, and its saf arrival at East New York is looked on a n singular circumstance, no trouble oC curing where cars were unexpected.
 After it had passed down Myrtle avenue the up track was covered with obstruc tions-stones, bricks etc.-one being mos unique-an old stove placed in the cente of the track. with lcttered sign above i bearing this inscription:
 "A present for tho first scab that runs car ''
 These remained there after nightfall. l was reported that ono of the wiremel named Jacob Streubehen fell from tn platform to the street and was severely in jurcd.
 \ Fatal VolIey Fired.
 The quiet which had prevailed in tn vicinity of Halsey street early last evening was suddenly broken by the hooting of dozen boys. who about II o'clock las night made a playful attempt to breal througS the picket lines. The shouting continued moment too long It was fol lowed by the sharp crack of n dozen rifles Most of the shots seemed to havo beel aimed high. A few shots, however. wen too low Henry / hns of 365 East Seventy sixth street was probably fatally sho through the lower jaw He had just com out of n corner saloon. where he had beeI drinking with somo friends. Aims stepped back in the protection o tho door when Inc heard the shooting, bu he was too late. The ball just grazed tn brim of his friends hat and hit Aims ful in tho face \ crowd gathered quickly and many friendly hands assisted in car l rying him into the drug store of Dr. Davi , at the corner of Halsey street and Broad ? way.