Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24


 railroad companies, would bring about a settlement on a compromise plan. His efforts in this direction, however, proved fruitless and there is no telling at this moment when or how the differences be- tween the railroad officials and the strik- ing motormen and conductors will be ad- justed.
 The news that the First brigade of the national guard in New York had been called out last evening caused great deal of excitement and anxiety throughout the city.
 The trouble between the military and the strikers which occurred Saturday evening was looked upon as the beginning of s6ries of such outbreaks. and the call ng out of additional troops showed at once in how serious light the authori ties viewed the situation.
 The cars were run Sunday by green hands on the same lines as on Saturday, but they were poorly patronized by the public, as the danger of that mode of transportation was too apparent for the ordinary resident
 Striker Shot at the Soldiers.
 Despite the assertions of the railroad officials that they had plenty of men to man their cars, there were very few of hem at work, and there were many de- sertions from tie ranks of the newly em- ployed men. Scrimmages innumerable took place all the lines embraced in the strike system. but nothing of a really serious nature occurred.
 The men are being advised on all sides not to resort to violence. and in many of the churches the clergymen appealed to them to he quiet and law abiding
 A serious clash occurred late last night hot ha ha at af the car stables of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad company at Twenty-fourth street and Fifth avenue Some strikers repre- | senting themselves as newspaper men passed the picket line and were looking up nonunion men in the stables when 1t | was discovered that they were frauds. They were escorted back into the crowd | This led to clash, and the strikers charg- | ed the soldiers On guard.
 | One of the strikers fired shot into the ranks of the soldiers, who returned to the attack with renewed energy. Two men whose named could not be learned were stabbed in the charge.
 There was great deal of excitement in the neighborhood of the Halsey street sta- b.es of the Putnam Avenue line when a 1 large crowd of riotous strikers began to | for, @ back the soldiers defending the sta | hes. They were kept back at the point of | the bayonet and desisted from their hos tile demonstrations. During the trouble | Thomas Cahill of 142a Bergen street was arrested by Police Sergeant Tracey for punching Michael Mindlin of 199 Atlantic | avenue. Malcolm W. Wood the militiaman l whose skull was fractured by brick thrown by strikers from the Alabama | Avenue station of the Union Elevated raj road, was taken from St. Mary's hos | pital to his home. He rested quietly | through the night and was visited by his parents Itk believed that he will re- | cover
 Car No 16l of tho Bergen Street line be anne stalled on account of some defect of mechanism in front of two empty lots 1 between Classon and Grand avenues. This caused the stoppage of three other cars Nos 157, 15S and 321. At the back of th. lots is l5 foot bluff. The crowd gather. ed there and threw stones at the cars de molishing every pane of glass The police i harged. but the men made determined l stand. being led by man named Gala | gher. He was piaI ed under arrest by Offi- cer Staats of the Twenty-second precinct
 The strikers attempted a rescue, but 1 Pc i, emen Covan and Connor went to Staats' assistance and marched him of to l the Twenty second precinct police station. Several of the policemen were cut by fly ing stones and pieces of brick. but none l