The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-22
The Soldiers Return With Bayo-
nets and Blank Charges.
THE SITUATION IN BROOKLYN
No Cars Run a, Night. Hood!ums
Demonstralive. Strikers Up
held by Kings County Su-
pervisors. A Night of
Fog and Terror.
by Southern Associated press.

ning yesterday. When questioned
ns to his satisfaction with the pro.
lection Afforded by the militia aud
police, he SAID that he was fully sat
isiied with tho protection given by
The former. When questioned closer
regarding the protection given by
the police. he said, after pause,
that he is satisfied with the protec.
ton given by both.
In all about 230 cars we're moved
in the city to-day. The numbe in
operation before the strike was
1900. In the $50 cars run arc IN.
cuded cars which did not start un-
I'll after / p. III. aud which stopped
after 6p. III.
At 2:20 p. m. woman named
Mrs. Josephine Seieler, 60 years
Old, was run over by car IN Charge
OF green mo,ormuu at Broadway
and Hayward street. She is in
serious condition. The motorman
was locked up. Witnesses say that
he was totally incapable of control.
ing the Car.
The Seventh Regiment was under
fire Mt few minutes before O'Clock
this evening. Shots were fired from
the crowd ut the militia, and several
volleys were fired by the troops
over the heads OF the mob. So fur
as known the only mau injured was
Private Ennis, of Company Ii. He
was wounded by q shot from the
crowd.
The troops engaged were ak com
paules of the Seventh Regiment.
lhey were under command of Mai.
Abrams, and were guarding the
streets leading to the Ridgewood
depot of the Green aud Gates branch
OF The brooklyn City railroad.
y car on the Fifth avenue line
started from Fifth avenue and
Iwenty-third street shortly after /
O'Clock. About three blocks from
the depot 1T was surrounded by n
mob. 4 detachment of the rhir-
taenth regiment, under Mai. Coch-
rane, charged them with bayouets
and the crowd scattered. AUGUST
Brown received q bayouet wound IN
the hip. He was taken to neigh.
boring drug store and was treated
there, after which he went home.
At o'clock tonight feed wire
was cut on the Bergen street rail
way. Patrolmnn Collins, who was
on car, saw four men run and
gave chase. He arrested Edward
Duga, who was recognized rs mo
torman on tho Sackett street rail.
way.
AT 6:l5 mob Of over 1000 sur.
rounded Gntes avenue car at Nos.
traud avenue. Sticks and stones
were thrown and shots were fired
by men III the crowd. The reserves
from the Ninth Precinct Station
have hurried to the scene. After
some trouble and hard fighting, in
which three policemen were Sc
riously injured, tie mob scattered.
notwithstanding the numerous
outbreaks IN different parts of the
city. the number OF arrests for dis &.
orderly conduct were but few,
Ihe ram. 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 "a most dlsngreenble
job III the rain and Jog. aud
there was no certainty AS to the pre-
else moment when bricks and stones
would emerge from the gloom and
whiz nnpleantIy close to the guards
mans head. la East New York, IN
South brooklyn and in othor unin.
Viting nelghUoTnouds. where car
stables are located and strikers and
hoodiums abounded. the soldiers
had plenty OF trouble.
Tue board of euuervisors of the
| county OF Kings met this afternoon
| and adopted, by unanimous vote, the
following resolutions:
WHEREAS the managers and di.
rectors of the various railroad com
pauies, whose employees are now on
strike. have been claiming that had
they the proper police aud military
protection they could operate their
lines; and
WHEREAS, The clnims OF the com
panies Ill this respect are not based
on Tact, AS the action of the Mayor
IN sympathy with the employees has
demonstrated; therefore he il
HcSOtre0, That the Board of Su.
pervisors, believing that the pnr-
pose Of the Mayor WAS to expose tile
pretensions OF the compsny, hereby
| expresses Its approval OF the deter.
mination TO utilize the failure of the
companies to operate their cars as
an argument before the Attorney
J General for the annulmentj OF their