The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-21
TROOPS IN BROOKLYN
Mobs Dispersed by Mild
Charges Many Cars
Moving.
NEW YORK SOLDIERS ON GUARD
The Weather Renders Their Life
Miserable-store Keepers
Scared.

OF the First Battalion, N. G. S. of New
York, General Louis Fitzgerald COM
handing inyademd Brooklyn under COW
er of the fog early this morning. They
moved slowly without drum beat to
give warning, of their approac h. The
msnts nwenty wese sesend d aRa 4Sa bs a
the bridge at $50. o'clock "A. NJ. T hey
met with no resistance. The ssvsntll
the time Brooklyn woke up this morn
ms. General McLeer had been re-inforc-
ed by 1000 troops The Second Brigade
and police who have held the town for
two days were pretty well tired out and
the relief was acceptable. In all there
on duty in the City of Churches. Br1ga-
der General McLeer remains in COM
mand.
There was more wire cutting between
midnight and dawn, but all was quiet at
daylight a few additional care were
not enough men to resume anything like
normal traffic.
The cutting of trolley wires during the
night occurred on Troy avenue between
Hcrkimer and Fulton STREETS, and on
sumner avenue extending several blocks
COUNTY sn and nb1rban ire Roag Wires
ere cut or the Fulton street line on
Sulton street between Rockaway and
Ralph avenues. at Fulton street and
Tomjkins avenue, and at Sacl6ett and
Smith streets also on the Ralph avenue
line, the Third avenue line, and the Reld
avenue line.
Seventh avenue from Fourth street up
the avenue for several blocks, was found
to be covered with rocks this morning.
ing around off the stret and patrolled the
vicinity fer g 9,I4n rumber Of f blocks
Brigadier-General Louis Fitzgerald pro-
ceeded to the Second Brigade headquar-
ters upon his arrival at $3.50 A. NJ. He
found General McLeer at his desk re-
0t1yi71 rFn Hnin tr If
his regiments. The two Generals had a
talk, after which General Fitzgerald said
that he would not relieve General Nc
Leer, that the latter would remain in
charge, and the disposition of the First
Brigade would be directed by General
McLeer. Rigid military discipline was
maintained at Brigade Headquarters,
which remain in the Hall of Records.
General McLeer refused all information
as to the disposal OF troops, and had the
militia been facing the enemy greater
secrecy could not have been observed
by the higher ocials of the two brigades.
Fog compelled the wig-wagging signal
corps to abandon their post on the roof
of Headquarters and the towers OF the
armories. A special telephone was there
f fore rugged from Brigade Headquarters to
Police Headquarters so that the soldiers
could be notified of any disturbances.
The telegraph was utilized to send or
ders to armories and points where troops
are stationed. Two OF the Signal Corp
men were placed on duty this morning
at the entrance 10 the 0lQcGS OF PreSl-
dent Norton, of the Atlantic Avenue sys-
T It's is the first show of personal
protection that the Presidents have
..z1.t@e, o4t resident Lewis had had a
detective, in citizens clothes, as a body
guard, for several days.
CARS RUNNING.
Mayor Schieren sent a formal notice
late last night to the Presidents of the
railroads n which he Informed them that
the entire First Brigade had been or
dered out and would be on duty in Brook
lyn this morning, and that he expected
the railroad companies to operate their
lines today. The Mayor was asked this
morning what he would do in case the
companies now fall TO operate their lines.
He looked savagely at his interlocutor,
and declined to answer
The Flatbush Avenue line started 26
cars this morning. This is one-haf of
their usual number. The Superintendent
at the stable announced that no more
than the rs will be run today. The Full
ton avenue line, the Ralph avenue line,
and the TompkiAS avenue line were un-
able to start owing to the wires having
been cut during the night. Gangs of men
were sent cut TO repair the breaks. The
Seventh avenue line started IS cars this
forenoon after clearing distractions from
their tracks The Ninth avenue line
car No SO of the Fifth avenue line was
coming down Atlantic avenue to the ferry
at $40 O'Clock this morning, the motor
man, Henry Campbell, lost control, and
1t ran into car No. 63 of the same line,
which was ahead. Damage about Sl00
There was great excitement among the
passengers, but no one was hurt.
TWO CHARGES.
The militia made two charges to dis
psrse pSi crowds this morning. Major Dlify
OF the sixfy-nsnth Battalion figHred in
lone of them. Captain Wendell and his
marching to the Halsey street stables.
Of the stables was SC, great that Major
tDufy ordered charge. The crowd
melted away at ths. approach, Of what is
left of the former Sixty-ninth Regiment
There was nc caualities out the Sixty
ninth boys demonstrated that they mean
business, The Seventh Regiment boys
also made a mild charge on the crowd
which gathered around the Halsey treet
stables,
noon, and the militiamen did not have a
pleasant time of it. To add to their
discomfort many snopkeepers closed their
doors and soldiers who wanted to pur-
chase rubbers vt the shoe stores and
bread at the bakeries We're unable to
fill their wants: The shop keepers said
or to non-union men for fear their win
doWs would be smashed by the crowd.
The men who We're arrested last Tues
day for stone throwing. interfering with
cars and participating in other disturb
ances were arraigned before Police JUS
tice Steers this forenoon and held Tor
u'ai On PnTTY fP5TIH VIOLENCE.
While the nilitia of t4e FoGty-seventh
transferred on the Brooklyn Union Elie-
waited Road to South Brooklyn . figilt
occurred between the ,nifitian1en and g
guard on the road. The soldiers, occupy
ing the middle car of the train We're
smoking when the guard ordered them
to stop. lie attempted to enforce his
order when several of the militiamen at
tackled hrn. backing his eyes and order
ed The avrcst Of tte guard w.so v5a5s e.
leased on the arrival of the train at
Bridge street. where the troops were
transferred to the Fifth avenue line.
At tn corner of Fifth avenue and
Twenty-third street at eleven o'clock this
morning, Policeman Bennett OF the
E ghth precinct, who was drunk at
tempted to club private citizen who was
passing. A crowd gathered and Captain
Kenny of the Eighteenth precinct ar
rested Bennett, ssripned his shield from
him and ordered him locked up.
Folice Captain French, who was hit on
the nose with a stone yesterday, was on
duty today. He. had sixty men patrol
ling Broadway from Finishing avenue to
the ferry. The scene of yesterdays ex-
eitement was quite this morning
TROOPS FOR BROOKLYN.
New York Soldiers Cross the Bridge
Police Res rveS Out.