Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-23
FLYING BULLETS
Show the Strikers that the
Troops Are In Earnest.
Numerous Encounters Between MObs
and the National Guards.
Disturbances and But Few Cars the Order OF
the Day at Brooklyn.

Brooklyn n. Y, Jan 22.-The Atlantic
Avenue Trolley Co. started ~ cars on each
of the three following lines, this morning
between the h ours of and O'Clock: 9TH
avenue 9TH avenue and South Ferry.
Fifth avenue was patrolled by the mill
tia all the way from the power house to
Flatbush avenue. Cars were started on
the following lines, this morning; The
Broadway, Court street. Fulton street
Putnam avenue and Rush street. A
large force of police and 300 militiamcn
were sent to Ridgcwood this morning to
guard the Gates avenue barns.
The policemen discovered gang of 20
men in wagons at 3.45 on East Parkway
attempting to cut down the wires of the
Nostrand avenue and also the Bergen
street lines AS soon as the wire cutters
got a sight of the police they fled and
escaped
The first disturbance of the morning
was in the vicinity of the sth street and
Sd avenue stables The strikers made an
attack on a wagon containing a motorman
and conductor. A mob of nearly 1000 had
gathered and the situation looked quite
threatening. AT this point the officer in
command of the troops ordered charge
and the streets were soon cleared. During
the charge shot was fired but no one
was hit.
Inspector Jennings of the Brooklyn
Heights Company was attacked by a
gang of strikers and badly beaten cut and
bruised about the head and face.
This morning there was conference of
municipal officials to devise measures to
compel companies to start their lines now
that ample protection has been afforded
If the companies do not start it is pos
sible effort may be made to attack their
charters.
Deputy Police Commissioner Crosby
was kept busy at police headquarters the
greater part of last night and this morning
swearing in special policemen and max
ing probationary policemen regular ones.
Up to II O'Clock, IL special men had been
sworn in. 1t is the intention of the police
department to swear in 100 special men.
The 9th and 21st separate companies of
Troy, 22d separate company of Hudson,
Goth separate company of Binghamton,
4th separate company of Gonkers and a
company in Saratoga received orders, this
afternoon to be in readiness to leave for
Brooklyn at a moments notice.
Cars on Gates avenue line were started,
this afternoon. When the first car was
passing Gates avenue near Putnam
avenue, the nlilitiamen noticed the win
dows of a house open and ordered them
closed The family refused to close them,
whereupon the militia fired volley at
the windows. No one was hurt.
At 2 o'clock linemen began putting up
the trolley wires on Gates avenue where
they had been torn down. The linemen
them to go ahead and put the wires up,
as ordering out the linemen was mis-
take.
On Fulton street, between Ralph and
Patchen avenues, where the Fulton street
line is operated very serious trouble WIS
threatened during the day. A mob Of
nearly 1000 strikers and sympathiz-
ers held that neighborhood in terror for
several hours and only the timely arrival
of detachment of police and cavalry pre-
vented Eloodshed At one time small
riot was in progress and the police We're
compelled to draw their revolvers.
All the forenoon stikers congregated
in Fulton street and Buffalo avenue and
for time made it hot for the police and
non union men. The mob hooted the
motor men, jeered the police and stoned
the cars.
The trouble eliminated at /. 35 p. NJ,
when car No. 115 came along. Near
Patchen avenue it had to stop, owing to
the distractions The strikers crowded
about the car and asked the conductor to
join them. They refused. The strikers
then jumped upon the platforms, seized
both men by the nccks, and threw them
into the bowling mob by whom they were
numerically kicked and punched. Then
a dozen strikers picked both men up
bodily and ran down side street with
them.
About dozen cars had in the mean
time come up and the police on the plat
forms drew their sticks and fell upon the
crowd They smashed right and left gen
orally landing upon some strikers head.
The crowd retaliated with stones and for
a few minutes the fight was hot. The po-
lice arrested two leaders of the mob The
strikers tried to rescue their brethren but
the Eolce drew their revolvers and drove
the mob back. The temper of the
strikers was now thoroughly aroused
and they stoned the cars increasingly.
1t was found impossible for the few
policemen to cope with the strikers and
achievements were sent for In few
minutes a detachment of 18th precinct
officers and portion of troop A. came up.
At the sight of the galloping horses, on
whose backs sat fine looking body of
men, with drawn sabres, the mob beat a
hasty retreat The cavalry Immediately
formed a picket line and paraded up and
down the sidewalks, forcing the idlers to
move rapidly along.
There was large number of women in
the throng and they hooted and jeercd
worse than the men. Many women, with
babies in their arms, crowded about the
arms, and their voices crying in shrill
tones .'Scabs, scabs," could be heard for
blocks distant. The police was somewhat
gentle with them, but for all that the
women stoned them at every opportunity.
Many women taunted the strikers for not
tearing the non-union men from the cars.
Up and down Fulton street, from Ralph
to Tompkins avenues, troops A paraded
with their horses, keeping the crowds
moving. This was a difficult task, for
the strikers would only be driven from
one place to assemble in another. The
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