The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-30
ACCIDENTS.
'Incompetency Of motormen
in Brooklyn Cars.
Strikers Hall a Wreck--Talk Of Pros.
: ecuting Police and Soldiers.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 30.-There wers many
accidents yesterday due to the inexpcri
ence Of motormen.
A car OF the Halsey street line ran into
coach. The Misses Anderson, who werc
In tho coach, received contusions, and tho
driver of the coach had his ribs fractured.
The coach was damaged to the extent OF
$500. The motorman was arrested
Joseph Devoe, met orman on the Bush,
wick avenue road. was arrested for rum
ming into sleigh.
There were several skirmishes during
the day on the Third and Fifth avenue
lines. A number of cars were stoned and
some OF the passengers were hit.
A Third avenue line car was attacked
last evening by mob of several hundred
persons Volleys of stones broke the car
windows and damaged the front Of the car.
Special Officer Smith, who was at tho
'front.' OF the car was hit on the head and
knocked down. In addition he was
kicked and dubbed.
John Weijal, conductor of the car was
hit In the temple with brick and clubbed
over the head. Tho police finally dispersed
the mob, and the car was taken TO the
stables.
Both tho Brooklyn Heights and Atlantic
avenue companies ran cars till midnight
last night. No serious interference was
reported
81 Only oEce were the troops called out
A gang Of men placed wagon on the
track of the Fifrh avenue line at Twenty
first street, and mobbed the crew Of the
first car which arrived.
The militamen rushed to the rescue ut
double quick and the mob scattered.
In the police courts % men were ar
raigned charged with stone throwing,
wire cutting, track obstructlng, or other
wise interfering with trolley roads. They
were all held for trial.
Strikers to Take Criminal Action.
In an interview yesterday, Mr. Mcclure
of the general executive board, Knights Of
Labor, said: "The strikers will take
criminal and civil action severally and
individually. against those policemen con.
cerned i'm the outrageous clubbing of some
OF our men In the hall in Palmetto avenue,
Brooklyn. / understand that an injunc
tion has already been requested to restrain
the police from engaging in similar club.
bings.
"We also intend to criminally prosecute
every militlaman who shot or wounded
any person during the strike troubles.
We purpose TO secure the issuance of Grim
inal writs against the presidents and di-
rectors OF the different Brooklyn trolley
lines for forcing their employees to work
more than the prescribed 10 hours per day.
1t Is also on our schedule to ask the legis-
lature to define hew far policeman may
go In violating the law, and Co investi.
gate whether the law against Pinkerton
men was violated during the strike
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W In Running Order.
The eastern New York stables of the
Brooklyn City company assumed some
thing of their old air yesterday, and for
the first time I'm IL days the starters Office
ut that point is not occupied by the militia
Fifty cars were running on the Fulton
street line yesterday, the last arriving
back from the ferry shortly before mid
night. On the Broadway line of the
Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban
road, cars have been running, the last Car
leaving the depot Mt $3.50. No trouble
with the wires has been reported, and tho
new men are managing the cars In q salts.
factory manner.
While a car of the Fulton street Linz
was passins under the elevated structure
shortly after dark last evening, man
leaped out from the shadow Of one OF tht
pillars, and, jumping on the rear step o..
the car lunged at Conductor Green. whu
was standing on the platform, with n
knife. AS he did So his foot . pped and
the blade was buried in Green's body jus
over the left hip. In tho confusion thay
ensued, Green's assalant made his escape.
Hall In n Had Fix.
Odd Fellows hall, on Palmetto street,
has not been opened since the police raided
IL Monday night.
The men who fell victims to the police.
mems climbs at that time were yesterday
nursing their injuries. One of tho most
seriously injured Is Master Workman
Thomas Murray. Mr.. Murray says he
was engaged in writing Mt his table when
the police entered the hall and began tc
club the men and order them out of the
room. Tho master workman told the 20.
lice that IL ne was Ia any way violating
the law, no was willing to be, placed un.
der arrest, but he protes ted against being
dubbed This availod nothing, whatever,
he said, and he was dealt three heavy
blows over tho head and shoulders and
hustled out of the door. He was unable
TO leave his bed yesterday.
The interior of tho hall presents the ap
pearance of "a desperate battle-ground
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week, the windows aud doors are shattered
and tho walls have been puncturcd by
many bullets.
II is said the owner will bring sui
against Captain Kitzcr to recover damage.
for destruction of the property.
Costly Pyrotechnics.
Ate O'Clock last evening new motor
man attempted To run n Union avenu,
car backward at the junction OF Myrtl,
street and Gates avenue without chang
ing tho trolley polo. The result was .
brilliant display of fireworks and tho com
pleto destruction of the cars electrical ap
paratus A live wire was flying about th,
street, and several persons narrowly es
capped coming in contact with 10. Tn,
company loss by the accident was sal,
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