The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-26
IRE AS FIR APART AS EVER
ao Decided Change in the Troll
ley Strike Situation.
NANY CARS DEMOLISHED.
Strike of linemen Extended. Ex-
tensive Wire Cuttings and Diff
Guilty of Repairs. Father
C'Hare Promises to
Maintain Peace.
BY Southern Associated Press.

BRooLYN, January 25.-No de-.
cised change for the better was
noticeable in the trolley strike stu.
alton to day, The men and the
companies are as for apart as ever,
and there seems to be no immediate
prospect OF either side strengthens
snG.
President Lewis, of the Brooklyn
Heights Company, claimed to day
shat dozen of his old hands had
npplied to him for their old posi-
sions and had been reinstated, and
he expressed tho opinion that this
vas the beginning of the end, as n
general weakening i'll the strikers
tanks might how be expected. The
strike leaders emphntically denied
shat any snch break had occurred,
declaring that their ranks are Just
Gs solid now as when the trouble
began.
The strike of tho lineman was ma.
seriaIly extended to day, as was evi
denced by the difficulty with which
abe companies operated lines on
which wires had been cut. a mum.
Ser of wire cuttings was reported
during the day on the different
lines, causing more or less trouble
30 the companies, but this sort Of
warfare Oh the part of the strikers
or their sympathi2ers was not so ex.
aenslve as that OF yesterday.
1he Eastern district of Brooklyn,
Ridgewood aud Mnspeth were the
scenes of various disorder aud VIC
(ence to-day. Cars were held up
and stoned, and in several cases
pistol shots were fired at policemen,
n the Eastern district mob of
about 1000 persons attacked seven
stalled cars Of the FLUSHING and
Graham avenue line, at briggs and
Manhattan avenues, ut 2:30 y. III.
After dragging OF the motormen
and conductors the mob wrecked
ihe cars completely.
The mob then moved on to Bed
ford avenue, where it demolished
Six more cars belonging to the cross
town roads. it also cut the trolley
wire for four blocks. The police
charged the mob. which moved Oh
seward Green Point.
At Nostrand and Park avenues
more cars were stalled. An attack
was attempted on them. For nearly
On hour the police piled their clubs
continually. The mob refused nt
first to movo, but after several
charges edged of. There was no
mllitm IN that section of the city.
Father Hare, of st. Anthony's
Church, had assured Mayor Schireu
that he would undertake to keep or
der Ill TINT part of the city. This
aiternoon he was summoned to the
scene OF disorder to use lis Innu
ence In quoting the mob. The mob.
numbering several thousand, lad
surrounded Il cnr and was shouting
for the motorman to desert. This
he refused to do. Father O'uare
pushed his way through the crowd,
and, jumping on board the car, of
tereu the motormau u SO bill to
leave III order to restore order, The
motorman took the money and de
parted. This act was received with
cheers, and order was gradually ob
tanned.
just at this moment Father
CHare received message from
Alayor Schiren, in which the Mayor
SAID that If order was not maintained
fn Green Point he would he oom-
Eelled to send the militia there,
ahe priest rend tins message aloud
and then appealed to his auditors to
dlsperse. He told them of his as
eurance to Mayor Schlren and he
hoped that the people would assist
Llm IN keeping order.
shortly after mob Mt Bedford
avenue and the Bushwick Greek
bridge tore down the trolley wires
and were about to attack a half
dozen stalled cars, when the police
and detachment of troops boyo "a
sight.
Tho green motormen had deserted
tne cars and II patrol wagon with
others were brought from the car
Stables. When they saw the crowd
.hey refused to nlght from the
wagon ana were taken back. The
police and soldiers are guarding tho
stalled cars.
special Policeman Meehan, while
siuiuS on car on Manhattan ave-
hue, was shot Mt by somo ono in n
crowd The bullet grazed tho of.
ncer mead. Prior to tho shooting
ne5car had been stoned and eyerv
glass IN 1t was shattered,
Late this afternoon q oas from
No"town. containing forty non
anon men. was held mp near Mas.
peth and number of the man waro
,hdhced to join the strikors. A do.
!achment of the Seventh Reoiment
rom Ridgewood, assisted bv the
police, captured n few ~ 49,
aalen men and took them to the