The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-22
A Night Of Trouble All Over
Brooklyn.
Men Who Couldn't Be Bribed We're
MerciIessIy Beaten.
Strikers Wreaking Vengeance by CUT
ting Wires--SoIdiers ON Guard.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Jan. 22.-There was
an unusual calm about Brooklyn this
morning after the excitement OF last
! night. The posts where the military
| guards are stationed were devoid Of
crowds aud save for q few petty as-i
saults, the early morning was with
station of the Fulton avenue lins of the
Brooklyn Heights Railroad the soldiers
were treated to volley of bricks and
stones, but the men who threw them kept
out OF sight.
Each stable Is crowded to its utmost
| with tired soldiers. Privates and officers
who are accustomed to every luxury slept
in cars and on straw placed on the door OF
the stables. Outside in the fog where they
could see only three PAGES before them were
the pickets who halted every passer- by to
know his business. They were in no
humor for nonsense, and 1t Is with an Ill
grace that they stand the fusilade of mis-
sies which are hurled from an impenetra-
BILE darkness.
| While they did not make any open mani
festation, the mobs busted themselves In
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work without fear of discovery, and ct
the intersection OF Gates and Myrtle
avenue, they cut the wires for about two
blocks. AT Gures avenUaa betwesn Kuic-
kerbocker and Central avenues they also
cut the wires and carried them away
At Flatbush it was discovered that
man had made his way into stable and
had attempted to bribe the new men there
to desert their posts, and promise OF
being well paid for staying away
from their wo<ls 1t was dis
covered that he, or some OF es
miscreant, had tampered with the motor
boxes OF some of the cars. The man was
discovered in the stable and
Fought Like a Demon
with he military officers who found him
there. Ono of them received a black eye
and the man made his escape.
Every precaution is being taken to pre-
vent any stranger entering the powe-
houses as there have been threats that the
stables and power houses will be- blown
up and every man In them killed.
Funds are being raised to help them to
| pfolong ne Strlke.
At Ridgewoo early this morning, q
non-anion motorman named O'Neill, who
cams 10 Brooklyn from Newark was seized
by gang OF men. He was given achance
to abandon his intention OF working
in place OF the strikers with a pistol at
his lead. lie refused to do SO and was
knocked down with the but end of the
| 4 l.s. a.
scioua. he was then bound hand and
loot with wire which had been stolen
from the railroad company and carried
into the middle of some empty lots. As
soon az daylight came his fettsrs were
iemoved and he was escorted to the
| Broadway ferry. jiis fare wEs paid to
New York, and ne was told not TO ret5rn
under penalty OF worse treatment next
sine. The companies are still unable
20 secure new men to run all their
cars ana it is not expected tha. any more
cars Will be running today than thera
were yesterday. The companies are ham
rered ty the refusal Of their lincnsn to
repair cut wires. This is practically .
strike OF the linemen.
|
fialscy street depot of the pntnam avenre
line at 5:i2 this morning. This is said to
be the earliest start that has been made
siuce the trouble began, nine deys ago.
BY o'clock the company bad dcsen
cars running.
Non-Union Men Attacked.
A ncn-union motorman was attacked
at the Halsey street station about 5o'clock
this morning and severely beaten. A
pol conan, who stood nearby, refused to
interfere.
IN pursuance ot the agreement arrived at
yesterday by the lnemen that they would
refuse 20 execute any repairs on the tied
up reads, IL men struck work at 7;35
this morning. They were sent with
rcrair wagon to replace wires which
bad been cGt during the night between
Gates and Knickerbocker avenues. On
reaching the spot where the wires were
down the men refused point blank to
have rnytbing to do with repairing them
and left the wagon. The wagon was
taken back TO the depot By the r~,tosman
and conductor
A rumcr was current this morning thst
strike in Jersey City is not unlikely.
The employees OF the Consolidated Tras-
tion Company few days ago plac-d .
petition in the hands OF the board Of di-
rectors, and unless'a speedy answer Is re-
turned, and one agreeable, strike Is said
to be certain.
II was expected that this morning