The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23

the paramount duty of the municipal authorities, and until this had been ac- complished they would not rigidly ln- sist upon the trolley lines resuming the running of cars,
 George R. Fowler, surgeon of the Sec ond brigade, has made an inspection or all the military posts in the city ana re- ported to General McLeer that they are in excellent sanitary condition. Thls indicates that the troops are preparing for a protracted stay. The police have had about thirty men reported sick each day for week. The long hours anu lack of regular meals have told on the sorce.
 A committee of leading citizens Of Brooklyn has issued an appeal Tor con tributions to provide for the comfort or the militia. Adjutant General McAlpln arrived here at 4:30 D. m. He went 'o the city hall and was closeted with the mayor for an hour. At the close or the consultation the mayor stated that there was nothing new to say In regaru to the strike, that there was no truth III the report that the Third brigade had been ordered out,
 General McAlpin left the mayors or flee at 5:30 and went to brlgaae neau- quarters, where he was closetea TOT some time with Brgadier General Mc- Leer and members of his stan, Later the mayor accompanied by Police com missioner Welles went to headquarters JJpon leaving the headquarters Geheral McAlpin stated that there had been no consultation. His visit to heauquaf ters. he said, was merely to person ally learn the situation of attalrs III order to report to the governor, He denied the report that the Third prl- gade had been called out and eX- pressed himself as being fully satls- fled with the situation here. He salu that the mayor had expressed the pe- lief that the existing situation did not warrant any further military display General McAlpin returned to Albany tonight.
 For the first time since the in- auguration of the strike the Brooklyh, Queens County and Suburban com pany began this morning to run cars on it's Ralph avenue lines. The barns of the company are situated on Ralph avenue, just east of Fulton street ana contained some twenty cars. Usually forty-six men are employed to oper- ate this branch, but this morning only twenty-five men could be counted Tn barns. Company G, Seventy-first New York, numbering sixty men, was on guard.
 The first car left the barns at 1l:SO a. m. protected by two officers and manned by non-union men. About the place was a crowd of one hundred men and boys but they made no demon stration This encouraged the com pany and within an hour eight cars had been started. While all was peace and quiet about the barns at different points along the line crowds hooted and sent stones through car windows and many policemen and non-strikers were bruised. The company continued, however, to operate this branch up to D. rn., when it was decided it would not be safe to run any more cars to- day.
 On Fulton street, between Ralph and Patchen avenues, where the Fulton trouble was threatened during the street line is operated, very serious day. A mob of nearly 1000 strikers and their sympathizers held that neighborhood in terror for several hours, and only the timely arrival of detachment of a police and cavalry prevented trouble and perhaps blood shed. At one time small riot was in progress and the police were com pelled to draw revolvers. At the sight of the weapons the crowd scattered into the side streets, but quickly re- A lao at,.il xxror congregated at Fulton street and Buff falo avenue and for while they made it hot for the police and non union men. The mob kept increasing in size and its demeanor became much bolder It hooted the motormen, jeered at the police and stoned the cars. The tracks were piled up with beams, huge stones ash barrels, old stoves and numerous other Instructions. These caused much delay to the cars and gave the strik- CTS an opportunity to plead with the non-union men to desert their posts.
 The trouble eliminated at 1:35 when car No. 115 came along. Near Patchen avenue it had to stop. The strikers crowded about the car and asked the conductor and motormen to join them They refused.
 Strikers then jumped upon the plat forms, seized both men by the necks, yanked them off and threw them into the bowling mob by whom they were kicked and punched unmercifully Then dozen strikers picked both men up bodily and ran down a side street with them. About dozen cars had in the meantime, come up and the police on the platforms drew their sticks and fell upon the crowd They smashed right and left generally land- ing on some strikers head, The crowd retaliated with stones and for few minutes the fight was hot. The police arrested two leaders of the mob. The strikers tried to rescue their brethren, but the police drew their revolvers and drove the mob back
 The temper of the strikers was now thoroughly aroused and they stoned the cars increasingly. It was found impos- sible for the few policemen in the neigh borhood to cope with the strikers and achievements were sent for. In a few minutes q detachment of Twelfth pre- cinct officers under command of Cap tain Dyer, and a portion of Troop A, I IieIltenant Badgley commanding came