The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-22
WAR IN BROOKLYN
More Collisions Between
Troops and Strikers
This Morning.
SERIOUS BLooDsHED FEARED
The Soldiers Pass a Bad Night
Linemen Quit Work-General
McLeer Talks.
SERIOUS BLOODsHED FEARED

cars on eacn OF lne three Aoito"EA AAAASo
this morning, between the hours OF nve
and six oclock:-Fifth avenue Seventh
avenue and South Ferry. Fifth avenue
was patrolled by the militia all the way
from the power house to Flatbush ave-
nue. Up to nine o'clock, no trouble had
been reported on any of these lines.
Fourteen sections of wire were cut on
the Gates avenue line last night, two
blocks of wire were cut out on the Myr-
tie avenue line. and wires were cut on
the Nostrand avenue line.
The police at nine o'clock this morn
ing report everything quiet, and no out
breaks have occurred since midnight.
Railroad officials say that no attempt
will be made to start up the Third ave-
nue. line today. No attempt has been
made to run cars on this line since the
strike began, eight days ago.
Cars We're started on the following
lines this morning.
The Broadway Court street, Fulton
street, Putnam avenue and Bush street.
A large force of police and three hun
dred mllitiamen have been sent to Ridge
wood this morning to guard the Gates
avenue barns. Twelve linemen were
sent out to repair this line, the wires
of which were cut in several places dur
ing the night, and cars will be started
as soon as the wires are in working or
der. They threw down their tools and
refused to repair the breaks. 1t Is re-
ported that Enemen all over town will
refuse to repair breaks. The strike of
these linemen has been threatened for
two days. 1t will block the roads un-
less competent men can be obtained at
once, which is doubtful.
The linemen of the Gates avenue line
held a meeting this morning Gates
avenue, near Throop. They talked the
situation over, decided to strike, and
then returned the trucks to the stables.
The Superintendent of the Gates avenue
line says the men did not strike, but
were driven away by strikers, and not
cut near Central avenue. He asked for
mounted police to protect the linemen,
and said that as soon as wires are re-
paired he will start Gates avenue cars,
and also those of the Myrtle avenue
line, which has not yet been opened.
The police say the linemen struck. FIVE
forenoon at the headquarters Of the Line
mems Construction Union, at Brooklyn
avenue and Herkimer street.
DISPOSITION OF TROOPS
81
Gen. James McLeer, of the Second Brig
ade, is in command. Gen. Louis Fitz-
gerald, of the First Brigade, whose
commission out-dates Gen. McLeer's by
about three years, was expected to take
charge. He said he saw no reason why
he should do so. He displeased his staff,
and placed his brigade at the disposal
of Gen. McLeer. Gen. McLeer. after
consultation with the police. has shifted
his troops from their first positions,
and the two br.gades are now stationed
Seventh Regiment, Companies K, F
and c, Col Appleton, Broadway and Hal
sey street: Companies A and H, Lieut.
Col. Smith, Gates and Ralph avenues;
Companies B. G and d, Major Abrams
Bushwick avenue: Companies E and l,
Capt. Rhodes. Fulton ana Albany ave-
nueS
Twenty-second Regiment, Lieutenant
lin to Vanderbilt avenue; headquarters
TWenty-third Regiment Armory.
Troop A, Captain Roe, Fulton and
Colonel Dowd, headquarters Old Thir-
teenth Reg. ment Armory, Flatbush ave-
| nue.; Major Learned, Bergen street, from
Burns, Vanderbilt avenue to Plaza.
Eighth Battalion. Major Chauncey,
Kent avenue power house (headquarters)
Company B. Captain, Young, Nostrand
pot.
Second Battery. Captain Wilson, Knick-
erbocker Ice Company's stables. next TO
terry, Captain Louis Wendeii, F Fuiten, ton
Alabama, and Jamaica avenues.
sxty-ninth Battalion, N, r. Major
Duffy. Gates and Ralph avenues.
Seventy-frst Regiment, Colonel Greene,
Headquarters Bergen and Albany depot;
Company G, Captain T.mpson, Nostrand
ayenue nts. stables Of Butler avenue line;
and Limson, Nostrand avenue stables.
Kings County line; Naval Reserve ship
New Hampshire, foot of East Twenty
Z second street.
Thirteenth Regiment, First Battalion,
Major Cochran, Fifth avenue and Twen-
fy-third street, Second Battalion, Major
LiscoIno, Ninth avenue and Twentieth
Forty,seventh Regiment. Second Bat
talon, Major Quick, 1870 men, Fifth ave-
| nue. and Sixty-ffth street
| First Battalion, Major Eddy, Ninth
avenue and Twentieth street
Twe1tycthird Regiment, Companies F,
man, Third avenue and Fifty-eighth
= Ssysntsenth Z; .S b.. Separate s s9s Company Of
and Twentieth street.
| Fourteenth Regiment, Lieutenant Col
at Reservoir Bluff; also tive two Comp companies Mes
at NJ Hamiiton alil avsnue and Bush street.
asda The Ninth S,h1tha Regiment Of the First Bri-
York.
"A BAD NIGHT.
| Rain, fog and flying missiles at 1nex-
peoted moments made the ib.vouac of the
troops of the two brigades Of the Nation
! a Guard very unpleaFant one. The
different posts were centres about which
/ curious people gathered Mixed In with
| the assemblages were strikers and hood
lums and tougsns, whose synpathies were
| tunity soldiers were jeered, ridiculed and
guyed. When the people pressed too
closely the troops advanced with fixed
bayonets and cleared the streets. In two
instances companies of the crack Seventh
Regiment fired over the heads of the
crowd. Col. Appleton of the Seventh has
told his men to stand no more nonsense
but fire to hit.
AT the Flatbush avenue car stables
| last night Private Louis P. Duff of Com
pary l, Fourteenth Regiment, who was
doing patrol DUTY in the rear of the
bullet of some rntscraart A shot whiz-
zed SO close TO his head that, as he him
| self expressed ii, The could hear 1t sing.
| He at once notified the reserves of this
/ incident ard they lost no time in charging
upon those whoh'ad congreg gated in the
vicinity, scattering them in all directions
AT the Ridgewood depot of the Gates ave-
! night Therailftla stationed there slept
| On their arms ready for any emergency
Fat the fifty-efghth street depot Of the
Third avenue line this morning ali is
| quiet.
| The. first disturbance OF the morning
was IN the vicinity of the Fitty-e ghth
street and Third avenue stables The
/ strikers made an attack on wagon con.
! tanning a nlotornan and conductor. The
I wagon vas on Its way to the stables
4 A howling mob followed the vehicle, yell.
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