Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-25
THE BROOKLYN STRIKE, As Far as Gar Moving Is Con-
 cernod, Is Unchanged.
MORE WIRE CUTTING DONE
And Trouble Experienced by the Managem ment-The Grand
 Jury Making Investigations.

enth day of the trolley road strike in this
 city was unmarked by any scene of great
 violence. The crowds which gathered at
 various points were easily dispersed. In
 only one instance were the soldiers com
 peIled to resort to a bayonet charge. The
 beginning of the end of the strike, it is
 thought, was reached today. The strikers
 played their last card yesterday in ordering
 out the electrical workmen from all the
 lines affected.
 Wholesale wire cutting took place during
 the night, and many of the linemen obeyed
 the order to quit work. This gave the
 companies more trouble. Several lines
 which have been operated for several days
 were tied up for time early in the morn-
 ing. They were started after repairs had
 been made by new men and by those who
 refused to go out.
 NEW LINES STARTED.
 The companies started new lines today,
 aud while normal traffic is not yet restored,
 cars are operated on all the main arteries ot
 travel. Smaller branches in outlying dis
 tricls and cross town lines are still idle.
 There were 237 cars in operation on the va
 rious lines not completely tied up today.
 The normal number on these lines is 567,
 more than twice the number in use. Alto- gether there were seventeen lines in
 working order, thirty one less than the usual number. The forty eight roads com bined have a total of about 1900 cars.
 Green Point saw its first car for ten days, and it's protesting citizens who yesterday
 demanded the forfeiture of charters were somewhat modified.
 NO MORE TROOPS NEEDED.
 Law and order is not yet completely es- taolished, even though cars are able to run with some degree of safety to their ocsu- pants. It is definitely decided, however, that no more troops are needed and the troops now here are expected to restore or der.
 THE SECOND DEATH. The man, Thomas Carney, who was sho | in the battle of H cks street yesterday aft ernoon, died at 2:45 o'clock this morning. It was the second death from the bullets of the soldiers.
 SOLDIERS SHOW GREAT FoRBEARANCE. Whatever criticism tue militia receive they should at least be given credit for | great forbearance during the trying expe- rience of the past five days. They have been subjected to every kind of abuse and isi-treatmeut. They have been compelled l several times to fire volleys over the heads ! of the riotous assemblages, and to protect | themselves from attacks from the shelter of housetops aud windows by rattling bull | lets againsC the blinds and cornices of the | houses when their commands 10 close all windows and stand back have been met by derision, abuse and more missiles. In two ] instances only have the troops fired di- rectly at people, The first case was Tues 1 day night, when the Seventh regime men shot man named Ahrens fatally and I wounded Starter Mitchell, who failed to | halt at the second ommand.
 The second was yesterday, when Thomas | Carney, roofer, did not stand back when | ordered. The record of the troops gener- ally is a good one up to date.
 THE DEATH OF THOMAS CARNEY. Colonel Austen of tue Thirteenth regi- ment made an official report today to | Brigadier- General McLeer, covering the 1 occurrence yesterday, which resulted in the death of Thomas Carney.
 | He says: "On the first advance some | bottles, pans and, in some cases b ed room china were threateningy displayed at | windows. Many instances were evidences | of these being thrown, and in my own | case bottle and pan just graZed my head. {. | Where acts of this kind were committed ordered the officers to see that they pro- l tected themselves by compelling the win l dows to be shut, and in cases ofany throw l ing of missiles not to hesitate to order fire l if necessary for protection.
 "When resistance was made many shots | were fired that l should never have | ordered, but consider the same in evory | way justifiable and the only way to put an end to such demonstrations. The men were | ordered through me to fire only on order of the commanding officers, with a general direction that selected men as advance | fankers might, in emergency, fire to pro- tect themselves.
 "Captain Mayer reported that a man on 1 a house top approached the edge of the roof three times and with something in his hands, apparently to throw. The railroad superintendent advised me that he saw the same thing, and while 1 have no positive | Knowledge l think the right man is re- ported 10 have been shot. This, however, ia work and from ci rp 1T at n | tial evidence.
 isCaptain Mayer advis, ,s me two or three shots were fired at this time. The line of Hicks street is not any particular one commanding itself to treatment other than accorded, and it is only by meeting the first of the riotous demonstrations with prompt remedies that subsequent loss of fife and increased riotous demonstrations are preyented.'
 lt5 JUDGE GAYNoR's DECISION. The most important development in the strike situation today was the decision of Judge Gaynor, in which he ordered a writ of mandam us against the Brooklyn Heights company. The decision is quite 6 lengthy one and decides the rights of the people, the company and the strikers in the mat terwith great care. His conclusion is that the company must run its full complement of cars or forfeit. He declares the com pany has 10 legal right to stop traffic for even an hour.
 Counsel for each side will be heard at 10 o'clock tomorrow as to which form of writ, peremptory or alternative, shall be issned.
 ExTENsIvE WIRE CUTTING. The wire cutting last night was more ex- tansiye than at any time since the strike began. The wires on some of the lines were so badly mutilated that large force of men and many hours' work were neces- | sary to put them in working shape. The wires of the Troy avenue line were cut in several places. On the Third avenue line whole sections of the overhead wires were | kut out during the night. From Sixtieth | dp Fifty fifth streets not vestige of an 9yerhead wire of this line was left. The 1eed wire at this point was also cut. On lhe Ninth avenue line the supply wire was Ircut out for several blocks. At Seventh avenue and Sixteenth street, near the old shle of the Ninth avenue line, a
 vaole.-seegio gion- ~-Mire was rip,
 bed out and the ends Of t6e wires
 Eroupded. At Twentieth street and Sev-
 nth avenue the cross-ssction on the curve