The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-23
BLOOD TO RUN IN BROOKLYN
Dl1ee[ Of a Clash Between The Soldiers
and the Mob.


crowd if They Are Attecked-vvo on
derfuI Patience Shown by the Troops
so Far in the Face Of Exasperating
Abuse-Nore Militiamen Ordered to
Be Held in Readiness to Go to the
scene OF the Trouble.
Brooklyn, y. Y, Jan. 22.-The situation
this morning was most serious. The
troops had been fired upon. attacked with
stones. brick bats and other missiles
under cover Of the darkness and the fog
They had heroically faced the riotous
7nobs and the wonder is that they with
held their fire a dozen times under serious
revocation. They had discharged vol
lsys over the heads of crowds. they had
1abbed the street gangs with baycnets,
they had done everything but shoot peo-
PIE down.
Gen. McLeer said two days ago that
ris men did not want to injure any one.
and that they realized that firing into a
crowd menat the probable manning and
death of many persons. He added how
ever. that if duty demanded it his men
would fire on the mobs. Yesterdays ex-
perience showed that his men had follow
ed instructions.
The point has now been reached when
forbearance ceases to be a virtue. The
yro0ps have been ordered 10 fire upon any
person seen throwing missiles or shooting
at them SharpshCoters have been de-
tailed to pick off people on house tops and
in windows who throw or shoot from
their sheltered localities at the troops, or
the police on the cars operated by non
uni0n men. The mobs do nos yet appear
20 realize these facts. The citizens Of
Brooklyn do not heed the proclamation
Of the mayor, warning them to avoid
crowds and refrain from assembling at
the car depots.
Apparently there must be serious
slau ghter before peace can be restored.
This may come a any moment The
clearing off of the fog and rain this af-
tsrnoon was in aid Of public safety The
cloak of violence was removed. The mobs
which caused the trouble yesterday after
noon and last night did not assembls to-
day. There We're disturbances. however.
Wires were cut and cars interfered with
a. points away from the stations Of the
troops
The linemen refused to repair cut wires
To-day, widening the breach and giving
tle aompanies more trouble. No gen
eral resumption of the operation of The
and the companies have made but a poor
showing in spite of their boasts Of plenty
Of new men. Presidents Lewis, Norton
ana Wicker say that the outlook is brigh-
sr for the resumption Of normal travel
on their lines. They made a slight gain this
morning in the number of cars operated.
tly did not succeed in starting cars as
promptly and as quickly as they did last
night. Cut wires and the refusal of the
lmamen to make repairs prevented Pres
dents Lewis and Wicker from starting
new lines. They made an improved show
ing on the lines operated yesterday, but
on only half a, dozen lines out of a total
Of forty-six lines affected was there any
thing like a resumption Of the normal
traffic.
The first disturbance of the morning was
So the vicinity of the Fifty-eghth street
and Third avenue stables. The strikers
made an attack on a wagon containing
mo.ocman and conductor. The wagon
was on its way to the stables. A bowling
mob followed the vehicle, yelling, jeer-
ing and throwing missiles Of all kinds
at the men. BY the time the wagon
had reached the stables a mob of nearly
q thousand had gathered ana the situa-
ton looked quite threatening. At this
point, the officers in command OF the
troops ordered a charge and the streets
We're soon cleared. During the charge a
shot was fired, but no one was hit.
An assault was made about o'clock this
morning on Inspector Jennings of the
Brooklyn Heights company. He was at
tackled by a gang of strikers near the
Halsey street station, and was badly
beaten, but not seriously injured.
The mayor, Corporation Counsel AIcDOn-
a41 Police Commissioner Welles, City
Works Commissioner White and other
members Of the mayors cabinet entered
into conference at Il O'Clock this morn
ing at the city hall. At 1 o'clock the
meeting adjourned and Mayor Schieren,
through his secretary issue the following
PROCLAMATION as the result of the confer
ea2e. Law and order must prevail first
% THIS community, must be respected by
@--' ana must be enforced upon all, even
II /. takes the entire force of the state"
Lawyer AIrabeau L. Towns announced
ms morning that late last night he ap-
pied TO Justice Gaynor Of the supreme
court for writ of mandamus to compel
lae Brooklyn Heights company to operate
lis lines and mat the order to show
cause had been granted. The order re-
4--fei the company to come before him It
special term of the supreme court to be
A5-- tomorrow and show cause why a
p9.emptory writ of mandamus should not
l7 Esled requiring the Brooklyn Heights
4'ai-foad Company TO forthwith resume
t4s operation Of its lines and why it
sAoQ-1 not forthwith maintain and operate
sathclent number Of cars on all of its
mes as may be necessary for the trans
l9r,alon Of the petitioner and his en-
b3E=s and customers, and the citizens
ana TAX payers Of the city of Brooklyn.
ana Tor such further relief as may seem
Jus, and proper.
-a7 Kings County and Suburban COM
Fa-5 began the operation of its Ralph
-,7@le line this morning. Six cars were
~ over this line and no trouble was
e''Ael for until after dark. Company c,
sh'y-frst regiment is guarding these
car houses
o-rng the morning the strikers placed
number of distractions on the
a-A5 Of the Fulton street line
b1ftalO avenue. A crowd of
3-- 200 persons surrounded the cars,
t.-A were stopped by the obstructions,
-- l-4aded with the motormen and con-
ors 70 leave the cars. They refused
cave their places, and after the po-
had cleared the track, the cars were
5l 1or their destination. The men
~ not molested. Mayor Schieren, after
-5-k with the members of his cabinet,
-.. mat the situation is unchanged from
7!-ay He fntimated that no imme-
-. action toward calling out more