Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

Dack 10 WORK, rearing announcer aIllch.
Thomas Moore, who says he came
from Philadelphia and looks as if
he has been in hard luck for some
time, was at the strikers headquarters
this morning. His condition, it is
said, was the result of having been
assaulted by motOrman on the Gates
avenue line last night. Moore tells
a pitiful tale OF having walked most of
the way from Philadelphia, where he
has sick wife and five small children
who are dependent on charity. He was
put to work, but since he has been in
Brooklyn he has had his clothes torn
from his body. He was offered a large
salary, but does not care to take chances
and work for it.
A mob stoned the power house of the
Second avenue line at Second avenue
and Fifty-second street to-day. Many
windows were broken but no serious
damage was done. A pistol shot was
also fired through the windows during
the night.
Cars are running on the Fulton street,
Fifth avenue, Bergen street, Sumner
avenue, Putnam avenue and Flatbush
lines to-day. None OF them have been
molested.
Edward Hayes and W. D. Bray, tin
roofers ut work on building on Seventh
avenue between First and Second
streets, threw bricks at a passing trolley
car. They were arrested.
inexperienced motormen were the
cause of two minor accidents during the
forenoon. In both instances cars came
in collision, suffering considerable dam
age, but no passengers were hurt.
ORDERED TO SHOOT WITH LEAD.
Colonel Appleton has ordered his
men that when they are assaulted here
after they shall respond point-blank
with lead.
TENTH DAY OF TIE BIG STRIKE.
Associated Press Dispatch by special Wires
BROOKLYN, n. ", Jan. 23-lIenry
Aims, who was shot by the militia last
night, for disregarding command to halt,
died Mt ST. Marys Hospital this morning,
The injured can be counted by scores
but for the most part they have been kept
under cover in order that they may not be
prosecuted by the police for creating dis.
turbances at different times at various
points.
This is the tenth day of the big strike
and still the result hangs in the balance.
The railroad companies can operate their
lines so far as the material arrangements
go, but up to the present time they have
secured only about 400 new men to take
the places of the strikers. 1t is costing
| them Il large amount of money to do this
and they have to pay expenses OF the mer
| to Brooklyn and offer enormous sums OF
money to hold them here Then they
suffer loss by the fact that the motormef
are coerced into leaving the city, and th'
| conductors after they have collected ;
| days car fare, are often pulled from thei
cars and robbed of every cent OF the com
| pany's money which they have collected
| The men who came to Brooklyn at th'
| company's expenses and are induced BY
the strikers not to go to work are lionlzed
| They are fed and filled with whisky, AM
when they are full they join the ranks o
the strikers and are really the most boiS
ferrous Of the disturbers. Some, when the.
find out the true condition of affairs her
for the companies recruiting sergeant
are not ns honest and explicit in thei
statements as they might be-go to th
offices of the railroad companies and dc
mand their expenses back to the cite
whence they came and this is never denie
them. Some of the men have come Of
here from places as far distant as Buffalo
Chicago and Cincinnati.
l
In every quarter of the city wires wer
cut during the night and stables and powe
houses of the companies were subjected
desultory bombardment of stones. Fee
of the malefactorS were placed under a.
rest. On many of the lines the lineme
have stopped work, but so far as can
learned they have not been called out u
organization.
Bernard O'Connor, of No. 2Ss Thirty
ninth street, was arrestedfor cutting trolle
at Third avenue and Fifty-sixth stree
George McVey, of No. 1881 Gates avenue
was arrested by Officer Bennett for pulln
down wires with a rope lasso at Gate
avenue near Hamburg avenue early tn
morning.
TROOPS CHARGE NOR.
Excitement has begun to run high ;
Fifty-eighth street and Third avenue. A
30 o'clock wagonload of about doze
non-union men arrived there in charge {
Troop A of New York, under command {
Lieutenant Bragley. About mile belo
the depot on Third avenue large trun
of a tree was taken off the track. AT FIT!
first street and Third avenue, the striker
headquarters, a lot of stones were throw
at the troopers and the wagon. Tt
troopers charged the mob and drove thel
back into their headquarters and down Il
side streets.
short OF MoToRMEN.
Until o'clock this morning the numb
of cars in operation was about one-half {
that of Yesterday The Fulton street an
INlatbush avenue lines succeeded in gettir
only one or Two cars through to the bridg
The reason was that wires had been cut
the vicinity of Blstbush avenue and Fulto
street, and the linemen refused to repa
them. The companies are also short I
lnotormen.
Repair shop No. of the Myrtle avent
line had 30 electricians and 80 assistants
work to-day. The cut wires in East Ne
York and at Gates avenue have been r
paired The linemen say that they wi
not strike i'll body, as the notorinen +
fused to help them year ago when the
had some difficulty with the companies
MADE THINGS LIVELY FOR THE MILITIA,
Rioters had Il run-in with the militia
Fifth avenue and Twenty-fourth street al
one of the militiamen got black eye. III
rioters numbered only about 5U but thu
made things lively for while. One hit
, militiaman in the face with brass knuckle
RED PEPPER AS A WEAPON.
Red pepper is freely used by the riote
and many of the police and soldiers a
: suffering from sore eyes. The stuff in tn
. paper wrappings is hurled at the soldie
q and if it breaks anywhere about the he,
, the militamen suffer excruciating pa
for while. Fortunately, most OF the
parcels have missed their mark, but Il
: soldiers dread them more than bullets.
9 The dissatisfaction among the linem'
r has caused the strikers to cut the wires al
e ground them by means OF the elevat
railroad posts. The wires are in wor
1 condition to-day than they have been y
. during the strike. There seems to be
:, means of detecting the men in the act al
the only way the electricians have of tie
ing is when the cars on the whole line /
come stalled.
At precisely 0 o'clock a car was start
down Myrtle avenue with two policem
!, on each platform and detachment