Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-18
Striking Trolley Car Men Maltreat
Their Successors.
LEADERS TRYING 70 PREVENT VIOLENCE
Experienced Workmen Reach
Brooklyn From Philadelphia.
COMPANIES MAKING GAINS

BROOKLYN, N. Y, January 1S.-The
Brooklyn Heights and Atlantic Ave-
rue Railroad Companies are gradually in
creasing the number of cars in operation
and the strikers are becoming correspond
irgly bitter. The leaders are advocating
peace, but there are a large number OF
wild spirits who want to see trouble.
The cars of the Court street, flatbush
avenue and Putnam avenue lines of the
Brooklyn City railroad are being operated
with nearly their entire complement OF
cars. The 9Th avenue line Of the At
lantic avenue system was also running,
and there were more cars than have been
in operation since the strike began.
There are in this city now about I5o
men from Philadelphia. They are, for the
most part, experienced motormen, and as
cars can be found for them to man they
are put to work. Most of them are armed,
and, being irresponsible men, it is thought
that should they come in contact with the
strikers in q body there will be bioodshed.
Lawless demons trations were frequent IN
the early hours. AS Court street car was
passing First place group OF strikers
stopped it ard so terroriZed the motofman
that he deserted his car and took to his
heels The car was pushed alCng TO 1ts
destination by the next one following;
When the second car started out there
was some excitement caused by the llrlES
Of two shots by somebody in crowd tn:lt
surrounded the car and drove the motor
man from the platform. The ponce cnaseu
the crowd away. No arrests were niaue. isi
The five cars following were tied UP al
the corner of Court and Second place py
strikers, who asked the motorman anu
conductor of each car to leave. Elsht men
deserted their cars and lett them stanoihs
on the track.
On the Putnam avenue line crowd
stopped a car, pummeled the motorman
and sma shed the car windows.
The police drove the crowd back Tor a
block, and thinking that it was safe left
it to proceed with only Il guard on the
front and rear platforms. No sooner hao
the police turned their backs. however
than the crowd returned to the attack
This time the police charged the crowd
and drove them into the side streets. John
Neshtt was arrested.
Seven of the strikers on this line applied
to Superintendent Campbell today for re-
instatement.
During the night the motor Loxes OF sew
eral of the 5th avenue cars, while standing
in the shed at 5th avenue and I'D street.
we're destroyed.
Asking for the Militia.
President Norton Of the Atlantic avenue
railroad has made formal application to
the mayor for the calling out Of the
militia and the federal troops to protect
lis new employees, to open up his lines and
Police Commis sio1er Welles has replied
that as socn as he finds the police force in
sufficient to lcok after the city's interests
he will report to Mayor Schieren, who will
then take action.
A Halsey street car was attacked by
mob of seventy-five strikers this afternoon.
The motorman and conductor were dragged
off the car and beaten. A passenger named
E. A. Sphinx was knocked down twice and
seriously injured by the strikers for de-
nouncine them The mob was finally dis
persed by the police.
Mayer Schieren has become satisfied that
the city police force is inadequate for the
preservation of order, and has been In con-
sultation with the police commissioners
and corporation counsel upon the question
of asking Governor Merton for state troops.
AS car of the Putnam avenue line was
passing Saratoga avenue it was fired upon
by a party of men, said to be sympathizers
with the strikers, but nobody was hurt
There were no arrests.
President Lewis of the Brooklyn Heights
Company promises that within forty-eight
hours he will have cars running on all that
company's lines He says that hereafter
contracts will be made with individuals
and not with organizations.