The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-21
BROOKLYN'S TROLLEY war
No Material Change in the Strike
Situation Yesterday.
MORE TROOPS ARE REQUESTED
Present Force Unable to Cope with the
Mob-Wircs Arc Cnt, Cars stopped
and Motormcn and Conduct.
ors Roughly Handled.
BY the United Press.

panieS had made no effort TO start cars
on any of the lines which We're expected
to be opened today, and but few on
those they had in operation. Large
crowds gathered in the vicinity of the
various depots, but most of the per-
sons composing them We're sight seers
and they gave the police and militia
but little trouble.
Mayor Schieren took hold Of the strike
with new determination today. Public
Indignation at repeated disturbances IN
spite of police and military, and public
discomfort due to the failure of the
companies to restore the operation or
their roads even with the aid of police
and troops, stirred him No action. He
sent for the strike leaders and also for
the railroad presidents and held pro-
tracted conferences, Nothing was ac-
complished that brings the strike any
nearer settlement.
Mr.. Connolly, the strike leader, later
gave out the proposition that the men
made to the mayor. 1t was that the
companies restore to their pay rolls all
men who We're in their employ Jan. u,
and the mayor to appoint committee
to whom both sides could submit their
case and the committee to decide who
is to remain in the employ of the roads
and at what terms. The men made no
condition requiring the discharge of the
men employed to ill their places. This
proposition was rejected by the presi-
dents of the companies.
Mayor Schieren, after the failure of
his attempted arbitration, decided tina,
the situation was becoming grave. He
held a consultation with Brigadicr Cen
| cral McLeer and they decided to make
4 request on the governor for additional
troops. The mayor issued proclama-
/ tion requiring all persons to refrain
/ from assembling in the streets until
quiet was restored and notifying the
| public that the police have been or
dercd and the militia requested to dis.
perse any unlawful assemblage.
Fulton Street Wires Cut.
The wires on the Fulton street line
We're cut in several places early this
morning. At 1.30 o'clock a crowd of
| 1900 persons congregated on Bergen
| street between Vanderbilt avenue and
! ClassOn avenue. A car was stopped
and the motorman taken off. The car
was stoned the men, who also placed
| heavy stones on the track. The re-
serves We're ordered ITO Ithe spot and
soon restored order.
There was a disturbance almost in the
! Shadow of the First precinct station
house at $50 p. m. A car on of the
Seventh avenue line lost it's grip on the
trolley for 4 moment, and crowd was
assembled in an instant. Two or three
! n,,'icanNnp Ttror I
20 drive the crowd back. officer Haf.
rtngton was struck in the face by big
Swedc. lie attempted 10 arrest the
n.an and the crowd rushed to the res
cue of the prisoner. The police whlstled
for help and the Swede was finally al
rested.
\ crowd of toughs on the Bergen
street bluffs stoned the cars of that
iinc and caused considerable trouble
nj! the afternoon. The police charged
lie crowd, which numbered sevria
hundred, and arrested a man named
Gallagher. Clubs were used freely for
u While. The blufr was finally cleared
and $50 police stationed there on patrol
duty. The strikers claim that ten OF
the new men deserted today.
MOI on iianitOn Avenue.
A Court street car, run by a green
motorman, got stuck at the corner of
Hamilton avenue and Court street at
1.3O o'clock today. a large crowd Of
strikers Immediately collected and soon
began throwing stones. The crowd
grew larger and more monacing and a
hurry call was sent in to headquarters
for more men. The reserves from three
precincts We're sent to the scene imme-
diately. They cleared the street and
ran the disabled car into the stables
at Bush street.
The first car that has left the depot
of the Fulton street line in East New
York since, the strike began, rolled out
this afternoon about . O'Clock. 1t was
guarded on all sides by soldiers with
fixed bayonets. Over 5000 men and
women We're gathered in the vicinity.
but they made no demonstration The
car wormed its way along at slow speed
until 1t reached Manhattan crossing.
The troops returned to the depot about
200 yeards away and eight more cars
followed on the same Roadway, with
similar results.
The crowd was very orderly. the
presence of. three companies of in
fantry backed by eighty mounted po-
lice, having deterring effect.
OF the ten cars only one got through
without interruption. The others were
blockaded at Saratoga avenue by build.
ing materials that We're carried from
some houses in course of erection and
deposited on the track
The militia stationed at all the depots
and stables yesterday remained on
duty at those places today. After the
conference at the mayors house. Presl-
dent Norton said that his position was
unchanged, and that he refused the
proposition made by strike leaders for
the reason that he has men to operate
all of his lines If afforded sufficient pro.
lection. President Lewis declined tc
talk and President Wicker had nothing
, to say.
More Troops ordered Out.
Albany, n. Y, Jan. 20.--Governon
Morton was on duty until late tonigh,
in his office at the executive mansion
= The governor this afternoon received O
: telegram from Mayor Schieren, OF
Brooklyn, asking for additional troops
= and Adjutant General McAlpln wired
: General Fitzgerald as commander oI
the First brigade located i'm New Yorl
city, ordering him to assemble hi.
brigade of 1880 men and to report foi
!, immediate duty in Brooklyn. There
are now 5000 troops of the Secont
, brigade ON duty in Brooklyn, and b,
a tomorrow there will be over 1000.
, The soldiers on guard in Brooklyn th,
past two days have experienced muci