Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-21

BROOKLYN, Jan. 21.-There were but
few evidences of the turbulent scenes of
the night before when the Sunday sun
rose over East New York and scarcely q
sign of life was observed save in the vi
cinity of the stables Of the Fulton avenue
and Broadway lines. The turbulence of
the night before, barring the incendiar-
ism, was really worse than that at Chi
cago last summer in the fact that the
mobs did not run Immediately on being
charged by the troops; nor did they only
run when they started. They bombartied
the troops with stones and bricks; they
took up positions in houses and threw
missiles from there, and also utilized the
elevated railway structure for the same
purpose.
A Number of People Wounded.
Besides this household utensils and hot
water were thrown on the troops from the
houses lining the way, and generally the
spirit of the mob was fiercer than at Chi
cago. The result was that quite num-
Der were wounded, many of whom were
carried away by friends, and one soldier
was badly hurt by being hit on the head
the rioters were bayonettei, but as far as
heard from none killed or mortally
wounded, and not a shot was fired by the
militia. That was the situation Satur-
day, but during it all the cars We're run
ming when they could, although many of
them wer, derailed and wrecked.
No Improvement in the situation.
This state of affairs obtained until 2 a.
m, the whole day being one of charges
by the troops to scatter a mob that would
reform almost Immediately at some other
point. Yesterday morning there was no
improvement in the situation. Every eff
fort to settle the strike had been without
satisfactory result. The strikers through
their executive committee had given up
every demand except one brought about
by the strike itself-that the men en-
ployed to take strikers places should be
discharged and all the strikers taken
back. This the companies firmly re
fused to do. They said they were in honor
bound to retain these men.
sunday Day OF Turbulence.
Yesterday was day of turbulence.
There was no Sunday rest" in the City
of Churches. So portentous of trouble
did matters appear in the morning that
Mayor Schieren issued a proclamation
in the name of the state of New York re-
quiring all persons in Brooklyn to keep
off the streets as far as possible, not to as
semble in crowds and generally to 'move
on" announcing that the police and mil
itary would disperse unlawful assemblies
The result was that streets We're block
AIDED against pedestrians and any one who
stopped to argue the point was told to
walk around the block while glistening
bayonet was held within two inches of
his face. Thousands of morbidly curious
citizens flocked to the scenes of the riots
and helped to swell the crowds that gath
cred to do mischief.
Hood Flows Freely, but No One Killed.
The various mobs that gathered at the
car stables and along the tracks of the
tied up lines contained at least $1,000 peo-
pie. Many cars went astray. The switches
were broken and obstacles were heaped on
the tracks; wires were cut at various
points and on the whole the day was full
Of petty annoyances for the railroad COM
panies. MOtormen abandoned their cars
at various points and in some instances
left the city as soon as they possibly could
so serious did the situation seem. Blood
was spilled in quantities, but no one was
sarinnSlv hurt