Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-21
A NOISY SUNDAY
Caused by the Trolley Car
Strikers at Brooklyn.
Situation So Serious that More Troops
Are Ordered Out.
But Few Cars Run and Rioting Prevailed
Throughout Sunday.

Brooklyn, n. Y, Jan. 20,-Mayor
Schericn has called on Governor Morton
FOR more troops.
| Late last night 300 strikers marched
! from 9th avenue TO 9th avenue and cath
street and guyed the militia. At midnight
the militia charged mob at 9th avenue
and 25th street, several of the crowd be-
ing injured, one of whom was boy. The
wires on the Fulton street line were cut
! i'll several places carly this morning. At
o.S7 a crowd of 25 or 80 strikers collected
ut the 39th street ferry and tried to per
suade the men to leave the employ of the
railroad company A call was sent to the
| 18th precinct and men We're sent out who
dispersed the crowd Michael Mccarthy
was arrested, this morning, for throwing
stones at a car on Bergen street.
| At l.30 Il. NJ, 5000 persons congregated
on Bergen street between Vanderbilt
| avenue and Clason avenue, A car was
stopped and the motorman taken off. The
car was stoned by the mob which placed
heavy stones on the track. The reserves
were ordered to the spot.
There was a disturbance almost In tho
shadow of the LIST precinct station house ut
7.30 p, NJ A car of the eth Avenue line
lost its grip on the trolley for moment,
and crowd assembled in an instant.
The motorman was threatened with vio-
lence. Two or three policemen attempted
to drive the crowd back Officer Harring-
ton was struck in the face by a big Swedc.
He attempted to arrest the man, but the
crowd rushed to the rescue of the prisoner.
The police whistled for help, and the re
serves FASTENED from the station house,
and the Swcde was arrested. He gave
his name as Andrew Lundhell.
Patrick j. Comcrford, aged Is, was ar
rested for placing distractions on the rail
road track in Bergen street, near Albany
avenue, this afternoon. A crowd of
| toughs on Bergen street bluffs stoned tho
cars of that line and caused considerable
trouble all the afternoon. The police
charged the crowd, which numbered
several hundred, and arrested one Gala
CHER. The crowd made an onslaught ON
Officer Stats, who had him In custody,
and endavored to effect n rescue. Clubs
were used freely for while and Gala
CHER was locked up in the cad precinct
station house. The bluff was finally
cleared and $50 policemen stationed there
on patrol duty.
| The 9th avenue branch of President Nor
toms Atlantic avenue system did not nc
complish much in the line of operating
cars, today. One car started from the
depot ut Goth street and 9th avenue, and
got as far as the Plaza, when the motor
man was induced by the strikers to desert
and the car got no further No other cars
were run. The strikers claim that 10
new men employed by the company de-
serted, today.
Mayor Schiricn took hold of the strike
| yyif a Loft linn toll IbttI,
Indignation and repeated disturbances in
spite of the police and militia and public
discomfort due to the failure of the
companies to restore the operation Of the
roads even with aid Of police and troops
stirred him to action. He sent for the
strike leaders and also for the railroad
presidents and held protracted confer
ences. Nothing was accomplished that
brought the strike any nearer a settle
ment.
Master Workman Connolly gave out
the proposition that the men made to the
mayor. 1t was that the companies re-
store to their pay rolls all the men in their
employ. January II, the mayor to appoint
a committee to whom both sides could
submit the case, the committee to decide
who was to remain in the employ of the
no conditions requiring the discharge OF
the men employed to I'LL their places
This proposition was refused by the prcsi-
dents of the companies.
Mayor Schicrcn, after the failure of the
attempted arbitration, decided that tho
situation was becoming grave He i'm
mdiately held consultation with Brig
General McLeer, and at o'clock, gave
out the following:
Under the circumstances IL has become
necessary to secure additional protection
to operate more Of the surface lines The
mayor has made "a request ON the Cover
nor for additional troops. These doubt
less will be on duty promptly. 1t is time
when the gathering of people on the street
Is to be avoided and the police has been
ordered and the militia requested to pre-
vent the crowds from gathering, and to
keep loiterers off the streets"
Master Workman Connolly said, this
morning, that over 200 new men were In
duced to leave the employ of the com
panies, yesterday, and the same tactics
were continued, today.
After the conference at the mayors
house, President Norton said that his
position was unchanged, and he refused
the proposition made by the strike leaders,
for the reason that he had men to operate
all his lines il afforded sufficient protec-
ton. He said that he had the usual
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