Evening journal., 1895-01-16
MORE RIOTING DONE.
The Brooklyn Strikers Defy and
Attack the Police.
SERIOUS TROUBLE IS EXPECTED.

The Tieup Is stu Practically Complete.
NIobs Hold Up Guarded Main car-The
Police Force Not Big Enough to Cope
with the strikers.
BROOKLYN. Jan. 1G.-The second day OF
the big trolley strike was not characterized
by much excitement. There were many
little clashes between the police and the
strikers, but nothing Of a serious nature
in the way Of riot occurred. Up TO noon
everything was comparatively quiet. After
that hour however. the strikers let thein-
selves out a trihe. and the police had some
difficulty in keeping the great crowds I'M
der restraint
The necessity Of patrolling 80 extensive
territory has become matter OF concern
TO the police officials, and it Is thought
now that outside aid may have TO be call
cd upon before the strike Is ended
The chief trouble Of tho day occurred at
the Atlantic Avenue companys barns at
Twenty street and Fifth avenue
whom an effort was made to run car to
Ninth street. Five or six thousand strik-
ers and sympathizers had gathered at this
point
Although tho car was surrounded by
| police guard, IL was found impossible TO
| proceed until tho mounted squad was or
| dered out.
Great excitement was also oooasioned at
| this point shortly afterward on the arrival
| OF wagon containing SO men, who came
| TO take tho strikers places. Stones and
| sticks were hurled &C the newcomers, but
no damage Of any Importance was done
At Prospect park plaza a mob number
ing 8, 900 held up mail car and attacked
the guard, but the arrival Of a squad from
police headquarters put an end to the hos
tilities for a time at least.
Early Ia the morning the Brooklyn
| Heights railrond started cars on the Court
Street line and by noon the limo was run
ming at about one-half the ordinary head
way. The same road put the Flatbush
Avenue line in operation early In the aft
ernoon, although but fcw cars were sent
over the circuit
President Norton Declares War.
President Norton Of the Atlantic Ave
nue. trolley system declared that he would
have his road in operation today regard
less OF the efforts Of the strikers. He said
that he had secured sufficient experienced
men TO take out the allotted number Of
cars and that on the morrow he would
start with a vengeance.
In regard 60 tho situation Master Work
man Connolly said that the men we're
moro determined today TO continue the
tieup than they had been Monday. Hc
said also that the treasurers OF the differ.
ent locals connected with the district as
sembly had reported "a sufilciency Of funds
on hand to allow Of the continuance Of tn,
strike for month at least
At the various railroad Offices 1t wal
given out that no difficulty whatever
a would be experienced in filing the places
' of the strikers as already a superabun
4 dance of applications for work had beci
4 received. and that the companies wer
only waiting to perfect some preliminar.
i arrangements before putting their road
2 into full operation again.
II This, however, the strike leaders dis
credit. claiming that the railroad official
:. have not boon able to secure men from out
4 side cities. and that II help has beon 81
\ CURED IL is from inexperienced men inca
4 pablo Of properly handling the cars.
D. Abandoned the Car.
% Inspector MoKelvey, with about a scor
u Of police officers, had quite lively tim
e with q crowd of some 200 strikers on Flat
Is bush avenue The strikers surrounded
J. Flatbush avenue car, which was on IL
way toward the ferry in charge Of a me
u torinan and conductor The attacking
II party was re-enforced by some l,20O sym
J. pathizers, who helped them to fire stone
II and bricks at the car.
u The two men in charge sought refua
% in the inside, but the missiles were con
ing so fast and furiously that the me
abandoned the car and were soon lost
I the crowd. The police drove the mob bac
4 up the hill, and Inspector Mckolvey son
q for re-enforcements. Before the latter al
q rived, however, the police succeeded /
y making nine arrests and locked the pril
~ oners up in the Eighth precinct police sti
r tion house.