Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-22

tclHpt 70 ONerturn IL maze. IEe police
rushed from all directions TO disperse the
mob. The line was blocked until the
company sent out gang of men to put
the car on the tracks.
1t is reported that the Enemen on all
affected roads are about to strike in SYM
pathy with the motormen and conductors.
The strike of the linemen would be a
severe blow to the railroad companies, as
double the usual force is required to keep
the wires in repair.
Patrolman George Kelly was suspended
by Commissioner Wells, today, for refus-
ing to execute orders. He had been as
signed to Fulton street car. He made
one trip and refused to go out again, say
ing that he was tired of such work
Two companies of the Esd Regiment ar
rived at the power house of the I'd avenue
line, corner of I'd avenue and sd street,
this afternoon, and it was announced that
the line would be opened. Linemen We're
sent out to repair breaks in the wires, but
cars were not run, this afternoon. Police
Officers Collins and began Were accident
ally shot, it is supposed by eth Regiment
men, at Gates and Stuyvesant avenues,
this evening. Their wounds are not scri-
Gus. Elmer p Vandyke, n member of
the 18th Regiment, fell from the roof of
the armory, this evening, and sustained
"a compound fracture of the skull.
Policemen Shackelton, Collision and Burke
were seriously injured by stones thrown
from roofs of houses, this evening, and
Shackeltons skull was fractured.
About p. NJ, the police were called
in and the militia took charge of the vari-
Gus car houses and property of the trac-
ton companies. At the Halsey street
stable Cos. c. f. and X of the 9TH Regi-
ment were stationed. Captain Palmer
placed 20 picked men, all sharpshootcrS,
at Howard avenue and Halscy street,
where crowd of about 200 jecred them
ard threw stones and other missiles. FAT
about 10 O'Clock the men fired a volley,
in the air About 90 shots
We're fired, but so far rs can be learned,
pcrsed.
On Broadway and Halsey street, just
previous to the firing at the other end of
the block, about 1000 persons congregated.
A number of the 18th men formed line
and made a bayOnet charge, after having
been stoned from the house tops. The
mob fled in all directions. 1t slowly con
gregated again but was much quictcr.
All the muskets of the members of the
eth Regiment stationed at the Halsey
street stables tonight, are loaded with
ball cartridges and the men seemed most
determined.
The first Broadway ear went out at
p. NJ The police took care that it should
not be interfered with. Five others fol
lowed it when the officials of the road saw
there was no interference. The Gates
avenue line, that has been tied up for
week, was opened by the sending out of
a car at p. NJ.
A woman was run over and seriously
injured, today, by an inexperienced motor
man. The motorman was arrested.
President Lewis of the Brooklyn
Heights Co, stated, late this afternoon,
that about 145 cars We're running, an in
crease of 80 over yesterday. The total
number of cars usually operated by Presi-
dent Lewis system is 1140. President
Norton of the Atlantic avenue system
stated, tonight, that he had operated 63
cars. President Wicker of the Brooklyn,
Queens County & Suburban, had IS cars
running on the Summer avenue line and
six on the Broadway line. In all about
$50 cars were moved in the city, today.
The number in operation before the strike
was 1900