The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-01-22
lIIAGER CAR STRTICE
The Citizens Of Brooklyn Badly Off
for Transportation,
LINEMBN JOIN THE STRIKERS,

Militiamen, Ordered to "ShOot to KILL"
Fire over Two Hundred Shots Into
Mob, but 1t Is Not Known That ANY Were
BROOKLYN, Jan. 22-The depot of the
Third avenue railroad at Third avenue
and Fiftieth street was garrisoned yester-
day by Companies +, G. and X OF the
Twenty regiment. Captain Thorne,
of Company L, was in command The de-
tachment numbered 25O men. In the
afternoon the military forces were changed,
Captain Louis Wendels First battery and
two companies of the Seventh regiment,
under Captain Rhoads guarding the depot.
Four large cannon were planted so as to
rake every avenue of approach, and the
scene was quite warlike. Two other com
panies guarded the power house at Second
avenue and Fifty second street.
Rioting had been expected at the stables
of the Atlantic avenue road at Fifth ave
nue. and Twenty-fourth street, but quiet
prevailed during the day. The scene pre-
sented more animated appearance than
that at the Third avenue depot, as large
crowd was in evidence during the day, but
no disturbance took place. The company
ran twenty eight cars, the service being
considered fair. Superintendent Dawson
said the cars were running on three min
utes headway. In addition to the 250 mil
itiamen there was on duty strong force
of police under command of Captains
Clayton and Kenny.
A dense fog set in during the afternoon,
and at oclock it was announced that no
cars would be run after 8 p m.
Elmer p. VanDyke, aged 25 years,
l.. I, fn11
from the second story of the Thirteenth
regiment armory at Flatbush avenue to
the roof of the Long Island railroad depot
last night and sustained a compound frac-
ture of the skull
East New York was quiet all day 1t
had put on a more military appearance,
| however, by the addition of a battery of
artillery to the infantry forces stationed at
the Alabama avenue depot of the Fulton
| avenue railroad
The strikers to the number of couple
of hundred held continuous meeting at
their headquarters in the Pequod club,
| Third avenue and Fifty-ffth street. A
committee of citizens waited on all the
| storekeepers to ask for donations for the
strikers At o'clock last evening $3.50 in
| cash had been subscribed besides barrels
| of potatoes, sacks of -four, tea, coffee,
| bread, tomatoes and all kinds of groceries.
| The Pequod club resembles large gro
| Gerry store, and the citizens and committee
| were kept busily engaged distributing the
| supplies to the men and their families.
| The men claim they are in position to
/ hold out for six months.
Before daybreak yesterday morning the
| overhead wire on the down town track
was cut. Three repair wagons came on
the scene at o'clock in the afternoon and
after an hours work the wire was put in
working order
The ranks of the strikers were swelled
| by the addition of gangs of tramps and
loafers from New York. All day long,
through the rain and fog these hoodlums
tramped from New York over the Brook
lyn bridge bound for the point where their
instinct told them there would most likely
be trouble. 1t is estimated that during
one hour 5000 persons crossed the bridge
by way of the promenade.
The officials of the Brooklyn, Queens
| County and Suburban road informed Po-
lice Captain German that as soon as the
men they had engaged had arrived they
would open up that route He informed
them he had then no officers to place on
their cars but soon had eight taken from
their much depleted force, occupying the
lines beyond those fixed by the militia.
One car was then brought out and sent
down Fulton avenue as far as Topkins and
returned about $3.50 p. IN. loaded with
men, some few of whom were expert mo-
tormen. They were soon ready for work.
and at o. clock the first car for a full week
and more was started down Broadway. 1t
was unmolested, but at every switch had
| IifGntr1tv n, h..
switches were all frozen. Large crowds
assembled at these places, but beyond jeer-
ing and some little verbal abuse the new
men were not interfered with. Six cars in
all were sent out, the instructions being
TO go slowly and take on no passengers. All
of them were returned safely at 10 o clock
and not a stone OF other missile was fired
at them on the route A number Of OBJ
structions were placed on the track, how.
ever.
AS trolley cars Nos. 1,54O and 1,524 of the
Gates avenue line were passing through
Gates avenue and Central avenue at 1923
last evening they We're assailed by a fusil-
lade Of stones from the housetops and
windows on both sides Of the avenue. The
crowd which lined the sidewalks Joined in
the attack and sent vOlley after volley OF
stones into the cars. Patrolmen George
Schackelton, Dennis Busch and James l.
; Coolihan were severely injured. Cooli
hans nose was broken and Busch and
Schackelton received confused wound.
about the face. The cars were stopped
when the stone throwers ran away
A car started from the Ridgewood sta
tion of the Brooklyn Heights company a
little after o'clock last evening and was
assailed with yolleys Of stones and bricks
from windows and vacant lots before il
had proceeded far on its way down town
{ A private soldier was struck in the head
with a stone and disabled. The officer in
command ordered his men to shoot and
two volleys We're fired in the direction OF
the rioters, who, however, were obscured
by the dense fog. About $50 bullets wer,
sent shrieking in search Of victims, but
how many, If any, of them found human
targets cannot at present be determined
The militiamen's orders were that wher
they shot it should be to kill Policemen
also did some shooting at this poinU, Will
what effect IL ie ae r1npartoit, ae in, A. a,.z