The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-21
BAYONET RULE IN BROOKLYN
The Mayor Calls on The Governor for
More Troops.

~ 3 ANlAAANAAA A1GANae sen Lub street Gar
Line Officials and the Strikers Prove
Futile The Mayor Warns the Citi-
zens Against Collecting in Crowds.
The Strikers Cut Trolley Wires and
Indulge in Other Violence - Police
Forced to Make Several Charges.
Brooklyn. Jan. 20.-There was no change
i'm the strike situation here to-day. Up
70 noon the companies had made no ef-
fort to start cars on any of the lines which
were expected to be opened to-day. but
few on those they have i'm operation. Large
crowds of people gathered in the vicinity
Of the various depots, but most Of the
persons composing them were sight-seers
and they gave the police and militia but
little trouble
Mayor Schieren took hold of the strike
with new determination to-day The pub
lie Indignation at the repeated distur-
Dances in spite of the police and military
and the public discomfort, due to the fail
ure of the companies TO restore the opera
ton of their roads, even with the aid Of
police and troops, stirred him to action.
for the railroad presidents and held pro
tractcd conferences. Nothing was accom-
plished that brings the strike any nearer
"a settlement. The mayor sent out the
following official statement covering the
matter at p. m; "An effort was made to-
day to ascertain If an adjustment could
be affected in the interest of the public
convenience and safety by which all the
surface railroads could be restored to i'm
mediate operation. To this end the mayor
had conferences with Messrs Connolly.
Best and Giblin, representing the former
employees Of the roads, and later with va
rious representatives of the companies.
including Nessrs. Lewis, Norton and
Wicker. The effort was without result"
Corporation Counsel McDonal and Com
missioner White We're present at the con-
terences. Mr.. Connolly later gave out the
proposition that the men made to the
mayor II was that the companies restore
to their pay rolls all the men who were
in their employ on Jan. T. and the mayor
to appoint a committee to whom both sides
could submit their case and the commit
tee to decide who is to remain in the en-
ploy Of the roads, and at what terms. The
men made no condition requiring the dis
charge of the men employed to FIJI their
places. This proposition was rejected by
the presidents of the companies.
Mayor Schieren, after the failure Of his
attempted arbitration, decided that the
situation was becoming grave. He i'm
mediately had a consultation with Briga-
der General McLeer and at 5 o'clock gave
out the following as an addition to his
former statement:
Under the circumstances It has become
in order to operate more Of the surface
lines. The mayor has since conferred with
Gen. MeLeer and has made a request on
the governor for additional troops These
will doubtless be on duty promptly
1T is time when the gathering of peo-
pie on the streets is to be avoided, and the
police have been ordered and the militia
requested. to prevent any crowds from
gathering and to keep loiterers off the
streets"
At o'clock the mayor issued the fol-
lowing proclamation:
To the Citizens of Brooklyn and the Pub
lie Generally:
in the name of the people of the state
of New York !, Charles A. Schieren,
mayor of the city Of Brooklyn, do hereby
require all persons within the limits of
the city to refrain from unnecessary as
sembling in the streets, squares, or in
the public places Of the city during its
present disturbed condition, and until
quiet is restored, and l hereby give notice
that the police have been ordered and
the militia requested to disperse any un-
lawful assemblage.
exhort all persons to assist in the OBJ
servance Of this request.
Chas. A. Schieren.
Jan 20, 1895.
The wires on the Fulton street line were
cut in several places early this morning.
THE Tnada q 9-2E
a. m, at Stone avenue and Full
ton street the down-tow
track. Another cut occurred at a. m,
on the uptown line at Sackman street and
later the downtown line was again cut.
AT 1870 p m. crowd of 1000 persons
congregated on Bergen street between
Vanderbilt avenue and Classon avenue.
a car was stopped and the motorman
taken off. The car was stoned by the
mob who also placed heavy stones on
the track. The reserves were ordered to
the spot and soon restored order.
There was a disturbance almost in the
Ehadow Of the First precinct station
house a $3.50 p. m. A car of the Seventh
avenue line lost its grip on the trolley for
O moment and crowd assembled in an
instant. The motorman was threatened
with violence by the crowd. Two or three
policemen who were present, attempted
TO drive the crowd back. Officer Harring-
tDu was SLLQth ia LllE lace Dg a. DlB
Swede. He attempted to arrest the man
and the crowd rushed to the rescue of the
prisoner. The policeman whstled for help,
the reserves fell over each other getting
out Of the station house and the Swede
was finally arrested. He gave his name as
Andrew Lundell.
A crowd Of toughs on the Bergen street
bluffs, stoned the cars of that line and
caused considerable trouble all the after
noon The police charged the crowd, which
numbered several hundred. and arrested
q man named Gallagher. Clubs We're used
freely for awhile. The bluff was finally
cleared and $50 policemen were stationed
there ON patrol duty.
The Ninth avenue branch Of President
Norton's Atlantic avenue system did not
accomplish much in the line Of operating /
cars to-day. one car was started out from
the depot at Twentieth street and Ninth
avenue. 1t got as far as the Plaza, when
the motorman was induced by the strik- |
ers to desert He did so and the car got |
no further. No other cars were run The /
strikers claim that ten of the new men
employed by the company deserted to-day |
There was a meeting of the strikers at |