Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-23
FLYING BULLETS.
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cavalry did effective work and doubtless
prevented a serious riot.
About 2.30 P. NJ, number OF strikers
rushed up Rochester avenue to Fulton
street, threw rope over the trolley wire,
and attempted to pull it down, but the
cavalry charged upon them and the strik-
ers fed.
The 18th Regiment is alleged by Master
Workman Connolly to have taken posses
sion of hall where a meeting was to
have been held He said: II made ar
rangements to hold a large meeting there,
tonight, with several prominent citizens
to make addresses. When l attempted
to enter the hall, this afternoon, l was
stopped All in the hall was locked in
and the papers and books wee seized by
the officers of the 18th Regiment This
I considered high. handt d outrage.
determined, in consequence of this action
on the part of the military. TO revoke the
order for the linemen to return to work,
and this means that they will all be out
in the morning.
Mayor Schiersn, this afternoon, said
Il situation was unchanged form yester-
day He intimatod that no immediate
&C VI toward the calling out of more
troops would be taken. but ii the disorder
was not stopped the entire militia of the
state would be summoned.
| At s. IS tonight, a car arrived at the
East New York depot of the Fulton street
line. As it was passing Rockaway avenue
shot was fred through the window, but
NJ one was injured.
| A charge was made by the military at
| Broadway and Halsey streets, at IL to-
night, some small boys hlving been jeer-
ing the soldiers, but few men being about.
| A drunken man, Thoma Aliens from New
York, started from saloon to cross Hal
say street. He was fred upon and hit in
the face sustaining compound fracture
Of the jaw. He will die Richard Nit
cell, "a starter of the Brooklyn City Raj
road was shot in the arm.
Two bullets from the guns of the militia
went through large plate glass window
of a candy store on Broadway, narrowly
missing the clerks. Less than 90 men
were present when the shooting occurred.
The shooting was done by five of the
men of the picket lipc which the 7th Regi
ment has established along Halsey street
to guard the car house. A dozen people
on the street had narrow escapes. The
men in front of the saloon were ordered
| by the guard to move on Instead of
doing so they arc said to have stood their
ground and hooted and jeered the troops.
The troops waited a moment and then
answered with volley. Lieut.. Appleton
of the 9Th was in command of the troops.
A crowd interfered with the movement
of the Gates avenue line car, this after
noon, at Knickerbocker and Palmetto
street., and was charged by militia and
police Captain Kitzer of the police fired
a shot, as did one of the militiamen. The
police dubbed several men.
On Gates avenue the police ordered all
the windows closed While a car was
passing one man Missed q miltiaman and
would not take his he d in, and the mill
tiaman fired The shot hit the windows
as the man retrcated. The first car, to-
day, on the Gates avenue line had the
windows smashed. The others were hit
with stones and bricks
This evening, two policemen guarding
cars had red pepper thrown in their eyes.
At s. 80 a squad of policemen dispersed q
crowd and fired several shots in the air at
Palmetto street and Myrtle avenue. There
were few arrests, today, for disorder in
connection with the strike.