New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20

Companies and I. under command OF Capt4inss
Libby and Barthman. were soon IN ih'e. Il
by Major Eddy, they took the broadway IT,
waited Road 10 their destination, where they
were met by the largest crowd yet dS7eI''
during the strike at one time IheIe WeIe apou'
1000 mostly men, in the crowd 10 urli'''iS.'%
lion worthy of mention male the MOP
had more serious business on h'iu. ~ 80.
were sent out from the carhouses tIeIc' az "''ic
was nobody 10 take them out taIiy III VIZ
afternoon ar attempt was made 10 brlnB TWO
carloads Of new men from downtown ne H'Io
got news of the move, ana Kept c'o'e ""''''
on the tracks for blocks ,,.,t,r
st. at a high rate of speed. lhey "tir ny"
with men, while rev p 9noSn had hocn ,oasscd
around the carhouse. set up howl. ana Tusheu
down to intercept the cars. Two juhkshors
were invaded near Soonest, and thel' cohiti,a
of stoves old iron and steel bars We're quickly
piled on the tracks. The cars were stoned anu
brought to a stop. and then a humorous SEN
followed. No further attempt was maze 10
iniure the men on the cars, but "A committee 81
the strikers began Offering them inducements ~
leave the cars and go with them TO the strikers
Headquarters. the Howard House near ny
one man in the crowd who looked Ike pros
porous merchant. waved bunch OF Slo plis e.
in the air and gave one to every man who lett
the cars. Many Of them accepted the inohey,
The chief motOrman was entlced away by an
offer Of q Job by an East New-Yorker AT $l-
week. Out of about thirty men, oniY Ten ~, 81 a
dozen refused to go with the strikers Thcy
remained in the cars completely at me mercy 81
the mob No harm came to then; Dut Nap,aai,
IL
be- 30 he called his men together ana mace d
speech In which he said he was determined 10
bring in the men The eighteen p oncelnt IN
formed into a close platoon and marched TO
the cars. two blocks way. 1hey looked uc-
termined and the crowd gave way and the I'm,
prisoned men in the cars were released ana
taken TO the carhouse. The cars were left for
hours and Il was late IN the afternoon wncn
they finally brought In NO iurther at
tempt was made to run cars.
The troops at the carhousc also complained or
total lack Of food. A telephone message was re-
ceived from the regiments armory SAYING mat
the commissary wagons with food and drink. had
left there at 10 a. m. They did not reach the car
house 80,
Major Cochran With 1870 ss the he lsn
houses of the Sumner-aVe. and other Lines. az
Bergen-st and Albany and Troy ayes, ana at
tempts were made by the companies 10 start cars.
Trouble was met from the start. ana much not
ing occurred Comparatively few cars were sent
out on either Of the lines, and the majority or
them were quickly stalled The rioting was prin-
cipay on the South Ferry line between the car
shops and Vanderblt-dvc. The cars, as thcy re-
turned from trip, were damaged nucn more
than those on other lines In some OF mem tmeIe
wasn't whole pane OF glass. Battles between
the police and the strikers were almost con'inu-
Gus. Six cars from the ferry were mODDed ana
the road was tied W for time. Captain Dyer
and Sergeant White II the Central Office had
thrty-five men on the scene ana the abandoned
cars were finally brought IN AT Fulion-st ana
Sumner-ave five cars were stalled all the aiici-
noon They had come from the Broadway ferry
In Williamsburg They were stoned the motor
men and conductors assaulted. the cars aban-
dOned and the current was cut of AT fulton-st
Under guard Of a large number Of police the cars
were finally taken to the carhousc. Through
Dutch Town too hard trip for the rail-
road men, and but few cars were run through
| the district
Among the arrests ma lie yesterday was that
of Charles SEMINARS, twenty-five years o!c, OF
No SlS Bergen-st., for breaking car windows at
Rergen-st. and ClassOn-aVe. The wires were cut
/ at Futon-st and Ralph-ave. and two ears were
+, thrown from the track at Vanderbt-ave. and
/ hc leo y.Ip 4,
| with the crowds
scalp wound during one Of the fights
Ernst Wiener. twenty-eight years old. was ar
rested for stoning cars. and so was Jacob
! Snitske.
| The Brooklyn Heights Company tried to run
| some cars on the old Atlantic-ave. line. Com
panes A and X Of the 23i Regiment were
stationed at the oarhouse. Little was accom-
| plshed and several .of the cars got stalled.
| During attack on some cars in Bersen-st
/ the stonethrowng was so terrinc mat the police
drew their pistols. This in,imidafed the rioters
| and they fell back. Conductor II. u. Adams. %
! car No. "A. was struck with brick and badly
| injured. Richard NJ Shanner. of No $50 St
| Nark's-ave, was arrested as his assailant. Gar
rett Kerwin. OF No. sST Bergcn-st.. was arrested
for assaulting an officer. and John Roill;. Of
| No 8S7 Bergen st, was arrested FOR assaulting
a motorman Peter Walsh. OF No 800 Prospect
Place who is charged with breaking car WIN
dows was also taken into custody. This was
one Of the larseat patches OF arrests made at
one time.
Cd by Policeman Kelly OF the Seventh Precinct
COR breaking the windows Of n Court. car Mt
Bush-ct.
At THE STRIKERS HEADQUARTERS
Master Workman Connolly said yesterday at III.
strikers headquarters. No 407 Bridge-st that the
men we're perfectly satisfied with the outlook
They rad not lost confidence. and st!ll thought
they would win. Mr. Connolly said the strikers up