New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20
WITH FIXED BAYONETS.
TROOPS DRIVE BACK A MOB.
BROOKLYN MILITIAMEN ARE WOUNDED
WHILE GUARDING CAR SHEDS.
STE1KERs FEEL COLD STEEL And EUM
CITY OFFICIALS GROSSLY DECEIVED BY
RAILROAD PRESIDENTS.
LUDIcROCS ATTEMPTS TO RUN CARS.

FULL. PROTECTION GIVEN TO THE COMPANIES.
BIT PROMISES TO OPERATE LINES HAVE NOT
BEEN KEPr-THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY
DE APPEALED o-sTRIKERs BECOMING
UGLY TROUBLE FEARED TO-DAY
TROOPS WILL BE KEPT on DUTY.
Major Cochrane. or the 18th Regiment, with
three companies, numbering about 300 men, at
10 o'clock last night relieved Major Eddy, Of
the 47th Regiment. with two companies. at the
carhouses of the Brooklyn, Queens County and
Suburban Line. at Alabama and Jamaica ayes,
East New-York crowd of about 5000 men
had assembled around the houses and Major
Cochrane after several Intellectual attempts to
drive them back, sent for Major Eddy. He
promptly returned to :he scene OF the trouble
with his companies and about 100 policemen
from the Seventeenth Precinct.
A fight with the mob followed the return OF
Major Eddy and the policemen. and some Of
the friends OF the strikers got on the elevated
railroad tracks and showered stones the
troops.
rioters. and Eugene wilkins. a painter. OF No.
2s Liberty-ave.. was bayonetted in the abdomen.
Philip Vighe OF No. l3s Graham-ave.. was
wounded In the head
Malcolm W Wood. a private Of Company |.
18th Regiment. was struck on the head BY
stone thrown from the elevated railroad tracks
and his skull was fractured lie taken to
81. Mary's Hospital. and at O'Clock this morn
ing the surgeons. who had performed an opera
ton. teephoned TO Major Cochrane that it was
not likely he would live until tomorrow.
Nelson ". Wood another soldier and -
Taylor were injured In the same way. but not
seriously
The crowd was finally broken up by the mill
tary and police. and all the LIQUOR stores in the
neghborhood were closed by peremp,ory orders.
Major Cochrane expects more trouble this
morning and the troops and police will remain
on duty.
Mayor Schieren's action late on Friday night In
calling out the National Guard OF Brooklyn to
.-Ia-d the property Of the street railway compa-
nies and the peace Of the city has transformed the
CITY ~ Churches into n big military camp. II IS
the old story over again Of order versus violence.
Brooklyn strikers are Ike other strikers who
hrve tried to hgh, corporate greed with principle
and sympathy They have failed to bulge their
intrenched combatant. and. failing. have re-
sorted directly or indirectly 20 violence This
Mayor Schleren and the city authorities are de-
termlued 10 prevent at all hazards. All day long
yesterday and all night last night. and for days
to come probably. the National Guarismen viii
patrol the trolley lines and guard the car houses
of the company This provides for the public
feeling OF security that 1t did not have before.
This Is the first time In the history OF the city
that all the Brooklyn militia have been put under
arms AT once In 1892 two OF the Brooklyn regi-
ments were sent To Buffalo during the labor riots
there. The other regiments remained al nome
The response las, night was exceedingly prompt.
Nearly all Of the soldiers were ready Saturday
morning when orders received to go on duty.
They were sent to seven depots-the Halsey-st..
the Tompkins-ave.. the Bergen-st., the Bush-st'
the Flatbush the Fifth-ave. and Twenty-thrd-
ST, and the Nn,h-ave. and Twentieth-st
The presence Of the troops put quetus on tur-
bulence at the depots
There were a larger number OF assaults MADE
hy the strikers and their friends upon the nom
union employees than WAS expected by people
who thought that the soldiers would be able TO
prevent disorder.
The most serious fncdent occurred last hight
and
where large crowd kept closing up on the SOL
dlers who were guarding the premises Inc
crowd was repeatedly ordered to keep on ana
replied to the warnings with jeers at the 10Y
soldiers" An order was given to "Charge pay
onetsr' The crowd broke and fled In disorder.
Thomas Nolan a compostor. was bayoneted III
the left thigh by one OF the soldiers. lie Is the
first victim OF ill-advsed enthusiasm. motor
man was assaulted 80 badly that 1t Is feared ne
may die.
The call upon all the labor men to join the
strikers In a sympathetic strike did not result
i'm any important action Last night Messrs'
Connolly and Glblin. OF the Executive Board OF
the strikers said they had not asked for SYM
pa thetic strike and would discourage H. "r""u
Master Workman Sovereign did not reach 'he
city Yesterday and he is not expected for several
days.
The situation last night at late hour "aS
anything but promising. The strikers ana the"
friends are showing a good deal or ugiihess'
The railway managers failed dismaily III their
efforts to man their cars. Presidents Lewis ana
Norton have evidently grossly deceived the
Mayor and Commissioner Welles as 10 'he NUM-
ber OF competent men they had ready IheS
wsre furnished all the police protection they
couId reasonably ask for and ran ridicuously
small number OF cars I'm excess OF Fridays list.
The attitude OF the city authorities Is one OF
mild triumph over the railroad people Mayor
schieren Is determined to bring about settle
ment OF the strike In one way or another 30
that the public will be served. He said yester-
day that II the companies did not now provide
the service they have promised to give he would
complain to the Attorney General.