Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
THE STRIKE.
RiOtOus Mobs in the City of Churchce
Charged by Militia and Police.

Charged by Militia and Police.
Brooklyn, n. u, is virtually under mil
itary rule. Streets are blocked against
pedestrians by squads of soldiers, and any
one who stops to argue the point Is told
to walk around the block, while a glisten-
ing bayonet is held within two inches of
his face. Thousands of morbidly curious
citizens f1ocked to the scenes of Saturday
nights riots and helped to swell the
crowds that gathered to do mischief.
The green hands had some rough expo
riences all through the day and Il break
down Of any kind was the signal for The
formation Of a savage mob for the demoli-
ton of all the glass work in the car. On
the Court street and 9th avenue lines f1l-
ly half the cars are in n very dilapidatcd
condition. The various mobs that gath
cred at the car stables and along the
tracks of the tied-up lines contained at
least 10000 persons.
Many cars went astray Sunday. The
switches were broken and obstacles were
heaped on the tracks, wires were cut at
various points, and on the whole the day
was full of a~nnoyances for the railroad
companies. Motormen abandoned their
cars at various points and in some in
stances left the city as soon as they pos
,sibly could, SO serious did the situation
seem. Blood was spilled, but no one was
seriously hurt.
Saturday was filled with exciting Incl
dents. Early in the morning the militia,
5000 strong, were sent to the assistance
Of the street car companies. There were a
dozen or more conflicts with the strikers,
in which the soldiers used their bayonets
and the mob hurled stones and brickbats.
Probably twenty persons were seriously
injured, but no n was killed.
Every effort to settle the strike has
been without result. The strikers, through
their executive committee, have made
concession after concession, and the only
point upon which they stood out was that
the companies should re-employ all their
old men. This was fatty refused by the
presidents of the companies at the confer
cnce with Mayor Schieren, ut which were
present Messrs. Connolly, Best and Glib
lin, Of the strikers executive committee,
and Presidents Lewis, Norton and Wick
er, of the Brooklyn Heights, Atlantic and
Brooklyn and Queens County systems of
trolley cars, respectively. President Lew
Is made it a point that he is in honor
bound to retain the men he has employed
since the strike began. This the strikers
will not accede to.
About 3 o'clock Sunday morning q mob
of strikers marched down 9th avenue TO
9th avenue and 24th street. They num-
bered 300 and were supplied with drums,
with which they made the night hideous.
They filed by the militiamen and jeered
them. but as the soldiers paid no atten-
ton to the abuse the strikers soon grew
tired and dispersed. An effort was made
by the strikers to coerce the men wno
were at work on the I'd avenue line,
which starts from the S9th street ferry,
South Brooklyn, into joining the ranks IF
the knights of Labor. Considerable ex-
element was caused in the n%eighborhood
by the violence displayed by the strikers.
A large crowd of riotous strikers began
to force back the soldiers defending the
stables. They were kept back at the
point of the bayonet and desisted from
their hostile demonstration. The strikers
continue to tear down and cut the cleo
trio wires. but as the cars were not run
ming on the Fulton street line no great in
convenience was caused.
Between IL and IL o'clock a Vanderbilt
avenue car was derailed at Vanderbilt
avenue and Bergen street. A large crowd
of disorderly characters was attracted tu
the scene and threw stones at the cars,
demolishing every pane Of glass. The
police charged, but the men made q deter
mined stand. being led by a man named
Gallagher. He was placed under arrest
by Officer Stats, Of the Twenty-second
Precinct. The strikers attempted q res
,cue, but Policemen Cowan and Conner
lvant TO Stats assistance and marched