Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-22

other there are a number of vacant lots. When the car and its armed escort reached this place, n mob made an attack on tho rear, coming across the lots from the right, while from the windows and housetops on the left missiles of every description were hurled at the police and soldiery.
 The crowd pressed in front from the left and both ends, and seeing the charges of the mounted police and the militia with fixed bayoncts were useless the police and soldiery resorted to their pistols and mus kets, the police firing over the crowd, while tho guardsmen discharged their weapons up at the windows and house -topS. Only one volloy was fired. but while it had the effect of dispelling the crowd the officers decided it was useless to pro ceed farther, and the car, with its escort, returned to the Ridgewood depot.
 The effect of the volley on the strikers was to dampen their ardor, and in tho i'm mediats neighborhood of the depot thero was but little moro trouble beyond the ieers and abuse of the crowd that gathers on such an occasion.
 In all, between the hours of and last evening, seven cars left the depot at va riouS times, one of which was filled with policemen with drawn revolvers.
 In East New York.
 East New York was quiet all day. It had put on more military appearance, however, by the addition of n battery of artillery to the infantry forces stationed at the Alabama avenue depot of the Full ton Avenue railroad. and old inhabitants were put in mind of the time when n re- cruiting camp was stationed there about 30 years ago.
 New men were received at intervals dur ing the day, the largest number arriving on cars Nos 136 and 1901, the first bring ing 2l men and the second l9 men.
 Meanwhile the military forces had been changed Captain Louis Wendel's First battery of the national guard, escorted by two companies-E and l-of the Seventh regiment, under command of Captain Rhoades arrived and relieved Major Quick and his battalion of the Forty seventh reg iment.
 The mancuvors necessary to thoroughly protect the depot were quickly exc uted, and when completed the picture was quite warlike Four cannon. with quiet signiti- CanCe werc planted SD as to rake every avenue of approach to the depot. No cars were sent out after half past ] Q clock on this line. and all the new men arc held in the depot to prevent the strikers CoaNing them away
 At StuyVoSant avenue this car was in- tercepted by the strikers. and though none of them was known to he injured two of the officers were wounded by pistol shots which presumably were fired from the window of one of the houses on the ave nuC
 The last two cars of these seven made n final attempt to mako the run down town about : o'clock, hut after going three blocks and meeting with the same rcCcp ton as the q hers they were run back into the station. and all attempts to run cars for the night were abandoned. Many New Men Deserted.
 The greater number of the new cm- ployees of the Brooklyn City Railroad com pany who werC taken to the Ridgcwood stables last evening deserted and joined the strikers and there was not single man in the stallrS who could operate the cars which the railroad company ann0unc- ed they would svnd out this morning. The strikers succrrdcd in winning the men over and arc taking Chrc of them. Major COCh an of the Thirteenth Iegi- mcnt when Interviewed on the sub cct, was asked:
 Major. what k there Tn the story that | you intend to take I OSstssiOn of Centcn l nial hall, the headquarters of the strikers on thr Fifth Avenue line, ill oder to pre- l vent the men from holding a meeting, Prevent meeting" answered the ma, l JuE NNtI4tl llbt AN EttAAS oA ONh H 1 thing Every man has the right to as scmblc and say what ho pleases- only do my duty. and just now that duty is 10 l protect this railroad property. II these mon at their meeting require my assist anCc for their protection. they can have i'. | I cannot conceive tho extent of the mali CiOuSnesss Fin starting such rumOr You can tell these men that should they re quirc the protection of the military they
 
 tho law. and not to brcak il. ''
 He was seated in his headquarters ir one of the cars of the depot at Fifth ave nue and Twenty third street, and both hG and his officers wcro indignant at thu story.
 Meetings of the StrikerS.
 A visit to Centennial hall showed in tn, large room a gathering of nearly 200 mon who wcrC discussing tho exciting new' l just received from Gates avenue and th' effects that might ICsult from il They could give no news and only insisted tha the showing made by the railroads of thei Inability to run all the cars of the line was l n strong point in their favor,
 There Is a meeting of the business men of this section of the city now going on at Turn hall, on sixteenth street. near Fifth avenue. and much information for the press can be obtained there. " ,aid one man, who seemed to bo in charge of the room. for as the writer left he called on one of tho men for a song. which request was at once complied with,
 south Brooklyn Turn hall. used mainly for ballroom was crowded tn the door. with an orderly assemhlage when the re porter reached it. and at no time during the session was there any evidence of un duo excitement or ill temper.
 
 or August Fischer. who presided, Maj Holzer and Henry Pottsberg. The nnl! set speech was made by Max Hol2er, who gave history of the troubles, descriheC tho existing situation, and then statet that tho meeting had been called for th, purpose of expressing sympathy for th' strikers as men of family and to SuppOr them pecunialily during their struggl with tho corporations by whom they haC been employed. All those in the meeting were then informed that they each had tn right to speak. and the chairman calico on them to express their sentiments
 No names of speakers were announced and as one after the other arose he wa heard in silence until he made some gOo' point, and then he was greeted with ap plause.
 One speaker said hc was a retail deale in Fifth avenue and this strike had sadl inteferred with his business and he want cd to know who was goiISS to pay for it He thought that the courts should asses the cost of the strike against the railroa companies.
 Another speaker said the mayor had n backbone. He could if he desired settl this whole business Mayor Pingree c Detroit did in ten hours by compelling tn railroad companies to sign an agreemen proposed by him that would be just t both parties. He was wrong in callin 3 out the militia. for there was no violatio of the law until the militia were on tn ground.