The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-19
ms were badly beaten, and the latter had

ins were badly beaten, and the latter had
to be removed to hospital
The police charged the mob and ar
rested one man. Another car of the same
line was also attacked and the motorman
beaten. A car on the Halsey street line
in charge of Conductor Whalen was held
up at the corner of Ralph avenue and
Halsey street by a large crowd of
strikers, who tried to induce the motorman
and conductor to guit. Failing in this, a
rush was made for the motorman, but
he held on with all his might Conduc-
tor Whalen was also attacked, but be-
fore the strikers could do any damage,
they were dispersed by the police.
Companies F and G of the Forty-sev-
enth regiment were sent to the eastern
New York depot on Fulton street at
noon. a crowd of strikers had collected
there to prevent cars being started. The
police charged the mob and used their
club freely. Two strikers were badly
hurt.
Nearly 1000 strikers and sympathizers
waylaid two Broadway cars near Flush
ing avenue and carried off the motorman
AMI conductor as prisoners. The police
were powerless to prevent the act.
Wires Cut.
Two cars of the Fulton street line car
rying United States mail, reached Will
Iams Place and Fulton street at 2 p. N.
This is two blocks from the Fulton street
station. a crowd of about ], 400 strikers
surrounded the cars and chased the four
policemen from them. Passengers and
a number of non-uuion men were also
driven off
Police and reinfOrcements are on the
way to the scene. The motormen de-
serted their posts and the cars are now
at the mercy OF the mob. The trolley
wires were cut at Manhattan crossing
and Stone avenue iastwO places. The
mob is constantly increasing.
Crews Desert.
2:10 D. m.-Two more Fulton street
cars were held up at Williams Place and
Fulton street The crews deserted their
posts
The Sumner avenue line is blocked.
the circuit having been burned out by
| inexperienced hands.
| About thirtytive non-uniOnists, who
| were in the cars on their way to the Full
| ton street station, were induced by the
! strikers to join their ranks.
| President NJ. ]. Connolly of the execu-
tive board of District Assembly No. 75,
said at noon: "The situation is very
serious one The calling out of the
militia has intensified the struggle be-
! tween the railroad corporations and men.
!
unions as the best means of ending the
present difficulty"
1t was rumored that all railroad en-
ployes in Brooklyn would be called out
tomorrow. Mr.. Connolly, however, would
neither affirm nor deny the report, and
from the nature of his replies to ques-
tions it was gathered that the matter
was under consideration by the executive
| board
The Bergen street line sent out three
cars this morning. They proceeded as
far as Vanderbilt avenue where they be
came stalled and were compelled to re
i turn to the depot. The official dis
patched three other cars, the first o
which was sweeper, the next salt Cal
and the remaining one a passenger Cal
over the Sumner line. When these carr
| reached Sumner avenue and Dean stree
angry mobs of women and boys sur
rounded the ,ars and snow balled the
men vigorously.