The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-21
TURBULENCY.
The Situation at Brooklyn
Grows Worse.
More Troops Are Ordered 0ut-Strik
ers' Side OF The Case.

BRooKLYY, Jan. 21.-There has reen no
ohange IN the condition Of affairs in the
Brooklyn trolley strike. No new lines
have been opened. as President Lewis
promised they would. Superintendent
Campbell said yesterday that he had re-
ceived no official notice from the railroad
companies that they were about TO open
new lines. consequently the police were
not notified by him to do so.
On Bergen street, where there was
great deal of disturbance on Saturday,
nine cars were running yesterday morn
Ing. and both along the line and at the
stables Of the company everything was
very quiet AT the stables two companies
OF the Thirteenth regiment were guarding
the property Of the coltyany.
From midnight Saturday night there
were the usual number of minor disturb
ances likely TO occur at such a time. A
crowd on the corner of Fifth avenue and
Twenty-fourth street grew so boisterous
that the militia stationed at that point
were compelled to charge upon them and
drive them away.
About o'clock yesterday morning
mob OF strikers numbering 300 were sup
piled with drums, with which they mado
the night hideous as they marched around.
They fled by the militiamen and jeered
them, but as the soldiers paid no attention
to the abuse the strikers soon grew tired
and disappeared.
An effort was made by the strikers to
coorce the men who were at work on the
Second avenue line into joining the ranks
of the Knights of Labor. Considerable
excitement was caused in the neighbor-
hood by the violence displayed by the
strikers.
Would-Be Passengers Intimidated.
Although a number Of cars are running
on the various lines which are open, "a
noticeable feature of the day was the COM
paratively few passengers who patronized
the cars OF the railroad companies 1t was
evidently considered too great n risk to
ride In them by the travelling public.
There was great deal of excitement in
the neighborhood of the Halsey street
stables Of the Putnam avenue line when
large crowd of riotous strikers began Co
force back the soldiers defending the
stables. They were kept back at the point
Of the bayonet, end desisted from their
demonstrations.
The strikers continue to tear down and
cut the electric wires. A Vanderbilt
avenue car became derailed at noon yes
terday. A large crowd OF disorderly char
acters smashed this windows with stones.
A car of the Bergen street line became
stalled on account OF some defect OF
mechanism In front OF two empty lots be-
tween CIasson and Grand avenues. This
caused the stopping of three other cars.
AT the back Of the lots Is a 15-foot bluff.
The crowd gathered there and threw
stones at the cars, demolishing every pane
OF glass. The police charged, but the men
made determined stand, being led by n
man named Gallagher. He was placed
under arrest by Officer Staats The strik-
ers attempted n rescue, but two policemen
went to Stats assistance aud marched
the prisoner off. Several of the policemen
were cut by flying stones and pieces of
brick, but none seriously. The neighbor-
hood Is now patrolled by strong force of
police. In this instance cooking utensils
and other household goods were hurled at
the police from the windows of houses
and boiling water was thrown from the
upper floors The police are investigating
the matter.
Police PowerIess.
The presence OF the military caused an
enormous crowd to gather around the
Bush street carhouse of the Court street
line. The strikers were orderly enough
until green motorman became mixed up
in switch. He could not extricate his
car and che crowd gathered around him
and guyed him. Another car approaching
the city had run through the crowd and
hurt two men and woman, who were
taken away by strikers, and their names
could not be obtained. The crowd began
to throw stones at the car and smashed
every window in It. The police charged,
but were powerless to move the men, and
one of the blue coats was hit on the head
with q stone.
The line was blocked for half an hour.
Groat excitement ems ued and volleys were
thrown at the motorman and the police
from the windows In houses on Court
street. The police reserves were called
out and the crowd was dispersed in several
directions The soldiers had to charge
the crowd around the stable three times,
but no one was injured.
At the Alabama stables of the Fulton
street line Of the Brooklyn Railroad CON-
pany, the scene of the furious conflict
Saturday night between the militia and
strikers, there was a mob Of 1000 yester-