Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-15
RIOTING IN BROOKLYN.
Mobs of Strikers Prevent the
 Running of Trolley Cars.
A GUARDED MAIL CAR ATTACKED

The Great Strike Has Tied Up All the Sur. face Lines but One, and 6,OOO Men Ar. Out-CompanIes Gave Up Their Attempt to Run Out Cars With a Police Escort.
 BROOKLYN, Jan. l5.-Almost 6. O0O men, including motUrmcn. conductors. electri. cians and others. employed on the various trolley railroads in this city. are on strike today. It is the first strike the trolley sys tenn has experienced and is most thorough and complete one.
 The only road not tied mp is the Brook lyn and CUney Island better known as tho Jay and Smith strolt line. President Henry w. SlCcum had the men's demand urder consideration. and when the com mittce of the district assembly called on him tho strike as far as il cont erned his road was amiCahIy settlcd An agreement was signed and now that road is the only one rum ng in full force.
 During the day Mir. Lewis. president of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad company. made a public statement in which he said the tieup wac without any just cause He also notified the mayor. police commis Sioner. sheriff and fire commissioner oi the strike and asked for polio protection. He sent a communication to the railroad commissioners at Albany and posted no
 
 tifying strikers to keep array. There were also warnings to keep the peace. but in spite of these numerous cases of interfer- enCe occurred.
 There was some delay in the transpor. tation of the mails. but the mail cars were guarded by policemen. At the different power houses throughout the city every. thing was quiet A short distance from each one the strikers kept their pickets on duty. The railroad depots were deserted, but pickets kept wat, b there also They did not have much to do. but may have later, as 1t is expected the companies will bring men from other cities to take the strikers places.
 Drove a Mail Car Back.
 A riot occurred at Twenty third street and Fifth avenue between a party of soc strikers and 25 policemen President Nor. ton of the Atlantic Avenue road had or. dered out one of the mail cars to be taken over the road. It was in charge of Mo. torman Alderman and Conductor Jack, son. A policeman took his stand on the front platform of the car and Sergeant Powers stepped up beside the conductor on the platform.
 As soon as the car was clear of the car. house the strikers began pelting it with stones, and in a few minutes the windows had all been broken and the woodwork greatly damaged. Sergeant Powers i'm. mediately ordered the car back into the shed, but the strikers had been shrewd enough to intercept It In the face of such an expedition Sergeant Powers drew a re. volver. as also did Conductor Jackson.
 Then followed a perfect fusillade oi stones against the car. with the result that Jackson was struck in the head and knock cd down. At this point 25 reserve police men appeared on the scene. and after con. siderable difficulty forced an entrance SC that the car could run back into the shed.
 When Conductor Jackson was picked uI from tho platform, where he had fallen, 1t was found that he was suffering from 6 severe scalp wound.
 Superintendent Quinn made another at. tempt to force Q passage shortly afterward mail car bearing the usual sign, "U' nit ed States mail. was sent out. its front and rear platforms crowded with police men. The determined attitude of the off cers cowed the strikers, who allowed tho car to be taken as far as Ninety sixth street and Fifth avenue. Somc stones wer, thrown, but the only damage sustained was a few broken windows. The car wa. ordered back to the shed by the superin tendent. The strikers and the womer who gathered with them stood in its patl and threw a volley of stones at tho police men guarding it. several of whom received insignificant wounds The car was housed amid a scene of great excitement. Another Car Turned Back. Some minutes later Superintendent Quinn told polica CaDtoip of thi