Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-21

OF the company at Sumner avenue and
Bergen streets everything was quiet.
At the stables two companies OF the
Thirteenth regiment were guarding the
property OF the company. From my-
night there were the usual number VI
minor disturbances likely to occur at
such dime.
track at Sacman street, on the Fulton
avenue line, was cut and WIS In a very
dangerous condition to passers-by.
These breaks We're promptly repaired
by the trolley company repair wagon.
On upper Broadway the wires Of the
Brooklyn. Queens County and suburb
an road We're also cut
About o'clock this morning mob
OF strikers marched down Ninth avenue
to Fifth avenue and Twenty-fourth
street. They numbered 800, and were
supplied with drums, with which they
made the night hldeous In the neigh
borhood. They filed by the mllinmen
and 1eered them, but as the soldiers
paid no attention TO the abuse the
strikers soon grew tired and disappear
ed
An effort was made by the strikers
this morning to Coerce the men who
were ut work on the Second avenue
line. which starts from the Thirty
ninth street ferry. South Brooklyn, into
lNllAAAAN AlAN AAAlht VI AAlf NllhkAAn VI Aat-
nor. Considerable excitement was
caused in the ncighborhood by the yio-
lence displayed by the strikers.
Although a number OF cars are run
ming ON the various lines which are
open. a noticeable feature of the day
was the comparatively few people who
patronized the cars, II WAS evidently
considered too great risk to rldr in
them by the public.
In consequence OF the orders OF the
police, the liquor saloons throughout
the city were closed up tight at mid,
night, ana in the neighborhoods where
the strikers were congregated they were
kept closed.
Mr.. Holcomb, OF district assembly
No rs, knights OF Labor. said the
strikers. so Tar as he knew, were not
In favor of q sympathetic strike Of all
other organizations.
All morning the mayor was confcrr-
ing with the members OF his cabinet
ana was IN cunstant communication
with representatives OF the labor or
| Enni2utlons. IL was rumOred this morn
ing that additional troops were TO be
called out. Mayor Schieren was asked
| n this rumor had any foundation In
| fact. He replied that he had M IN
tention Of asking the governor for
/ more troops.
There was a great deal of excitement
y
street stables OF the Putnam avenue
| line at noon today. when u large crowd
| of riutous strikers began 10 force back
! the soldiers defending the stables. They
/ We're keM back at the point OF the
bayonet, and desistcd from their hos.
tile demonstration.
| NJ. w. Wood, the mllitlaman whose
skull was fractured last night by q
brick, thrown at him by strikers from
| the Alabama avenue station OF the
| Union Elevated railrond, was taken
| from St Mury'H hospital 10 his home
today. lie rested quietly during the
night and was visited by his parents
1t Is believed that he VIII recover
The strikers continue to tear down
and cut the electric wires. but as The
cars were not running ON the Fultor
street line today no great Inconvenience
was caused the Companies. Between
| II and II o'clock Vanderbilt ovenu'
car became derailcd ut Vanderbilt ave
nue. and Bergen street. A largo Grove
OF dsordorly characters were nttructo,
10 the scene but the police were ma
merous enough to drive them away
but not before the wlndoWs wer
smashed with stones,
At 1880 D. M. No. i0l OF the Bergci
street line became stalled on accoun
Of some defect of mechanism, In from
| OF the empty lots between CluG3On an'
Grand avenues. This caused the stop
puge Of three other cars. ~ the bacl
OF the lots Ia "a iiftcen-foot BLUM TIL
crowd gathered there and threw stone
at the cars, breaking every pane O
glass The police charged. but tn
men made Il determined stand. beinl
led by man named Gallagher. II
was placed under arrest by once
Stats of the rwenty-Aecond precinct
The striltera attempted a rescue, Blu
Policemen Cowan and Connor went 4
| the officers assistance and mnrchc
him off TO the Twenty-gec0hd precinc
police station. Several Of the policemen
were cut by flyine atouoR, but not bad
~. The nelghborhood Is now patrolle
by strong force OF police, In this IN
stance also, cooking utensils and otho
| household goods were hurled at IN
police from the windows of houses i
The nelghborhood, and boiling waite
was thrown from the upper floors. Th
police are investigating the mattT.
Major Cochran OF the Thirteenth reg
lment said to n representative of tn
Associated Press this afternoon tina
the military forces In the city are nc
sufficient to cope with the rioters. III
separate company of Flushing, L. l
arrived In Brooklyn early this morn
ing and Is now quartered IN the Forty
seventh regiment armory. but has no
vet been assigned to duty. The pres
ence Of the military caused an enoi
NOUS crowd to gather around the Bus
street car house OF the Court street lin
today. The strikers were orderl
enough until n green motorman bt
came mixed up In switch AT Hami
ton avenue and Court street. He coul
not extricate his car and the crow
gathered around him and gnyed hin
Another car approaching the city hn
run through the crowd ana hurt Nv
men and n woman who were take
away by strikers and their name
could not be obtained. This made IN
crowd so angry that they began
throw stones at the car and amashe
every window In II. The police chars
= ed but were powerless to move I'll
men, and one Of the blue coata wa
hit on the head with stone, infilctin
"A small scalp wound.
The line was blockaded for half a
, hour. Great excitement -ensued, an
, missiles were thrown at the motorme
and the police from windows OF III
house on Court street. The police n
' serves were called out and the crow
I was dispersed In every direction. Coul
street was patrollcd SITS entire lengt
bv the police. The soldiers had
= charge the crowd around the stab
a three times but no one was injuret
Mayor Schiercn this afternoon mad
this statement through his secretar
Q TO the Associated Press:
a IAN effort was made TO ascertain
4 an adjustment could be effected In u