The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-19
SCENES OF RIOT.
Three Thousand Militiamen
Called Out at Brooklyn
To Protect the Brooklyn Street
Car Companies.
Their Appearance Resented by
Strikers Families.
GREETED WITH JEERS.
Women Shake Their Fists and
Utter ImprecautiOnS.
Little Enthusiasm is Shown by
the Militia.
CHARGE ON STRIKERS
Who We're Putting distractions
on the Tracks.
All Trades Unions in the City
May GOOut.
CHARGE ON STRIKERS
Who We're Putting distractions
on the Tracks.
All Trades Unions in the City
May GOOut.

BROOKLYN, n. T., Jan. 17.-About
5000 militiamen are under arms in this
city today, prepared to put down any
violence that may be attempted by the
striking railway men or their sympa-
thizers.
The first appearance OF the soldiery
upon the streets, which was at Twenty
fifth street and Fifth avenue, was greet
ed with jeers and kissing from men and
boys who thronged the thoroughfares,
while women at the windows of tene-
ment houses shook their fists and ut
tered imprecations at the militiamen.
Detachments Of troops have been sent to
the stations of all the trolley lines which
the companies propose to operate today
Reserves are kept at the various ar
mories. The police force is also on duty
to a man. The arrangements are to have
police guard the cars on their runs,
while the militia guards the power
houses and car sheds.
Special efforts will be made to operate
the lines of the Brooklyn Heights and
Atlantic Avenue companies. The latter
had twenty five non-union men escorted
to the Burgen street station early in the
day, where $50 militiamen under Major
Cochran were stationed.
Each soldier was provided with twen-
five rounds of ammunition. Strikers
hanging about the place claimed that
the company had not men enough to run
its cars, and this was partly borne out by
the fact that no snow sweepers had been
sent out to clean the track on the light
| fall of snow which had come during the
night.
The Prospect park reservoir station is
/ guarded by 100 men under command of
| Captain Tobias, while Captain Stokes
| has $50 men at the car sheds and stables
at Flatbush. The privates do not enter
upon the campaign with any degree of
| enthusiasm. In the strike of 1892 they
| had d long spell of service at Buffalo,
protecting railroad property and they
| profess TO fear that if they should be
! kept on duty now for more than thirty
six hours. their employees will come to
| the conclusion that membership in the
national guard is not compatible with
efficiency in business. Many are talkin g
of resigning from their companies.
Twenty five thousand sandwiches and
| 100 gallons of coffee have been ordered
for the militia mea now on duty.
Troops AgEravate Situation.
The calling out of the troops seems to
| have aggravated instead of alleviated the
situation. 1t has caused indignation
among the labor unions and there is a
| prospect that the other trades will be
| called upon to strike in sympathy.
Master Workman Connolly said to a
reporter that general strike may be or
dered before Sunday.
At noon there is no change in the
number of roads in operation. Cars were
running under police guard on the Court
street. Putnam avenue and Flatbush
avenue lines. Although the police made
a tour and requested all the dealers in
firearms not to sell firearms or guns tc
strikers, many of them are armed. Some
of the men are drinking heavily, and
manifest spirit of reckIessness. The
police have been given orders to arres
any striker who is melting acts OF
violence.
The members of the board of media
ton and arbitration are still in the city
and will make every effort to bring abou
a settlement today if possible, although
they concede that they have no reason tC
antici pate success.
At Ninth avenue and the Twentieth
street. large number of strikers were
placing boulders and other obstruction
on the track. They were charged b,
the soldiers, but ran to safety. This wa
near the car shed of the Ninth avenu
trolley line.
At Twenty-fourth and Fifth avenue tn
strikers induced fifty men who cam,
from Jersey City and Hoboken to g
back.
The first demonstration of violence
towards the soldiers took place at tn
Halsey street depot, where Corpora
Cherry of company l, 18th regiment
was knocked down by Il crowd of strik
ers. He was so severely beaten that h
had to be taken to the armory.
Two Halsey street motormen were as
saulted by mob and so badly hurt tha
| they could not continue the trip.
, Move Your Wheels.
Police Commissioner Wells has sen
: | word 10 the railroad companies to "mov
/ | their wheels"
A car of the Putnam Avenue line wa
) attacked by mob of strikers this morn
| ing near the vacant lots on Halsey stree
| | between Ralph and Howard avenue:
Motorman Kelly and Conductor Hawk