The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-26
USED THE BAYONET
Brooklyn Mobs Driven Back by
Troops.
SERIOUS RIOTS OCCURRING
Stones and Bricks Hurled In Every Di-
roction by the Men Thrown Dat
of Employment.

Brooklyn, Jan. 1.-THE militia at the
Jamaica car stables were forced to
charge the big mob three times since
O'Clock tonight. The strikers gathered
around the stables in the streets and
jeered the soldiers Col Eddy drew his
men up in line and gave the order of
charge. The mob was driven back to
the opposite side of the street and fell
pell nell through doorways and down
cellars. Charles Wilson was injured
by being stabbed in the back with a
bayonet. He was taken to the hospital.
The militia again charged the mob,
which had again become threatening.
The strikers had begun to gather in
front of the car house and jeered the
soldiers
There were several personal encount-
ers between the guards and the mob,
which began to close around the car
house. Colonel Eddy called on the re-
serves in the barn, formed them into
line. stretched them along the street
and gave orders to advance. Some of
the strikers and their sympathizers took
issue with the militia and stopped to ar
que the point. The temper of the
crowd necessitated third charge.
Again the soldiers advanced on the mob
| and drove il from the street. A second
man was wounded. His name is Thorn
| as Nolan, a compositor. He fell and
was struck on the left knee with a
bayonet in the hands of some unknown
man
1O45 ps m.-The strikers have been
rioting for three-quarters of an hour in
the vicinity of the Jamaica avenue sta
Bile. In the twenty-sixth ward they are
hurting bricks and stones in every di-
rection. The militia drove the rioters
back several times, chasing them from
the stables The situation at this place
is serious. Several ambulances have
been sent to the scene.
IL p. NIT is rumored that a man
has been killed by the militia in eastern
New York The Thirteenth regiment
charged the strikers several times. A
hundred mounted police have been sent
out
EVENTS OF THE DAY.
About 5000 militia were ordered out
today, prepared to put down any vio-
lence on the part Of the striking street
railway men or sympathizers. The first
appearance of the soldiery upon the
street was greeted with jeers and hiss
/ iuS lIpih men anu boys WHO lnIOnBeO
the thOroughfares, while women at the
/ windows of tenement houses shook
their fists and uttered imprecations A
f detachment of troops has been sent tc
5 stations of all trolley lines which the
e. companies proposed to operate today.
! The calling out of the troops has
a caused indignation among labor unions
e ! Master Workman Connolly said a gen.
e eral strike may be ordered before Sun
! day. At noon there was no change il
. the number of roads in operation. Mem
e bers of the board of mediation and ar
bitratiOn made every effort to brini
about a settlement today although they
conceded that they had no reason t,
expect to succeed.
= The first demonstration of Violenc,
toward soldiers took place at the Hal
Y sey street depot, where Corporal Cherr.
= of Company l, Seventh regiment, wa
o knocked down and so severely heater
e that he had to be taken to the armory
t Several cars were attacked by mob
e and the motormen and conductors sc
u verely beaten.
Companies f and G., Seventh regi
II ment were sent to the east New Yorl
e depot on Fulton street at noon. !
y crowd of strikers had collected Their
49, 70 prevent the cars from DelnB started
e The police charged the mob and use,
their clubs freely. Two strikers wer
e badly hurt. Nearly 1000 strikers ant
II sympathizers waylaid two Broadwa,
d cars near Flushing avenue and carried
off the motorman and conductors a
II prisoners
c TROLLEY WIRES CUT.
e Two cars of the Fulton street line
t one flying a United States mail fiaa
reached Williams place and Fulto
street at 1:45 p. m. About 400 striker
chased four policemen, the passenger
K and non-union men from the cars. Pc
a lice achievements are on the way t
o the scene. The trolley wires were Gu
e at Manhattan crossing and Ston
l. avenue in two places. The mob was cor
o stantly increasing and serious trOubl
y. was expected. Two more Fulton stree
= cars were held at Williams place an
l. Fulton street.
Justice Cullen has denied the applies
ton of Major McNulty for a writ con
polling the Brooklyn Heights Railroa
Company to show cause why the
should not run their cars on Fulto
- street and other lines.