New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-23
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
HOT STOVE BLOCKED THE TRAcKs-ATTAcKs

| on CARS AND MOToRMEN-MNoE FIGHTS
AND ATTEMPTS TO CAUSE DAMAGE.
| remarkable blockade was created in short
time late yesterday afternoon on the Myrtle-ave
| road. near Wyckof gang Of boys. the Oldest
| not sixteen years, managed to get large
kitchen range on the uptown track OF the road They
| had trolley 90 down and were determined
| not to allow 1t to get back A soon az they got
| the range planted In the middle or the track they
| scurred around and collected a heap OF paper ana
| wood. and within five minutes had roaring hre IN
| the range The boys kept piling fuel on the IRE
| until they had the red hot. 80 that. should
| any trolley car come along, the conductor ana
motorman would find It exceedingly difficult task
| to remove Il. Unfortunately fol- the plans OF the
| boys the did get back as soon as they eX-
pected and their fuel gave and the stove began
| TO cool or
| The car was AT last sighted coming back on It's
return trip. Several OF the boys ran over to the
| stove to II 1t had lost all its heat They FOUND
! that although its red color had gone. 1t was ex-
tremely hot to the touch. whereupon they ran back
to the sidewalk and awaited the result on came
| the car. with It's gong Changing, and abruptly
stopped reaching the stove. The moiorman not
suspecting The danger. promptly hoped from MS
| car and grabbing the stove with both hands az
tempted 10 lifi IT, In an instant he dropped II with
howl ~ pain. The conductor asked what was
the matter 4ni was told. II required nearly half
an hour for the 10 devise some means for NOV
INK the hot stove from the track
Ats o'clock last night a bullet crashed through
the windows OF a rrton-st. car containing a num-
Der 81 passengers. az RockaNay-ave None OF the
| passengers was hurt, an EFFORT was made by the
! police 20 catch a man seen running away. but the
| shooter escaped.
An excited crowd O. men and boys made des-
pcrate attempt 10 drag the conductor and motor
man from a Futon-st. ear at BuTalo-ave about
| . r. M Police captain Dryer. with squad OF
patrolmeu tried TO dispense the mob. which show
cred them With stones and other missiles. The po-
Ice we're losing ground when hiteen cavalrymeh OF
| Troop A. under Lieutenant liadgely. salloped TO
their rescue and dispersed the rioters. two OF whom
were arrested and locked up In the Twelfth Pre-
| cnct station
| on account OF violent demonstrations along the
| Fulton-st line no cars were sent out after p M
| when tho last car was started on round TRIP 10
| the ferry Cars the broadway and East New
| York lines were stopped AZ 10 p. m. from the same
treasurer jenkins. Of the company. who is in
absence Of yice-Pre slden, and General MANAGER
Wicker who hurt on Mqnday nlsnt py pe ,h
company had more applicants Tor Work man IN, ."ey
Tb ,o,on IN in crcenpont It'll unchanged the
strikers living up TO their promise TO PonGe CaP,ah
Rhodes %. the seventh Precinct 70 remain oruery.
Il Is believed however tina, should an aitenp, BE-
made 20 start car over the crossutbw' IN rsiv
follow The carhsnses are sHarded 1 6y h me- P 20 S
present time. The inconvenence eNp'rsnc.u w .ne
| residents In that part Of the CITY by the ue-up re-
| ted a
at Assoclatlon Hall In Mania ttan-ave. near Mes
@role-st several cicrgymen ana prominent business
ls ron~mnHe The action Of the railroad
| officials and committee was apponteu 10 present
". jacob KornsiSi9 the nonunlon mo;or%an who
run down Mrs jo.,pnny MandsV Sftrrnoon At
! Uaynari-st and Broadway. was arraisned yester-
day in the he gg o A ~ go Ms zsscr confined at
her home suffering from painful but not serious In
There was little demonstration among the crowtts
which filled the Sidewalks along Broalwaay III en-, ,nr
lines Of cars were run for the irSt time since Inc
,e-up. The lines operated wer' nne III c l,nal
ner-ave Kent me cr5wds moving Several Of
he me At dsrent points CONT k XII ' oa o ne
.frl"us Iawage was caused. As darkness appro'cnci
and tered at tho non-un.on motormon ana con
! ductor- but no attempt vas mao - mo- ~
NJ ~ The scvcn,h-ave line near Firsi-st from tne
roof OF A house. by Edward Hayes 2l 40 no - rimf
ars,' .iD ,Imsmths Pa;rolmen Kelly and Mum ar
/ rested the men They were held for examination
MUCH DAMAGE To WIRES
The strikers are evidently beginning to realize
! that their most effective WORK IN Gripping '"'
trolley companies can be done by cutting the wires
/ T,ri,, Monday night and early yesterday morning
| miles Of wires were cut, and II the strike OF the
l!n.men had been called there Is no DOUBT tha' tne
/ companies would nave been entirely crippled Inc
strikers o. their sympathlzers have begun system
"A
on the Myrtle line during the night over TWO
| blocks of wire were cut down and carried away
! The wires were used to tear down other wires IL
| was reported to President Lewis that 'hree VI
! four miles OF wire had been cut down on 'na'
line alone and the outrageous Work had nee"
done between midnight and daybreak yesterday
on the Gates Avenue line. between central an"
| Knickerbocker ayes. nearly three blocks OF wire
were destroyed. This was the wire which the strk-
Ing linemen at first refused to repair, ENs s S
! trand sumner and Ciasson ayes The men had full
play to carry on their work OF devastation as the
% Sn@ p barns wee on ns 9 Tha line
Fort Hamilton the work was done By those VINO
destroyed The cut ends we're carefully twisted so
that the cutting was concealed ana green n,em, ~
repairing the damage The systematic work Of
to the the s2ksrs "xs
OF nemen whom they knew 1t would be hard to re-
The offence Of cutting wires and disabling street
railways IL felony In this state. but no arrests
Lewis said that the companies would employ a
number OF detectives. and determined efforts would
be made to catch the wire cutters and send them to
State prison.
SUPERINTENDENT CAMPBELLs, ORDER.
EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO TIE POLICE
MEN OF THE CITY.
Superlnten dent Campbell evidently intends to re-
all provocatlons for the statements often made
since the strike began that the police were In sym
patty with the strikers and were not doing their
duty In protecting the property the men.
The Superintendent sent this general order last
night:
General Orders No. 6i-Any. officer who suffers
man. conductor other employe OF any railroad
D De dr N a from prom g arrest s G sn
son so assautng or attempting to assault any such
promptly to arrest any person who puts attempts
TO put obstruction on the track or otherwise TO