The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-21
GUNS IN GREAT DEMAND
Turbulent Sabbath In The City of
Churches.
TROOPS KEPT VERY BUSY
Brooklyn's Big street Car Strike
Threatens to Develop Into a
Civil War-Crowds Charged
BY Soldiers.
TROOPS KEPT VERY BUSY

BROOKLYN, n. Y, Jan. 20.-There were
but few evidences of the turbulent scenes
of the night before when the Sabbath sun
rose over East New York, and scarcely a
sign of life was observed save i'm the
vicinity of the stables of the Fulton avenue
and Broadway lines. At 7:50 o'clock a.
m. the police arrived 175 strong. Captain
German assumed command of both the
police and the national guard. The
morning passed very quietly, the crowd
which gathered being composed largely OF
spectators. The tearing down of the
trolly wires few blocks away prevented
the running of any cars and as a conse-
quence tho strikers kept in tho back
ground until the repairs had been COM
pleted.
The arrival of construction wagons,
however, acted like torch to n magazine,
and a big crowd at once flocked about the
tracks, stretching for mile along tho
avenue waiting for the cars they knew
would be sent out. AT noon a detail of
60 men from each of the companies of
the 14th regiment, under command of
Capt. w. L. Garcia, relieved the first
battalion of the 18th regiment, Major
Cochran, and after the guard was posted
preparations were made for starting the
cars. Twenty-Five motor men were re-
ported as ready to start, but only 10 cars
were sent out.
The ground in the immediate vicinity
was quickly cleared, a small detail from
the 47th warning the crowd back to the
eastward, and a couple of mounted police
working them in the opposite direction.
The little force succeeded admirably,
which showed that but few bellIgerents
were present. AT AS p. IN. 10 cars were
ready and as the clock struck both civic
and military forces made the move. A car
rolled out of the shed and without an
error was switched on the track leading
down TO Fulton Ferry. 1t was surrounded
by IL guards under the officer of the day,
Lieutenant Little of Company E. 14th
regiment, and proceeded by Sergeant
Reineb, and six mounted policemen, it
began it's journey, Captains German and
Ennis, with 100 patrolmen following. The
military halted in their picket and the
police alone accompanied the car down
the avenue. The other nine cars followed
at intervals of few minutes.
All went well for 30 minutes, when the
police reserve was seen TO halt. A detach.
-meuJ was then sent ahead IN the patrol
wagon at full speed. On 1ith street, near
Hopkinson avenue, the mob had taken
possession of tho building material in
front of row of brick buildings under
construction and hurled it over both
| tracks between the short time of the pass
| ing of the second car and before the third
had reached that point.
There were many women and children
in this mob and a scene Of turbulence was
enacted lasting a long time after
the obstructlons were removed.
The strikers in the meantime
had succeeded in securing the
desertion of four motormen and second
blockade occurred near Saratoga avenue
and the cars were ordered back to the
stable. all reaching East New York in a
very battered condition. with the excep-
ton of one, the latter being taken back
by striker, who had big placard on his
breast reading tx. of L." lie was cheered
all along the line.
There was very little excitement in
other directions in East New York during
the day.