The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-21

Protection aud Must iiuu Thor
Cars.
BROOKLYN, Jnu. Gothic calling out
4 Of troops seems to have aggravated the
situation, and the soldiers themselves
entered upon their task very reluctant
IL. Three mon were bayonetod at tho
junction OF Broadway. Alabama and
ral,on avenues, in tho rwonty.sixth
ward, las, night by the members OF tho
Thirteenth regimen. on guard there.
Several other men wero slightly In.
jured BY tho troops. Their nuncs could
no; DO learned, a. they disappeared be.
fore the police could ses them.
Asa result OF the attack OF the troop
4 the strikers in that section-there are
At least 1000 OF them. not to consider
tho hundreds OF synpathizers--wcro
| put into ferocious temper. and wero Ii
no. for cool counsel would have made
an assault upon tho young troops. All
night long the police OF the Liberty
avenue station were fearful OF an out.
break by the mon.
Throughout, the afternoon the strikers
assembled about tho depot on Jamaica
avenue, glared savagely at the troops
and made insulting remarks. Along
about dusk car carrying seventy green
men appeared near the depot on Broad
way. The strikers no sooner caught
sight OF the car and its load than they
set out on the double quick to NEE, It.
scADS CARRIED AWAY.
Policemen Newtield aud Dugan were
on The front Of the car, and before they
became aware OF 1t they were in the
mids. oil a storm OF bricks. stones, clubs
aud other missiles. Both policemen
were struck before they charged the
crowd aud drove it away. When they
returned TO the car all but twenty-five OF
the "scabs" had bcen carried away or
induced to join the strikers This
pleased the crowd and they shouted in
great glee.
A great deal OF liquor was dispensed
BY the naighboring saloon keepers. The
men became fearless and threatened in
loud tones to do many things to the
militia. Then came the order 10 the
troops TO clear the space in front OF the
Depot. With rush they went Mt the
crowd, which resisted little and then
i.ll back TO Fulton street.
WOMEN JOIN THE RIOTERS.
The charge Of the troops displeased
the crowd. and several Of the moro
daring men. attempted to pass tho
picket line. They were sent back at
the point OF hayonets. Women, many
o. them well dressed. joined in the surg
inc mob and Wed with their fathers,
brothers, husbands aud friends in jecr-
Ing the soldier boys.
l. was while the crowd was jeering at
lis best that two Dig. brawny men
pushed their way to the front, and in
loud tones called upon the men to
charge on the troops.
Mobs were yiolen. in spots all day.
EARLY in the evening, on Sumner avenue,
mob OF 5000 men and boys eur.
rounded car and fairly wrecked it.
the motorman was dragged OF the car
and brutally beaten. lie was then
kicked into the gutter. So was the con-
doctor. Seven policemen were on the
car. and despite the use OF their clubs
they we're handled roughly. The police
were reinforced and five arrests were
made.
Women, young girls and even chill
Greu, with heads dut OF windows, urged
the men on to violence. crying shoot
;aem!' Got their throass" They'll
never get of alive" "Scabsw
SoS-USloS MEX JOIN THE STRIKERS.
Companies F and G, OF the Forty.
''ysn.h Regiment, were sent to the
East New York depot on Fulton street.
at noon. A crowd OF strikers had COL
ected there to prevent cars from being
Started. The police charged the mob
and used their clubs freely. Two s,ri-
kers were badly hurt. About thirty.tive
noE-uuionists who were in tho cars on
their way to the Fulton street station
we're induced BY the strikers to Join
their ranks.
Nearl! l,G00 strikers and sympathiz.
era waylad TWO Broadway cars near
Flushing avenue and carried of tho
mo.ornen and conductors as prisoners.
Tho police we're powerless to prevent
the act.
Two cars OF the Fulton street line,
one flying a United States mail flag,
reached Williams place and Fulton
street j. 40 p. IN. This is two blocks
i'om the Fulton street station. A
crowd OF about 400 strikers surround
ed the cars and chased the four police
men from thcm. Passengers and a
number of non-union men wero also
driven Of. Police reinforcementa ar
rived, but could do little or nothing
With tho large throng. Motormcu de-
serted their posts, and the cars wore
,oor at the mercy OF tho mob. Trolley
wires wGre cut At Manhattan crossing
ard Stone avenue in two places.
CAP CREWS AND OFFICERS s.ownALLED.
Tie Bergen street line sent out three
cars yesterday morning. Thoy proceeded
far al Vanderbilt avenue, whore they
became stalled, and wore compelled to
return 10 tho depot, Tho officials dis-
patched throe other cars, the frat Of
Which was sweeper, tho next 4 salt
car, and tho remaining ono passenger
car over the Summer avenue line.
When thcao cara reached Summer
a%cnne aud Dean street, an angry mob
oil women and boys surrounded tho cars
and 7nowballcd tho mon vigorously.
A!I:l0 and again at 7:l5 tho militia