The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-19

BROoKLYN'S TROLLEY WAR
BlOodshed Will Probably BE Necessary
to Settle the Strike.
THE MILITIA TO BE CALLED OUT
Presidents Lewis and Norton Refuse to
Enter Into Negotiations OF Any Kind.
Strikers Attack Car Runners.
Police powerlcss.
By the United Press.

Brooklyn, n. Y. Jan. 1S.-The trolley
strike in Brooklyn took a serious turi.
this morning owing to the failure of
President Lewis, of the Brooklyn City
company, and President Norton, of the
Atlantic Avenue company, to COM
promise.
The strikers attacked the cars and
hurled stones and other missiles at
them, ana finally began firing with re-
volvers. Fortunately no one was hit
with the bullets, but passengers on the
cars had narrow escapes from the fly
ing lead a number of the new men
on the ears became terrori2ed by the
violence of the strikers and threw up
their jobs in fear for their lives. Five
cars were partially demolished. Owing
to the many points of attack chosen by
the strikers the police were nearly
pOwerless, as their numbers are made
qua te to cover all the disturbed terri
tory. The companies claim they are
prepared TO run cars If furnished suf-
Hcient police and military protection.
According to the statement made by
President Lewis, of the Brooklyn City
railroad, the company is now in posi-
ton to start up every line Of its system,
and is prevented from doing SO merely
by the police department. Should the
police insist much longer on it's de-
termination to allow only few of the
lines to be run, the company will de-
sert them and seek other means for
carrying out its desires.
What step the company will take for
securing the protection ii deems adc-
quate to the running of its other lines
has not been announced, but it is evil
dence that it expects to call upon the
sheriff. Late this afternoon Mayor
| Schieren, who had been besieged all
day by citizens who petitioned him to
/ compel the companies to resume traffic
| and by presidents who demanded more
protection, sent the following letter 10
| the board of arbitration and mediation:
Mayors Office,
brooklyn, n. y, Jan. Is, 1875.
The State Board of Mediation and Arb-
| tration:
| Gentlemen-Please inform as early as
practicable this afternoon and as definite
! ly as possible what progress has been
made by your board in the matter of the
pending strike; and especially what pros
pect there is of termination of the
strike. Yours respectfully,
CHAS. SCHIEREN, Mayor.
Where Arbitration Failed.
The answer of the board stated that
the board had a number OF meetings
| during the past four days with the
! executive committee of District Assem-,
| bly, 70, knights OF Labor, conferences
with President Partridge, Of the Brook
/ lyn City and Newtown railroad, and
/ had succeeded by mediation in effect
ing a settlement between Presiden.
/ Partridge and his men. Negotiations
had been held all day yesterday with
| President Wicker, of the Queens County
and Suburban road, but had not sue.
cecded in effed,ing a settlement in that
case
In the cases Of the Brooklyn Heights
and Atlantic avenue systems, Presi.
dents Lewis and Norton, respectively
refused to enter into negotiations of any
kind, and no progress toward a settle.
ment could be made with either.
The letter concluded: "The prospect
therefore. of a termination of the strike
now on by mediation or arbitration is
not favorable
be asked by the mayor to call out the
militia in the county of Kings were cur.
rent, but at o'clock, after talking ovei
the situation for two hours, Mayor
Scnieren sent out word to the waitina
crowd of newspaper men that he would
have no announcement to make to-
night. The Brooklyn regiments whlcl
may be ordered out by Sheriff Butllng
without appealing to the governor arc
the Thirtieth, Fourteenth, Twenty
Third, Forty-seventh and Rasquins bat
terry. Brigadier General James Nc
Leer is in charge. and the miltiamer
are ready to respond to short notice
Preparations have been quietly mad
during the last two days for any EN-
ergency which may anlse. The armoriat
have been guarded day and night by
relays Of volunteers from the differen
companies and extra guards were OF
duty tonight.
1915 p. ma bulletin has been posted
on the Times bulletin board to the effec
that the millHa has been ordered to as
semble at 5 o'clock in the morning.
Mayor Schler5n and Police Commits
sioner Welles We're together at tn,
Hamilton club all evening. Both de
clned to be seen, and no further actio,
toward calling out the troops was takei