The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-22
Attacked from the Rear and Missiles
Thrown from Houses Before the
Weapons Were Discharged.
THE CASUALTIES UNKNOWN
THREE MELITIAMEN IN THE HOSPIT-
AIS WITH BROKEN HEADS.
Score More of Policemen Suffering
with Bullet Wounds or Other In
juries as a Result of the Disorders.


record of the eighth day of the cleo
trio street-railway operatives strike.
Three militiamen are in hospitals with
broken heads. two having suffered at
the hands of riotous men or women.
while the third was the victim of his
own carelessness. having fallen out of
second-story window. A score or
more policemen are suffering from bull
let wounds or contusions of the lhead
and body, disabling them for the time
being. To what extent the rioters have
suffered cannot even be conjectured If
they escaped punishment 1t was not the
fault of the militiamen, who, in accord
ance with their orders, fired as direct
ly at their assailants as dense fog
which completely hid objects at thirty
yards distance would permit. The
strike is not ended and order is not re-
stored.
Seven thousand national guardsmen
and fifteen or sixteen hundred police
men have not to-day been strong
enough TO make the resumption of the
street-railway traffic practicable In
fact, the gain over last Saturday is
scarcely perceptible. The calling out
of the First Brigade, composed of New
York city regiments, has seemed rather
to add to the tension than to bring
solution of the difficulties. The task of
restoring peace and order along nearly
two hundred miles of street car line
is a vast one. The new levy numbered
not far from 4,0O0 men. They were
moved across the great bridge early in
the day. The various companies went
by elevated trains wherever it was pos
sible to the points which they had been
ordered. Generally speaking the greet
ings they met with on the streets were
far from friendly. Boys guyed and
men jeered them as they passed through
the sections inhabited by laboring peo-
pie. The elements, which early in the
day were suspicious. soon took on an
unfriendly aspect. A Scotch mist set
tied down on all the city, increasing in
density as the evening approached, and
added to the difficulties which attended
the carrying out of the announced in
tention of the street car companies to
operate lines not operated since the
strike was declared. Such attempts in
this direction as were made were futile
TWO yOLLEYS FIRED.
A car started from the Ridgewood
station of the Brooklyn Heights COM
pany a little after o'clock and was
assailed with volleys of stones and
bricks from windows and vacant lots
before it had proceeded far on its way
down town. A private soldier was
struck on the head with stone and
disabled. The officer in command or
dered his men to shoot, and two vol
leys were fired toward the windows
and housetops from which missiles had
mostly been hurled. The soldiers aim
was, however, rendered uncertain by
the dense fog. About $50 bullets were
sent shrieking in search of. victims. but
how many. if any Of them, found hu-
man targets cannot at present be de-
termined. The militiamen's orders were
that if they shot 1t should be to kill.
Policemen also did some shooting at
this point, with what effect is as un-
certain as that of the militia 1t is as
serted by the militia officers that they
only ordered the volley when the vio-
lence of the mob made it necessary to
do SO.
On the same line a car started out
an QOur later anu was InleL Dy rioters
at Gates and Stuyvesant avenues. The
police escorting it essayed to drive off
the rioters. and while doing so were
fired on from houses. Two policemen
were wounded, one in the arm and the
other In the hand. A detail of police
entered the house and arrested Kate
Carney, who was caught in the act of
hurling missiles from the window At
the time this was occurring a skirmish
between another mob and the police
escort on the same line was in progress
few squares nearer the bridge In
this fight three patrolmen received
painful injuries by being struck with
stones. Officer Colligan's nose was
broken.
TWO LIVELY ENCOUNTERS.
The halse street line also was the
scene of several lively encounters. In
one OF them private Ennis. of the Sew
enth Regiment. w3s knocked senseless
with stone throsfn by . rioter. Sew