The record-union., 1895-01-24

Regiment, this afternoon for persisting
in moving cars in which the members of
the regiment were sleeping. The soldiers
say that Mr.. Harris for the past few days
has amused himself by ordering the
movement of the cars in which they have
been sleeping, compelling them to seek
new quarters. He was told to change his
tactics, but at 2:30 he ordered the men to
leave one of the cars. When they re-
fused he turned on power ana tried to
move it out of the depot. He was then
arrested and taken before the Colonel.
About P. NJ. members OF the First
Regiment had breeze with a mob of $50
men who smashed the windows of cars
Of the Ralph avenue line at Ralph av.
enue and Sumter street. Colonel Green
OF the Seventy-frst, hearing the rumpus,
telephoned to Captain heck, who was
stationed near the disturbed district, and
the latter, with 200 men, hurried to the
scene and jabbed and butted the crowd
away, so the cars resumed trips, accom-
panied by the troops.
FROM early morning until past noon
there was more excitement in the vicin-
ity of the Third Avenue Railroad depot
than there has been since the strike COM
menced. The barns at Third avenue and
tlty-eIghth street presented busy scene
at IL O'Clock. when q Court street and a
Halsey street car reached the depot filed
with httY non-unlon men, who were at
once lodged in the depot Each corner
on the east side Of the avenue was
thronged by the strikers and their SYM
patkizers, while in front of the stables
were drawn up 100 men OF the Twenty
third Regiment under Captain Thorne.
The strikers cOntented themselves with
| Lootlng and jeering at the militia.
sISome hours previous to the running of
| the first car The repair wagon OF the
Brooklyn Heights Company went down
a a
tiity-tirst and FiIGy-second streets. The
| block between these two streets was
nIled with bricks, stones, lumber and
trunks OF trees which had been cut in the
vicinity so as to render the running Of
cars an lmpossibility. The repair wagon
was manned by twelve men and escorted
by troops. When they reached the
PeQUld Club-the strikers Headquarters
at EIfty-htth Street-sOme 300 men who
had assembled there jeered aud de-
nounced the escort and hurled several
volleys of stones at the men who were re-
moving the obstacles. l.. Bagley, who was
IN charge OF the troop called on them to
disperse. The strikers replied by another
avalanche of stones. Lieutenant BagIey
then ordered his men to charge and
strike the rioters with the flat of their
sabers. On this being done the strikers
ran away. When the railway employees
finished work the strikers reassemb bied
the stone throwing, when the cavalry
again charged them with naked blades.
Some OF the strikers received sword
thrusts, but managed to escape. No fur
ther disturbance occurred during the day.
At the strikers headquarters the men
We're still confident, and said if 1t took
800 men to run one car the company
would not continue long. They also
averred that the number OF scabs secured
for employment was far below the num-
Der required.
a statement is made at 1:3O this mcru-
ing that President Newton OF the Brook
lyn flights Railway Would make an effort
to open the cross-tOwn lines, between
Red Hook and Green Point and from the
creek at Green Point to Fulton ferry.
He, it is declared; will start cars at an
early hour, and as the neighborhood of
Red Hook and Green Point is a breeding
ground for strikers and their sympathiZ-
ers, trouble OF a serious nature is antici-
pated provided the attempt is made.
Strong detachmenlts of military Will guard
the cars sent out in advance.