Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-19
TROOPS GUARD CARS
Three Thousand Militiamen Under
Arms in Brooklyn.
A CORPORAL ASSAULTED BY STRIKERS
So Badly Beaten That He Had to
Be Taken to the Amory.
THE SITUATION GROWS WORSE

THE SITUATION GROWS WORSE
BROOKLYN, N. Y, January 19.-About
5000 militiamen were under arms in this
city today, prepared to put down any vio-
lence that may be attempted by the strik-
ing street railway men or their sympa-
thiZers.
The first appearance of the soldiers upon
the streets, which was at 25th street and
5th avenue was greeted with jeers and
Kissing from men and boys who thronged
the thoroughfares while women at the
windows of tenement houses shook their
fists and uttered curses at the militiamen
Detachments Of troops were sent to the
stations of all the trolley lines which the
companies proposed to operate today. Re-
serves were kept at the various armories.
The police force was also on duty to a
man. The arrangements were to have the
police guard the cars on their runs. while
the militia guarded the power stations and
Car houses.
Special efforts will be made to operate
the lines Of the Brooklyn Heights and
Atlantic Avenue companies. The latter
had tw ,nty-fve non-union men escorted TO
the Bergen street station early in the day,
where 100 militiamen, under Maj. Cochran,
were stationed. Each soldier was provided
with twenty-five rounds of ammunition.
Strikers who were hanging about the place
claimed that the company had not men
enough to run it's cars, and this was in
part borne out by the fact that no snow
sweepers had been sent out to clear the
tracks of the light fall Of snow which had
come during the night.
The Prospect Park reservoir station was
guarded by 100 men, under command of
Capt. Tobias, while Capt. Stokes had 15o
men at the car sheds and stables at Flat
bush.
Mflitiamen Disseminated.
The privates did not enter upon the cam
paign with any degree of enthusiasm. In
the strike Of 1892 they had a long period
of service at Buffalo, protecting railway
property, and they professed to fear that
if they should be kept on duty now for
more than fortE-eight hours their employ
ers would come to the conclusion that
! membership il the National Glar1 is not
compatible with efficiency III ousinrs:s.
Many were talking Of resSains from
their companies.
Twenty-Five thousand sandwiches and
100 gallons of coffee were ordered for the
militiamen now on duty.
Worlxingmen Indignant.
The calling out of troops seerls to have
aggravated instead of alleviatins the situa-
ton. 1t has caused indignation among the
labor unions and there is a prospect that
other trades will be called upon to strike
in sympathy.
Master Workman Connolly said to a re-
porter that general strike may be order
ed before Sunday lawns. Tho attitude of
the strikers and their friends 1T present is
passive.
AT noon there was no change in the num-
Der of roads in operation. Cars were run
ming under police guard on the Court
street, Putn1ra avenue and Flatbush ave-
nue. lines. The cars were allowed to make
their runs in peace, except that in one
or, f,,,c i,,ct for cfo thrown There
had been no effort to operate the Atlantic
avenue and Brooklyn Heights lines. AL
though the police made a tour of the city
and requested all the dealers in firearms
not to sell pistols or guns to strikers,
many Of them were armed. So long as the
strike leaders can keep them cool and un-
der subjection it was believed there would
be no shooting. Some of the men. however.
were drinking heavily and manifested
spirit of recklessness.
The police We're given orders to arrest
any striker who was inciting to acts OF
violence.
The members of the board of mediation
and arbitration still in the city and
will make every effort to bring about a
settlement today if possible, although they
concede that they have no reason to an
ticipate success
Charged by the Soldiers.
At 9th avenue and 18th street a large
number of strikers were placing boulders
and other distractions upon the tracks.
They were charged by the soldiers, but ran
to safety. This near the car shed OF
the 9th avenue trolley line.
All over the city the strikers were max
ing determined efforts to make new men
desert their work. The men generally
have refused, but at oath street and 9th
avenue induced fifty men who came from
Jersey City and Hoboken to go back.
A Soldier Badly Beaten.
The first demonstration of violence
towards the soldiers took place at the Hal
sey street depot, where Corporal Cherry of
company l, forty regiment, was
knocked down by q crowd of strikers. He
was so severely beaten that he had to be
taken to the armory.
saulted by a mob, and so badly hurt that
they could not continue the trip.
Police Commissioner Welles sent word to
the railroad companies to move their
wheels"
A car Of the Putnam avenue line at
tackled by a mob of strikers this morning
near the vacant lots on Halsey street be-
tween Ralph and Howard avenue; Motor
man Kelly and Conductor Hawkins were
badly beaten, and the latter had to be
moved to a hospital. The police charged
the mob and arrested one man.
Another car of the same line was also at
tackled and the motorman beaten. A car
OF the Halsey street lire, in charge Of Con-
ductor Joseph Whalen, was held up at the
corner or Ralpn avenue ana dalSey street
by large crowd of strikers, who tried to
induce the motorman and conductor to
quit. Failing in this, a rush was made
for the motorman. but he held on with all
his might.
Conductor Whalen was also attacked, but
before the strikers could do any damage
they were dispersed by the police.
Mob in East New York.
| Companies and G of the forty-seventh h
regiment were sent to the East New York
depot, on Fulton street, at noon. A crowd
of strikers had collected there to prevent
cars from being started. The police charg-
ed the mob and used their clubs freely
| Two strikers were badly hurt.
Nearly 1,600 strikers and sympathizers
waylaid two Broadway cars near Flushing
| avenue and carried off the motorman and
| conductor prisoners. The police were
| powerless to prevent the act.
Justice Cullen has denied the application
! of Maj McNulty for writ compelling the
| Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company to
| show cause why they should not run cars
| on Fulton street ard other lines.
Mail Cars Attacked.
Two cars of the Fulton street line, one
hvjnp the United States mail flag reached