The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-19
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
Numerous Acts of Lawlcssness on the
Part of


BROOKLYN, Jan 18.-The Brooklyn
Heights and Atlantic-avenue railroad COM
paIlies are gradually increasing the number
of cars In operation, and the strikers are
becoming correspondingly bitter. The lead
ers are advocating peace, but there is a
large number of wild spirits who want to
see trouble. The Court-street, Flatbush-
avenue and Putnam-avenue lines of the
Brooklyn City railroad are being operated
with nearly their entire complement of
cars. .The Fifth-avenue line of the At
lanttc-avenue system was also running,
and there were more cars than have been
in operation since the strike began. There
are in this city now about $50 men from
Philadelphia. They are, for the most part,
experienced motor men, and as cars were
found for them they were put to work.
Lawless demonstrations were frequent in
the early hours. AS a Court-street car was
passing First place a group of strikers
stopped 1t and so terrorized the motorman
that he deserted his car and took to his
heels. When the second car started out
there was some excitement caused by the
firing of two shots by somebody in the
crowd that surrounded the car and drove
the motorman from the platform. The po-
lice chased the crowd away. No arrests
were made. The five cars following were
tied up at the corner of Court and Second
place by strikers who asked the motorman
and conductor of each car to leave. Eight
men deserted their cars and left them
standing on the track.
On the Putnam-ayenua line a crowd
stopped a car. pummeled the mctorman and
smashed the car windows. The police
drove the crowd back for a block and,
thinking it was safe. left it to proceed
with only a guard on the front and rear
platforms No sooner lac the police
turned their backs, however, than the
crowd returned to the attack. This time
the police charged the crowd and drove
them into the side streets. John Nesbitt
was arrested. Seven of the strikers on this
line applied to Superintendent Campbell to-
day for reinstatement. During the night
the motor boxes of several of the Fifth
avenue cars, while standing in the sheds
at Fifth-avenue and Twenty-third street,
were destroyed.
President Norton, of the Atlantic avenue
has made formal application to
the Mayor for the calling out of the militia
and the federal troops to protect his new
to open up his lines and protect
the mail cars from damage.
A Halsey street car was attacked by a
mob of seventy-five strikers. The motor
man and conductor were dragged off the
car and beaten. A passenger named F.. A..
Sphinx was knocked Town twice and SER
injured by the strikers for denounc-
lng them. The mob was finally dispersed
by the police.
AS a car of the Putnam avenue line was
passing Saratoga avenue 1t was fired on by
q party of men said to be sympathizers
the strikers, but nobody was hurt.
There were no arrests.
President Lewis. of the Brooklyn Heights
promises that within forty-eight
hours he Will have the cars running on all
that conpany'S lines. He says that here
after contracts will be made with individ-
lals. not with organizations.
Mrs. Henry Elias, of 17 Bergen street,
to police headquarters about noon
md told Inspector McKelvey that her hus-
band was a prisoner at home. He had
zone to work at the FiatbuSh avenue car