Evening journal., 1895-01-29

ing that not one or his old employees Will
be taken back, and President Lewis says
he will give work TO such Of the striker
as he has places for.
Grand Master Workman Connolly in
sists that the strike is not over, and that
the men will yet win. He bases this on
his hopes that the courts will at once
force the trolley Companies to resum
their complete schedule. This, he says
they cannot do without the old men.
Some Of the strikers have returned tc
work. The companies say that many have
applied for work. The strike leaders claim
that only few have deserted. The gen.
eral opinion is that the strike is los
cause.
A Serious Riot.
A serious riot. in which number Of
shots were fired by policemen and in
which one man was probably fatally
wounded, occurred on Nostrand avenue
and the Boulevard. Car No. 8l05 Of the
Nostrand Avenue line was held up by q
crowd Of about 200 strikers and their sym.
pathizers The crowd dragged the mo
torman and conductor from the car and
We're heating them when Roundsman Far
roll and ten patrOlmen came to the rescue.
The police charged, using their clubs
with good effect and succeeded in scatter
ing the crowd. A few seconds later the
mob returned to the fight, and Officer
Forbes, who was on duty on the car, drew
his revolver and fired a shot at the strik
ers. Several other policemen also drew
their guns and opened fire on the mob.
Stones, bricks and other missiles fell in
showers Several of the police were hit
and slightly injured Michael Madigan,
80 years Of age residing on Malbono street,
received a bullet wound in the left side.
He was removed to the hospital, where he
now lies in a preeariOus condition. Sew
eral members Of the mob were arrested.
Notwithstanding the withdrawal OF the
First brigade and the reports that the
strike had been declared off, there were
very lively times in the vicinity Of Ridge
wood. Two cars which were started on
the Union Avenue line that runs to Green
point were attacked by mob at the juno
tion Of Kniokerbooker and Myrtle avenues.
The stones flew thick and fast and both
crews jumped from the cars and sought
safety In flight Only three OF the four
men returned after the police had dispers.
ed the crowd and the fourth mana con
ductor-has not been heard Of since
Bloodshed at Ridgewood.
Captain Kitzer and mounted squad
OF police dashed into the crowd, but the
mob appeared to be made Of stubborn ma.
terial. Captain Kitzer gave the word to
fire, and the police shot over the heads OF
the crowd, which fed in terror when the
revolvers rang out
Earlier in the afternoon Sergeant Sut.
ton and half dozen policemen raided
/ Odd Fellows hall, which is the headquar
ters Of the strikers. and rescued five non
union men who were held prisoners there
This quieted down somewhat by night
fall. but hostilities were renewed once
more "A Gates avenue car was the scens
Of this conflict As tho car neared Ham
burg street two men Jumped on tho real
platform and threw the conductor Off Tit
strangers then loaped off. and a orowS
gathered The police gave chase and free
over dozen shots an the fugitiyes
A man named Livermeyer, an electri
clan in the employ of the company. wa
shot in the leg during the fusillade ant
WAS taken in an ambulance 10 St Cath
crimes hospital. He claims that he wa
not hit by the police bullets, but wa
wounded by a shot fired from a window
in the neighborhood. The police had
hand 90 hand tussle with the assemblies
} rioters and fought with dubbed revolvers
Fully dozen Of the attacking part.
We're injured. some of them receiving sey
eral scalp wounds. Charles Darrow,
striking motorman Of 2ss Blocker street
J New York, was carried into "a nearby dru
store with his head badly cut
The police then raided Odd Fellow
hall again, and by free use Of their nigh
sticks which they swung right and left
quickly drove the strikers from their head
/ quarters One hundred and fifty men q
I the Forty regiment were in Ia
' depot during this melee, but the polio
4 subdued the helligerents without callin
4 on the military.