The record-union., 1895-01-25
Special to the REcoRp-UNIoN.

Work.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
BROOKLYN, Jan. 24.-Matters were
comparatively quiet on the Third and
Fifth avenue roads to-day. The wires
between Sixty fifth and Sixty-siXth
street were cut off after midnight, and as
a consequence the electric lights in the
depot went out, leaving Capt Thorne and
his detachment of the Twenty-third
Regiment in total darkness. The wires
were not repaired until 10 o'clock. when
traffic was resumed, and at midday six
teen cars were running, as against twenty
yesterday. The foreman said he was un-
able to operate a greater number, as some
OF the new men had been transferred to
GreenpOint.
During the night and early morning
the full strength of the Twenty-third
Regiment, with the exception of Com
panies L and O., and X, was placed on
duty along the road to Flatbush avenue.
At IL o'clock the police on duty at
Twenty-titth street and Third avenue
had a lively time putting an end to riot
which had broken ont there. About
seventy persons collected at this point
and jeered the soldiers who were under
arms there. The mob continued increas-
lug until noon, when stone was hurled
by one of the crowd, striking policeman.
This was followed by several others,
and then the police and militia charged.
The mob rushed along the avenue and
into side streets. Many OF them received
bayouet thrusts from the militiamen,
while the clubs of the police were used
with telling effect on the heads Of the
rioters. The police arrested John Iigh.
Charles Burke and Stephen Cannon.
When conveying them to the station the
crowd attacked them, and endeavOred to
rescue the prisoners. After desperate
conflict, during which more stones were
thrown and blows struck on both sides,
the three StOne-thrOWerS were locked up.
At Twentieth street and Ninth avenue
the strikers during last night cut the feed
wires, return wires and support wires as
far as tlatbush avenue, distance of over
q mile. The feed wire III Twentieth
street, between Seventh and Eighth ay-
euue, was also destroyed. The wires at
Fifteenth and Second avenue were cut
down early in the morning. a number
of trolley cars stood at Einth avenue,
which were wrecked and rendered unfit
for use.
The most serious attempt to prevent the
running Of cars over the Third avenue
line was made at Sixty fifth street nd
Third avenue, where a plot to burn out
the dynamos in the depot was nearly
successful. 1t was evidently the work of
skilled electricians. The wires were cut,
and guy ropes were attached 10 them by
which they were drawn down and
grounded on the posts OF the elevated
road. The scheme, however, was dis
covered in time TO Illustrate the plan.
The linemen on all the Atlantic cars
have struck. This act and the lack of
passengers prevented them from running
on Eighth and Ninth avenue and Nine
teenth street all day.
The militia in the various depots ex-
pressed themselves as fairly well satisfied
with their treatment, but all appeared
desirous that the strike should soon
terminate and allow them to return to
their homes.
At Thirteenth street and Fifth Avenue
two women, about whom gathered
crowd ofmen, hailed Fifth Avenue car.
When it stopped they boarded it. They
then drew pistols from under their
shawls and ordered the conductor and
motorman 10 stop work. The men Ieaped
from the car and left the invaders in pos
session. ono OF the crowd started the
car, jumping off before it had gained
much headway. W hen the car passed
the stables at Tweuty-fourth street it was
travelling At a high rate of speed. One OF
the men standing there noticed the car
was running wild, and jumping aboard
the rear end soon had IL at a standstill
Another gang of strikers attempted to
pun the motorman Oft his platform, but
he fought them OF. He was very roughly
used in the scrimmage, and had his jaw
broken.
Colonel Austin of the Thirteenth Regi-
ment said, in reference to the shooting of
the man harney that it was perfectly
justltlable; Sergeant Schriver and Adiu-
tant Groom had been severely injured
In the future, however. he would in
Etruct his command not to shoot when
person refused to halt, but to make
him halt.
President Norton of the Atlantic Ave-
nue. Company says so far as his lines are
concerned the strike is at an end, for
they can get all the men and conductors
for whom there are places.
A new device 10 impede the operation
of railroads was adopted at Bergen
street and Troy avenue, on the Atlantic
avenue line, where switches were turned
during the night. New EMPLOYEES go
outside Of the militia line at their
peril. One who had disguised himself as
an old soldier was spotted by the strikers
and badly beaten.
JUSTICE GAYNoR's DECISION.
BROOKLYN, Jan. 24-Justice Gaynor of
the Supreme Court handed down a de-
cision to-day on the application OF JoseDh
I4oade for mand4muS to compel the
Brooklyn Height Railroad to operate its
cars in sufficient numbers to accommo-
date the public IN the Eulton-street dis
trct, Putnam avenue, Green and Gates
and Tompkins-avenue lines. He sigpi-
fies his intention OF granting man
damus form to be determined on the ar
gument of counsel in court tomorrow.
Judge Gaynor's decision is as follows:
1T is my duty TO declare the law of this
case This railroad corporation is not in
the position OF mere private individual
or company carrying on business for pri-
vate gain which may suspend business
temporarily or permanently at pleasure.
On the contrary, 1t has dual relation;
public relation TO the people of
the state and a private one TO
its stock holders. 1t must not be for
gotten here, though it may seem 10 be
growing, not wholly forgotten elsewhere,
that in its chief aspect 1t is public cor
poration, having duties To perform to the
public which transcend any obligation
which in its private aspect it owes TO Its
stockholders.
''It has received franchises OF great
value from the State, and had conferred
upon it the States transcendant power of
eminent domain. In return, it took upon
itself the performances OF public duties
and functions, in the performance of
which it is in law and in fact not an in-
dependent individual or entirety, but the
accountable agent OF tho State.
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