The record-union., 1895-01-21
TIE BROOKLYN STRIKE.
Trouble Not Yet Over in the City
of Churches.
A MOB PLACES DISTRACTIONS IN
THE WAY OF CARS.
Governor Morton Orders Out the First
Brigade of New York City, to Re-
port at Brooklyn This Morning
Cars Running Under Guard of Of1i-
cers-Trolley Wires Cut.
Special to the REooRD-UNIoN.


BROOKLYN, Jan. 20.-There were but
few evidences of the turbulent scenes of
the night before when the Sabbath sun
rose over Eastern New York, and
scarcely a sign of life was observed save
in the vicinity off the stables of the Fulton
street and Broadway lines. At $50
police arrived l75 strong. Captain Cor
man assumed command of both the
police and the National Guard.
The morning passed very quietly, the
crowd which gathered being composed
largely of spectators The tearing down
of the trolley wires a few blocks away
prevented the running of any cars, ana
as consequence the strikers kept in the
background until the repairs had been
completed. The arrival OF the construc-
tion wagons, however, acted like torch
10 magazine, and a big crowd at once
flocke about the tracks stretching for a
mile along the avenue waiting for the
cars they knew would soon be sent out.
At noon a detail of sixty men from
each OF the companies OF the fourteeutn
Regiment under command of Captain
w. II. Garcia, relieved the first battalion
of the Thirteenth Regiment, Major Coch-
ran, and after the guards were posted,
preparations were made Tor starting tne
cars Twenty-Five motormen were ready
to start, but only ten cars were sent out.
The ground in the immediate vicinity
was quickly cleared.
At l:45 p. NJ. two cars were ready, and
as the clock struck 2, both CIVIC and mill
tary forces made the move. a car rolled
out of the shed, and without an error
was switched on the track, leading down
to Fulton Ferry. 1t was surrounded by
twelve guards under officer of the day,
Lieutenant Little of Company L, Four
teenth Regiment, and preceded by Ser
geant Reinels and six mounted police
men, began its journey, Captain German
with sixteen patrolmen following. Inc
military halted at their picket line, and
the police alone accompanied the car
down the avenue. The other nine cars
followed at intervals OF a few minutes.
All went well for thirty minutes, when
the police reserve was seen To halt. A
detachment was then sent ahead IN the
patrol wagon at full speed. On the ave-
nue.. near HopkInsOn avenue, the mob
had taken possession OF the building
material in front of a row OF brick build =
ings under construction and hurled II
over both tracks, between the short time
of the passing OF the second car and be-
fore the third had reached the point.
There were many women and children
IN this mob and a scene OF turbulence
was enacted, lasting long time after the
distractions were removed. The strikers,
in the meantime, had succeeded IN Sc
curing the deserIiOn OF four nlotOrmen
and a second blockade occurred near
Saratoga avenue, and the cars were or
dered back to the stable, all reaching
East New York in somewhat battered
condition, with the exception OF one. the
latter being taken back by striker who
had a big Ulacard on his breast, reading
knights OF Labor"
Governor Morton has ordered the First
Brigade of New York City to report at
Brooklyn in the morning at o'clock.
The efforts of the Mayor to bring about
a settlement having proved fruI:less,
there is no telling when or how the diff
1erences between the railroad officials
and the strikers will be adjusted. The
news that the First Brigade of the Ma
tional Guard of New York had been
called out this evening created great
deal of excitement throughout the city.
The trouble between the military and
strikers which occurred last evening
was looked on as the beginning OF a
series of such outbreaks, and the calling
on of additional troops showed a. once in
now serious a light the authorities
viewed the situation.
The cars were run to-day by green
hands on the same lines as on yesterday,
but they were poorly patronized by the
public. Scrimmages innume erable took
strike but nothing OF a serious nature
occurred. The men are being advised on
all sides not TO resort to violence, and
in many of the churches the cIergymen
appealed to them 10 be quiet and law
abiding.
Martin J. Connolly of the executive
body who has conducted the strike,
when questioned as to what action the
Central Labor | Mon might take in rel
erence 10 the movement, replied: That
body sent a committee here to-day and
rendered us their full moral and financial
support"
The police Captains held another con-
ference this evening. They discussed the
situation and made arrangements for
placing the police force on the different
lines tomorrow.
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE SITUATION.
BRooKLYN, Jan. 20.-There has been
no change in the condition of affairs in
the Brooklyn trolley strike to-day. No
new lines have been opened, as President
Lewis promised they would. Superin-
tendent Campbell said early this morn
ing that he had received no official notice
from the railroad comDanies that they
were about to open the lines, conse-
quently the police were not notified by
him TO do so.
The same lines are in operation to-day
as were running yesterday. On Bergen
street, where yesterday there was great
deal of disturbance, nine cars were rum
ming this morning, and both along the
line and at the stables of the company, al
Sumner avenue and Bergen street, every
thing was quiet. At the stables TWO com
panIes OF the Thirteenth Regimentswere
guarding the property Of the company.
From midnight last night there were
the usual mum per OF minor disturbances
likely to occur al such time. At r.. NJ.
the wire on the upturn track at Sackmau
street, on the Fulton line, was cut, and
was very dangerous to passers-by. These
breaks were promptly repaired by the
trolley company's repair wagon. On
Upper Broad way the wires Of the Brook
lyn, Queens County and Suburban Rail
road were also cut.
About 3 o'clock this morning mob o.
strikers marched down Ninth avenue tc
Fifth avenue and Twenty-tourth street
They numbered 800 and were supplied
with drums, with which they made the
night hideous in that immediate neigh
1orhood. They filed by the lniiitiameI
and jeered them, but as the soldiers paid
no attention to the abuse, the strikers
soon grew tired and disappeared.
An effort was made by the strikers this
morning to coerce the men who were a
work on the Second-avenue line, which
starts from the Thirtieth-street ferry
South Brooklyn, into joining the ranks
OF the knights of Labor. Some excite
ment was caused in the nelghborhood b1
Tie violence displayed by the strikers.
Although a number OF cars are running
on the various lines which are open,
noticeable feature of the day was th
Gcmpaiatlvely lew passengers who pa.