St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-15
USUAL RIOTS FOLLOW,
The Rabble Attacking Cars
Alleged to Be Carrying
Mail.
POLICE MAKE MANY ARRESTS
But Strikers Hold the Ground
lone Company Gives
In.

BROOKLYN, Jan. Ia. - NedrlY o,ooo
men, including motormen, conductors,
electricians and others employed on the
various trolley railroads i'll this city,
quit work between and 5 o'clock this
morning. 1t was the first strike the
trolley system had experienced. and
was most thorough and complete one.
The only road not tied up was the
Brooklyn & Coney Island, better
known as the Jay and Smith
street line. President Henry Slocum
had the mems demand under considera-
ton, and when tue committee of the
district assembly called On him the
strike, as far as his road was concerned,
was amicably settled. An agreement
was signed and now that road is the
only one running in full force. During
the day Mr.. Lewis, president OF the
Brooklyn Heights Railroad company.
made a public statement, in which
he said the tie-up was without
any lust cause. He also notified
the mayor. police commission, sheriff
and fire commissioner of the strike. and
asked for police protection. He sent
communication to the railroad commits
sloners at Albany and posted notices of
warning at all the car houses notifying
strikers to keep away. There were
also warnings TO keep the peace, but, III
spite of these, numerous eases of inter-
ference occurred. There was some
delay in transportation of the mails,
but the mail cars were guarded by po-
licemen.
At the different power houses throug-
out the city all was quiet. A short dis
lance from each one the strikers Eept
their pickets on duty. Railroad depots
were deserted, but the plckets Kept
watch there also. They did not have
| much to do today, but may have to-
| morrow, as it is expected the companies
will bring men from other cities to take
the strikers places.
During the forenoon mail car of the
! Flatbush avenue line left the f1atDush
| depot for the purpose OF getting the
| mail at the postoffice. On it were Ser
geant Zimmerman and two pollcemen.
! About $50 strikers surrounded the car
and began to throw plankS across the
! tracks. The police removed the OBJ
structions and the car proceeded ABOUT
! two blocks further when farmers
| wagon was placed across the tracks,
andmen jumped into the wagon, de1y.
| ing the police to move them. A squad
| OF police finally
Routed the strikers.
About noon nearly 100 women. in
| sympathy with the strikers, underlOok
J to obstruct travel Oil the Third avenue
line by piling ash barrels ana
other obstacles ON tile tracks
but were driven away by the
police. Supt. Quinn made another
attempt to force passage shorty aIteT
O'Clock. A mail car bearing the uSual
sign II. S. Mail' was sent out on The
front and rear platform crowded with
policemen. The determined attitude of
the officers coWed tho strikers, who al
lowed the car to be taken as
far as Ninety-eighth street and
Fifth avenue. Some stones were thrown
but the only damage sustained was a
few broken windows. The car was
ordered back TO the shed by the super
lntendeut. The strikers and the WON
en- who gathered with them stood III It's
path and threw volley OF stones at the
policemen guarding 1t, several OF whom
received slight wounds. The car was
housed amid scene OF great excite
ment.
Some minutes later Supt Qainn told
Police Captain Murphy, Of the Eighth
precinct, that he would order another
ear to be taken over the line. Capt.
Murphy protested Oh the ground that
such an action would be ill-advlsed. i'll
asmueh as it would lead TO another
conflict. Quinn maintained that he
had right to do so. and he would,
Capt. Murphy again demurred, and tele-
! phoned for more help, the result being
that the reserve forces of the neighbor-
ing precincts were ordered to the scene
of tie struggle. The demeanor of the
strikers became so threatening that
Supt Quinn finally consented to aban-
don his intention.
The police continue to make arrests
wherever they can fasten upon person
interfering with the companies prop
erty.
The motormen and conductors Will,
they say, invoke the law against the
companies. District Attorney Ridge.
way has promised. they say, to prlng
the matter of violating the ten-hour law
before the gland jury. The men de-
clare they are prepared to give testl~
mony hat will prove the guilt OF the
companies.