New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19
A CALL FOR TROOPS.
GUARDSMEN UNDER ARMS
THE TROLLEY STRIKE SITUATION m
BROOKLYN GRAVE.


BROOKLYN GRAVE
Police UNABLE TO COPE WITH THE
THE MAYOR APPEALS TO GENERAL MLEER FOB
AID-soLDIERs SLEEP IN THE ARMoRIEs
READY FOR DUTY THIS MoRNING-PRoP-
ERTy TO BE PROTECTED BY BULLET
AND BAYoNET-RroTING IN THE
STREETS AND SHOTS FIRED By
'sTRIKERs--NANY MEN INJURED.
Sharp and clear on The wintry air at 10 O'CLOCK
last night rang out the bugle call for the Ma
tional Guardsmen of the Second Brigade 10 az
senble at their armories In Brooklyn for duty
to-day in guarding the property of the Brook
lyn trolley lines against violence by rioters
Corporals rode hurriedly about summonng
their men, and there was excitement in many .
houses
Last evening Mayor Scheren sent communi.
cation to Brigadier- General James McLeer ex-
planning the situation, and making requsition
the railroad companies which propose 10 start
their cars to-day. These companies are the
Atlantic Avenue and the Broadway The
Mayors request to General McLeer Is as fol-
lows:
Brooklyn, n, * ,sa X s,1dnai Jan; Is fiSsra iSsa
stationed In the city OF Brooklyn HeherA
sir: r. appearing to me that there is imminent
danger OF breach of the peace. tumult or tot now:
of l entitled oas amended by chapter i57 Of the
laws Of iSsD An Act in Relau9a Gnrapa TO tne Ms' "a
COPY OF which section is appended. and to any
other law IN such case made and provided ,,,,, -
Rroo1n %h15laS 10 hereby ca for aid upon the
andng officer HAR G Rf Esons 10 asf
section 49, I'm OF any breach. tumult; riot
OR Sanser theTeo TO- sSeesSs sny sSeT any
mayor Of any city may cay .,tnnaa 1 c;nsrd sta.
toned therein or adjacent thereto Tne command-
ing officer upon whom the cal Is mace sna 9ores orcs
or any part thereof under his command. and shai!
Immediately report what ne mas @1ne ala adern.
c15SaH'''"'eS chie,l" o. '"Y case y ''
Commissioner Wees took the Mayors mes
sage to General McLeer about o'clock. Al
soon as the General received 1t, he promptly
acted upon it by sending notice to the various
regimenta commanders.
BY o'clock this morning all the members OF
the Cd Battery had reported at the armory for
duty. At the same hour, 335 mon We're in the
18th Regiment armory. BY o'clock this f,orn-
ing e. was said. there would be 700 men Under
arms there Colonel Austen commander OF the
regiment said that his men would not do ger
eraI police duty, but would protect property AMI
que riots.
Al tho 2sd Regiment 400 men had reported for
dutv AT the hour mentioned and 500 were e.
pected by o'clock. Among the first to arrive
was the Rev Dr. Lindsay Parker. chaplain o.
the regiment.
The strikers. soon after this order was issued.
met at Throop-ave. ana Hopkins-st but look
no definite action. The Executive Committee.
however will meet this morning at o'clock
Tonight. II was said there will be a meeting OK
all the trade unions in the city in the various
assembly rooms to decide to a sympathetic
strike.
THE SHERIFF CONsULTs MIR. WELLES
Sheriff Buttling went to the Brooklyn fohoe
Headquarters yesterday and asked Police Com
missioner Welles concerning the true SITUATION,
telling him he was convinced that the police
would be unable to cope with the SITUATION
to-day Commissioner Welles said that IL was
true that the police would need help. All the
malice captains were summoned to Headquarters
for the purpose of telling Commissioner WeNes
the true condition Of affairs in their precincts
and rece wing instructions for to-day. Mayor
Schieren mad the matter under au'iseH'e"'
all Yesterday afternoon. He summoned 'hs
CORPORATION Counsel. Commissioner Weies
and Commissioner White. and went over the
whole matter with them The Mayor mad preVi-
ous,y requested the Board OF Mediation ana aro-
.ratlon which was in session the most OF tne "ay
, the city Hail to inform him as to what
nr,gsess had been made by the board toward
n, settlement OF the strike. The reply was that
,,,.sila,,s Lewis and Norton would not aroi-
tratc.
Commissioner Welles informed President
reyis Of the Brooklyn Heights Railway Conn
many last night that by o'clock this morning
\ sufficient number Of troops would be stationeo
at the various stations Of the company 'hrous"-
out the city to suppress violence ana that INC
entire police force of the city would be deVoteo
~ protecting the companys cars. He sent tho
same word to President Norton
MOBs ATTACK THE CARS.
Tho hos, the companies whose men are still on
strike could do Yesterday was TO run ABOUT SHY
cars The same trouble was found IN ruhh'ns '"s
cars as on Thursday. and there was eaua'y as
mulch r.otng The mobs not only stoned '"s
cars, but ir several instances poarueu '"e'n' u"
spIte the police and drove the motormen ana con-
su,,ars off number Of the companies ne"
mon We're assaulted and severely injured whhs
others were So badly frightened that they aoan-
d,nei their cars The rioters were more vloient
than on the previous day. and pistol shots We're
fred At cars.
When the cars from the shops In Halsey-st-'
,ear Hro,dwav went out they were run TO the
,,,I., ferrv and then over the tracks OF the Full
ton-s,. branch line to T0mpkins-ave The car
signs were changed at the ferry to read Fulton
e, This r,,se gave the public the impression that