New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-26
A PRIEST INTERVIEWED.
FATHER O'HARE PREVENTED sERIOUA
TROUBLE.
A CROWD WAS AFTER NoN-UNIoN MorORMAN
WHEN THE CLERGYMAN APPEARED GAVE
THE MOToRMAN MONEY TO co HOME.
AND APPEALED TO THE CROWD TO
DISPERSE - MANY DISTURB
ANCES IN GREENPOINT.

ANCEs IN GREENPoINT.
The situation In Greenpoint took a decided
change yesterday. and the day was one Of con-
slant disorder among. the strikers and others II
was not until the last had been safely housed
in the depots at $50 o'clock that the crowds dis
persed During the day several arrests were
made for throwing stones and assaults The po-
lice alone. under command Of Police Captain
Rhodes were compelled to battle with the mobs,
as Mayor Schieren had restrained from sending
troops TO that section OF the city account Of
the assurance Of Father OHare and a committee
OF citizens that their presence would not be
needed.
All the renforcements that Captain Rhodes had
under his command on Thursday were removed
yesterday. and sent TO other parts OF the city, as
it generally believed that the cars would
proceed unmoested, as they had the day before.
In the early hours Of the morning the streets In
front OF the car depots Of both the Crosstown and
Greenpoint lines began to fill with the strikers
and hoodlums. Captain Rhodes, with number
Of his men. stationed himself at the Greenpoint
and Myrtle-ave. line depot, in Franklin-st. and
kept the crowd bay.
The cars on this line were started at about
o'clock. and in two hours there fifteen
cars out. As they snot along the crowds
shouted and jeered at the green motormen and
conductors. and many stones and other missiles
hurled at them breaking the windows and
striking those in charge
A POLICEMAN STRUCK.
Policeman Frank Connolly. who was stationed
on the rear platform OF the second car run out
of the depot. was struck in the face below the
left eye by of the flying missiles at Franklin.
St and Kent-ave.. and received an ugly lacer-
ated wound. The blow staggered him for a few
seconds. He went to the staton-house. where
the ambulance surgeon was called and dressed
the wound
The crowd at the Crosstown stables. in Man.
hattan-ave.. increased the morning advanced,
and the police stationed there had . hard time
in coping with them. Frequent charges were
made with drawn clubs but the mobs stood
their ground and fought sack with stones ana
other missiles Several cat heads were the re-
suit of the attacks. During one OF these sallies
Policeman Ernst Wright was hit in the face with
a stone and painfully hurt He was taken 10
the station-house where his Injuries were
dressed after which he resumed duty.
The mob built bonfres with barrels and boxes
at different points along both lines. besides
plling heavy stones and overturned wagons upon
the track Owing to the cut wires OF the Cross
town line the cars were not run until o'clock.
at which time the breaks had been mended by
linemen under police protection.
Police Captain Rhodes was struck on the side
bv a potato thrown by Of the mob. and,
turning around quickly. charged the crowd, as
sisted by several of his men. There some
vigorous clubbing and number Of sore heads
resulted The second car which left the depot
OF the Crosstown line scattered the barrels along
the track as the mOtorman considered 1t best
not to stop.
At Manhattan-ave and Greenpoint-ave. about
noon a number OF became stalled. and the
motormen and conductors were seized by the
strikers and carried of to the meeting rooms
amid the shouts OF the mob.
The cars were finally taken back to the depots
by some OF the strikers.
4 CHARGE ON THE CROWD
The mob at this corner increased rapidly. ana
soon numbered several thousand people. 1t be-
came so threatening that word was sent to Cap
tain Rhodes who was then at the depot, and he
hurried with his men to the scene. A charge
was made the crowd driving them ahead for
fully a block. At this point is the house OF the
priests Of st. Anthony's Church. Father O'Hare
rushed out Of the house just as the mob had held
up another car. labor agtator named HUI
was In the lead Of the mob. Father " hare
pushed his way forward and reached the car JUST
as Hill shouted to the motorman to come on
"We'll take care of you" said Hill.
At this point Father OHare seeing thar trouble
was imminent stepped on the step OF the car ana
assured the motorman that II he wanted to leave
his post he would see that he was treated Weli
The motorman shook his head.
handed the motorman a SO bill. After looking