New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-22
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
MoBs DISPERSED AND a POLICE WAGON UPSET
EACH SIDE WANTS TIE OUT"

MOBs DISPERSED AND POLICE WAGON UPSET
EACH SIDE WANTS THE Cut"
mob ga thered at the car house OF the Haisey-
ST. line, at Halsey-st. and broadway. last night
shortly after 2. This is ideal place for trouh ."
In front OF the stables IL the old circus ground
that Barnum e. Bailey's show occupied last sum
mer The ground is we'll supplied with stones. and
II is an easy matter for rioters 10 gather Mixed
with their malice last night desire TO see
what 7th Regiment soldiers would do when p"l'ed
with stones The rioters tried 81 on. The crowd
closed UP on the depot at about go and showered
stones upon It's roof and against number OF cars
standing on the track Captains Palmer and Kirk
land stood II long as they could. and finally
ordered Charge bayonets," The crowd scat
tered. but soon gathered again. The soldiers pa
tiently withstood boots and jeers. until finally the
command was given TO fire volley over the
heads o. the rioters This scattered 'he mob in
a hurry.
This occurrence magnined into wholesale
slaughter OF innocent by the time II reached
the City Hall.
Major Cochrane. OF the 18th. Regiment ordered
another bayonet charge yesterday. 1t was made
late in the afternoon. The mob had stopped car
at Ffth-ave. and Twenty third-st.. near the depot
The soldiers scattered the rioters; .oss. one man
uEg s bTS"n mis- 'P was
at drug store. and then went home The car
Two mounted policemen and patrol wagon full
OF police and infantry ran into a crowd OF rioters
mob stopped the wagon, surrounded the cavalry
and began beat and stone them. The infantry
charged beating time and mob unison with
their guns While they were clearing a breathing
space for their companions In arms. another part
OF the crowd upset the wagon. II was soon put
upon It's wheels again. and the procession moved
up Gates-ave.. taking no prisoners. but In close
marching order.
strategic point. the possession % which was
much In dispute. the railroad cut In Thirty
sixth-st. one line OF the Atlantic Avenue Com
pany runs through IL. The grade there Is steep
and the rioters were anxious 10 get control Of II.
MS
green trolley men. The police OF the TDenty-fifth
and Twenty -sixth precincts TOOK turns In guard
ing 81.
At u o'clock last night go non-union men were
taken to the carhouse OF the Thrd-ave. line at
Flfty-eghth-st. and Third-sve. They VIII be used
TO man the company's cars this morning.
Policeman Charles Mct'ue. OF BROOKLYN. tried to
dispense a gang OF men en- Nanderbilt-ave. He was
knocked down. and Thomas I.asher. twenty four
years old Of No 259 Thrd-st.. was arrested.
Al 1880 last night trolley No. 6Ol. OF the
Thirty-ninh-st line. while standing at Bath Beach
Junction was run into by car a. of the Thirty.
slxtb-st line Car 81 was badly wrecked. and
Frank RYAN aged forty-three years OF Sixty-third-
St bet ween Thirteenth and Fourteenth AYES.
passenger was injured about the body: ana Nalen-
tine Kressler. slxty-one years. or Shty-sxth-st
hetween Twelfth and Thirteenth ayes. was also
Injured The men refused medical aid and went 10
their homes. . A. p,,...,
carhouses ri Gates and Myrtle ayes. Yesterday
afternoon He insisted passing through the ines
and when stopped by Sergean; Crow he closed
with the officer and attempted TO throw him down.