The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-25
SCENES or THE DAY.
A Mob Attacked by the aIllitary--Ths XII
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tug OF KcarnoJ.
BRooHLYS, n. Y, Jan. 2l.-Matters
were comparatively quiet on Third and
Fifth avenue roads to-day. The wires
between Sixteenth and Sixty.fiith
streets wore GU. after midnight and as
consequence, the electric lights in tho
depot went out, leaving Captain Thorne
and his detachment OF the Twenty
third regiment, consisting OF compan.
les h., G. and K, in total darkness
Tho wires were not repaired until 10
o'clock when traffic was resumed and at
midday sixteen cars wore running as
against twenty yesterday. The fore
man said he was unable to operate a
greater number as some Of the new men
had been transferred to Greenpoint-
At II o'clock the police on duty at
Twenty.fifth street aud Third avenue
had lively time putting an end TO a
riot which broke out there. About 700
persons collected at this point and
jeered the soldiers who were under
arms there. The mob continued in
| creasing until noon, whom a stone was
hurled by one Of the crowd, striking a
policeman, This was followed by sew
eral others. and then the police and
militia charged. Tho mob rushed along
the avenue and into tho side streets.
Many OF them received bayonst thrusts
-l, In ,s1t, h,S
the policemen were used with telling
effect on the heads OF the rioters.
ATTEMPTED RESCUE.
The police arrested three men, named
John Tighe. Charles Burke and Stephen
Cannon. When conveying them to the
station the crowd attacked them and
endeavored to rescue the prisoners.
After desperate conflict, during which
more stones were thrown and blows
struck on both sides, the stone throw
ers were locked up.
AtTwentieth street and Ninth avenue
the strikers during last night cut down
the feed wires, return wires and sup
port wires as far as Flatbush avenue, a
distance of over mile. The feed wires
in Twentieth street be:weeh Seventh
and Eighth avenues wore also destroyed.
Tho wires at Fifteenth street and Sec.
ond avenue were cut down early in the
morning.
A number OF trolley cars stored at
Ninth avenue, near Greenwood ceme-
terry. were wrecked, and rendered to.
tally unfit for use.
| To MANAGE DySANoS
The most serious attompt to prevent
tho running OF cara over the Third
avenue line was made ut Sixty-Hfth'
street and Third avenue, where plot
10 burn out tho dynamos in the depot
was nearly successful. II was evident
" the work OF skilled electricians. The
wires were cut and guy ropes attached
to them by which they wcro drawn
down and grounded on the posts on the
elevated railroad. Tho scheme was dis
covered in time, however, to Illustrate
the plan.
The lincmon on all tho Atlantic ave-
nue. lines struck work. This fact and tho
lack OF passengers prevented tho man
auelnent from running the Seventh,
Ninth avenue and Fifteenth street cars
at all to-day.
MILITIA SATISFIED.
Tho militia in tho various depots e1-
proased themselves as fairly well satisfied
with their treatment. but all appeared
desirous that tho a,riko should soon ter
IN mate and allow them to return to
their homes.
This forenoon at II o'clock
mob OF about sevon hundred strikers
gathered Mt Twenty.third street and
Fifth avenue. Thoy jeerod tho motor
men and threw Il iew stones. a small
detachment Of militia commanded the
mob 10 disporse. Tho crowd moved
forward close 10 tho depot and moro
stones wcro thrown. Tho militia woro
then ordered to charge. The crowd lell
back, but again pressed forward aud
squad Of police mado charge upon il
and clnbbcd tho mon away. Three were
arrested.
Not more than half tho linomun hayo
regarded tho order TO strike. Some OF
them refuse to walk out because tho
motormen rofusOd to asaist them when
they wanted to strike to remedy somo of
their alleged grievances. Tho number
Of mon out will cause tho company
much inconvenionco. President Lowis
says that tho linamon Of his company
aro not on II strike. Several OF the men
had called upon him yesterday and dc.
manded thoir wages.
WAS PERFECTLY JUsriIIABLE.
Colonel Austin. Of tho Thirteenth
rcsmont, whom soon at tho armory this
morning, said in reference TO tho shoot
ing OF the man Koarnsy that 1t was pcr.
ieclly jusliiiablc, as the mob ut tho