The herald., 1895-01-21
TURBULENT SUNDAY SCENES
Strikers and Militiamen Crowd
Brooklyn Streets.
Few Cars Running and Little or No
Travel.
The Railroad Men Throw Stones and the
Soldiers Prod Them with Bayo-
nets-veteraus in X ssdinsss.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Jan. 20.-There
we're but few evidences OF the turbulent
scenes OF the night when the Sabbath
sun rose over East New York, snC
scarcely q sign OF life was observed save
in the vicinity OF the stables of the Ful
ton avenue and the Broadway lines
At 7 80 q. m. the police arrived, III
strong. Captain German assumed com
mand OF both the poles and the Ma
tional guard. The morning passed very
quietly, the crowd which gathered beinl
largely of spectators. The tearing dowr
of the trolley wires few blocks away
prevented the running of any cars, aue
as cons equenoe the strikers kept ir
the background until the repairs had
been completed. The arrival of the
construction wagons, however, acted
like torch to q magazine, and big
crowd at once focked about the trscfs
stretching for mile along the ave nue.,
waiting for the cars they knew would
soon be sent out.
At noon detail of so men from each
OF the companies OF the Fourteenth
regiment, under command of Capt. W.
t. Garcia, relieved the first battalion OF
the Thirteenth regiment, Major Coch-
ran, and after the guard was posted
preparations were made for starting the
care. Twenty-Five motormen were re-
ported az ready to start, but only 10
cara were sent out. The grou nd in the
immediate vicinity was quickly cleared,
STARTING THE CARS.
At :45 p. m. two cars we're ready and
as the clock struck two both civic and
military forces made the move. A car
rolled out OF the shed and without error
wac switched on the track leading down
to Fulton ferry. 1t was surrounded by
II guards under officer OF the day, Lieu
tenant Little, of Company L, Fourteenth
regiment, and, preceded by Sergeant
ReiDslds and six mounted policemen,
began it's journey, Captains German and
Ennis with 100 patrolmen following.
The military halted in their picket line
and the police alone accompanied the
car down the avenue. The other nine
cars followed at intervals Of q fe " min.
utes.
All went we'll for 80 minutes, when
the police reserves were seen to halt. A
detachment was then sent with the
patrol wagon with full speed. AT
point on the avenue nesr Hopkinson
avenue the mob had taken possession
OF building material In front OF q row OF
brick buildings under construction and
hurled it over both tracks between the
time OF the passing of the first and sec.
ond cars. There were many women and
children in this mob, and q scene of
turbulence was enacted. lasting a long
time after the distractions were re.
moved. The strikers in the meantime
rad succeeded in securing the desertion
Of four motormen, and q second block
ade occurred near Saratoga avenue, and
the cars were ordered back to the stable,
all reaching East New York in some.
what battered condition with the ex-
ception OF one, the latter being taken
back by a striker who had a big placard
on his breast reading tx. OF L." He
was eheered all along the line.
MORE TROOPS ASKED FOR.
Additional troops have been asked for
and have been ordered out to qusll the
strike disturbances. The Frat brigade
of National guards. including all the
troops, infantry, artillery and signal
corps, received orders from Adjutant
General McAlpine to be ready for service
tomorrow under Brigadier General Fitz-
gerald. The efforts OF the mayor to
bring about settlement having prove ed
irultless, there ie no telling when or
how the differences between the rail-
road officials and the strikers will be
adjusted. The news that the First bril-
gade OF National guard Of New York had
been called out this evening caused q
great deal OF excitement throughout the
city.
The trouble between the military and
strikers which occurred last evening
was looked on as the beginning OF a
series OF such outbreaks, and the calling
out OF additional troops showed at once
in how serious light the authorities
viewed the situation. The cars were
run today by green hands on the same
lines as on yesterday. but they we're
poorly patronizsd by the public. Scrim.
images innumerable took place on all
the lines embraced in the strike, but
nothing of serious nature occurred.
The men are being advised on all sides
not to resort to violence, and in many
churches the clergymen appealed to
them to be quiet and law abiding.
CONNOLLY TALKS.
Martin ]. Connolly, one of the execu-
tive bodywhich has conducted the strike.
when questioned as to what action the
Central Labor union union might take
IN reference to the movement, repliad:
That body sent committee here to-
day and rendered us their full moral
and financis support"
The police captains held another con-
ference this evening. They discussed
the situation and made arrangements
for placing the police force on the Diff
ierent lines tomorrow.
The executive committee of the strik-
srs, after lengthy nesting in Mugge's
nall, gave out the following statement
tonight.
CITIZENS: Seven days since the en-
ployees of the Brooklyn trolley lines
were driven from their posts by soul
less corporations because they were
human beings and unable to work
another year under the terrible strain
on them. being compelled to run troll
ley cars through crowded streets at q
high rate of speed for IA hours as q
days work, so they contracted for only
10 hours.
I'VE offered to continue our contracts
with our masters for another year OF
the same wages if we were guaranteed
against more than 10 hours work. The
ccmpsHies refused. All our efforts to
hrDltrate were rejected. The cerporas
tiOue coutinuad m v.,a;cxo;, .ko;. -;