New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20
CARS WE'RE DESERTED.
MOTORMEN AND CONDUCTORS FRIGHT
ENED BY ANGRY MOBs.
TROUBLE IN THE EASTERN DIsrRrcT-uNsUc-
CEssFUI ATTEMPT or THE BROOKLYN,
QUEENS COUNTY AND SUBURBAN LINE

QUEENS COUNTY AND SUBURBAN LINE
TO RUN IT'S CARS ~ BROADWAY.
Rioting followed the attempts OF the Brooklyn,
Queens County and Suburban Company to run
cars on the Sumner-ave. line yesterday. All along
the line the motormcn and conductors In charge
OF the cars were greeted with Kisses and hows
from the angry mobs. and the police experienced
great difficulty in preventing the men from pe'ng
roughlv handled Several times mob OF hun
dred or more tried to board the cars and drag
the motormen and conductors 10 the street. ana IN
several instances they were SUCCESSFUL despi'e
the police During the proceedings the police used
their clubs freely and several cut heads were the
result Many arrests were made III the fas"'r'
District during the attacks. where the grea'er
trouble seemed to be
The first car left the depot about IL O'CLOCK. IL
was preceded by snowplou2h No. g. Inc car
was No 500, and in charge OF starter Jon"
Mccormack and was operated by Motorman Johh
Hilford who is a new man. Thls car was H.
lowed by cars Nos. Ni and SIS. ana not more 'ha''
half n dozen passengers carried during the
trims Stones sticks and other missiles were
hurled after the cars. breaking the WINDOWS anu
striking the motormen ard conductors Each car
was manned by two policemen. THOUSANDS o
people lined the sidewalks along Broadway "ne.e
the cars turned into It from Sumner-aVe. whiie
women and children living along the thoroughfare
appeared at the open windows OF their apartments
and TONED the nobs the street In their hoo'S
and yells
Three cars reached the Broadway ferries III
safety, but the return trip were at'ackeu oS
a mob OF fully 100 people at Broadway and Fiush-
ing-ave Attempts made TO beat the ihotoi-
men and conductors and 70 overturn the cars
and IL was with great difficulty that the ponce
succeeded in preventing their being carrieu ou'.
While the strikers we're iioting word was sen
to the different police precincts in the heieno''
hood and a few minutes later the police were re-
,-f,h. gif hG gIcppplel
the mobs back and the cars proceeded
The only passenger on the at the time was
n woman who had boarded car No. So at 'ne
ferry. She assisted from the car oy t"e
police and nearly swooned with fright otner
cars followed these. and fourteen In all were
started from the house during the uay' pu'
succeeded In making only one trip each Inc
cars which followed Nos. SD. Si and SIS were met
at Flushing-ave and Broadway by the angry hoo'
which by this time numbered fully 3,0" anu III
several the motormen and conductors ue
serted their post and fed, for fear OF beihs hil'eu
by the mob The police seemed 10 De po"e''SS
cope with the crowd.
The strikers In several cases cut the trolley rope
When cars Nos $40 and $40 We're on their return
trip from the ferry they were attacHed py INC
crowd at Broadway and Whpple-st.. ana despite
the police tho motormen were dragged from TIE
cars and roughly handled. The police managed 10
rescue one Of the motormen from the crowd ana
the other man managed 20 escape. The TWO cars
were then toined and proceeded 10 the cdr-nouses
amid a shower OF stones. The mob followed the
cars but was finally driven back by the large iorce
OF police which had arrived on the under com
mand OF Captains French. Martin and Ennis.
\ hootfng mob met the at the ferry ara
several attempts made 10 assault the men III
charge. SO frightened did some OF the men become
over the threats and shouts of the crowd that they
deserted their cars at the hrst opportuniy a,ih III,
made good their escape. Four OF the cars were de-
TOD ny re-
As the day advanced the crowds along Broadwsy
began swell. and by O'Clock thousands OF peo-
attack one OF the cars on the return trip at Flush
inE-ave. and broadway the conductor became 80
frightened that he drew revolver and threatened
e. shoot the first who boarded TO do him bodily
harm The sight OF the weapon only seemed 70
Increase the anger Of the mob, which would nave
bearded the car and dragged the conductor 10 the
street had II not been for the cnarse made py the
The mob remained about the scene way into the
evening and several times assumed such threat
enng attitude that II was tnougnt IL "ouin pe
necessary to call some Of the militia TO dlsperse
them. .,
At q o'clock while OF the cars was returning
10 the car-house. the crowd filled tne street al
Eliery-st and Broadway. The motorman. realizing
hls danger. turned on the current and sent the car
knocked down but none seriously hurt. Tney
were taken away by friends before their names
The police here again charged the mob and pre-
vented any violence TO the motorman. who contn-
'1 When car 20 l2H reached the ferry rs frs,
trip yesterday afternoon ne crowd stoned II
ieft on the stand for an hour before it was re-
moved by being attached to another :
The company discontinued running cars at !
o'clock The last car assailed by the mob at
Park-ave and Broadway with stones and sticks \
woman who was among the few passengers tainted
from fright and had to be carried into a nearby
store. where she was revived She then proceeded
Alter the las, car had passed by the lnturiated
mob the police retired The crowds rernlned IN the
neighborhood. however, for an hour or more later.