The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-23
He and 3 Few Comrades Had
Enraged the Soldiers.
BROOKLYN ROADS STILL TIED
Eight Thousand Troops and 1900
Police Can't Raise the Embargo.
Liaemen to .Strike Today-Ths Indus-
tries OF the City Suffering ana law
Iessness Rampant - All That the
Proass OF Great Corporations May
BE Maintained.

Brooklyn. Jan. a2-The first fatal en-
counter OF the great strike took place
about IL O'Clock tonight. when in an
encounter with a few boys at the Hal
sey street station OF the Brooklyn City
railroad voiley was fired by the mill
tia. Henry Ahen. of New York city.
was fatally shot. musket BAH enter
ing his mouth and passing through his
head. Another man. whose name Is
Williams. was wounded in the arm.
The nirah day of the tie-up closed
without bringing material change In
the situation. II has been a day cf
alarming rumors. which. fortunately,
had slight or no foundation. There
were between daybreak and nightfall
numerous brushes between the police
and militia on one side and the strik-
ers or head-strong. iaw-defying SYM
pafhizers with their cause on the other.
A mandate OF Master Workman Con-
molly was promulgated today calling
upon the Enemen to abandon their
situations tomorrow morning-
The Developments OF the day have
not been reassuring, as a whole. In
spite Of. the fact that there are under
arms In The city 5000 state solciers and
1000 policemen on duty, intramural
traffic Is suffering a virtual paralysis,
In which all the industries Of the city
participate to greater or lesser de-
gree; lawiessness is rampant. and al
together conditions are such as may
excite the gravest apprehensions.
Master Workman Connolly says he
ordered out the hnemen because this
action has been necessitafed by the
action OF the soldiers at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. when company of the
Seventh regiment surrounded the hall
and seized the books and papers of the
local assembly, which has its head
quarters there.
After midnight a non-union rnotorman
named O'Neill was knocked down AMI
kicked until almost unconscious. He was
then bound hand and foot with wire.
carried into the middle OF an empty lot
and kept there until daylight His fet-
ters were then removed, and he was es-
corted TO the Brooklyn ferry. HIS fare
Was paid. and he WAS told not to return
under penalty OF worse treatment next
time. Two boys We're badly injured by
being trarnpled upon by strikers In a
conflict between soldiers and rioters last
night at Ridgewood.
There was unusual calm, this morning
at the Alabama avenue station on the
Fulton avenue line the solliers were
stoned. Each stable was crowded with
tired soldiers. Outside in the fog. where
they could see only three PAGES from
them, pickets halted every passer-by 10
know his business. They were in no hui
f.s-,
grace that they stood the fusiilaie OF
missiles hurled from the impenetrahie
darkness. While they did not make an
open manifestation. the nsohs busted
themselves cutting wires at Gates and
Myrtle avenues. They cut the wires for
about two blocks on Gates avenue be-
tween Knickerbocker ard Central ave-
naes. and carried the wires away. At
Fiathush it was discovered that man
had made his way into the stable and at
tempted 10 brfbe the new men there 10
desert their posts under promise of being
well paid for staying away from work
IT was discovered that some other mis-
creant had tampered with the motor box
es of soma or the cars. He was discoy-
cred In the stables, and fought like a
demon One or the stabiemen received
a htick eye, athi TIE man escaped. Every
precaution is being taken to prevent any
stranger from entering the powerhouses.
as there have been threats that the
stables and powerhouses Will be blown
up
The tarpanies are stiii unable to Sc
cure new men 20 run all their cars. The
companies are stiIi further aampere.f
by The refusal OF the iineInen TO repair
cut wires.
Gel. Appleton has ordered his faen, when
assaulted a1enceforsh. to respond rola4
blark with lead
About 2 O'clock this afternoon a mob
al Buffalo avenue attacked Fulton
street car. Troops under command OF
Lieut.. BagIey came 10 the assistance
Of the police. and the strikers were dts
rersei Cars on the Broadway line wero
stopped on account cf the cutting OF the
wires AT Rockaway ayeaue A large
crowd congregsted there.
Buffalo. y. Y. Jan. 2..-The Sixty-nfth
regiment has been ordered 10 hold IFS
fncn in readiness far a cali 20 arms /.
needed at the Brooklyn strike.