The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-18
POLICE INADEQUATE
The Militia May Soon Be
Called for by Mayor
Schieren of Brooklyn.
SMALL RIOTS AT MANY POINTS
Cars Stoned and Policemen and
Motormen Hurt--Three
Shots Fired.
Cars Partially Wrecked and Threats
of Destruction OF Property
Freely Uttered.

President Lewis of the Brooklyn City
Company, and President Norton OF the
Atlantic Avenue Company, to compro-
mise. At the Bush street stables OF the
Court street lines where the police ex-
pected no trouble whatever, strikers 10
the number of rs engaged in seven
fights with the non-union men. and three
shots were fred by the strikers. the as
order became so great that eight new
men deserted the company IN rear OF
their lives, and two more were frightened
into deserting their car en- route ana
running away.
Five cars of the company were parti-
ally demolished by the angry strikers.
During these exciting passages only SIX
patrolmen, commanded by two rounds
men. were present to protect life and
property. They were speedily rein
forced by Thirty patrolmen, but the
strikers still far outrumbered them. Be
fore the re-inforcements arrived, the po-
lice at Bush street, were compelled To
charge on the strikers on trolley car
about Is miles an hour. and with CLUBS
and pistols drawn to clear a way Tor the
car.
VIOLENCE GENERAL.
The strikers about the Halsey street
station also began the day by stonlng
cars. A man named Nesbitt was ar
rested. The police guard had to be
strengthened. After that the strikers
became quiet for while.
AT the Twenty-third street stables of the
Fifth avenue line, the strikers gathered
earlier than usual and in large numbers.
The new men became frightened ana
demanded additional police protection.
This was given. Still, many of the men,
who had come from Philadelphia, got
so badly scared that they deserted the
company. Twelve men went over TO the
strikers in a body.
At Flatbush, the strikers were SLOW
in getting around, and the company made
good headway in getting out their cars.
At ten O'Clock they had q cars running.
The full schedule is 81
The8 negotiations Of the strikers Win
President Wilkes. of the Suburban Hoao'
for compromise are stln IN progress
POLICE WORRIED.
Police Superintendent Campbell and his
aids. and the Presidents of the COM
nanies are greatly worried over the dis
position the strikers showed this morn
ing to attack the companies in places
where there is little or no police pro
lection. The force is not large enough
TO cover all points. If the strikers keep
nm their tactics, 1t is admitted, it Will De
imnossible for the companies ever TO get
into running order.
If the police should be distributed at
all the barns, the strikers could easily
empower them at all points, and the COIL
panies could run no cars whatever.
The strikers avowed this morning that
thew would make Messrs. Lewis and
Norton give IN, or they would ruin the
companies they represent.
THE MAYOR ACTS.
Mavor Schieren said this morning that
his police force is not adequate to pro-
tect property and life and hold the strlk.
soS Police Commissioner Welles. Corpora
tion Counsel Mcdonald and Public WORKS
Commissioner White. They then held 2
eonsultatio1n noa as Morton 70 one for aas' aid "
The committee, appointed by the citl,
zens in mass meeting last night, calico
on Mayer sehsTen fro fnS tbeVea erhs They
the railroad companies.
A conference was brought about oy a a
letter from President Norton Of the At
lantic avenue line. In It ne SAID tnat ne
had practically both Fifth avenue nnes
in operation, and could neg,n m To- 10 opeaae1 saaeI
protection. He asked that II the ponce
could not give it, the militia be calieo
out 80. =,
the exact condition Of the lines and tha'
one Line IS shena suited De Epy He saa ghh wo1
confer with the Mayor II ne conciuoee
the police force was too small
Mayor Schieren decided that the force
Police Commissioner Welles says he i
greatly disturbed for the safety OF hIt
in Brooklyn over the fact that the a ran
Way companies, especially at this time
nut inexperienced motormen in propell
ing the cars. He said:-.l have decldee
to ask the present Legislature to pas
n bill requiring every man VINO operates
a motor to be licensed. want him to bt
subjected to a system similar to that nov
applied to engineers VINO M. rdiraa run ponsrs snd
license issued by the Police Department
before he is allowed to run electri
cars" o,YY.resE
The disorderly crowds that made trou
BILE yesterday at the Haisey street staDie' a
of the Brooklyn Heights .Raiiroaa Ion edoa,
tbis morning, and at 7:30 made thei
first assault on a street car
The car left the station guarded d ar ny
followed by platoon of policemen afoot
TO clear a way through crowd tn
mounted men charged on tnem mem IA IA -,
gallop, and as the strikers feI pach ,d,
the patrolmen ran up and tried 70 Keel
the crowds away from the cars. The ca
came up through the police Ines, an
When 1t had gone two blocks from IN
station the strikers began to hoot at tn
non-union motorman and conductor, an
called on one another to XIII them. 8, A
ef the car. breaking all the window
and knocking out the ventilators on tn
fon of the car. The mounted men an
the patrolmen wheeled and charged tn
crowd together, driving the strikers be
fore them. The latter still continues
throwing stones at the car, and the ney
natroimen turned the car back into tn
barn again. r.rIr,r,n
The police arrested a man Of the nam
~ Nesbift. charged with being one. Q
tha stone throwers. The police force ha
been doubled at the Halsey street stables
aen AZ present, besides the mounted po5ice
eigbfv nafrolmen are on guard Railroa
elgnty, Pc, -ov that seven strikers asked t
Be taken back but the fnpsiEinteffdehn spwia 81 e.
RaiIroad Company. The SupeTantenden
aid at nine o'clock that he had succeed ,5ss.
al "a * Getting out twenty five cars: I'M M
Ave less than the schedule numbers
sIa arnecfed to be running all the caL
= noon. He said be had seyenty-n