The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-12
TWO STORIES OF A STRIKE.
The Adventures or Major Tuhba and the Assist
ant Surgeon Recalled.

ant surgeon hecoileO.
The recent attempt of Gen. Butt of the First
Brigade of the National Guard of this State to
remove an annoyance from in front of his tent at
Camp Black, in which the doughty General was
laid low by q civilian (who then had the indie
cency to ESCAPED. calls to mind an attempt of
an officer in the Generals old regiment to do the
same thing In Brooklyn. 1t was during tho
strike of 1895, when Gen. Butt was Lieuten-
antColonel Of the Twelfth Regiment. Tho
officer in question may be called Tubbs, for
that wasn't his name, and his rank doesn't
matter for the purposes Of this story, though. Of
course, It mattered a lot towel, Major Tubbs.
1t appeared that Major Tuhbs and some
other officers were travelling in uniform on an
elevated railroad train and wanted to alight at
a certain station. For some reason, perhaps
because 1t was beneath the dignity OF a Major
to hurry as civilians had to. the gallant Major
reached the door as the guard shut the gate and
signalled to 60 ahead. Tho Major conde-
Here. let mo off," he said. But tho guard
You're too LAT Mex station"
Dye know who | amt I'm Major Tubbs Of
the Twelfth Regiment. want to get of. Stop
Can't do It. You'll have to wait till tho
The distinguished soldier lost his temper, just
as Gen. Butt did at Camp Black, and addressed
the civilian in winged words. In fact, he at
Major, and gave the handles OF his gates an
extra hard slam. Then he hit the gallant Ma
jor once with each fist--his right fist took the
gallant Major In the left eye and his left fist
landed in the Majors right eye. and whore tho
fists had visited discoloration appeared prompt.
". In other and less classical language, he
blacked both of Major Tubbs's eyes. Then he
opened the gates US usual and called the name
of the station as usual.
The gallant and distinguished Major left the
train and betook himself to the office of the
superintendent of the road, where he made COM
plant against tho guard. But for some I'M
known and INSTRUMENTATION rea-
son tho Superintendent refused to discharge
the guard. So Major Tubbs's wrongs went un-
avenged. He has since been promoted out Of
the regiment, however.
This tale recalls another, wherein the rail-
road man was the offender-of course, IL must
not be imE gined that the gallant Major was the
offender in the first story, but certainly the
during the Brooklyn trolley strike also. The
Junior assistant surgeon of the Twenty-second
Regiment was on an elevated train In Brook
Ign, when the guard applied to him the same
guard. The little surgeon was not so offhRnd
rs the Majors friend; at least he gave the guard
q chance to apologize. He did It in this man.
ner. He took his revolver out, went to the
guard. and said:
You 60 down on your knees and apologize
The guard looked at him and at tho revolt
ver, and then knelt down and apoloRizcd.
The guard had been surrounded by applaud
ing friends, who, however, had ceased to APP
plaud by this time.
Amy. one else got any remarks to makel'
asked the little doctor: but no one else had. So
he put his pistol back.
Now, II the first guard had given the gallant
Major time to apologize, he might not have
had to black both OF his eyes; one eye might
| have haAD enough