The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-19
RESERVES ARE CALLED OUT
CHIEF DEVERY GIVES THE ORDER
EARLY THIS MORNING.

In Anticipation of Strike on Metro-
poIitan Lines-An Explosion on Fifth
Avenue Elevated in Brooklyn-Emtire
Line Blocked.
New York, July 19.-3 a. m-Fifty re-
serves have just been marched into the
51st street police station, in Manhattan
borough, and it is reported that Chief
Devery telegraphed Sergeant Justice to
hold the men al the station, in anticipa-
ton of possible strike on the Metro
politan street railway system.
New York, July 19-An attempt was
made to blow up the elevated railroad
structure at Fifth avenue and Thirty
fifth street, Brooklyn, early this morn
ing. The police say that it was the
work of the strikers or their sympathiz-
ers.
One of the pillars of the structure was
shattered by the explosion of dynamite
at 1:10 a. m. The entire base Of the
pillar was blown to pieces and the sides
of the pillar several feet up were torn
away. Several pieces of steel were
thrown through neghboring houses.
One piece of large size, nearly an inch
in thickness, was blown through the
brick wall of a house at the corner of
Thirty fourth street and Fifth avenue.
Another was blown through a house
at the corner of Thirty-fourth street
and Fourth avenue while still another
crashed through the iron railing of the
Greenwood sub-cemetery.
Several policemen who were on duty
in the vicinity hurried to the scene of
the explosion, which was heard for
long distance, but no arrests were made.
The explosion caused a delay in the
running of trains over the Fifth avenue
line for a time, and extra guards were
sent out to watch the structure. For
no one was injured.
trolley strike is still on and in all like
lihood there will be no end to the labor
striking motormen and conductors are
very earnest and they claim they are
gaining ground. On the other hand the |
of the Brooklyn Trac-
ton company assert that the strike Is |
only nominal one and that from to-
1ight on they will experience no diff |
,ulty in running their full complement Of |
,ars. A mob of 400 persons attacked a |
Fifth avenue car on its way into the |
'ity and Motorman A. Latham and Con-
luctor w. f. Mulcahy were pulled off |
he car and badly treated. Latham had
lis arm broken and Mulcahy received a
fracture of the nose: Several police
nen who We're in the neighborhood rush
ID to the assistance of the motorman
md conductor and frightened the crowd
IF by firing their revolvers in the air
Three arrests were made and in less
han fifteen minutes the cars were run
ling on schedule of eight minutes
1t was rumored during the forenoon
hat trouble might be expected on the
Elevated roads, but early in the after
loon President Rossiter stated that no
itch would occur there. The engineers
lad been notified that as soon as the
bird rail or electric motor system
hould be operated their wages would
e reduced from $3.50 to 1926 per day.
he engineers objected to the proposed
eduction but this afternoon they were
ssured by the management that the
ate of wages now existing would be
About noon policemen
1ere sent from headquarters to all the
levated railroad stations in Brooklyn. ,
hief of Police Devery together with
'olice Commissioners York and Sexton
isited headquarters during the after 1
oon but none of them would admit that
ny serious trouble was anticipated on
lie l. system. {
CTION OF VIEW York ALDERMEN. ]
ympnthy Extended to Strikers-The
Eight-Hour Question.