New-York tribune., 1899-07-19

Terminal and at o'clock another seventh-ave
car arrived All Of these cars had two police
men on the front seat. and the last seventh-ave
car had three policemen.
At S:37 o'clock the first night car on the Park
ave. line reached the terminal. The motorman'
a brawny. good looking fellow. who said he had
no name. was backed up by two policemen
They reported that in Park-ave., near Marcy
the track was obstructed by barrels filled with
stones. number of mattresses and an old stove
A mob Of men stood on either sidewalk. ana
greeted the car with a shower Of cobblestones'
The two policemen charged the mob and soon
clubbed the men into the houses Meanwhhe
the metorman and conductor removed. the op-
structions. 20
A policeman on Flatbush-ave. car No. rs.
which arrived at the Manhattan terminal AT
$50 o'clock said there had been no trouble on
the trip down, hut just before the car started
from the barn in Flatbush-ave. crowd OF
about two hundred men began TO annoy me
men at work on the cars. Roundsman Nash, In
command of forty policemen, charged the moo,
and by the liberal use OF hickory Sticks uls-
persed II in about three minutes. number OF
men in the mob received scalp wounds anu
bruises about the body.
At o O'Clock car No 231 the second Seventh
ave- night car had arrived. The only passfn,
gers on board were Roundsman Hoffman ana
ten policemen from Brooklyn. This extra force
was sent along matter OF precauton' PUT
no trouble was experienced on the trip.
DANGEROUS TRICK.
The motorman Of car No. S51, of the Flushing
ave- line which arrived at the terminal at "loV
O'Clock. had an experience on the trip down
which caused him TO announce that he would
make no more trips last night At a number OF
points along the line stones had been placed on
the track but the most dangerous scheme OF the
strikers was met at Irving-ave, where mum
ber of loose wires were dangling from the troll
lev wires In the dark the motorman did not
see them until struck the peak Of his cap.
Fortunately he was not hurt
reached the New-York terminal at I3O O'CLOCK
was attacked by mob of men and boys at
Spencer-st The motorman, whose name was
not learned was struck on the left knee with
stone nearly Gripping him. He drew revoi-
ver and the mob fed. The motorman said he
was expecting another attack on the return trip.
There no policemen on the car.
PISTOL SHOTS, CLUBS AND STONES.
Car No. 400. Of the Seventh-ave. line, which
reached the New-York terminal at 1000 o'clock.
had a warm reception along Seventh-ave.. be-
tween Fifteenth and Seventeenth SITS mob of
between one thousand and fifteen hundred men
and boys were strung along the sidewalks on
either side of the roadway. At Fifteenth-st. the
effgy of a man was suspended from the trolley
wires directly over the track. Just before this
point was reached some distractions were en-
countered on the track and the car had 10 be
backed half a block. Two dozen policemen on
board got out the footboard of the car ready
for emergencies. When the car was again
started ahead a volley Of stones was showered
at It, A number of the policemen were hit, one
having his helmet crushed in by a stone. The
efigy was hauled down and taken on board the
car AS this was being done two shots were
fired by some person persons in the crowd.
No one the was hit. but the policemen
OH board leaped to the street and used their
clubs on the mob until they cleared the road
way. When they got back on the car they re-
manned on the footboard, and, as the motornaa
ran the car at top speed through the mob the
policemen used their clubs on any one who was
venturesome enough to approach within club
b!ng distance.