The evening world. Newspaper, January 26, 1895, Page 1

STRIKE EXTRA NO. 6 Che (“Ciren lation Books Open to All. NEW YORK, SA‘ MORE CARS ATAGKED 4 Crowds Again Resort to Violence in the Green- point District. SPECIAL POLIC Half of the Car EMAN BEATEN. Lines Are Now in Operation---Wire Cutters Again Out in Force. SOME RELIEF FOR THE SEVENTH BOYS. Major Abrams Lessens the Guard and Keeps Those off Duty Un- der Shelter. Greenpoift was again the scene of great disorier to-day. The rest of the ‘ty was comparatively quiet, there be- | ing but few disturbances. The absence of militia seemed to em- bolden the turbulent element and, al- though the police force was strength- ened eariy in the morning, it was not large enough to prevent crowds from forming in various etreets, and shower- ing missiies at cars. ‘The trouble began with snowballing of cars by women and boys, As the men ‘began to join In the pelting, sticks and stones replaced the snowballs. A special policeman who tried to dis- perse a crowd was fet upan and badly beaten. He appealed to fellow-officers for Lelp, but they refused to go to his assistance. :: A car filled with non-union men was “attacked on Manhattan avenue and badly damaged with stones and clubs. None of the occupants were seriously hurt. Master Workman Connelly said to an “Evening World” reporter this morning: “| should very much like to see this atrike settled. The situation is such that any further prolongation of the strike means ruin tv the workingmen, The amount of money they are losing, as well as tne companies, is causing the utmost suffering in Brooklyn.” He was asked if it was thought the strike would be declared off to-day. “Well,” he said, “I do not know but what I am talking too much, The com- panies may think that what I am say- ing is an admission on my par: that the ld employees are practically back to work.” “Are they going back to work? Ha’ they made application to be put of ina bedy?"" “I think I have said enough on the subject now," he replied. “Don't you think that the strike was ordered at the wrong time of the year? Would not there have been a better chance of success in Spring or Sum- mer?” a “Well, I don’t know about that. The strike was forced on us. We were obliged to go out on strike. The com- panies were trying to replace us by out- side men.” Mr. Connolly said to another reporter later that he had no idea of calling the strike off, Twenty-four of the forty-eight car lines were operated to-day, with a total of 413 cars, On the same lines under ordi- “nary conditions 78 cars are used out of a total of 1,800 cars on all lines com- | bined. ne Tompkins avenue and Hamilton avenue liner were opened to-day for the first time, bit the Motropolitan and Ja- maica avenue lines, which were started * yesterday, had not resumed up to @ o'clock this afternoon, Wire-cutters were busy again early thie morning, despite the storm. Bev- eral of the lines were unable to start ‘fat the usual hour, and much time was Jost in finding the breaks and repairing ‘The pilice kept a sharp lookout for the miscreants, but owing to the everm and darkness it was imporsible to pre- vent the destruction in every case, Thirtecn arrests were made, the po- lice In some cases shooting at the de- stroyere to bring them to a halt. One of the prisoners was formerly a special noliceman, but resigned from the force yenterday, In Second avenue the strikers sawed off the arms to trolley poles, leaving no supports to the wires, and at’ Bedford avenue and North First street sections of the wire were taken away. Acting Capt. McDonald, of Company C, Seventh Regiment, had charge of the night guard of forty-five men from 6 o'clock to midnight at the Halsey street depot. During the night a gang of men, led by a typical rough, jeered the guard during their entire tour of duty. Information was received that a con- certed attack was to be made at mid- night by the mob, which was armed with firearms and clubs, and when the mem- bers of the guard turned in they were instructed to li down without removing accoutrements and be ready to tura out at the tap of the drum. ‘The attack was not made, however, because at midnight it was storming wildly, To the soldiers quartered in Brooklyn the thirteenth day of the strike held out the most dismal prospects. The snow and rain had filled the streets with | slush, and the thought of having to march through it was anything but cheerful, Many of the troops, poorly quartered, spent a most uncomfortable night. The stables in which some of them slept leaked fearfully, and the break of morn- ing found those so situated wet and fagged out. Major Abrams, in command of the forces at Ridgewood, announced this morning that he would not pla: so many men to guard the cars as here- tofore. This ts not only on account of the weather, but in order to accustom the companies and green hands to get along without the aid of the militia. The soldiers will be held in reserve for any emergency, however. There is considerable illness among the soldiers, principally colds, and fea expressed that unless better provision is made or the weather changes for the better, there will be many serious cases. The representative of President Lewis, of the Brooklyn Heights system, said to-day ‘hat thirty of the strikers had returned to work. Master Workman Connelly contradicted | the statement — ny SUPPLIES FOR TWO DAYS. It was learned this afternoon that in securing supplies one of the com- mands of the First Brigade w in- structed from headquarters to make the request for a two days’ supply. ‘This is taken to indicate that the New York soldiers will be kept in Brooklyn at least two days more. POLICEMAN BADLY BEATEN. Special Officer Grant ‘Truesdell was patrolling Manhattan avenue, near Noble street, in Greenpoint, this after- noon, and as he hud no uniform on the crowd jeered him. , Finally one young fellow threw a stone at a passing car and turning to Truesdell asked what he was going to do about it. ‘Truesdell answered by grabbing the fellow by the neck and starting for the station-house with him. Half @ dozen men tore the prisoner from his hands, but although no other officer was in sight, Truesdell was game. He went for the crowd with his club, disperse@ It, chased the first man and caught him. Less than a block from the station a mob of several hundred asraulted Truesdell and, despite his resistance, took away his prisoner, club and hat, and beat him severely. The only other officer in sight was Regular Patrolman Quigley, who, in- atead of heiping Truesdell, deliberately ‘walked across the street and arrested fifteen-year-old Andrew Hansen, who had a dangerous weapon in the shape of & rubber ball tied to a strap. Quigley explained that he did not have any time to help the special of- cer, who finally managed to reach the police station. ‘At the station he took off his badge ‘nd said he wanted to res was induced to return to his post. At the same time Special Policeman John H. Ferris also resigned and could not be induced to return to his post. Car No. 1,98 of the Flushing avenue line, having on board twenty-eight mo- torman from Chicago, was assolled with @ shower of stones and sticks while go- ing through Manhattan avenue, near Greenpoint avenue, on the way to the stable, The car badly damaged, but it reached the stables with no one injured. Car No, 1,932 at about the same time, through the carelessness of the motor- man, crashed into a brewery wagon at Greenpoint avenue and the platform was smashed. The heavy snow helped the cause of the strikers in Greenpoint. The slush on the street this morning was so deep that even had they disregarded the events of yesterday, the companies could not run their cars at daybreak. The result was complete tie-up of the Greenpoint ling The Flushing Avenue lines, running from the Greenpoint ferry to the bridge, and thence out to Flushing, made an rt at 830 o'clock to run cars, and were sent over the line. Along the from Greenpoint not one pas- senger was taken aboard. Police Captain Rhodes, of the Seventh An Early Morning Scene in Myrtle Avenue near the | treet “AFTER THE RIOT The Soldier.) The Tough. } ad DHT TO) udu [* Curcniation Books Open to Ai”) 26, 1805. Is OVER. - “Never Touched Me!" Precinct, visited the City Hall late last night, and at his request his IMmited force in Greenpoint was strengthened this morning by Police Captain Short and ten men from the Fifth Precinct. and Police Captain Corwin, of the Twenty-fitth Precinct, This force, with thirty-nine men from the Seventh Precinct, under Sergts. El- Nott and Knapp, guarded the Franklin depot, while Police Captain Rhodes and Sergt. Lynch, with six men, went on duty at the Manhattan depot, on Box street. The remainder of the force of the precinct except a few men who were | left at the stat! hoi distributed along Manhattan avenue, and sixty special policemen Were detailed to dif- ferent points in the precinct. ‘A member of the Citizens’ Committee which alded the strikers yesterday sald this morning that twenty-eight motor- men were induced, b&Jthe payment of $# each, to leave their okra yesterday, On the Greenpoint avenue branch of the Flushing avenue line, running to the ferry, the cars were assalled with snow- balls by boys and women this morning. Crowds began to gather on Greenpoint and Manhattan avenues at 11 o'clock, and kept the policemen busy. Last night the strikers met at their headquarters on Manhattan avenue and ii Ridgewood Depot---The Seventh on Guard. voted to aid In every way to preserve law and order so far as it was possible to do so, Along Manhattan avenue this morning a number of the merchants displayed placards reading, “Boycott the cars!" ‘Thomas Bahan, twenty-eight years old, of 77 North Seventh street, who works on a sawdust wagon, was arrested on the charge of obstructing traffic, Bahan's driver refused to get out of the way of a Manhattan avenue car, near Norman avenue, and did not move until Policeman Bigelow, of the Seventh Precinct, pulled the horses to one aide. As the car passed Bahan heaped his hands full of sawdust and flung St into the eyes of the non-union motorman. ee TWO SOLDIERS BEATEN. Regulars W Mistaken for MIM men. Two soldiers of the Unite! States Army, stationed at Fort Hamilton, were badly beaten by strikers at Fifty-eighth street and Third avenue, about 2 o'clock this morning, and several strikers who were engaged in the melee were beaten by militiamen, who went to the rescue of the regulars. ‘The two soldiers had been in New York during the evening. They started ROOP a’s CHARGE IN MASPETH STREETS | | for their station, and as they were pass- | Ing the point mentioned they were net upon by a crowd of strikers, who mis- | took them for militiamen. | The soldiers were being badly used up | when a number of men of the Fourteenth | Regiment went to their assistance. | The mUitlamen did not use their bay- onets, but pitched Into the crowd with their fis:s and put the enemy to flight, | gilageers Desa BEATEN IN THE STREETS. Non-Union Men W! Were Fol- lowed Home and Assanited. Thomas Unger, a Halsey street motor- man, who lives at Eleventh avenug and Fifty-first street, New York, reported for duty this morning, the first time since Thursday, He was followed over to New York on Thursday night, and as he came out of 4 restaurant in Fulton street, he was assaulted by four men, who beat him unconscious. He was picked up and taken to @ drug store, where he revived sufficiently to be taken home. He almost lost the (Continued on Second Page.) and other racing, entri sporting news nee 1 _EXTRA NO. | PRICE ONE CENT. LEWIS GETS |NIGHT EDITION MORE TE Alternative Writ of Man- damus Granted by Jus- tice Gaynor. Moderate Course the Court's. Reasons. the Strikers, Who Wanted a Peremptory Writ. Justice Gaynor, in the Supreme Court, Brooklyn, to-day issued an alternative writ In the application of Joseph Loader, a Fulton street furniture dealer, for ia mandamus to compel the Brooklyn Heights Ratlroad Company to run cars on its lines for the accommodation of the travelling public. An alternative writ gives the Rail- road Company the option of running cars acconiing to the demands of the complainant, or showing cause for not doing #0, ‘This allows tne defendants twenty days to file an answer to the writ, and is a virtual victory for the Company. ‘The Justice's opinion is as follows: The Opinion im Fall. “My views of this case remain sub- antially the same they were at the close of the argument upon the first its orcinary corporate duties to the. lc is not denied, It presented the to the Court that. the reason tor © fi that it ts overcome by vielence, . the goverament does act adeq tect It. “This might be a sufMoclent law if tr but I refuse ts either the Judicial or Ei of government has failed in Protection to the corporation, no evidence before me upon cast such @ reproach upon thé “It was. mentioned in the . that thro éther street railrond sane tions tn the city of Brooklyn have™ all .he while running their cate imi! usual manner. This corporation : Might to get labor as cheaply ag but if may vot without a the law stor the running of itd éag try to beat down the price or st ditions 2f inbor. its Duty to Rum Cars, “It was its duty and now te its. aring, This corporation is primarily ‘a public one, and its first duty ts to the public, Its private duty to its stock- holders cannot lawfully stand between it and its duty to the public. It is en- titled to the full protection of the gov- ernment in the performance of its public duties, protection on the one side and obedience to law on the other being re- ciprocal, and going hand in hand. All Protection Given, “It has had such protection and it now has it. I do not find that the govern- ment failed in that respect at all. Inv stances of disorder have occurred, but have been speedily suppressed. I can- not, therefore, attribute to the govern- ment the failure of this corporation to perform ite public duties, and deny this | application. “It follows that a writ of mandamus must issue, This Court, upon this appli- cation, stands between the pubiic nd this corporation, and may not swerve from a full declaration of the law of the case cr from a full compliance with run its cars at the best ‘. make for the day, being at fall tt to supersede its empleyess oe ae ot eee en enol @t lower or Its chief duty ts to rund pyr ame all considerations of private stockholders must yield to that, Seme Facts ia Dispute. “In my former opinion T showed” to be the law of this State, declared. ite courts, and 1 shal! not now upon it. There being disputes | case as to some of the fasts tt makep:it-my duty tsitow a. Mase inatead of a peremptory writ; but thang the command of the peaple may. ~ abrupt or peremptory in that form the writ, It, nevertheless, is the pesple’s command. “I also prefer to issue the alternative writ, as tha: Is the more moderate course and should prove sufficient. In view of some things said upon the argument it ‘a not improper for the Court to say that it has no fear of any obstruction to this writ cf the people, for this it “That this corporation is not fulfilling | | te law abiding. “Nor is it improper for it to that violence menace or Interference of any kind should whelly cease, so that in the end it might be said that if there was any oe the law it was net by the peoples: in due time, wherever the wrong er weakness lies, it will be remedied peage- fully and in order in one way oF the other, “Let, therefore, an alternative mandamus in the name of the the State of New Yorm leeve ing this corporation to resume ation of Its road and the a lath Bene NN, res] as wi jam. 1d, Bee. i it | pier reins emer h Serge a n sald: Ww I "1 sUppo! court would it aay np “We hese Sweaty days to be e_mani t odings. nd before that time the ed as they were before the men now Guers” to ——— ; “American “et i Pe Re eC Te a ie = awar UNTIL vee. - tame