Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-24
WAR ON THE TRAMWAYS.
ELEVEN BR ANCHE$ or BROOK
LYN'S ROAp TIED UP.

a Car and its Guard of Policemen Cap
tured by ~ MOD at Noon and Run Back
tn the StHhie-A Car Overturned at
HSlsey Street and the Driver and Con
ductor AsssuItsd-Peace Restored at
Night.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Eleven OF the
branches of the Brooklyn City railroad
tied up this morning at 4 O'Clock, and the
men went on strike. The cause of the
strike is that the company refused 10
agree to the demands of the men as set
forth in an agreement submitted for sig
nature to the company by committee Of
the men.
The company would not recognize the
knights OF Labor or the Empire Pro-
tectlve Association IN its negotiations
with its men. The Knights claim that
the men are forced to work sixteen hours
and over, and some for as low as 29c.
This President Lewis says is an outrage
Gus untruth. Though the Knights
violated the agreement OF last spring the
company has maintained good faith with
It's men ana not man on straight run
or trlpper worked more than twelve
hours day. Regular men ere als' not
paid less than 81 day and tripp-rs 81 30.
TWENTY-FIVE RETURN TO WORK.
About 8 O'clock this morning twenty
hve OF the old drivers and conductors re-
turned to work without solicitation from
the company. They were at once assigned
TO cars, and by 8 O'Clock about dozen
cars were running on the various lines.
soon after score OF new men were hired
and sent out to the stables. All the
stables OF the company were put under
a At x kNn 40
policemen were put on any of the cars
save those running out to East New York,
and then only from Bedford avenue on.
In East New York car was attacked by
nve OF the strikers, who unlocked the
team but we're prevented from doing
further damage by their prompt arrest by
the police. East New York is tho only
place that President Lewis expected any
trouble in, and extra precautions we're
taken there.
POLICE POwERLEsS.
1t was evident at about noon that there
was to be serious trouble and police were
called upon to protect n car which the
company desired TO start out from the
depot at Greenwood. Capt. Bee and
several officers went to the scene, and
mounting the platform the Car was
started. 1t got only a block on its journey
when mob took the horses from the car
and ran the car back into the depot. The
police were unable TO resist the men.
CAR OVERTURNED.
A car at Halsey street and Tomp-
kins avenue was overturned and the
driver and conductor were assault d by
mob, Police attempted to interfere but
were overpowered, and reserves were
called upon 10 aid them.
A car was hoisted from the track at
Fulton and New York avenues, and po-
lice were called upon here also. The
driver aud conductor, who were ''scabs,"
were assaulted.
Distractions were placed upon the
tracks and IL looked as though there
would be even more serious trouble il the
company persisted in -lheir attempt to
run their cars.
A SETTLEMENT.
Word was received at police headquar-
tiers at s o'clock tonight that the strike of
the Brooklyn city railroad employees had
ended. 1t came from the office of the
Brooklyn City railroad by telephone in
these words:
Tell Superintendent Campbell that the
stri ee is of, and he need take only ordinary
precautions. PRESIDENT LEWIS
The first street car for the Ferry left
the Greenwood depot at 500 O'clock to-
night. The men, when questioned.
claimed that the company had conceded
all their demands, but President Lewis
refused to enter into any details OF the
settlement. The strike, he said, had
been unexpected and the loss of the COM
pany would be about $500; that in the
future one emplOye from each department
would constitute a committee TO present
grievances, If any, ana tIey would be lis
tened TO. One Fulton street dry goods firm
says their loss by the one day strike will
be $40, 900, and other firms lose in proper
ton.
BOSTON THREATENED WITH STRIKE.
BosToN, Dec. 90 1t is thought prob
able that within a day or two the High
land and Middlesex branches OF the Con-
solidated Street Railway Company will
be tied up by a general strike of the en-
plOyes. The employees claim that the
company has failed to keep the agreement
entered into last october by which the
strike at that time was avoided, and say
that the company is forcing out OF its
employ all OF the old men who have been
identified with the past protests
and presentations of grievances and |
claim that their places are being filed |
with new men, The employees now OBJ |
ject 10 the "trip" system recently put in |
operation by the company, claiming that |
it amounts, practically, To IL reduction OF |
wages. A meeting OF employees was held |
pointed to wait upon President Powers |
this afternoon and demand redress. In
the event oil noncompliance with their |
demands the men say a strike will occur
On Monday The general opinion is that |
na c0mnauV Will not WELD.