The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-24
STREET CAR STRIKE
oN TIIE HR0oK1YN, n. Yr RoAps

~ bAy Oh HeHuVe Nuu Ahlot huu4 ~ = eNSe
fuI Settlement Of tho Dlfipulty-A Clash
Bstwesn the Police aud the stFik-
srs-How the AFFAIR was Ended.
EEw YoRE, Dec, 2S,-Msny thouaand
Brooklynites who are accustomed to use
the horse cars Of the Brooklyn City Rail
road Company were compelled to-day ia
walk, The company controls eleven lines
Of street cars, all Of which are tied up,
Shortly after the termination Of the great
tis'up Of all the New York and Brooklyn
horse car lines, the employees Of the Brook
lyn City Company noticed that their hours
OF labor were being gradually heightened,
They were compelled to work more than
twelve hours, as had been agreed upon,
and never received any extra pay for the
extra work, The number Of swing trips
was soon increased to more than one.
fourth Of the total number OF cars run,
The men expressed much dissatisfaction
at this deviation from the agre emsnt,
The new President OF the company, David
+. Lewis, told his men three days ago
that q new timetable would be made and
posted on the first week OF January. AT
the same time he Tatuaed to confer with
the members OF the Executive Committee
ri the Empire Protective Association,
Yesterday the committee called on Presi.
dent Lewis aud made final demand upon
him 10 consider the grievances OF his en.
ployes, Mr., Lewis again refused to rsCog-
nizs the committee, declaring that he
would only deal with hia own men.
The committee thereupon Withdrew and
hastily summoned q conference Of repre-
sentatives from the different lines con.
trolled by the company to consider what
action should be taken In the matter, The
delegates promptly responded to the call
aud remained in CxeCutiYe session until
halt past three this morning, when an
order was issued to all the employees Of the
city railroad company to refrain from as.
sisting in the taxing out Of any cars this
morning, The order was obeyed, though
somewhat reluctantly by q number OF the
men. 1t is believed that the strike is more
demand for recognition than for any.
thing elae. The company claimed to have
twenty-five cars running at ten o'clock
this morning and expect to have at least
one hundred before tonight, Trouble is
feared, as both sides are determined and
will not yield single point.
INJURY TO BUSINESS,
The strike has caused serious Injury to
business in Brooklyn, not to spesk of the
Inconvenience to travellers. At the vari'
GUS stables the greatest confusion ensued
rs soon as the news Of the tie.up became
known. President Lewis was quickly in.
formed Of the trouble and was ut his office
bright and early prepared for business
He thon sent out the following instruC'
tions TO have posted in every depot:
Notice is hereby given to the employees
Ot the Brooklyn City Railroad Company
that their services are required, and to re-
port for work at once at their respective
depots. Any failure to 80 report, the com.
pany will take immediate steps to find
substitutes for their places. The city au'
thorites have been notified to protect
men who remain and engage in the CON.
pany'a service. Men engaged to Oil va
CanCies will not be discharged to make
places for old employees who leave the
services in the present "tte'up."
[Slgned D. i, LEWIS, President.
Mr.. Lewis then wrote 4 letter to the
Railroad Commissioners oil the State oil
New York, notifying them Of the trouble
and also letters to Mayor Whitney, Sheriff
Farley and Commissioner OF Police Car.
roll, asking for police protection in tho
emergency. II Is claimed that about ! SOC
men are idle. Several encounters between
the strikers and the police have been re-.
ported. In East New York an attempt
was made to run out car. The strikers
attacked 1t ard we're repulsed by the po'
lice. Three strikers were arrested.
THE CARS oBsrRUorRD.
It was evident at about noon that there
was likely to be trouble on the lines OF the
Brooklyn City Railroad, and the police
were called upon to protect a car which
the company desired TO start out from the
depot at Greenwood, aud Captain Boe and
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mounting the platform the car wsa started
1t got only q block on It's journey when q
mob took the horses off the car and ran
the car back into the depot. The police
were unable TO resist the men.
"A car at HalSey street and Tompkinl
avenue was overturned and the driver and
conductor assaulted by the mob. The po,
lice attempted to interfere, but were over
powered and reserves we're called upon tt
aid them. A car was holatad from the
track at Fulton and Now York avenue
and the police called upon. Here alec
the drivers and conductors who WERE
''scabs" were assaulted, distractions were
been pulled upon the tracks and 1t loOkl
as though there would ho even more seri
Gus trouble II the company persists Ii
their attempt 10 run their cars.
THE STRIKE RNDED.
The strike Of the employees Of tht
Brooklyn city roads ended tonight. Tht
company refuses to give any information
as to the terms Of settlement, but 1t Il
thought that 1t has acceded TO the de
mands Of the men. The frat car left thu
depot Of the Court street line at $500 =. NJ
The men, when questioned, claimet
tina! the company had concedet
all demands. The President, Mr.. Lewis
refused 10 enter into any terms Of the set
tlement. In future, h0 said, one emplOyl
from each department would constitute ;
committee to present grievances II any
and thCy would be listened to.
One Brooklyn firm claims their loss b.
the one days strike will be $4,000.
X, or l.. EXPOSE
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AMSTERDAM, N. Y, Dec. 29.-The ex