Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-24
A BROOKLYN TIE-UP.
ELEVEN LINES OF STREET CARS REMAIN
IDLE ALL DAY.
Attempts 10 Run the Cars By the Company Resisted
By the Strikers and Serious ROtng Occurs
in the AftsrnOOn-Later the Strike
is Settled Terms Secret

NEW ORk, DecemOeT Zo.-4hany thouS
and Brooklynites who are accustomed tt
use the horse cars of the Brooklyn City
Railroad Company were compelled to-day
to walk. The company controls clever
lines of street cars, all of which are tied
up. Shortly after the termination Of the
great tie-up of all the New York and
Brooklyn horse car lines, the employees o.
the Brooklyn City Company. noticed that
their hours of labor were being gradually
heightened. They were compelled to work
more than twelve hours, as had beer
agreed upon, and never received any extra
pay for the extra work The number o.
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 agreement. The new President of the
company, David F. Lewis, told his men
three days ago that new time table would
be made and posted on the first week OF
January. At the same time he refused to
confer with the members of the Executive
Committee of the Empire Protective Asso.
citation. Yesterday the committee called
on President Lewis and made final demand
upon him to consider the grievances OF his
employees. Mr.. Lewis again refused to
recognize the committee, declaring that he
would only deal with his own men.
The committee thereupon withdrew and
hastily summoned a conference of repres-
entatives from the different lines controlled
by the company to consider what action
should be taken in the matter. The dele
gates promptly responded to the call and
remained in executive session until half
past three this morning, when an order
was issued to all the employees of the city
railroad company to refrain from assisting
in the taking out of any cars this morning.
The order was obeyed, though somewhat
reluctantly by a number of the men. 1t is
believed that the strike is more demand
for recognition than for anything else.
The company claimed TO have twenty-five
cars running at ten O'Clock this morning
and expect to have at least one hundred
sides are determined and will not yield a
single point
The strike has caused
SERIOUS INJURY To BUSINESS
in Brooklyn, not to speak of the incOn-
venience to travellers. At the various
stables the greatest confusion ensucd rs
soon as the news of the tie.up became
known. President Lewis was quickly
informed OF the trouble and was at his
Office bright and early prepared for busi-
ness. He then sent out the following in.
StructiOns to have posted in every depot
Notice is hereby given to the employees
of the Brooklyn City Railroad Company
that their services are required, and to re-
port for work at once NJ their respective
depots. Any failure to SO report, the
company will take immediate steps to find
substitutes for their places. The city au-
thOritieS have been notified to protect men
who remain and engage in the cOmpany's s
service. Men engaged 10 fill vacancies
will not be discharged to make places for
old employees who leave the service in the
present ''tie-up.'
Signed ID. F. LEWIS,
President.
Mr.. Lewis then wrote letter to the
Railroad Commissioners of the State OF
New York, notifying them of the trouble,
and also letters to Mayor Whitney, Sheriff
Farley and Commissioner of Police Carroll
asking for police protection in the emer-
gency. 1t is claimed that about 1000
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 it and were repulscd by the
police. Three strikers were arrested.
RIoTING.
The situation in the car strike here this
afternoon is one of the most exciting that
has been witnessed in Brooklyn. The strik-
erS have attacked nearly every car that has
started from the stables. Numerous en-
counters between the police and the strik-
erS are reported from various parts of the
city. An attempt was made about ten
o'clock this morning to start car from
the stable on the corner of TOmpkins ave-
nue. and Fulton street. A mob attacked
the driver and conductor and an attempt
was made to Overturn the car The police
charged upon them and Officer buddy drew
his revolver and fired into the crowd. He
was Immediately seized, disarmed, Jumped
upon andrendered insensible. He was re-
moved to the hospital. At this hour y p.
m. it is reported that mob of several
hundred men are marching down Fulton
street clearing the tracks of all cars. Not
single car has reached Fulton Ferry on
the Fulton street line since II o'clock.
Two cars at the ferry are unable 10 proceed
on the return trip.