New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-01
BROOKLYN POLICE IN FORCE.
THE STRIKERS THINK II RATHER A JOKE
AND BIDE THEIR TIME.
POSSIBILITY OF GENERAL SYMPATHETIC
r1E.up ON ALL THE OTHER RoADs-oFFr-

GALS DETERMINED NOT TO RECoG+
NEE THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR
TWO CARS PUT THROUGH.
From the gossip among the striking employees
of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company, APP
prehensions are felt that the Knights of Labor
may order a strike on all the other Brooklyn
roads within dav or two. While nothing dennite
could be learned on the matter last night, it was
understood that the various local assemblies
would be called upon to vote on the subject at
their meetings that evening or tonight IL was
NOT thought likely that this extreme measure
would be adopted within less than forty-eight
hours but it would not be a surprise to some
naonle IL no cars were run in Brooklyn after
o'clock to-day The reason for desiring TO tie
nm all the BROOKLYN roads is that the Knights
firmly believe that all the companies have COM
bined for mutual protection, with view to
DESTROYING their labor organizations. Efforts are
being made to bring the charge home to the COM
oanies. but even il it is not absolutely proven
to no the fact the men may feel morally certain
that they have not made a mistake that every
railroad man will be ordered out
A CONFERENCE AT LAST
committee Of the employees Of the Atlantic
Avenue Company called on President Richardson
at his house. and had a conference for an hour
Wallace Seaman, n conductor said that as Mr.
Richardson had said he would only receive
committee of his own employees, they had called
To- find out il he would treat with such COM
mittee in the presence of the Executive boara'
or would refer the matter 10 arpltrauon' NH'
Richardson in his reply said:
Nov I am willing on every point that VIII not IN
crease the expenditure Of sthe company Tor mo sn
amount and kind OF service we have receiver Ia INC p@
Ia. ruwn n
agreement As increasing our expenses 1t Is impos
sble The Board OF Directors are united on hal groun
We have paid out more year than wo have taken ID
nv tia operation the roads, II you have any aouos a.
to that our sworn reports to tho Railroad commissioner
will show t. And 1 am willing 70 show you' OF any
competent person you may employ our accounts 80 that
hey msy be examined. They win convince you that
va operato the roads at absolute loss.
In regard arbitration win accept any propoSuon
which does not Increase Of the same service but
- I have no further conference with the knights Of
Iabor as such We win only have conference with our
late employees such, and not as coming rom any
district assembly other organization OF the knights
Of Labor We will treat with them a. employees coming 70
US "A committee from them; VIC will talk things over
and go what shall be done II you come here repre-
sentinQ the Executive Board. whom plainly notified
IN The pianest language that could be used that we
would not have further with them, We Will not
have any further intercourse with JOu as such That
Is the position Of tho company and we will eight It out
on this line II It takes all summer
NOT AT ALL A CHEERFUL OUTLOOK.
Although the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Com
pauy yesterday ran two cars over its Eltth-ave
line, IL was not believed that the backbone Oh the
strike has been broken that the South Brooklyn
| public can expect a general resumption OF trafiic
for some time. Both sides remain firm. The pre-
yailing opinion among the strikers is that the
company has gained nothing. and that the ponce
have simply demonstrated that IL an extremely
large force Of bluecoats is in readiness to protect
car there need be no fear Of violence, but that
the great number Of officers who escorted the cars
yesterday cannot be had at all times, and that
therefore Il would be folly for more than one or
two cars 10 be on the road at once.
It was pointed out that the fact that almost no
violence was INDUCED in by the strikers yesterday
amounts 10 really nothing for the strikers and
their friends were only amused at What was TO
than but farce. II the police and the company
can stand II, they can. they say and viii make no
effort 10 prevent one or two cars being run But
when any attempt is made to operate the cars on
schedule time, or anything approaching 1t them
say the men, trouble will begin. II would be
necessary 20 divide up the availabepobce force so
that the disturbers would. have no g-eat fo-ce TO
contend with On the othor hand. II is claimed
that there would be little difficulty in protecting
ten cars and that IL that much was accomplished
the company would in a few days be able TO hire
as many men as they require TO operate their whole
system OF eight lines. IL the statements made by
| some Of the company's employees are true, its
present force OF seabs" Is not sufficient TO man
| ten cars At the Adantc-ave. stables there are
said TO be only four men available for duty as
conductors and drivers and that the force at the
other stables is not any too large to for the
stock properly.
GREAT TURNOUT OF BLUE-coATs.
The company having asked the Police Depart
ment TO afford il protection early in the morning,
| by 6 o'clock about 900 officers had assembled at
the City HILL, the Fifth-ave. car stables and the
| Atlantic-st station Of the company. At 1920
| o'clock the doors OF the Atlautic-ave. station
were thrown open and car No 202 rolled OUT
| Patrick Mccarthy the man who had driven the
supply wagon recently, handled the rcins, and a
man named Hickman was ready to collect fares.
| Sergeants Johnson and Cole, with command OF
twenty-six mounted police, surrounded the car
| as IL started in the direction CT Fifth-ave. On
| the front platform were Secretary Richardson,
| SIX policemen and Sergeant Hayes. while on the
| back platform were six more officers. The crowd
| Of idlers who had been moving up and down on
| the opposite side of the street set up q howl
and would have run after the car, but Inspector
Mclaughlin and his patrOlmcn charged upon
! them and drove them back No troable ex.
pcrenced the way 20 the stables at Twenty
third-st. and Fifth-avc., where some provisions
| for the stabemen were left.
II had not been expected that q car would be
run so early and no preparations had been made
| TO assail II, But the news quickly spread, and
on the way back larger and more obstreperous
| crowds were met. No distractions were encoun-
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| the car and its escort, and at Seventeenth-st a
large stone thrown from the roof of q house fell
| upon the top OF the car, damaging it slightly.
| Several times tho police charged the crowd, but
| no one was hurt Having safely reached the
Bridge, though passing through large and angry
crowds, the car was started on the return trip
| At the City Hall, where the company's tracks
| bush-eve. car refined in his steeds right across
| the track. His car was promptly backed of and
| the Fifth-ave. car went on its way. From that