Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-11-20
ANOTHER rrE-UP.

! Brooklyn street Cars Stop RunnIng-
| Few Cars Under Police Protection
-A'Rarricade ON One or she Streets.
NEW York, Nov. 19.-Deacon Richardson,
the strike fighter, is at war again with the
employees Of the Atlantic avenue railroad in
Brooklyn.
This morning tie-up was effected on all
Of the lines of the Atlantic avenue system of
street railroads. The unexpected movement
caused great excitement. The different lines
are known as follows: The Atlantic avenue,
Seventh avenue, Fifteenth street, Vanderbilt
avenue, Fifth avenue, Hicks street, Gross
Town, and Boerum and Adams. There are
about 750 men on the pay rolls of the COM
pany. Out of this number President Rich
ardson said this forenoon only about $50 had
struck, but the strikers assert the number is
nearer 800. The principal cause of the tie.
up was the unwarranted discharge, so the
employees say, of eight men.
These men were: Conductors James s.
Seholder, James A. Kelley, P. Tower and
Edward McCarm of the Fifth avenue line;
Drivers James Mankel and Thomas Dunn of
the Ninth avenue line; Conductor Msehan of
the Hicks street line; Conductor Brush of
the Cross Town line.
4u0 666Cubkfo COmE7lbte0 Oh D1otflCG ASSEM-
bly, rs, comprising Thomas F. Burns, Pat
rick Belahin, Thomas P. Coupey and August
Wilson, were in session nearly all last night
in the K. of L. hall in Grand street. Will
liamsburg.
1t was not until 8 O'Clock this morning that
they decided to order tie-up on the lines of
the Atlantic avenue system. Their reasons
for doing SO ''are too numerous to mention"
as they state it. But the principal object of
the strike is to show President Richardson
that he can't suspend employees without just
cause.
After the edict had been sent forth there
was a general refusal ON the part of the ma
jority of the employees to commence their
routine work. Those who positively refused
were the conductors and drivers. The sta~
blemen, harness cleaners, grooms and feed
ers all remained at work. Later in the fore
noon few of these latter went out.
Great excitement prevailed around the sew
eral car stables of the company when at
tempts were first made to run regular trips
No violence of any kind, however, had been
attempted up to II O'Clock.
Deacon Richardson received the first inti- |
nation of the strike at about O'Clock. The |
Waterman at the main Office Of the company
in Atlantic avenue called him up by tele. |
phone. He telephoned for such police pro-
lection as might be necessary.
At 6 O'Clock Commissioner Bell telephoned
to the company's Office that police protection |
would be afforded to all the lines as rapidly |
as arrangements could be made to run cars. |
Soon after o'clock car was sent out on |
the Seventh avenue line, but it had to run |
back at Twelfth street, where an obstruction |
on the rail prevented travel. A barricade of |
cobblestones, boards, barrels and rubbish |
formed the obstruction; it was placed on the !
track at o'clock by half dozen strikers. |
Their names are known by the railroad |
officials, but this forenoon they would not |
give them ont.
The inconvenience of the tie-up to working |
people was manifest on all the lines. From |
$50 till O'Clock the cars of the Smith street |
line were packed to suffooation. The OVER
flow came from the patrons of the Atlantic |
avenue lines. Although run at frequent |
intervals, knots of shop girls, clerks and |
workingmen were LETT on every corner and |
many made their way to the bridge on foot. !
At the Fifth avenue stables there was con-
siderable excitement among the groups of |
strikers who stood on every corner. Shortly |
after o'clock cars began to roll out of ths |
barns under police protection.
Old drivers and conductors piloted the |
first half dozen cars and then came a new
driver. He was Kissed and hooted down |
Fifth avenue by the Infatuated carmen. |
They attempted no violence. Cars continued |
to be sent out Of this depot during the fore
noon under eight minutes Roadway. A |
dozen or so olQ drivers ana conductors asked
to be reinstated and were taken back. The |
others held out. There are about 100 men |
attached to this depot. The majority say
they will not return to work until the dis |
charged men are taken back.
The executive committee called on Presi-
dent Richardson at 10 O'Clock this forenoon
for the purpose of holding conference, but
the fexy deacon said he would have nothing
to do with any committee connected with
the Knights of Labor.