The evening world., 1894-05-21
Eighty Men Of the West End Di-
vision Join Their Ranks.
One Trolley Wire Cut and Tracks
Slightly Distracted.
.Brooklynites Greatly Inconvenience
by the Lack of Cars.

:. gan at 5 o'clock yesterday morning, still
continues, with very little change in
the situation. The lockout has practi-
cally turned into a strike. and both
sides are confident of victory.
The only line operated yesterday with
regularity was the West End Division,
known as the old Brooklyn, Bath and
West End Railroad. Steam cars were
taken off that line a long time ago and
the trolley substituted.
That line, however. is practically tied
up to-day. OF the 100 men at work on
it, eighty Joined the strikers this morn
sing at 10 o'clock.
1t was the intention that they should
quit two hours earlier, but there was a
Misunderstanding as to the time.
In anticipation of trouble on that divi-
sion the Company officials sent for sew
eral engineers this morning early and got
up steam in seven engines. They will
probably run the latter during the day.
The strikers predict that, unless the
Company comes to terms soon a general
tie-up on all the Brooklyn railroads will
be ordered. Nearly all are knights Of
Labor. and they have received assur-
ances from the men on the brooklyn
City lines that they Will go out at a
1t Is also said that employees In the
power-houses are In full sympathy with
the men and VIII go out If called upon;
of streets operated by the Company, are
completely tied up. not even as many
and there little cases Of disorder have
been reported, but they were insigniti-
cant.
Up to noon the police were on
. guard at every depot, at the Superinten-
dents office and at the ~Company's head
quarters. Policemen were also on board
ment had been made to suppress any
thing like u in case it should
Meanwhile the public suffers, and
We're compelled to Walk several evePai
o oiSsks lines IN the to r rat d IN order to T reach
schieren is still at work, trying to settle
the difficulty, but little hope is enter
4 tanned that he will be successful. Both
6he Company that there was reason to
tMeessag e so we're sent SCI tf from nefhs eada s,arte sn to-
(Eapts. Leayey, OF the Butler street squad
(Early. Of the Bergen street, and Cullen
send men along the line within the
boundaries of their bailiwicks to see
that wires were not interfered with.
A few minutes later a message was
received over. the telephone that the
power had given out on the Bergen
street line. and It was suspected that the
feed wire had beer cut at some point
The Company was able to secure six
i've Of these crews were woT, over by the
men and they refused to work his morn.
ing. 1t was therefore impossible tc
start more than one car, which was
piloted by a car cleaner named Schmidt
The men. who had been assembled all
night at the wigwam on Atlantic and
Albany avenues, hurried to the depot to
see the car taken out. but attempted
nc violence, After proceeding a couple
Of blocks the car came to a sudden
1t was this fact which started the
story that the wires had been cut. Line.
men were promptly on the scene. how;
grounded. This was remedied, and the
car then continued its run downtown
1t T made fr fresnebn mt tsi ra,c dnriTg ge the day o..
on the Bergen street line when they
were summoned to Fifteenth street ant
Eighth avenue. where the wires were
A span Wire, which supports the wir,
Though WHICH the electrical curren'
robes with tin cans attached had beer
lthfown over the. wires. The track!
Were also INSTRUCTED.
Jyenue and Eighteenth street, where thu
switches had been turned, shutting of
the current from the Seventh and Nirtl
avenue divisions of the road.
THE first car that went down on thu
Fifth avenue line passed the Offices OF
the Company, on atlantic avenue, a
could not be learned. -.
Car No. 81. of the same division, fol
lowed at III. Frank Barry. the starter
at the bridge, acted as motorman. A
|. 7.25. car SO passed down the street. An
other starter was on the front plat
form. Each of these cars was manned
by three policemen In uniform. and
mounted policeman rode alongside. .
At II o'clock this morning Atlanti,
was black with people. At that hou
eupt. NewkiIk said the men were n
longer REGARDED i,, as on emp R6S @an Tt IN z
get back should apply sinGly and accep
the .Company's terms. He expected
numbSr Of them pt to GT So Norton was a
his desk In his office Mt Atlantic an
Third avenues. Up to that time no over
lures looking towards a settlement ha
been made.
A few men appeared to ask 70
work. Some said they had experienc
as motormen and conductors; other
admitted that they were new men at IN
business. The experienced men wer
welcomed with open arms.
Several old employees v applied &c
during the last strike on the ,Atlanti
= Avenue system. and was afraid that
~ he went to work now he would
He was assured by the Company's O.
fclals that he would be protected.
About twenty new men had been aC
cepted up to $50. Some Of them sal
they had worked in Boston and otht
cities.
refusing to purchase the new uniform
They say they have already purchase
two suits in ten months and that ii
wages they receive will not permit the
To buy q third suit within n year.
The order to purchase the new un
form Is regarded as particularly hard q
the new men," some of whom do M
earn more than 50 or 81 Il week. Undo
the order they are compelled to pa
= cash down for the new suits. while Il
regular men can obtain 1t on credi
the Company deducting 81 per wee
II ia also asserted by the men tn
some OF the officials are making mon,
at their expense. As evidence Of tn
thew point out that 900 new uniform
were ordered by the Company and q
now at the superintendent office: ~
measure OF none OF the men was lake
and as some of the strikers are 81
footers and some very small: 1t Is sa
there would be great difficulty In &c
Zoo suits il IL said, were suppl