The evening world., 1894-05-21
STRIKERS REINFORCED
Eight Men of the West End Di-
vision Join Their Ranks.
Cne Trolley Wire Cut and Tracks
Slightly 0bstruCted.
Greatly Inconvcnienced
by the Lack of Trolley Cars.

T lie lockout of the motormen and con-
Company, Brooklyn, for refusing to buy
md wear new uniforms, which be-
an at o'clock yesterday morning, still
continues, with very little change in
he situation. The lockout has practi-
ally turned into strike. and both
ides are confident of victory.
The only line operated yesterday with
egularty was the West End Division,
nown as the old Brooklyn, Bath and
Vest End Railroad. Steam cars were
aiken off that line long time ago and
|he trolley substituted.
That line, however, is practically tied
up to-day. OF the 100 men at work on
i, eighty Joined the strikers this morn
ing 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
moments notice IL necessary.
1T is also said that employees in the
pJwcr-houseS are In full sympathy with
the men and will go out if called upon.
The eleven lines. embracing forty miles
o. streets operated by the Company. are
completely tied up. not even as many
cars being run to-day as yesterday. Here
aani there little cases of disorder haze
can't \ few trolley wires have been cut,
but the strikers deny that it was their
WORK. Up to noon the men preserved a
peaceful demeanor, and in the few cases
waere the cars were taken out OF the
depot by the officials no attempt was
made at interference.
Up to that hour the police were on
guard at every depot, at the Superinten-
uent's office and at the Company's head
quarters Policemen were also on board
the cars sent out and every arrange
ment had been made to suppress any
thing like trouble in case 1t should
break out.
That no riotous scenes were witnessed
is due chiefly to the fact that the Com
pany did not make any organized at
tempt to supply the places of the men.
That will be done, however. this after
noon or tomorrow morning and the
leaders of the men admit that 1t viii
be difficult matter to hold them in
The Company has already advertised for
Meanwhile the public suffers, and
rhS W1re m9rninS snmnaed thonsands of people
blocks in The rain in order to reach
other lines to get downtown. Mayor
schieren is still ut work. trying to settle
the difficulty, but little hope is enter
taincd that he will be successful. Both
Sides are stubborn.
!, Inspector MacKeuar was in charge of
al h.a al
power-houses and various depots. He
was notified late last night that the
railroad officials intended starting cars
on all their lines at O'Clock this morn
Ing He promised them ample protec-
tion. but, although he had policemen
everywhere, no attempt was made up to
! o'clock to start cars on any OF the
lines except on the Bergen street and
Fifth avenue divisions.
AT o'clock the police We're notified by
the Company that there was reason to
expect trouble on the Bergen street line.
Messages were sent from headquarters to
Sapts. Leavey, of the Butler street squad
L'rIy. Of the Bergen street. and Cullen
OF The Grand avenue. ordering them to
send men along the line within the
boundaries OF their balliwicks to see
that wires were not interfered with.
few minutes later n message was
received over the telephone that the
power had given out on the Bergen
street line and 1t was suspected that the
iced wire had been cut at some point
The Company was able to secure six
crews on the line yesterday, and as many
cars We're run, but during the night
nve of these crews were won over by the
men and they refused 20 work this morn,
lnH. 1t was therefore impossible tC
siHrt more than one car, which was
pl.Dted BY car cleaner named Schmidt
The men. who had been assembled al
hlShi at the wGwam on Atlantic and
albany avenues, hurried to the depot to
see the car taken out, but attempted
No Violence, After proceeding couple
OF blocks the car came to sudden
stop, as the power had given out.
1t was this fact which started the
story that the wires had been cut Line
mn were promptly on the scene, how,
ever and found that wire had
grounded This was remedcd, and the
car then continued it's run downtown
made frequent trips during the day.
Ihe linemen had scarcely fixed matters
Um U the hergcn, street line when they
Were summoned To Fifteenth street ant
Ethth avenue, where the wires wer'
badly tangled.
through which the electrical curren
PaSses, had been cut. and a score o
tthhgeS with Tin cans attached had beef
NwIrown over the wires. The track
were also obstructed.
avem,,taher S4ins vs. summoned 20 Nintl
"ng.ue ana Eighteenth street where til
t"I'rtes had been turned shutting OF
sw sHe current from the Seventh and Mint
"EGrrhue divisions OF the road.
nine first car that went down on th
ii'h avenue line passed the offices o
IA company, on Atlantic. avenue. a
t t,v. II was car 90, in charge OF Conduc
co, ooney The name of the motorma
could not be learned.
louaaaa NO; y, of the same division, fol
at AIN ~ az i.1, Frank Barry. the starte
rs '"e car oSTa,dge, q aaS acted as motorman'
form St,srier was on the front plat
Each OF these cars was manne