The evening world., 1894-05-21
TRIKERSRE|NFORCED
Eighty Men Of the West End d.
vision Join Their Banks
One Trolley Wire Cut and Tracks
Slightly Distracted.
Brooklynites Greatly Inconvenience
by the Lack OF Cars.

r ,e lockout Of the motormen and con-
ductors Of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad
Company, Brooklyn. for refusing to buy
and wear new uniforms, which be-
gan at s 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. or the 100 men at work on
1t, eighty Joined the strikers his 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 div
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
the men and will go out If called upon.
The eleven lines, embracing forty miles
OF streets operated by the Company, are
completely tied up, not even as many
cars being run to-day as yesterday. Here
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
the cars sent out and every arrange
ment had been made to suppress any
thing like trouble in case 1t should
Meanwhile the. public suffers. and
this morning thousands of people
other lines &. get downtown. Mayor
schieren is still at work, trying to settle
the difficulty. but little hope is enter
sides are stubborn.
At 6 o'clock the police were notified by
the Company that there was reason to
expect trouble on the Bergen street line.
Messages were sent from headquarters to
Capts. Leavey, of the Butler street squad;
Early, Of the Bergen street. and Cullen
OF tne 1Ttl1u avenue, OTueTlng them TO
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
power had given out on the Bergen
street line. and It was suspected that the
feed wire had been cut at some point
The Company was able to secure six
crews on the line yesterday, and as many
cars were run. but during the night
aHsa ~ hasa nun rya-a rvNn 49, L.. ~
men and they refused to work this morn
ing. 1t was therefore impossible to
start more than one car. which was
piloted by a car cleaner named Schmidt.
The men, who had been assembled ali
night at the wigwam on Atlantic and
Albany avenues. hurried to the depot to
no violence. After proceeding a couple
of blocks the car came to a sudden
stop. as the power had given out.
II was this fact which started the
men were promptly on the scene. how
ever, and found that a wire had
grounded. This was .remedied, and the
car then continued its run downtown,
1t made frequent trips during the day.
The linemen had scarcely fixed matters
on the Bergen, street line when they
Eighth avenue. where the wires were
badly tangled.
A span wire, which supports the wire
ropes with tin cans attached had been
thrown over the wires. The tracks
were also INSTRUCTED.
Another gang was summoned to Ninth
avenue and Eighteenth street, where the
switches had been turned, shutting off
t she eurr SiVls fr9m Of she the se road! and Ninth
The first car that went down on the
Fifth avenue line passed the offices of
the Company, on on Atlantic avenue, at
tor Cooney. The name of the motorman
Car No, 81. Of the same division. fol.
at the bridge, acted as motorman. AT
7.25, car SO passed down the street. An
other starter was on the front plat;
by three policemen in uniform. and a
mounted policeman rode alongside,
At II o'clock, this morning Atlantic
was black with people, At that hour
Supt. Newkirk said the men were no
longer regarded, as employees Of the
= Company, and that any, who wanted to
get back should apply singly and accept
the Company's terms. He expected a
number Of them to do So.
AT & o'clock President Norton was al
his desk in his office at Atlantic and
Third avenues. Up 10 that time no over,
lures looking towards a settlement hac
been made.
work. Some said they had experience
as motormen and conductors. Others
admitted that they were new men at tht
business. The experienced men wert
welcomed with open arms.
Several old employees applied To-
work. One man said he went to worl
during the last strike on the Atlanti,
avenue system. and was afraid that |
he went to work now he would b
killed.
He was assured by the ~Company's of
Aclals tina he woul be protected.
About twenty new men had been ac
copied up to $50. Some of them salt
they had worked in Boston and othe
cities.
refusing to purchase the new uniforms
They say they nave already purchase
two suits in ten months, and that tn,
wage they receive will not permit then
to buy a third suit within a year.
The order to purchase the new uni
form is regarded as particularly hard oil
the new men, some of whom do no
earn more than So or 81 a week. Unde
the order they are compelled to pa!
cash down for the new suits, while tn,
regular men can obtain II on credit
the Company deducting 81 per wee
from their wages.
1T is also asserted by the men tina
some of the officials are making. none
al their expense. AS evidence of TIL
they point out that 500 new uniform
were ordered by the Company n ar
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