The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-14

up. The master workmen visi, ed
each car house, and as the cars
came in the men were told tie up had
been ordered The men left their cars
and walked out without a word to the
foremen or superintendents-
1t was q complete desertion of
the cars on the part of the men. and
the companies were left without men to
handle d single car or put one in condi-
tion to be taken out 1t is the work Of
the electricians to put the cars in order,
connect the trolley wires, fix motors and
see that everything on the car is in good
running order. Every car was left in the
condition it came in, and not one was
fixed up"
There are all told thirty-five lines of
cars and 4. 200 men, exclusive of about l.,
O0J electricians employed in the city. 1t
is estimated that the Brooklyn city line
employs 2,5O0 men; the Atlantic avenue,
500 men; the Brooklyn City and Newton,
400, and the Queens county and subur-
ban 3l6, making total of 4,200.
The only cars that went out this morn
ing were seven cars on the Court street
line which is part of the Brooklyn city
system. A large crowd of men stood a
few blocks from the stables and as the
cars came along they threw several
barrels full of ashes in front of them.
The motor men got of the cars
and amid the shouts OF 'tscabs" removed
the ashes from the track. On each car
were four policemen, two in front aud
two in the rear, with drawn clubs.
Superintendent Cameron of the Brook
lyn Heights line, told superintendent
Morrison of the same road, that a com
mittee of 1000 loyal employees had t5ld
him that they were willing to go to
work, provided they were given protec-
ton.
President Slocum of the Jay and Smith
street line, when seen denied the report
that he had conceded anything to the
men. If the men should order tie up,
he was prepared as he had large force
of men on hand to work if the police
protection was adequate.
The tie-uD is materially affecting the
United States mail service. None of the
trolley lines delivered the mails
this morning. Postmaster Sullivan
said he would have togo back
to the old system of collecting by
the aid of mail wagons. He had
called upon every substitute and clay
off" connected with the office to do duty.
At II o'clock United States mail car
102 on the Flat Bush avenue line with
four blue flags came down Full
ton street. A mail carrier was in
front and passengers inside. 1t contained
the Flat Bush avenue mail. Extra &C.
| tachments of police were detailed TO pa
troll the thoroug hfares through which
the various railroad lines run.
All the old stages that could be resur-
rected in the city were pressed into ser
vice and a line of teams was established
| between Flat Lands through Fiat
Bush avenue to the city hall.
1t was rumored that 5000 men had
been engaged in Chicago, Newark, Pat
terson and other cities and ere on their
way to Brooklyn to take the places of the
! strikers.
| John Russell was caught placing an
ash barrel on the Court street line and
taken to the police station. The strikers
caused some trouble in the Twenty-nintii
ward by placing timber and stones on the
tracks near the Flatbush depot
The policemen guarding the mail car
removed the obstruction. The strikers
did not interfere with the officers, aside
from jeering and hooting at them. One
| of them was arrested.