The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-28
ALL QUIET IN BROOKLYN
Cars Running Without Molesta-
ton by Rioters.
THE STRIKERS BADLY DEFEATED.

Many of tho Men and Their Families Con-
fronted with starvation-Most of Their
Savings Used In Sending Non-Upionlsts
Out of tho City.
BROOKLYN, Jan. es.-were it not for the
scarcity OF oars yesterday one would not
have thought that one of the biggest strikes
In the history Of Brooklyn was in progress.
Churchgoers had to walk to church in
many instances, or take chances in the
enormous crowds which took possession of
the cars. Otherwise there was perfect
calm. Large crowds assembled around
tho depots, whore military guards are sta
TONED, but there was no violence, and the
bantering the troops received was OF
good naturcd kind.
Those in position to draw conclusions
from facts, and draw conclusions with
out prejudice, say that the strike Is
about ended. Tho companies seem to be
In position to run their cars. They are
not skilfully operated, and throughout
the day there were many collisions and
there was much humping together, but
there was no accident of a serious nature.
The number of cars operated was slightly
over the number running on Saturday.
Some were without some of their windows
and Others running with disslpated look
ing motor boxes and badly twisted dash
boards, but most of them were carrying
passengers without molestation. The com
panies did not venture to open any new
lines, nor did they seek to run their cross.
town line OF cars through the Erie basin
district. Many OF the inhabitants of that
locality are of turbulent character, and
would, the police say, do mischief for the
sake of making trouble.
The railroad companies have now be-
come able to operate their lines after dusk,
and will, IL no serious disturbances are
made in the future soon be running them
all night, as they did before the strike
began.
The quietness of the strike has been
brought about by the strike leaders, who
have pointed out to the men the folly Of
riotous course. They explained that the
state could supply two mllitiamen for each
striker il they were needed, and that mob
rule would soon be overthrown by bullets
and bayoncts. The men heard and under
stood the requests OF the leaders, and fol
lowed them out.
Starvation already confronts many of
the families Of the strikers. The men were
not well equipped financially when they
decided to stop work and the bulk Of their
ton of non union men to cities from
whence they came to replace the strikers.
This alone has cost the strikers many
thousands of dollars.
Storekeepers have been very consider
ate, but now thnt they SEQ that the
strikers are being replaced by men from
other cities they are 10th to give creLit,
and the wives and children of the men out
of work are going hungry. Landlords
too, do not enter into the merits of the
situation between the strikers and the
companies, and promises to pay when the
strike is ended do not cut much of a fig
ure with them. Tho demands for food
and for rent have crippled the resources
of the strikers, and many of them are in
sore straits
There was q little wire cutting Saturday
night in the various parts of the city, but
not sufficient to interfere with the run
ming of cars to any great extent.
1t was reported that all the Knights of
Labor in Brooklyn would go out on strike,
but nocredence can be placed in the rumor.
The saloons throughout Brooklyn were
kept tightly closed yesterday in obedience
to special order issued by Mayor Schieren
and threat made by Superintendent OF
Police Campbell that ho would vigorously
enforce tho order
The strikers are now depending on the
decision Of Judge Gaynor, rendered on
Saturday, that the roads must be operated
with reasonable promptness." Master
Workman Connolly today waited on the
presidents Of the three railroad companies
and informed them that the men who arc
locked out are at the disposal OF the COM
panies and ready to gu to work imme-
diately. The strike leader says;
The best legal opinion has been OBJ
tanned, and we are advised that the effect
OF this action will b. to make Judge Gay
nor's opinion mandatory Presidents Nor
ton, Lewis and Wickur can no longer give
any excuse for not running the cars on
schedule time"