New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-25
OPENING LINES IN GREENPoINT

NOT AS MUCH TROUBLE FROM THE CROWDS As
WAS EXPECTED.
C.reenpolnt was the new field OF operations in tho
great strike Yesterday. The several car companies
had managed TO operate some Of their lines partla,
~ in nearly all the other districts In brooklyn ex
cept Grecnpoint and when 1t announced
Wednesday evening that the companies proposed to
begin running some OF their lines In Green
point Thursday there widely varying opinions
AZ 10 the result Some predicted that there would
be far serious disturbances than on any other
day Of the strike. because the lines ran through
some Of the toughest districts In the city while
others thought that comparatively little trouble
would be experienced. At any rate. every precau-
ton was taken 70 preserve order and protect prop
eriy and passengers. 4 large force OF policemen
was stationed along the routes Of the lines that
were BE- opened
The first attempt made the Crosstown
line with car No. $50. which lef Fify-eighth-st.
soon after "A m. having twenty four non-union
men In It, There policeman on guard on the
front and on the back platforms Several attempts
were made - Obstruct the progress OF the car 10y
throwing heaps Of ashes or barrels on the track.
but these obstructions speedily removed and
the proceeded without further trouble \
number Of fred at different points In
the route and several windows In the car were
smashed bu, serious damage was done
Occasionally crowds Of men who were supposed
10 be strikers their sympithiZers would collect
AT corners but they were quickly dispersed by the
police An attempt made early In the morning
20 pull down the wires OF this line at Frnnklln-s'
and Meserole-avc.. but u was unsuccessful. heavy
iron boiler which was rolled the track few
hours later caused longer delay. 1t blocked cars
Nos 227 and 100 OF the Greenpont line. from go
a m. until nearly 93j. when the heavy obstruction
was moved from the track and the cars proceeded
The first car out Of the barns Of the company In
Greenpoint, IN Franklin-,t l.. started Mt sos a. M
having a policeman both platforms II was a
Myrte-ave. and Grcenpoint No attempt was
made interfere with the car and by BIB seven or
these cars and six Crosstown line had left the
barns. Roundsman Edward DAILY OF the Seventh
Precinct. arrived at the barns at llO with a
squad OF special policemen to that new lot or
crews could take out more cars.
! number OF collisions were the result OF having
inexperienced motormen and conductors. None OF
these resulted fatally. but they more or less de-
iayed trsfc and caused damage TO trucks and
carriages and not little annoyance TO passengers
great deal OF delay was caused by truck-drlvers
persistent changing of the gongs The truck
drivers evidently were In sympathy with the strk
eis and were doing adj In their power 10 retard
traffic. They would not could not hear the clang
Ing OF the gongs until some policeman threatened
10 arrest them. when they would waste another 1ve
minutes In a clumsy effort 10 get on the track.
The most serious collision occurred al Drigss-st
and Graham-av-.. at 3:S p m. when car No l.9ob
cart OF Tuttle Co The cart was badly wrecked.
The car itself also was considerably scraped and
injured The collision was due 10 the green motor
man forgetting which was the way to turn on the
current.
At go p. m effort made 10 open the third
line In Greenpoint. the Flush!ng-ave. line. car