The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-28
THE BROOKLYN STRIKE.

Sabbath Wns n Comparatively Qnl.t nay
In tho City of Churohss-L,tt,s Work for
the Militia--Cnrs to Resume the Night
Service. r
BRooRLyS, N. Y, Jan. l2-worc It
not for tho scarcity of cara to-day ono
would have not thonsht that ono Of tho
biggest Strlkos in tho history Of Brook.
lyn was IN prosros'. Church.goers had
to walk to church In many instances or
take chances In tho enormous crowds
which took possession OF tho cars,
0stierwIsc there waS perfect calm.
Largo crowds assemble around the
depota where military guards are a,a.
toned, ont thore was no violence thero
and the. bantering tho troops received
was OF n good.natured kind.
Those In position to draw conclusions
from facts and draw conclusions with.
ont prejudice, say that tho atrike 10
about ended. Tho companies seem to.
DO in position to run their cars.
They ARE not skilfully operated, and
throughout tho dav there wers many
collisions and there was much humping
together, but thcro was no accidents OF
serious nature.
AN INCREASE IN CARS.
The nnmbor OF cara operated to-day
was slightly over tho number running
yesterday.
The railroad companies have now be.
como able to operate their lines, after
dusk and will, ii no serious disturbances
arc made In the future, soon be run
ming 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 tho mon tho
folly OF riotous course. They ex-
planned that the state could supply two
militiamen for each striker II they were
needed and that mob rule would soon
oe overthrown.by bullets aud bayonets.
The men heard and understood the re-
quests OF the leaders and followed them
| out.
Starvation already conirouts many OF
the families OF tho strikers. The men
were not we'll equipped financially
when they decided to stop work
and the bulk Of their funds hayo boon
used for the transportation Of
non.uuion men to cities from whence
they came TO replace the strikers. This
alone has cost the strikers many thou
sands OF dollars. Store-keepers have
been very considerable, bat now THAT
they see that the strikers arc being re-.
placed by men from other cities they are
loath to give credit. and the wives and
children Of tbs men out OF work are go.
ing hungry. Landlords, too. do not
enter into the merits Of the situation bs.
tween the" strikers and OF tho com.
panies, and promises to pay when tho
strike ia ended do not cut much figure
with them. the domand for food and
rent have crippled the resources OF tho
strikers. and many OF them are in sore
straits.
LITTLE WIRE CUTTING.
There was little wire cutting last
night in various part, ot-the city. but
not sufficient to interfere with tho rum
ming of cars to any great extent.
It was reported that all the Knights
OF Labor in Brooklyn would go out on a
strike. but no credence can be. put in
the rumor.
The saloons throughout Brooklyn were
kept tightly closed to-day in obedience
to special order issued by Mayor
Schieren, and threat made by Super
intendent OF Police Campbell, that he
would vigorously enforce the order.
] pra,tIapy If fhA
Heights Railroad Company, did not
come to his oiiico this morning, nor did
any other official Of the company. Dur.
ing tho day the statement was given ou.
that tho company~has received moro
than 200 applications from men claim
ing to be efficient motormon and con-
ductora for positions.
Many OF the men now on strike are
represented as applying ior reinstate.
men.. President Norton, OF tho Allan.
tic avenue road, directed things by tele.
phone from his home
ONE ROAD REcoyERS
$50 far as tho Atlantic avenue road ia
concerned" said Chief Clerk Kennedy,
"the strike is over. We have moro up.
plications for work than we have posi-.
tions. At least 100 cars are out to-day
and our Sunday schedule only calls for
that number out OF l50. The lines on
which these run aro tho Atlantic and
Fifth avenue, Seventh avenue and Ven.
lsrbils, Butler and Bergen streets,
Fifteenth s.rect, Hicks aud Sackct
streets"
t'How about tho linemen ?" wasasked.
ave have all We noed. The power
house men are not going out. That !
can say positively aud no wires arc be.
ing cut"
| Maater Workman Cannelly said that
tho report that he intended to call oil
tho strike was untrue In every respect.
"The companies" ho said. "havo not
by any means all the mon they want or
need. They are badly crippled, for MI
ths men now in their employ would not
be sufficient to operate tho roads in tho
manner in which they were operated
before tho strike."
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