New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
PEACE NOT FAR AWAY.
CARS OPERATED on EVERY LINE OF
THE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM.
SPIRIT OF VIOLENCE MANIFESTED BY THE
STRIKERS AND THEIR sYMPATHIZERS-
PRESIDENT ROssITER CHEERFUI.


STRIKERS AND THEIR sYMPATHIZERs-
PRESIDENT ROssITER CHEERFUL
The Brooklyn trolley strike is in the last
stages os dissolution. and it will he ready for
the undertaken by tomorrow night. The sui
eide gave forth several vigorous kicks yester-
day. but they part Of the last throes. and
there will not be many more of the same kind.
The strike fared UP and went out with all the
disagreeabe suddenness Of a car fuse that
cracks sputters, emits blue and white flame,
and leaves the car in darkness. The new fuse
is n and the car is going right on as if moth
ing had happened.
True President Rosslter did not do all that he
predicted would be done in the way Of running
cars yesterday. All the lines were not run on
full schedule particularly the Fifth-ave.. the
Ninth-ave and the Coney Island surface routes.
but for all that the people not seriously
inconvenenced in getting to and from Manhat-
tan. and that, after all. is the real test OF
whether or not a Brooklyn railroad system is
badly crippled. President Rossiter did. how
ever. open and operate all the lines of both the
Heights and the Nassau systems and he kept
the Heights cars running all except the
Fifth-ave and the Third-ave lines last night till
midnight. To a Tribune reporter last night he
said that during the Gay 50 per cent Of all the
Rapid Transit cars had BEEN operated. and 40
per cent Of all the Nassau. The Rapid Transit
traffic across the Bridge showed a shrinkage Of
from 10 to Is per cent, as compared with or
binary days.
The most serious riot Of the strike occurred
about 8 o'clock last night at Fifth-ave. and
Sxth-st. The motorman and conductor Of car
were pulled from the car 10 the ground and Sc
verely pummened. one Of them sustaining a
broken arm Detective Sergeant Metcalf. who
was returning TO his home after hard days
work at Police Headquarters. fred point blank
at man who struck him. although the police
reserves who rallied to the spot fired in the air
They dispersed the mob without much trouble
Three arrests followed More than a thousand
people saw the fight. in which many blows
exchanged.
The Manhattan police had less to do than on
Monday and Chief Devery repeated his decara-
ton that the strike was practically over
The elevated road engineers refuse TO be
coaxed into a strike. and as they getting full
wages there is no likelihood Of their helping out
the strikers.
delegation OF rrainmen and ticket choppers
from the Brooklyn elevated waited on President
Rossiter yesterday and told him that they had
no intention Of striking.
Master Workman Pines says that the strikers
are gaining ground and that the men will win
OUT yet. but the strikers themselves are begin
ming to lose faith in the leaders, and denounce
them for lack Of management Of their interests.
The company has decided not to put green
motormen on the cars even if II has to walt for
some days to get experienced men TO man them.
There have been few accidents.
The police continue to make many arrests for
minor offences. most Of which not reported
at headquarters till the following day
The situation was favorable al midnight
that the railroad officials decided 10 operate the
following lines all night: Fulton-st.. Putnam.
Gates and Seventh aves.. Bergen-st.. Bushwick-
ave- Crosstown. between Broadway and South
Ferry; Myrtle-aye. and Greenpoint and Broad
way