New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
ROSS1TER'S WARM RECEPTION
TROLLEY PRESIDENT VISITS MEETING
OF STRIKERS IN FLATBUsH-AVE.
,1r MAKES A TOUR OF SOME OF THE LINES
AND ISSUES A STATEMENT FULL OF

HE MAKES TOUR OF SOME OF THE LINES
AND ISSUES A STATEMENT FULL OF
CONFIDENCE AND HOPE.
Police HEADQUARTERS in Brooklyn was thrown
into excitement Yesterday afternoon about
o'clock by the report from Flatbush that fres'-
dent Rossiter, who had started out on vis't Oh
,nsnsction OF several Of the division depots, hao
heen mobbed by strikers and that ne was
badly injured Making allowances TOT eA"e
geration this looked bad for the TRANSIT preo'
dent. but IL turned out that aside from "a io' Vi
hooting and insults when he appeared a'"o"e
the strikers at the Vernon-ave. depot, ne Voc
not molested Mr. Rosster started ABOUT
o'clock to make a personal inspection OF oiIie'
ent lines and TO as many OF the s''i"'
as possible He went to Ninth-ave ana ! w. w.
eth-st and then to Fifth-ave. and twenty
fourth-st then to the big storenouse anu '"
in Hcrkmcr-st.. and from there 10 the ''''r
kins-ave depot. He found every tn'ng ih 90
isfactory condition. and then he went ~ .''e
Flatbush depot, at Vernon-ave.' where !.
understood he was to see NUMBER oi '"7
strikers
He saw them and he had his livehes' "a
perence Of the present strike Before "'
spected the depot he decided to see the men, "''o
were IN RoIIinger's Hall When he got upstairs
he found regular mass meeting OF strikers
and their assistants with John Sweeney lo'
ner Rapid Transit inspector, In charse' ~
Rossiter was greatly surprised. as ne hau
pected to meet only a hundred or more VI ''''
old employees Fully half the men were s'"
pathizers with the strikers, ana huhipei VI
them had been drinking Mr.. Rossiter 'ooh '''
n,atform and began TO speak. He began by say
ing that he did not need any lnuoouc''on ~
the men. He regretted. he said. that there had
been any trouble on the road. and ne wan'eo ''e
men to come back and take their places
"I 40 not recognize that there has been any
thing worth being called strike on the sys-
tenn" said he and I want to see you back on
the road again You will have till o'clock 70
report for work. and while I cannot promise
that YOU will get your old runs back again. /
will guarantee that you will get regular work
Come back to work. boys, and do not be foolish
enough to lose your positions If you have had
your eyes open you must know that all the
lines are running
That's Her. yelled striker from the rear
OF the hall.
"T'row him out de winder! yelled another
man.
The best thing for you to do boys. Is to
come back" said Mr.. Rosslter
Never! Never" yelled one or two from the
rear Of the building.
President Rossiter then left the platform and
mingled with his former employees. He was
treated with respect by nearly all the men. but
1t was noticed that the men who had been
drinking were in an ugly mood. and the police
kept a sharp eye out for any overt act.
DODGED THE BARRfCADE.
When Mr. Rosster reached the street he pro-
ceeded to the Vernon ave. depot. Meanwhile
some strikers their friends had been pre-
pairing a reception for him down Flatbush-ave.
Near the Wildwood Club. whore excavating Is
being done there were two or three stumps
and some huge powders. These were lugged