New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
PASSENGERS BEGIN COMPLAINING.
CARS IN THE SUBURBS FEW AND FAX BE-
TWEEN-PLENTY ACROSS THE BRlpIh
r,-1r~c nAyT rGHT HOURS.

DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.
The traffic az the Manhattan end Of the brinee
was somewhat heavier in the early MOI mus
hours Yesterday than at the corresponding 'i"'e
Tuesday An occasional car came IN durihe
the night. and the traffic became heavier anu
heavier as the rush hours of TO i:''o c'ooN "P
preached The Sixty-eghth. Sixty-hihth anu
Sixty-Arst precinct platoons OF ponce VI '"7
BROOKLYN force arrived at 800 o'clock rive
minutes later the Charles-st station force whlch
for davs had been stationed in Brooklyn re-
turned to the Manhattan side. All THESE men
were dispatched to various car stables through
ont the Borough OF Manhattan in the early morn
ing hours. the majority OF them taking the eie-
vated railroad 10 the Second-ave. stables.
Passengers alighting from the cars OF the
various Rrool<lvn lines complain that the major
ttv Of the cars fdn only part Of their FORMER
routes thus compelling passengers to wait soiiie-
times over one hour for a through car
CARS BECOMING RAR1TIEs.
Cars are becoming curiosities in the outlying
parts Of Brooklyn. and people walk long as
tances in order to reach the elevated roaos' i0i
ara doing tremendous business This, how
ever. is said to have been decreased somewhat
during the early morning hours by the Interrupt
ling all elevated trains on the Fifth-ave. branch
70 switch back toward the loop on reacnihg
Twenty-ffth-st The former patrons Of the road
who had used the line below Twenty-ffth-st de-
pended on the desutory service Of the Fifth-ave.
surface line.
The employees Of the various systems employing
non-union men answer as one man to all ques-
tions regarding the strike that all is quiet and
pfn
A double number Of police still remains at the
horseshoe"
At noon the traffic at the Manhattan end of
the Bridge resembled that OF any other day. Tne
number Of policemen had been reduced. but
those on duty worked twice as many hours as
thew Aid before the strike. All cars. with the ex-
ception Of the Third-ave and Fifth-ave lines
were minus the policemen that were formerly
seen on every car.
CONDUCTORS DENY HAVING TROUBLE.
Policeman John Sattery related now car OF
the Third-ave line just before noon passed
through a shower Of stones and other missiles
not far from the Borough Hall, Brooklyn The
mob bowled and threatened the cars crew. but
the motorman continued on his trip. Nooody
was hit When the conductor was asked about
the affair he denied IL In every particular. and,
inst as all the other employees have done, replied
that everything was as peaceful as 'housH "'
strike existed.
A large mob attacked Seventh ave car AT
Seventh-ave. and Seventeenth-st and bomoardeo q
II with stones and blocks Of wood. shouting ana
Yelling at the top OF their voices. policeman
guarding the car jumped of and chased the
crowd. He succeeded in holding the mob at bay.
and the car proceeded on its way. Even whlie
the conductors coat bore evidence Of the assault
being spotted with clay and mud. he denied most
positively that any trouble had taken place.
mot until he is shot or dubbed half senseiess
will one Of these new men admit that there has
been anv trouble" said a bystander.
During the rush hours last night the crowd
at the Bridge was handled with little difficulty
Rrooklvn Rapid Transit Company There was
some delay on the Nassau lines, but cars on
these lines were dispatched at intervals or
twenty minutes to half an hour