The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-17
COMPARATIVE FAILURE
Labor Leaders Disappointed Because All
Employees Would Not Quit Work
Some Lines Running Scenes of
Violence-Boulders on Track
No Militia Called Out.

| by the police and the track was soon
| cleared. Throughout the afternoon
| boulders and large pieces of granite
We're taken from a nearby yard and
| placed on the tracks in the vicinity of
Greenwood cemetery, and as cars came
along at intervals of 20 and 80 minutes
| their further progress was considerably
delayed, until these distractions were
removed. No sooner did the cars pass
than the boulders were laid on the
tracks again, and the police were I'M
able to stop the willing efforts of the
obstructionists.
During the day 300 additional police
were sent over from New York and
close watch was kept all along the
Brooklyn bridge to see that no pas
| sengers could interfere with the troll
| ley wires. The only cutting of wires
reported to the Brooklyn police head
quarters was the partial destruction of
the feed cable on Flatbush avenue, but
J a score of linemen soon repaired this
| In temporary manner, which sufficed
| to reopen the line.
| Late in the afternoon a conference
was held at police headquarters. Among
| those present were Police Commission
ers York, Hess and Seaton, Chief Of
Police Devery, Deputy Criefs Nc
! Laughlin of Manhattan and McKe
l L III.
McLeer was also in attendance but
said that as far as he could see, there
was no necessity for the calling out of
the militia or interference in any way
by the military.
President Rossiter said that he was
anxious to bring the patrons of the sew
eral lines back from the seaside roads
as early as possible and had made ar
rangements to handle the Coney ISL
nAIrOnS nv
trolley service, but that he had advis-
ed his assistants to arrange for the
transportation of the majority of the
Coney Island crowd back to the city
over the elevated railroad lines The
police commissioners informed Mr..
Rossiter that his patrons and the pub
lie in general as we'll as the company's
property and all other properties would
be sufficiently protected by the police
force. In addition to this Commission
er Hess Informed Mr.. Rossiter that he
thought that the sending of his pri-
Vate car was non-politic and to use his
own words, it was like shaking a red
rag in front of an enraged BULL"
Several arrests were made during
the day among the ranks of the strik-
ers and their sympathizers, but no dis
turbance of a very serious nature oc-
CURED up to o'clock
President Rossiter said tonight that
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit officials
would not arbitrate the strike diff
Guilty with their employees.
There's nothing to arbitrate" said
Mr.. Rossiter. 1.-THE men who have gone
out came to me with certain demands.
| showed them that they already had
substantially all they asked for and
would straighten out any injustice.
| They came in a fighting mood, and
were not disposed to look at the subject
dispassionateiy. Mr.. 'Delehanty of the
arbitration commission, had a long talk
with Col Williams about the pro-
priety of arbitrating the alleged dis
pute. 1 did not see him. Col. williams
| told him there was nothing to arbitrate,
and that is true"
How many men went out on strike
| this morning.
Between 700 and 1000. Not more than
| 1000 at the outside. About 200 out of
| 800 or 900 of the Nassau remained loyal
| to the company and ran their cars az
usual, and about 200 of $500 or 5000
Brooklyn Heights men went out with
! the strikers. Two hundred out of $500
/ does not make a large percentage when
| it comes to striking, and the result
shows what we have held to be true
all along, that the Heights men would
remain steadfast. They realize that
tAeFe 10 uotHlHS 10 6lFlhe ABOUT.
What about tomorrow"
"All l can say is that we have enough
men to run every single trip tomorrow,
and will do so, if we are not interfered
with. OF course, If the strikers should
| be permitted to pull our motormen off
the cars and cut wires, it would be
difficult to handle the usual amount of
traffic. We will do the best we can. We
have considered 1t wise to stop run
ming cars tonight on all the suburban
lines after three o'clock, and the cars
on the main lines will not be run after
IL o'clock.
Few people will be disconnected
| by this, as they can use the elevated
trains. The normal conditions will re-
turn In day or two, hope, to that the
suburban trolley service may be con-
tlnued all right. The presence of the
Manhattan police in the city has had
most beneficial effect They have done
splendid work, and the good order
winch was maintained today is owing
largely to their presence. Our success
To-Day IN conducting our business in the
Iace OF strike is almost unparalleled
we nave not only kept all our lines
| open, put we opened the new Culver
route to Coney Island according 10
scheuule. | cannot estimate the shrink
age in traffic owing to this strike The
returns tomorrow will tell all that n
seemed to me this morning that there
was a special providence in the lower
ing weather and rain. People did nor
start Off the day with a rush Ia the
peaches, as usual and this gave US
time to steady ourselves"