Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-17
s,ooslyn Surface Railroads Par
tally Tied Up
1000 MEN HAVE QUIT WORK
Ne, want - Per nay wages, or 10
cents an Itour-strikc uai
spread Farther.

New York. July iG.-Another trolley
rrlc is on In Brooklyn. 80 far 1t has
ro, been ns effective as the strike OF
iu5. but there Is no telling how far
reaching Il may become. For some
weeks past the employees Of the SOW
oral lines controlled by the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company have been
complaining that the management did
not live up to the ton-hour law. The
men demand q revision Of the time
tables at the different barns and also
claim that they should be- paid 90
cents an hour for overtime. which Nv
equivalent TO s. per day. the price
which they set FOR working day of
ton hours. Meetings have been held
daily and nightly Tor the last Neck and
O. was Inferred from the reports given
OUT By the employees ana their adj
ylscrs since Thursday last that while
d strike was Imminent, II would not
utcur Tor som" days 90 come
General Master Workman Parsons
and District Master Workman Pines
had charge Of the mems Affairs and "a
strike was called az h0lf-pnst 4 this
morning. At this hour most uf the
motormen ana conductors Of the
brooklyn Traction companyH lines had
completed their night trips and the
leaders decided that this was the most
upportuno moment 10 begin what was
expected To be- a stubborn tight with
The Traction company. Four thousand
employees quit. a heavy rninstortn
was in progress nj this time and there
was very little passenger traffic. The
Smith street. Franklin avenue and
NNHmINfNNFU IITHm "A Hr
iroIiad by the Concy Island Railroad
company, having maintained the rcgu.
Oar terms with their employees were
not imprdod. IN the least but on an
other roads transportation was stopped
for while and good deal of con-
reat.0n occurred In consequence.
shortly after midnight about / 900 po-
lic'men from the precincts In Man
haitian and the Bronx districts were
conveyed to the different barns and
many were placed along tho several
routes. comprising the territory sov-
cred BY the Brooklyn Traction COM
pans. Up to half-pnHt o'clock there
were very few cars run over those
lines. and those that were sent out
from the different barns were policcd
by two, three and four constnblcsi
The heavy storm OF the early morn
lng Was dlssipatcd about 10 o'clock and
from that hour until well ON In the
"'HNHN AfN"h wv sHANNNN NNANINts when ~
usually very heavy 10 North beach.
bergen beach and TO Concy Island.
illod the cars but the dread OF trouble
or disturbance kept hundreds Of peo-
pie away from those seaside resorts
Shortly before noon President Rossl-
Nrs private car "Amperr" started
rom the city hall and made "A round
TIP coming back from Concy island.
Ne presidents car Travelled over the
urn avenue route. and AZ ID nenrcd
Twenty third street and Firth avenue.
those on board found their further pro-
If's lmpcdcd by stalled car near
The Fifth avenue barn. Here "A crowd
or some 800 people. many OF whom We're
women and children. had conFregated.
nnl the mutormln N the "Ampere,"
Howard Jackson. was attacked hy sew.
efnl mon, who were either strikers or ia
Nmpathy with them. The motOrmnn
received some nasty bruises on the
head and legs, lie was finally rescued
from the mob, Six arrests were mndp
aud IN" track was soon cleared.
Ihroughnut the afternoon bouidors
All large pieces or granite were taken
from nearby yard and placed on the
tracks In the vicinity Of Greenwood
cemetery, and the cars came along at
intervals OF twenty ana thirty minutes.
10 sooner did the cars pass than Tho
uonIlers were laid on the tracks again
hul the police were unable To stop the
Efforts ~ the obstructlonlsts.
During the day 800 additional police
We're sent over from New York and "a
,'se watch was kept an along the
hiookyn bridge 10 see than no person
could Interfere with the trolley wirof.
several arrests were made during the
way among the ranks OF tho strikers
ahl their sympathlzerH.
Flgsiient Rossltcr said tonight that
,hr brooklyn Rapid Transit officials
y GI'l n9l nrhitratc the strike difficulty
yum !hrir striking employees There
hHhing 10 arbitrnte," said Mr. Rossl-
w The men who have gone out came
!. me with certain demands. / showed
m,,h mat they already had substnn-
ull} nI they asked for. and I would
Wakhlen out any Injustice. They
,imf M q lighting mood and We're not
disposed 10 look at the subject dispns.
Npnatply"
There was some trouble tonight with
Aisy number of people that had
CCArh lhn trolley car during the day FOR
rb., ,.lhnd by w....of ulmer park.
~ We're Jet out % Timer park and
lus unable 10 either get 10 Coney
sland or To return 10 the city proper
' many hours, remained there and
g1,s'al small disturbances were the re-
General Master Workman Parsons
Beht ne grrater part NJ the day In
b.. NiN u 'hUNluffuhlo portion OF
" AFTERNOON In conference with
s,sFs' pelehanty and Webster Of the
il0H. '''''"" anu u'"'l'-
Ar Parsons said the strike had the
,ssn,u9n N the knights NJ Labor and
VA a we men would derive the moral
ton vi '"' "'b"i'N"-
III, Ihe Brooklyn Elevated engineers
A w the question OF their transfer
,un lhelr present position Ia the posi-
ky or electrical engineers. when the
In rnll system recently adopted
toull 60 into effect. They did not
f,yu,s NE question Of joining the sur
trolley roads OF the strike This
rrsat OF the engineers viii mean
,5,., reduction In wages and Il Is not
h. DtlD tofy, The matter was referred
,nl.i Arthur N the brotherhood OF
y,,tnnailve Englneers, with which or
,mWee,,tl9n the Elevated englnots the
hAi'rISrs ARE WORRIED.