New-York tribune., 1899-07-16

with Deputy Chief Mackelar for hour. and
there was suppressed excitement all around
headquarters. When Commissioner York was
asked what he thought OF the situation he said:
Il am in hopes there will be no Strike But
II 1t should come | think the Police Depart
ment will be found TO be prepared FOR trouble
We will have adequate force TO protect the
lives and property of the citizens who wish 10
continue law abiding pursuits The men have
not struck yet and 1t is hoped that cool judg-
ment will prevail and a strike be averted."
An order was issued last night to policemen
who expected to have Sunday off to report for
duty as usual at their respective stations.
Before II o'clock Chief Devery had seen nearly
all the Brooklyn inspectors. including Inspector
Clayton of Richmond Borough. An order was
issued to the precinct commanders TO have
sufficient number OF men on guard at all the car
depots throughout the city 10 maintain the
peace. and the captains told TO have all
their men constantly within easy call.
At midnight there were boatloads Of police
men seen the East River. making for the
Brooklyn shore. II not known where they
came from.
roundsman and thrty-two policemen left
the Church-st. station about 1910 o'clock this
morning They marched through Broadway
and Park Row TO the Bridge entrance where
they stood in waiting. There a large Satur-
day night and Sunday morning crowd at the
Bridge. and some excitement was caused by the
presence OF the policemen and the rumors they
had heard OF the threatened strike. The rounds
man was asked what he was going to do with
his men. He said he had orders TO take a spe-
clal car for Sheepshead Bay. and that was all
! he knew about IT, He did not know whether
| there was trouble there or not
Up in the Tenderloin precinct there a
strange condition of affairs. For the first time
in years the precinct was not polced for time.
| This occurred after midnight.
MEN SENT BACK on POST.
The men who were to relieve the men coming
| in were turned out on the floor and the roll
| called, but they were then sent back 10 the
| guardroOm. The other men came in by one
| in a hurry. 1t took about fifteen minutes for all
| the men TO get into the station. Not a man
| went out This left the entire Tenderloin Pre-
! cnct without a policeman TO guard II. This
famous district was left without police protec-
ton after midnight. Up to l o'clock the mer
| had not been sent out Of the house. The dis
! .trict extends from Fourteenth-st to Forty
! ond-st and from Madison-ave. to Sixth-ave.
| The first or outgoing, platoon Of the West
| Ientn-St. station prepdIeu " lcdFe Api nam
burg-ave station in Brooklyn at II o'clock
| They had been ordered there by Chief Devery
| Sergeant Wilson and Roundsman Mcclure were
I IN charge OF the men, who numbered sixty. or al
! the reserves in the precinct. Sergeant McGloir
| refused to tell where the men were going, bu
| it was learned they were to go TO the Hamburg
| ave. station. - -
| AT / o'clock the fifty men from the West Thir
! tieth-st station started for Brooklyn in charge
| OF ROundsman GUILTY. All the other men whC
had come Off post at II O'Clock were sent bach
| again TO stay on all morning. The precinct bJ
I that time had been left unguarded for an hour
! II was not known 10 what precinct the Tender
! lOin men were going. -
| At o'clock fifty policemen Of the West Sixty
! eighth-st station in charge Of Sergeant Rus
| sell and Roundsman Train, started for Brook
| lvn. They had been ordered by Chief Devery
| 70 go to the Dergen-st. station. AT the same
| hour fifty policemen in charge or Roundsmar
| Wood started from the East Twenty-second-st
| station II was not made known 10 what sta
| ton in Brooklyn they were going
II was learned during the night that Chlei
| Devery gave orders TO Inspector Donald Grant
| Of the Eleventh Inspection District, wnlch
I takes in Queens County. 10 report at MS orce
! in Queens County al once. The order was SEN
! ~ him through the Bronx Park police, in which
| nrecinct Inspector Grant lives.
| II was 11:15 o'clock when this order was
sent At half-past II o'clock Inspector BROOKS
| arrived at police headquarters. and teW MIN
| untes later he was Joined by Acting inspector
| Kane and Deputy Chief Cortright. Ihey wen
! into the office Of Inspector Brooks Where they
! held conference. All three men were retlceh'
| about what their talk covered.
TIL DI