The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-17

jured-Privnte Car Held Up-Manhattan
Police Teach Lessons at Every Oppors
tunity--CheerfuI Pines Thinks He'll Try
Again To-Dny-Railroad Omcials Say
All Cars VIII Run ON Schedule Time,
The great" trolley strike ordered by the
Knights of Labor in Brooklyn at O'Clock yes
terday morning lzzled. 1t flzzfed like a yellow
journal dream. In spite of the serious treat
ment Of the subject by the Herald and other
papers that have been allied in tho interest Of
the stockholders and paid agitators to bring
about discomfort among the men. and their
declaration that not a wheel would be turning
In Brooklyn in tho morning the cars were out
in such plenty that you had to dodge to escape
them. THE Sun said yesterday morning that
1t was not likely that single line would be
tied up Not u single line was tied UP.
More than enough cars were running all day
on every line in the city than were needed to
accommodate the people who wanted to travel.
Considerably more than 10 per cent OF all tho
cars that are usually operated were operated
all day. and in every barn that the company
owned there were more than enough men,
motormen and conductors, to take out every
car that remained in the barn. and In many
barns there were a great many more than
| enough The company could have run every
| car it owns and would have had mon to spare,
Not only did it run its Coney Island lines. but
| 1t opened new line to Coney Island and kept
| 1t going all day in spite OF the strike"
We're it not for the fact that from daylight on
| every hour was marked with disorder OF q
| more or less serious nature that showed tho
| lawess spirit Of the men the Herald and its
allies had succeeded in egging on to q strike.
/ the whole affair would have been ridiculous.
AS a great" strike it was ridiculous.
| FEW MEN 60 OUT.
| 1t Is not possible to say at present exactly
| how many OF the company's EN- ployees actually
| quit work. 1t s estimated that the nun Der Is
between 900 and 1000 Out OF total OF 900
| men on the Nassau line it Is estimated that be-
tween 600 and 700 quit. and 1t is believed that
| Of the thousands employed on the old Brooklyn
| Heights not moro than 300 quit 1t Ia certain
that the number exceedingly small. The
| places Of all the men who quit were taken By
| the extra men in the company's service. and
| practically no entirely new men were needed.
| Inquiries made OF motormen and conductors on
all the lines of the Heights system. az we'll Of
superintendents and higher Officials In every
| instance brought the reply. Every man
showed up. every man went to work they're
| all keeping at work and they're all going to
keep at work" In the case OF the employees
this was usually thrown in: What tell dye
take us for? Fools2" The newspapers and the
|
OF their efforts on the first day OF the strike.
| While they had known and admitted that the
men had no chance OF winning the strike. they
were still Of tho opinion that they had suo-
ceeded in bamboozling them SO much thas
when they issued their call to quit work the
| men would quit.
| Two exceptions to this were found In Mr..
Parsons. the General Master Workman OF the
| knights Of Labor. and Mr.. Pines. tho Master
4 q trin Aooa hl txr-np
men had used their utmost endeavors to pres,
| vent a strike at this time. for the reason that
| they knew the men could not win. They had
| feared that what did happen would happen bus
since it had happened they put on bold. II ludisa
crous. faces yesterday and declared that evsrys
thing was bright. Mr.. Pines went 10 faH
as to say seriously to the reporters that the
roads were pretty well tied up. He had TO speak
very loud when he said it. for an Ordinary tone
would have been drowned by the jangling Of
the trolley bells and the rolling of the cars a.
they rushed along the street outside the buids
| ing in which he was speaking.
BLuNpER IN CALLING OUT THE MEN.
Mr. Pines admitted later that there was some
| Misunderstanding or other and asserted that
| the men were going out as fast as was ex.
| pected and that by tomorrow morning every.
| thing would be tied up tight He told the truth.
| because the men were going out as fast as they
| could get cars to take out and early this morn
ing things were tied up reasonably tight. with
the consent Of the railroad officials and tho po-
| lice. who wanted little rest no more cars being
run on any OF the lines than was absolutely
necessary to accommodate the public. In ludi-
crousness Mr.. Pines ran close race with tho
| Evening Telegram. the pink end OF James Cor
| don Benefits yellow establishment. The Tele-
gram. sticking close to the interest OF the stock
| jobbers. like the yellow end OF the establish
ment had wagons everywhere bearing im-
| mense pacards that read:
| Monster Strike No Cars Running"
The drivers Of these wagons fortunately were
| skilled. and they managed TO escape being run
down by the cars hat were everywhere.
| While there was no question OF the ability Of
| the company to run its full com plement ot cars.
and no question Of the ability Of the police to
| protect them all night as well as all day. the
| railroad folks were Of the opinion that it might
| be as well to withdraw unnecessary cars dur
| ing part OF the night because Of the lawless
character that had been displayed during the
! day. and so in the afternoon there was n gem
eral conference held at Police, Headquar-
tiers. 1t was attended by President York
andCommissoners Hess and Sexton OF the Po-
| lice Board. Deputy Chiefs Mackeller Of Brook
| Ign and Mclaughlin Of New York. Gen McLeer
| of the National Guard. and President ROssiter
OF the railroad. The situation was gone over.
| and all OF tho gentlemen declared 1t to be ex-
tremely satisfactory. and not at all as serious az
| they had expected 1t to he. President Rossiter
made the suggestion outlined above about some
| Of the cars. and suggested that thos" running
! 10 Coney Island over the Third avenue road
| might be discontinued at an early hour. IL
was suggested that It might b" difficult for tho
! police To anOrd adequate protection in those
, neighborhoods whcr" turbulent elements
| would be sheltered 10y darkness The police
very smphatically stated that they were ready
10 cope with anything. and they ddn't care
particularly whether any cars wera taken on
| or not At the conclusion Of the con, rence The