New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
ALMOST A MURDER.
THE DYNAMITE EXPLOSION THE FEAT.
IRE OF THE BROOKLYN STRIKE.

prwARD OFFERED BY PRESIDENT ROssr
rER-A FEW MORE CARR RUNNING
INCREASE ON ALL NIGHT LINES.
The feature Of the Brooklyn strike which over
.hadowed all others yesterday was the diabolical
dynamite plot, which partially crippled the
Fitth-ave. elevated division of the Brooklyn
papid Transit Company between / and o'clock
IN the morning. and nearly resulted in the killing
~ John Devlin. his wife and two children
when piece Of flying steel. fragment of one
Of the big posts which supports the tracks
crashed through the walls OF his brick dwelling
house. six hundred feet away. passed through
his bedroom, and grazed the beds OF his sleeping
children. himself and wife and lodged IN the
kitchen The blind hate Of the man who touched
of the dynamite never took in such a danger as
this and he owes 1t more to good fortune than
to management that his hands are free from
murder.
President Rossiter yesterday afternoon before
leaving the city to spend the night with his fam
fy at Cold Spring. Long Island. offered a re-
ward Of 81 600 for the arrest and conviction OF
the guilty ones.
Twenty-one men. principally strikers were ar
rested by Central ofhce detectives in Carberrys
Hall IN East New-York. about o'clock veg
terday morning on suspicion Of having had
something TO do with the dynamite business
The police had visited the place an hour be-
fore, and the hall was dark and all was quiet.
After the explosion the hall was lighted UP. and
a score more Of men were stirring about
William Ashby. an investigator" in the en-
ploy, II is said Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company. made an afidavit on which the men
were arrested saying that he had attended one
OF their secret meetings and had heard threats
uttered that dynamite would be used 10 blow
up the elevated tracks II the engineers did not
stand by the surface men in the strike. The
Brenner for examination tomorrow morning.
Eugene V. Brewster represented the accused
men. and Assistant District Attorney Tyler the
people.
TRAFFIC SLIGHTLY INCREASED.
The railway people increased their traffic yes
terday about 10 per cent as compared with Tues
Place a Tribune reporter found that there was
an increase in the number Of cars on all the
lines with the exception Of Bergen-st. The
headway the Nassau lines is slow, and the
added every day and by the close Of the week
the service ought TO be about normal.
The Brooklyn elevated engineers waited
President Rossiter to see him about the rumored
cut in wages as soon as the third rail is in
stalled and steam engineers are no longer need
ed. He told them that the company would not
remove all the engines for eighteen months yet.
and that their pay would not be cut for that
long at least.
Master Workman Pines said that the strikers
had absolutely nothing to do with the dynamite
outrage, and that the Knights Of Labor op-
posed 10 violence He and General Master Work
man Parsons are working in harmony, he said,
and both are supporting the Manhattan strike.
BROOKLYN POLICE SENT TO MANHATTAN.
Several hundred Brooklyn policemen were
transferred to Manhattan for strike duty, and
they will be able 10 show their Manhattan
brethren that they, too. be ugly when they
are away from home.
President Rossiter ISSUED an order yesterday
that all men who remained loyal to the company
shall draw double pay for three days time.
ALL NIGHT LINES ADDED.
The Court-st and Third-ave lines were added
10 those which the company decided to keep
running all night. There was less disorder than
on the night before. The all night lines last
night were Fulton-st.. Gates-ave.. Putnam-ave.,
Court-st. Third-ave.. Crosstown, Myrtle-ave..
Broadway Tompkins Nostrand. Sumner. Reid
and Ralph aves The company is still short
five hundred or six hundred men. but the vacant
places are filing up rapidly with new men and
old employees who are quietly deserting the ranks
OF the strikers.
The Brooklyn strikers hoped that the strike In
Manhattan would result in great benefit to their
cause. but IL did not seem TO. and as The Trib
une stated yesterday the end Of the strike ap-
pears 10 be only day or two OFF
DANCE NOT ALL OVER.