St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19
The Brooklyn Strike.

his opinion of the Brooklyn strike and Il.
probable outcome. Chief Devef9 said.
This strike should w have occurred.
The men will surely lose. They are no,
organized. and l think the whole matter
will be adjusted inside Of "A hours"
President Rosslter says that the old
employees will be welcomed back to thei,
several positions, but that the men who
stood by the company, whether green or
old hands, will have the preference hi
being assigned to regular ears and UNI
doubtedly a good deal Of friction will Or
cur on this score in case the strike Is d.
clared off.
Cars were run on most OF the Ines con
trolled by the Traction company from
early morning until Z o'clock asst even
ing, but after shutdown there vas a com
siderable falling off in the service. and
by 8 O'Clock not a car was NOV nF on any
Of the lines affected by the strike ~
motormen and conductors.
The roads comprising the Nassau sys-
tenn were most effectively crippled. None
of the striking employees returned to
work, and most of them wer busy dur
Ing the day influencing unlOr and nom
union men on the other Inns tC quit work.
In this respect the strikers we e partially
successful, but they made no lnroads on
the running Of the Putnam q venue cars
This line is practically intact. not N ore
than half a dozen of It's employees being
affiliated with the strikers.
OF all the lines In the tracilo ION syst nj.
the Flatbush avenue and a newly opened
Brighton beach route We're the most
seriously affected during the day. The
regular schedule on the Flatbush avenue
and Brighton beach roads calls for %
cars, but only six OF these we're success
fully worked. on the N0strand avenue
line and Bergen beach 70 Cirs are -ii1
sent out. Yesterday only ght vehicles
were manipulated and mos Of these did
not cover the entire rout.. Tlmnklrs
avenue was very much NJ elected. only
two cars passing over the entire Ne- 1u.-
Ing the day.
President Rossltsr. accompanied hy
Seth l.. Eseney, visited the barn or The
F,,atbush avenue line during the after
noon. The strikers were there to a man.
and when the railroad magnates drove
up in a coupe the strikers adjourned 10
a nearby hall and held a meeting. to
which they invited Messrs. Rossiter and
Reeney. Speeches were made on both
sides. but towards the close OF the meet
ing President Rossiter told the men that
they could come back TO work at O'Clock.
but he assured them that the company
would not concede any o. their demands
and expressed himself as believing that
the strikers had no grievances to back
up their action. There is no strike nor
u for IT," said Mr.. Rossiter You
lie, you lie" came from 800 .hroats In an
sw.r to this assertion. and II looked for
a time as II serious trouble would ensue.
Fortunately wiser heads governed the
more active strikers and no damage was
done TO either Of the representatives Of
the company.
Early in the afternoon small sized
boulders and stumps OF trees were
thrown on the Flatbush avenue tracks.
but all these INSTRUCTIONS were removed
In time TO allow the limited number OF
cars to make their scheduled trips. Con.
siderable difficulty was experienced on
the Nostrand avenue and cross-town
lines, but no serious mishap occurred.
All the cars were manned by two or more
policemen. and the presence OF the off,
GERS on board the cars prevented. in a
great measure. any outbreak or the part
Of the strikers or their sympathizers.
Very few cars were run over the OLD
Nassau lines. and those which were run
were in charge OF road inspectors, cleo
trio light men and track men belonging
TO the road. These cars were totally in
adequate to supply transportation for
their patrons. and those who rode over
the lines had to put up with frequent and
annoying delays.
At ! y. m. President Rossiter Issued IN
structions TO shut down on all the Trac-
ton company's lines. and from tnat hour
until long after midnight not a car was
run with the exception OF a couple which
were placed at the service OF the city au-
thorilies to transport the policemen 10
the outlying districts.
II is announced that another addition
was made to the ranks OF the Brooklyn
strikers last night, when the employees
OF the Flushing Avenue and Grand
Street Ines decided to quit work.
General Master Workman Parsons
was in conference for several hours las,
night with the executive committee OF
the employees of the Metropolitan Street
Railway company. After the CON
ference, Mr.. Parsons practically an-
nounced that a strike Of the Metropol-
itan employees : now inevitable. unless
President Nreeland recedes from the
position he has taken.
New York, July lS.-Nearly all the con-
ductors and motormen OF the Brooklyn
Transit company struck at $50
yesterday morning. Those who
had cars L left them on the tracks.
company ~endeaveroed to run cars
with non-union men on all lines. and
there was some disorder. Many ar
rests We're made during the day. on
lines the company maintained a
service. and on others they
failed altogether. Cars were unable 10
10 the ocean beaches. The tieup has
been nearly so complete as the labor
Ieaoers said 1t would be.
Street Car Men Strike Again.