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

statement was made that the cars on some OF
the lines woul1 be taken of early.
Gen. McLeer after the conference went TO
military headquarters OF the Second Brigade
in the Hall OF Records. where he remained for
couple OF hours. This s what he said to a
reporter for The Sun:
GEN. MLEER's VIEWS.
Il called down TO Police Headquartsr era to get
good idea OF tho situation so far as the strike
was concerned. was told by President York
and Deputy Chief Mackeller OF all the police
arrangements. and must say that their man =
aRement has been excellent am fully salts
hed that the police have tho matter well in
hand. and unless something unexpected
occurs 1 don't believe there will be any
occasion for the services OF the military.
There IL q great difference between the pres :
emit situation and that which attended the
strike Of 1895. The protection OF the railroad
property and the public peace then depended
on the local police. which was comparatively
small body. and naturally the men soon be-
came worn out and exhausted. Now we have
the police OF the whole city to call upon and
Thousands Of men can be massed here within
few moments. 1t seems to me that the police
force Ia quite sufficient to meet any emergency.
From my own observations as we'll as from the
lice. 1t certainly seems to me that the tie-up
which was intended to be general on the Rapid
Transit system is q hzzle and Is very likely
soon to die OUT
WORK OF THE POLICE.
The strike was ordered to take place at 4 80
o'clock in tn morning. As THE Sun stated
yesterday. 1t was the plan OF the strikers to
force the tying up OF all the railroad system by
Intimidation. This statement was made on
the authority OF the men. They said that they
proposed 10 brickbat any man who dared to
run car after the strike was ordered. and that
a. to win the strike. 1t was necessary to kill
few people. It would be done. The develop
ments OF the day proved pretty clearly that this
Intention would have been carried out to the
letter had 1t not been for the police
who were sent to the borough from this
city. The discipline Of these men was spen-
did. Their orders were to see that the law was
obeyed and to use whatever force was neces-
Bary. They started right in at 80 o'clock in the
morning. and they made It 80 warm every
whore for the men who had announced their
Intention OF violating the law that these men
themselves were the victims Of intimidation
and not the men who didn't want to s'rike.
HOW THE CARS WE'RE STARTED.
Ordinarily the day cars on all the railroads
start from the depots at 4 80 O'Clock in the
morning. That was the reason that hour was
selected for the strike. The men who are to
take out the first cars arrive at the depots at
about o'clock, That gave the company half
work and who intended to quit Shortly after
o'clock the following notice was issued by
BILE owned by the company;
Notice TO employees, Any conductor or
the regular run iassigned TO him. unless prop
the service OF the COMPANY, His run WI be
given to the next man In order. who will hold
Che run permanentlIi D,a n.,,,
could see it: At nearly all Of the depots in the
city when the last night cars came In and the
Unions
them that the strike had been ordered and adj
yisinG them that they should not return to work.
oars reached the stable for housing, and they
Shortly the arrival Of these IHSi e' eroSds
strike You'd Begin q seemed have aos
everywheEe before that hour. Very few OF the
pe9pe had idea tha the police had taken
they evidently thought that the early morning
scene would be z repetition o, the scenes
Fhsy only B2ock
Ign police 70 deal with then. and mighty few
and pGS sS nS 80 sa ss
to the crowd that came to see the fun. as they
on duty With long. hard SUCKS E that they we're
not at all back ward about using. At every sta
ton before the hour to start the cars the 20,
S offered; ~ They Kept s thsm r5 two blocks ana
kspt On the roads which ere included IN
sy' tn On es:s sn al 1t
tarly hour. that the percentage OF men
plenty Of men from the extra lists Of those
foads and other roads on hand to take the
Isual cars could have been started from IRON any
depot on the system at the usual hour, II it had
bes tSat Ihs
s9d bsUrs s tS. s S S.Ra
The Putnam avenue and Halsey street line got
duetor reported Tor duty and I each crew took took
second car was asked ii he didn't want POLICE
man.
LAwLEssNEss.
WELL" he said. you might chuck one In
S Sa fG nsed 4 him you want TO- 0a' guess
policemen were put on all cars. Greene and
and the other lines followed in rapid success
sion. the cars not running on the regular
needed on a sunday morning, Tho Iawless.
ness and rowing that had been determined
where. Il started with the first car The most
s In the ity FH @ to 1
and in Fifth avenue In tho Twonties''
said that great deal OF the disturbance that
occurred during the day was not caused by the
ers, saloon hangers on. buns and women and
children. particularly children. boys under the
Along the line OF the Nassau system in