The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-24
Both in Brooklyn and
New York AllCars
Are Run.
COMFY ISLAND LINES BUSY
Parsons Won't Accept De-
feat But Will Soon
Give In.

New York, July 23.-The trolley
car strike in Manhattan and
Brooklyn is practically at an
end. General Master Work
man Parsons says it is not and today
at meeting of the central federated
union he launched a scheme for a new
labor political party, and at the same
time urged upon the delegates Of the
various trades unions in Greater New
York, the exDediency of contributing
to a fund to aid the strikers, and the
delegates promised their financial sup
port. This is probably what causes
General Master Workman Parsons and
District Master Workman Pines to pro
mise important developments in the
strike situation this week.
1t is a fact, however, that both yes
terday and today cars were being run
under almost normal Roadway on all
the lines, except the Nassau, through
out Brooklyn, even to the various
beaches and carrying large numbers
of passengers.
In New York, except for the presence
of several hundred policemen on Second
avenue, and guards about the various
power houses, strike would be out of
consideration. There has been no de-
lay in the trolley car service in Man
haitian today on any line with the ex-
ception of the Second avenue line, and
that is affected but little. 1t is stated
by the police officials that tomorrow or
Tuesday most Of the police who have
been guarding the property of the rail-
road companies will be withdrawn.
Strike leaders admit that the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit company ran more
cars to the seaside resorts today than
on any day since the strike was de-
clared. President Rossiter was iubi-
liant Saturday before leaving for Cold
Spring, and reiterated the statement
that the strike practically was over.
He said: THE strike has occasioned
considerable trouble, of course, and
has been very expensive to our COM
pany, but | am glad to say that nearly
all lines were able to run today on reg
ular schedule time. The strikers have
prided themselves on the fact that
they had been able to tie up traffic to
Coney Island, but they cannot boast Of
that now, for tomorrow we will be able
to carry all passengers who want to go
to the island or other resorts near the
sea. l am sorry for the men who were
lea astray by professional agitators. l
am still willing to take back the men
who left their positions on the Brook
lyn Heights lines, but l am still de-
termined that none of the Nassau line
men will be reinstated as motormen or
conductors"
At strike headquarters, Grenada hall,
the men of the Nassau line assembled
today. General Master Workman John
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Master Workman James Pines was
busy trying to encourage the strikers.
He told them that even if the strike
should be unsuccessful they still would
have the satisfaction of knowing that
they had rebelled against the evil sys-
TEN of hours and wag es introduced and
maintained by Rossiter Mr.. Pines add
ed that if a certain section of the press
and the corporations fancied that the
strike would be over in day or two
they would soon discover that they
were woefully mistaken. He also said
that by Tuesday or Wednesday all OF
the lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit company would be tied up as tight
as a drum.
A Euclid avenue car loaded with pas
sengers was wrecked by an explosion
of nitro glycerine or gun cotton, short
ly before II o'clock tonight. -Four per-
sons were badly hurt, the names OF the
injured being Albert E. Fassett, F. A.
Smith. Mrs. Harris and E. c. Martin.
The explosion tore out the front end
of the car, smashed all the windows
and destroyed the brake. After con-
siderable difficulty the car was stopped
and a call for ambulances was sent
out The motorman, William Drag
gers, who came from Cincinnati, was
dazed by the shock but the conductor,
Frank Schroeder of st. Louis, escaped
injury
The force of the explosion was so
great that it shook all the houses in
the neighborhood and was heard for a
distance of two or three miles. There
is no clue to the identity of the person
who placed the explosive on the track.
Persons living in the neighborhood say
they saw a man in buggy stop at
the corner of Kensington street where
the explosion occurred and get out by
the railroad track. He remained there
short time and rode ranidIV away