New-York tribune., 1899-07-18

The second day Of the Brooklyn trolley strike
marked the beginning Of its speedy end, and by
Saturday night Brooklynites will doubtless be
talking about another strike that failed. The
strike is only forty-eight hours old, but 1t has
run long enough TO show that the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company is fully prepared with
men and cars TO operate It's lines II police
protection is provided. President Rossiter as
sured r Tribune reporter last night at Brooklyn
Police Headquarters. after conference with
Chief Devery and Police Commissioner York,
that beginning with this morning the full sched-
ule Of cars would be rum including the Brighton
Beach and Coney Island surface and the Fifth
ave elevated trains TO Coney Island All Of the
Nassau lines will be run. and determined ef-
fort will be made to show that. so far as the
travelling public is concerned there is no strike
in Brooklyn.
Traffic on all the Rapid Transit lines
suspended last night at s o'clock with the ex-
ception of the FuIton-st Gates and Putnam
ave lines. This arrangement makes IL possible
for the Manhattan police TO handle the situa-
ton without unnecessary strain.
Yesterday was looked forward to by the
Transit officials as a day Of fight, and IL was
fully expected that the strikers would put forth
strong efforts to obstruct traffic and compel
rrotormen and conductors TO abandon their
cars. Where they induced one man to leave a
car the company induced two of the old men TO
go back to work.
FLATBUsH- MEN BREAK.
At 9:30 o'clock last night Police Captain
Kntpe. Of FTatbush called up Division superin-
tendent Robbins. and told him that delegation
Of Flathush employees had called on him and
asked him TO ask President Rossiter 10 take
them back. This is TIE first important break in
the strikers ranks from one Of their strong
holds
President Rossiter himself the central
figure in a stirring incident yesterday after
noon He went to Flatbush 10 confer with
some strikers. and 10 inspect the Vernon-ave.
depot and got into a mass meeting OF strikers
and their friends in Bollingers Hall He was
hooted jeered insulted, told he was liar. and
then a crowd Of strikers tried 10 block his car
the Ampere. He said last night that he had
been unwse to go to the meeting at all. as not
more than half of the men present were old en-
ployes Of the Transit company. and many OF
them were under the influence Of liquor
Petty riots broke out in various parts OF the
borough last night and the special policemen
from Manhattan. under Chief Deverys orders,
had a chance to show their capacity for arrest
ing lawbreakers. None Of the disturbances
were particularly serious. however. and only
one feed wire Of the company was cut.
Brigadier General James McLeer called again
at Police Headquarters last night. and, as be-
fore. he said that the police were coping with
the situation admirably. He did not think the
strike was as bitter as the one In 1870 ana salo
that II the troops Of the Second Brigade should
be needed they could be called on short notice.
He did not think that such thing would De al
all necessary. however.
Al the strikers headquarters General Master
Workman Pastors and Master Workman Pines
said that the strikers were gaining ground. and
that eventually the men would get what they
struck for.
TRAFFIC SOMEWHAT LIGHTER
Traffic or the Brooklyn Rapid Transit lines
was much lighter yesterday than common. The
Nassau lines we're not run on full schedule. the
Fifth-ave. elevated line was % poorly prepared
for business that hundreds Of spectators at the
hail game were compelled TO walk home, and the
Flatbush-aye cars were few and far between.
Chief Devery and other Manhattan police off,
c,als put in a good part Of the day at the Brook
lvn headquarters and the spectacle OF platoons
of stalwart "cops'' from across the Bridge rid
ing on trolley cars to the danger spots OF the
strike situation became a familiar one before
nightfall yesterday.
Superintendent Edwards Of the Brooklyn Eie-
waited Railroad said yesterday that the ensin-
neers Of that line would not strike, as they were
full wages. and had nothing TO strike
for
Chief OF Police Devery told the newspaper
men yesterday that he believed the strike was
pretty near over. and that the police were fully
able 10 handle tn. situation and preserve peace
he had no doubt.
People who remember the last strike 90 not
believe that the strikers are through MAKING
trouble. In 1895 acts Of violence kept Increasing
lay by day until at last the most heroic meas
ures were necessary. While the conditions are