The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-17


was attacked by several men, who were
strikers or in sympathy with them.
The motorrnRn received some nasty
bruises on the head and legs. Secretary
Wickes was one OF the Arst to run to
the mans assistance. and he was
finally rescued from the mob. Six ar
rests wero made and tho track was
soon cleared.
Throughout tho afternoon boulders
and large pieces OF granite were taken
from a nearby yard and placed on the
tracks In the vicinity of Greenwood
cemetery and as cars came along at
intervals OF twenty and thirty minutes
their further progress was consider
ably delayed until these distractions
were removed. No sooner did the cars
pass than the boulders were laid on the
tracks again and the police were un-
able to stop the efforts Of the obstruc-
tionIsts. During the day 800 additional
police were sent over from New York
and Il close watch was kept all along
Brooklyn bridge to see that no person
could interfere with the trolley wires.
The only cutting of wires reported to
the Brooklyn police headquarters was
the partial destruction OF the feed cable
on Flatbush avenue, but score Of
linemen soon repaired this in tempor-
ary manner which sufilced to reopen
the line.
No Trouble Looked for at Present.
Late in the afternoon II conference
was held at police headquarters.
Among those present were Police Com
missloners York, Hess and Sexton,
Chief OF Police Devery, Deputy Chiefs
Mclaughlin, OF Manhattan, and Nc
Kella., of Brooklyn, and President
Rossiter. General McLeer was also in
attendance, but he said that as far as
he could see that there was no neces-
sity for the calling out OF the militia
or interference In any way by the mill
tRry.
President RossIter said that he was
anxious to bring the patrons OF tho sew
eral lines back from the sea side roads
as soon as possible, and had made ar
rangements to handle the Coney Is
land patrons us far as practicable by
trolley service, but that he had advised
his assistants to arrange for the trans
portation OF the majority OF the Coney
Island crowd back to the city over the
elevated railroad lines. The police
commissioners informed Mr. Rossiter
that his patrons and the public in gem
eral, as we'll as the company's property
and all other properties would be sufti-
clently protected by the police force.
In addition to this Commissioner
Hess informed Mr.. Rossiter that he
thought the sending out of his private
car was non-polIttc and to use his own
words 1t was like Shaking red rag
In front OF an enraged bull"
Several arrests were made during the
day among the ranks OF the strikers
and their sympathizers. but no distrub-
ance Of very serious nature occurred
up to O'clock.
Nothing to ArbitrAtc.
President Rosslter said tonight that
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit officials
would not arbItrat= the strike difficulty
with their striking employees.
There is nothing to arbitrate," said
Mr.. Rosslter. "The men who have gone
out came to me with certain demands.
showed them that they already had
substantially all they asked for and
would straighten out any injustice.
They came In lighting mood and were
not disposed to look at the subject dis
passionRtely."
Mr.. Delehanty OF the arbitration
commission. had long talk with Col.
williams about the proprietY OF ar
bltrating the alleged dispute. II did
not see," Col williams told him. there
was anything to arbItrate, and that Is
true"
How many men went out on strike
this mornIng?"
Between 700 and 1000 Not more
than 1000 at the outside. About 200
out OF 500 or 300 of the Nassau men re-
mained loyal to tho company and ran
their cars as usual, and about 200 Of the
$500 or 1900 Brooklyn Heights men
went out with the strikers. Two hun
dred out Of $500 does not make "a large
percentage when It comes to striking
and the result shows what we have held
to be true along, thnt the Heights men
would remain stendrast They realize
that there Is nothing to strike for"
What about Tomorrow"
IAN | can shy Is that we have enough
men to run every single trip tomorrow
and Will do no II we ara not Interfcrred
with. OF course, II the strikers should
be permitted to pull our motOrmen and
conductors off the cars and cut wires
It would be difficult to handle the usual
amount OF traffic. We will do the best
we can. We have considered II wise
TO stop running cars tonight on all
the surburban lines after s o'clock and
the cars on the main lines Will not be
run after l2 o'clock. Few people will
be lnconvcnicnced by this. as they can
use the elevated trains.
Police DO Good Work.
The normal conditions viii return in n
day or two, hope. 30 that the suburban
trolley service may be continued all
night. The presence OF the Manhattan
police In the city has had a most bene-
fetal effect. They have done splendid
work and the good order which was