The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-18
eaee thsr are brinrinr additional REGULAR sm.

eaho they are bringing additional regular EN-
ployees. who have informed the depot N asteri
and superintendents that the reason they die
not report earlier was entirely due to the fac
that they had been prevented by bodily inter
ference.
The hourly reports sent In OF cars crossing
the bridge show that on every limo In the
system beginning at @ O'Clock cars were run.
ing TO New York and between 9 and 10 O'Clock
an excellent Roadway was maintained on
nearly all the lines, and in some cases more
cars were being run than ordinarily. The
riding appeared to be excellent and an outside
observer noting the cars operated throughout
the city would scarcely credit the fact that an
interruption 70 the regular service had oc-
cured.
AS regards the service on the elevated lines
every line was maintaining it's regular head.
way. On the Fifth avenue line a largely In
creased service was run to accommodate the
morning riders and those who through a very
proper fear or timidlty were prevented from
Riding on the surface cars.
Tho situation this morning can be SUNNI cd
M in a few words-that 1t is decidedly en-
couraEinG. that the positive information which
the officers OF the com pany have received from
the loyal employees themselves and from DO
lice reports and from tho division supern-
tendents and depot masters Ia to tho OBJECT
that those who havo failed to show up at the
dspots for their runs in nearly every case have
been prevented by bodily interference.
The officers appreciate this fact and desire
10 say 70 all employees OF tho Brooklyn Heights
lines and OF tho elevated system that they do
not consider that any strike exists on these
lines.
Tho division superintendents and depot
masters have been instructed to afford the
fullest possible protection to those who desire
70 return to work. The prompt action OF the
police IN the first instance OF sending over an
adequate force OF additional officers from New
York gave the loyal employees to understand
that they would be protected In perform nj
their usual duties. and to this action and the
loyal attitude Of the men who reported on time
and took out their accustomed runs regularly
can DO attributed the fact that the back bone Of
the so-called strike can be said absolutely TO
be broken.
THE Police Commissioners have stated
from the first that no outside help vas needed
that they were prepared to protect every en-
ployee OF the company who desired to work and
to prevent any lawless demonstration. They
have kept their word to the letter. as shown in
the order which was given by Chief Devery to
promptly arrest any rioters or lawbreak ers.
The police have given assurance that they will
prosecute every case brought TO their atten-
ton.
''As an instance OF the methods which the
strikers are pursuing. information has just
reached me that one OF the committee which
waited upon me at my office was last night
arrested for pulling down an overhead wire in
the Eastern District. and has been held In
$1,000 bail. This 10 tho character OF tho inter-
ference which the strikers are depending upon
for success.
nNrrpQDnndenpa v m
Rotary this morning are many letters from the
employees. giving experiences in their at
tsmpts to report for work and their being
etopped By the agents OF the strikers.
Il have only to add in closing that the
prompt and efficient action Of the police in
preserving order and In protecting our men
and tho thoroughly loyal action OF the large
body Of Brooklyn Heights employees and the
elevated and bridge engineers. nremen and
train hands are fully appreciated by the man
agement OF the company and must be appre-
ciated by the travelling public.
The situation is one which the press. IL so
disposed. can do much toward bringing mat
ters to o natural condition before sunset to-
day by stating the exact facts. which aside
from the official statement here given. can be
verified by observations on the streets"
MORE MOB VIOLENCE.
inc VlROr Win Wnlcn tne l.4DO men from the
Manhattan police force went at the work Of
suppressing disorder on Sunday seriously in
terfered with the avowod purpose OF the
strikers to tie up railroad lines by intmidating
mon who were willing to work. But the en-
couragement that the men gathered from
speeches by Pines and other agitators and by
accounts in the newspaper allies clarifying
their lawless conduct. led in the afternoon to
a renewal OF lawlessness and disorder. About 3
O'Clock in the afternoon crowd of nearly 900.
the rinRleaders OF which were strikers gathered
at Manhattan and Box avenues. They boarded
cars and attempted to pull the motorman of
the platform. They were not successful; o.
Police Captain Reardon and he hurried to the
vigorous charge on the mob and drove It, the
men using their clubs az prods, The mob
Gath tSa esah e thy msS s f' be
powered and word was sent duflckly to head
quarters asking for reserves. The Herbert
quarters ordered thirty more men and two
roundsmen to the scene They Jumped into
the patrol wagon and were on their way in less
In the meantime ReardoG} and his men again
g" H. s srd1d h Mh ib nss
part OF the mob car came along. William
0sborne was the motorman. The terminus OF
the mob was. hundred men from the crowd
dashed up this block. and as Osborne and his
conductor got off the car to change tho fender
the rioters attacked them and Knocked them
down The conductor escaped but Osborne
jumped upon. Stones. sticks and missiles were
thrown at the car. Most, Of the men were
shouting and yelling and there was a tre-
mendous uproar The crowd was so thick that
Osborne. who was down. could not regain his
feet.
Detective Behlen. who saw the crowd break
for the car. chased after them. and with stick
and pistol fought his way to where Osborne
was lying He was set upon. too But no man
aged to hack up against the car. and then wav-
ing his club In front Of him with one hand
and pointing his revolver with the other. he
thrcatened 10 shoot the first man that came to-
ward him or touched Osborne. who was lying
at his feet Behlen said that nan was stand
tng with coholestone poised in his hands over
his bead about to crush Osborne's life out.
POLICE ROUT THE MOB.
Capt Reardon. who with his thirty men had
succeeded in driving back his part of the
crowd, now charged up the street to the assist
ancc Of the detective. Al tho same time the
thirty reserves. arrived and !leaped ont OF the
wagon and Joined him. The men were fresh
and they went at the crowd with swinging
clubs. Heads were cracked and bodies were
bruised The mob held its own Just a moment
and then fed. The reserves dashed back to
the deDOt, where the twice -di spprGpl mob hnl