The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-07-22

strike is on in Brooklyn. So far it has
not been az effective as the strike OF
1895, but there is no telling how long
or far-reaching it may become. For
some weeks past the employees of the
several lines controlled by the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit company have been
complaining that the management did
not live up to the ten-hour law. The
men demand a. revision of the time
tables at the different barns, and also
claim that they should be paid 20 cents
an hour for over time, which is equiva-
lent to So a day, the price which they
set for a working day Of ten hours.
Meetings have been held daily and
nightly for the last week, and it was
inferred from the reports given out by
the employees and their advisers since
Thursday last that, while a strike was
imminent. it would not occur for some
time to come.
General Master Workman Parsons
had charge of the mems affairs and a
strike was called at 1870 yesterday
morning. At that hour most of the
motormen and conductors on the
Brooklyn Traction company's lines had
completed their night trips and The
leaders decided that this was the most
opportune moment to begin what was
expected to be Il stubborn fight with
the traction company. A heavy rain
storm "a in progress at this time ana
there was very little passenger traffic.
The Smith street, Franklin avenue and
Hamilton Ferry lines, which are con-
trolled by the Coney Island Railroad
company, having maintained the resu-
lar terms with their employees, were
not impeded in the least, but on all
other roads transportation was stopped
for awhile and a great deal of con-
gestion occurred in consequence.
The heavy storm Of the early morn.
ing was dissipated about 10 o'clock,
and from that hour until well on into
the afternoon the Sunday traffic, which
is usually very heavy, to North Beach,
Bergen Beach and Coney Island filled
the cars, but the dread Of trouble or
disturbance kept hundreds Of people
away from these seaside resorts.
Shortly before noon President RIOS
siter's private a Ampore started from
the city hall and made a round trip OF
the fractions lines. Coming back
from Coney Island the presidents car
Travelled over the Fifth avenue route,
and as it neared Twenty-third street
and Fifth avenue those on board
found their further progress impeded
by q stalled car near the Fifth avenue
barn. Here a crowd of 500 people,
many of them women and childrel..
had c~ongregated, and the mOtorman OF
the Airport, Howard Jackson, was at
tackled by several men who were strik-
ers or in sympathy with them. The
mlotOrman received some nasty bruises
on the head and legs. Detectives rushed
to the mans assistance and he was
finally rescued from the mob. Six ar
rests were made and the track was
soon cleared. Throughout the after
granite were taken from n nearby
yard and placed on the tracks In the
vicinity of Greenwood cemetery, M
as cars came along at intervals of
twenty and thirty minutes their fur
Their progress was considerably 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 unable to stop the
efforts of the obstructionists. During
the day additional police were sent
over from New York and q close watch
was kept all along Brooklyn bridge to
see that no person interfered with the
trolley wires. Several arrests We're
made during the day among the ranks
Of the strikers and their s~ympathizers.
President ROssiter said last night that
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit officials
would not arbitrate the strike difficulty
with their striking employees.