The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-18
BROOKLYN
STREET CAR
STRIKE.
Most Of the Lines OF the Company
Said to be Running on
Schedule Time.
A RIOTOUS DEMONSTRATION
Against President Rossiter, Who
Attempts to Address the
Striking Employees.

NEW YORK, July N.-At s o'clock
this morning the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company started cars out on
most of its lines. Many Of the cars
we're manned with green hands. on
clals Of the company claim that they
will be able to run more cars on all
lines than were run yesterday.
About two-thlrds of the cars on oil
the lines of the company, except the
Nassau system, were running. The
cars are all pollced with from one to
four patrolmen each, except on the
Putnam and Halsey line. which is rum
ming us in normal times.
Judging from the number of cars
that are running this morning the COM
pany has nearly three-fourths of Its
rolling stock In operation on all the
roads other than those which comprise
the old Nassau lines, The Gates,
Broadway, Myrtle, Third, Ralph Nos
trand, Tompklns and Flatbush avenue
cars are running on fairly good time,
and the heavy morning passenger traf-
DC was handled with little congestion
at any point. The company's officers
were very confident this morning that
they would be able to run the full COM
plement OF cars on the regular sched'
uIe time within twenty-four hours and
they claimed the strike would be over
by midnight.
Chief OF Police Devery said this aft
ernoon: "The strike is practically over.
In fact the men are not in position to
strike at all You will see them all
come back, and my advice to them is
to all come back as quickly as possible.
They Gun all get back because they
know how to work the cars. and think
they will return to work Tomorrow
morning There is no trouble in the
city 10 speak OF. the laws are being
lived up to and the police are entirely
capable OF taking charge of the public
interest and the public properties"
Itlotous Demonstration.
There was riotouG demonstration by
the strikers and their sympathlzers at
Flatbush this afternoon when President
Rosslter, OF the Rapid Transl: Com
pany, addressed u meeting of the men
who had gone out on the Flatbush and
Nostrand avenue lines, President Ros-
sitter drove to the hall in a carriage, in
company with Major Kelley, director
Of the road, and another official, There
was crowd of more than two thousand
persons around the hall when he ar
rived, and he was received with shouts,
Kisses and Jeers.
He was met by committee Of Gve
men representing the strikers, and they
had conference of twenty minutes be-
fore he was permitted to speak When
he finally went upon the platform the
hall wns crowded to suffocation with
the strikers and those who were aiding
them.
Mr.. Rosslter was introduced by Al
bert Sweeney, the chairman. The latter
as he came forward, said:
"This is Mr.. RossIter Win or lose,
let US be gentlemen"
There were shouts. Kisses and 1eers
as the president OF the road stepped for
ward.
II want to say" he began, that I
don't need an introduction to the men.
They have seen me in the power house
and along the lines and In the barns,
and they know me-"
He was again interrupted by shouts,
jeers and cries.
I'VE want an agreement. Sign an
agreement" could be heard in the
uproar
"Thats lle!" was shouted again.
The president told OF the beginning OF
the strike and the measures he had
taken.
yesterday all the cars were almost
on schedule time" he said.
That's a lIe!" was shouted out, and
again there was kissing.
II don't need to ask you to believe
me-" he continued. "You know whether
1t is true or not. To-day the cars on
all the lines are running on nearly the
regular schedule"
ROssltcr's Futile Effort
He endeavored to talk. but scarcely
uttered n sentence without being jeered
and hlssed. and finally as he told of his
dealings with the men and his desire
to aid them, but of his determination
not to recognize there was n strike,
there was n din that lasted for fully
quarter OF an hour. After 1t was over
the president said he had come to the
meeting to restore harmony. He de-
clared he would take the men back and
not hold their action against them. He
gave them until o'clock to return, and
said II they did not come back to work
then they would be discharged.
wen never come back," was the re-
ply in a shout from the house. Drag
him down! XIII himi"
The speaker stood smiling while the
babel reiRnod, and flnhly he was es-
corted down stairs and through tho
mob outside that shouted for hIs life
He entereys: n curriagc with his party
and was driven to the barns, around
the cornor from where the party board
cd the car Ampcre.
The crowd made rush for the car,
but were driven away. Then, with Mr..
Rossiter on the front platform. the
coolest man about, the cur went TO
Church street, in Flatbush avenue, and