The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-19
THB BROOKLYN STRIKE
Strikers Make the Claim That They
Are Gaining Ground.
SMALL RIOT SOON SUPPRESSED.

nhood there Will be no end to the laDoI
trouble for several days to come. The
striking motormen and conductors are
very earnest, and they claim they are
gaining ground. On the other hand, the
representatives of the Brooklyn Trac-
ton company assert that the strike Is
only a nominal one, and that from to-
day on they will experience no diff
Guilty in running their full complement
Of cars. The company did not run any
cars over its various lines after dark
Monday evening, but resumed traffic
shortly after s o'clock yesterday morn
Ing. Numerous cars were run over the
several lines. but the time schedule
was not adhered to, and fair esti-
mate of the rolling stock in operation
was about 60 per cent. No cars were
run over the Flatbush avenue line to
Brighton Beach, and the patrons to the
race track were forced to take steam
cars, over the railroad routes or the
Franklin avenue and Smithflelds cars,
which are not under the strikers ban.
Great difficulty was experienced by
the management in running cars over
the Nassau system, and liberal esti-
mate of the cars run over the Nassau
lines would be about 80 per cent of the
regular number. The Fifth and Sew
enth avenue lines were frequently
blockaded, and the company did not
handle more than Is per cent Of the
regular daily traffic. The Douglass and
Bergen street cars were run at inter-
walls Of Is and 20 minutes, but each of
the cars was manned by at least four
policemen.
During the day the police made sew
eral arrests Of persons who interfered
with the progress OF the cars on the
Nassau lines, but no serious outbreak
occurred until after o'clock, when a
small riot occurred, in which two men
were painfully hurt. A mob of some
400 persons attacked a Fifth avenue
car on its way Into the city at Sixth
street and Fifth avenue. Conductor
Latham and Motorman Mulcahey were
pulled off the car and badly treated.
Latham had his arm broken, and Null
cahey received a fracture of the nose.
Several policemen who were in the
neighborhood rushed to the assistance
Of the motorman and conductor and
frightened the crowd off by firing their
revolvers in the air. Three arrests
were made. and in less than Is min
utes the cars were running on head
way of eight minutes. The police ar
rangements for the protection of life
and property were as nearly perfect as
possible.
1t was rumored during the forenoon
that trouble might be expected on the
Union Elevated railroad, but early in
the afternoon President Rossiter stated
that no hitch would occur there. The
engineers on the elevated system had
been notified that as soon as the third
rail, or electric motor system, was
adopted their wages would be reduced
from $3.50 to $2.25 per day. The en-
gineers kicked against this Eggested
reduction, but yesterday afternoon they
were assured by the management that
the rate of wages now exiting would be
maintained
Master Workman Parsons and Dis
trict Master Pines were very confident
that the strikers would win the fight,
but judging from the number of cars
in operation yesterday the assertion of
the railroad managers that the strike
would fzzle out seems to be well
founded. The strikers are severely
handicapped inasmuch as that they
have no funds to back them up, and in
many instances there is a sad lack
Of concerted action on the part Of their
leaders. That the men are in earnest
goes without saying. Nine-tenths of
them are thoroughly honest in their
intentions, but from individual state
ments it is easily inferred that they
are fast losing confidence.
President Rossiter stated yesterday
that the men on strike would not be
Disseminated against if they returned
to work at once, but so far not one of
the strikers has seeded from the ranks.
Many of the persons who were ar
rested for interference with the trolley
cars were treated leniently by the mag
istrates in the several police courts
yesterday morning, and with the eycep-
ton of the fracas at Fifth avenue last
evening no trouble of any import was
reported.
Taking everything into considera-
ton, the strike is being conducted very
peaceably.
In the board of aldermen meeting
yesterday Alderman Kenney introduce
ed the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted: THAT the dis
trct attorneys of the several counties
within the city of New York as now
constituted be and they hereby are
respectfully requested to proceed at
once legally against all railroads who
have violated and now are violating
the ten hour law relating to labor"