Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-18
THE BROOKLYN STRIKE.
MOTORMEN AND CONDUCTORS
CRIPPLE TRAFFIC.


(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pllot.)
New York, July 1.-THE strike stu
alton in Brooklyn tonight remains UNI
changed. The striking employees are
even more determined than they were
yesterday, and the management of the
Rapid Transit lines is obdurate and I'M
flinchnS. Cars were run on most of
the lines governed by the Traction
Company from early morning until
O'Clock this evening, but after shutdown
there was a considerable falling off In
the service. and by 0 o'clock not n car
was moving on any of the lines affected
by the striking motormen and conduct
ors. The roads comprising the Nassau
System were most effectively crippled
None of the striking employees returned
10 work, and most of them We're busy
during the day influencing union and
non-union men on the other lines to
quit work. In this respect the strikers
were partially successful. but they
made no inroads on the running Of the
Putnam avenue cars. This line is prac-
tically intact, not more than half a
dozen of its employees being affiliated
with the strikers.
The Coney Island Railroad Company
reaped rich harvest on all of it's lines
during the day.
President Rossitcr, accompanied by
" MAINLY, VISITED the Darn on the
flatDuSh avenue line, near Vernon ave-
nue.. during the afternoon The strik-
erS were there To a man and when the
railroad magnates drove up in a coupc
the strikers adjourned to Il nearby
iihli and held meeting to which they
invited Messrs. Rossiter and Eeancy.
Speeches were made on both sides. To-
ward the close of the meeting Presi-
dent Rosaiter told the men that they
could come back mt o'clock this even
ing, nut he assured them that the COM
pany would not concode any OF their
demands and expressed himself as be
lievinE the strikers had no grievances
to back up their action.
There is no strike. nor cause for it,"
said Mr.. Rossiter. You lie. you lie"
came from 800 Threats in answer to
this assertion. and it looked for Il time
as if serious trouble would ensue For
tunately wiser heads governed the more
active strikers and no damage was
done to either of the representatives of
the company
Early in the afternoon small sized
boulders and stumps of trees were
thrown on the Flatbush avenue tracks
in front of the Wildwood Club. bur all
these distractions We're removed in time
TO allow n limited number of cars TO
make their schedule trips. Considera-
Die difficulty was experienced on the
Nostrand avenue and Cross Town lines
p't nv s9'i NUS IilSldIl occurred. All the
cars were manned by two or more
policemen and the presence of the OIL
GERS on board the cars prevented. in
great measure. any outbreak on the
part of the strikers or their sympa-
thizers.
Chief of Police Devery spent the
greater I of the afternoon in Brook
lyn He allowed nearly half of the
New York policemen, who had been on
duty since early yesterday, six hours
leave of absence. and in the meantime
their places were taken up by others
who had managd to snatch a few hours
sleep earlier in the morning.
When asked for his opinion of the
strike and its probable outcome Chief
Devery said:
The strike should never have oc-
CURED. The men Will surely lose They
are not ORGANIZED. and think the
whole matter VIII be adjusted inside of
twenty -four hours"