The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-18
BIG BROOKLYN CAR STRIKE.
Service naAay Crippled - seoe -
the Ltnes. while Others move
Carr sa Tfne-PressA<ss Resstses
JeeseA And MssseA ~ the Mea-

<EW YORK. saiy fss-Tha strike sstsa-
tics n Rra-sxEyn sgnlxe; remains CO.
changed TIE striking esnpaay@x are even
ssars Ssterazlnesz than they were ysstsr-
aay, and tie management q ire Hapsd
Tr&nsss ssars 10 oas1sr@ts and gnnaactzsng-
Cars we're run CO zrsssss os she lines gn.-
%rnr6 by the trarfsen company fruxn early
morning uafs o'clock this evening. bat
after sandaws there Was coasaeevaa2e fais-
leg sg "a TIE service, ard by oetocx not
car was moving GO any N TIE Lines az
fect@d aT the striking rsosernsn ani
conductors. The roasis comprising inc
Nassau tie were ar0st effectively CRIPPLED
Soss u the striking employees returned
60 work ard asosf OF them were busy dur
fag tins day inauezsciag uai9a &nd u0a-
uak0s men an ths other tines % 2ss-t ~orA.
In shss respect tie strikers were partially
successful bat they made no inroads on
Tbs RAINING * THE Putnam road Tats tine
u practically intact. got more than aas .
dozen q It's efapsoyss BEING affiliated with
The strikers
soae Reads Resp . 0asvest.
The Comey Island Railroad Company
feap@d y rich harvest en ali It's ssaes dur
laE tns 5ay. The Franklin avenue. Srn1sa
ard Jay streets Hamilton avenue and lie
kaIb axeaue fsns~ were running on fGli
time and carried great number CT pa~s-
senssrs throughout the day and night
The Cansy island Company lived up
to its agreement sith the employees. and
consequently tts business Was not iater-
.ered wisk IA the slightest. In fact. the
business Of fhese roads was consistently
augmented. many travellers patron,xsd
the cars. although In many cases going
blocks out 81 their way TO de- 80.
% ali the lines In the traction system,
Flafhush avenue and a newly opened
EFsW Ee s.
oasly affected lines during the day.
strikers Jeer rreaiaeat Rossater.
There was a rtotous demonstration by
the strikers and their sympss h.zess al
Ffathush late this afternoon. when Pyess-
dent HosSsser. OF the Rapid TRANSIT COM
paEy, addressed meeting OF the men
wire had gene oat on the Flafouen
ard N0strand avenue lines.
President Rossiser drove 20 the han In
a carriage. IN company With Seth L.
kfeney, director of tie road, and an
other official. There Was crowd Of more
than 400 people around the hall when he
arrived. snd he was received with shouis.
Kisses aud ieers
He was met by committee Of ave
mea. representing the strikers. and they
had conference Of t9rngs minutes be-
fore he MAS permitted ia speak When
n finaiiy went upon the platform. the
hall Was crowded with the strikers and
the Nor who were aiding them
Mr. Rnssiter was introduced by Albert
,
as he came forward;
This l. ar Rosslser: win or lose. he,
gs be- gentlemen
There were rhosfss 1eers and h.ssRs as
the president ~ The road stepped forward
II want II SAL ne logan. "shat | don't
Feed an .nkrodnetipn TO III. men. They
haze s.@u sftc N the power house an!
sioeg the lines aud in the barns. and they
knc@ me.
Tie wan asstn interrupted with shouts.
seer~ and cries.
we wan, an agreement Sign an agree
ment< cnuisf he heard IA the din.
That's a i.rs" was shouted again
The president toii of the beginning OF
the strike and the measures he had taken.
Yesterday al the cars went almost on
That's = lie" shouted out. and
again there was Kissing.
II Goat need 70 ark yen 70 believe Z,
be continued. ''yaa know whether IL IL true
or not. To-day The cars on all the Bnes are
running on yearly the regular schedule
strikers Refase To Lissea to Him.
lie sndaavored TO TAX. hat scarcely ut.
tered sentence without being tsfred and
hsxsd ard finally. &c he told OF his deal
lns alta she nssn ard MS desire TO AID
them. bsit of his Determination not to rec
ogmfxe there WAS strike. there wss din
sns, lasted for fully quarter OF an hour.
After =; was over. the pres dent said he
had come 10 ths meeting 10 restore haf-
merry lie declared ne ~vald take the men
back and not he'd Their action against
turn, ard said II they de not come back
20 work then they wouli be discharged.
SAILED while They shouted.
'-we'n never come hack" was the reply.
Drag bin DOWN Kill. him"
Tire speaker ssnsaef while the hahhle
reigne1 and ansiiy ne was escorted dow
stairs ard through the mob outside tina;
shsusess for his life. He entsrtz; A csrr3ag
WITH hfs party ard was driven ta the barns
around the corner wher@ tbs party hoard
"a ths car ~Ampsrs." TIE ersw4 made 4
rush fof the car. bat vas driven away.
A. o'eiccs this evening Prs sdent Rcs-
sitsg Issued instructions 70 shat aown on
als the traction coppanss ilns% and from
that re Unt8 ingg after Tssan gsgi ret
rag was run vtth the exception - a caufls
Nas'h s.re secest ~ tire service of the c.fy
al hovitgew - gsks tae policemen 10 ou,ts-
ing CsssrIctz ard thoHsa nds of sgtx@ns were
compelled 80 @ais home.
M Chance for Mediation.
TIE sfats hoard Of mediation. Il which
the grievance = TIE strikers were present.
- last week by zoe executive committee
- tse knights II Issso~. heia esnfsrenet
with Pres.asat Traaiama foHav After ~
aepseTence. she Esasrd tssu*i a statement
50 which e SAYS
Mr.. Xr~elanses uetSt an usakes IS c.fsy
- IRE aoarf sast S VIE 10; ee possible. n
tne present stratus - s1svs 20 nave rs.
rearHe % Arbitration. snA The hoard does
sas. therefore. dsens Il advisable L, fake
further aeston a. ;nis tine
>trsksrs Nes n Conductor.
A Esah - 10 strikers attacked a FSfsh
&vessess car sn senaGanar~* thi~ after
sssftss. ressyztE t@@ guard II fear pafgcssae~
aHsi dragged fhe gesSarEar fTnws ;he car
fa53re Tw}nfo~esEmeafs from tbs Gn!an ia
nnt N@Te uswf &it8 sHaR@f - &taaAS and
sTs A2st after several ~ tho police 'sfeT
H&d s%an ps Hfa'1Y hT3s5sess she moo Ma
dsssasf*sss sssss zsvsFSt - }fa leaders arrest.
- Tee gssslre seUn8 <soUa8Fsar f'leaFy
fvinS sxEee1Hsss5asss 5y tsse roadside. Tne
sssfEessw ~ attended N}m az Ests nsss =
sssfssf shas rs Sks,Y vas fractured
Men Engaged tn Philadelphia
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