The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-17

the motorman:
d" Run her In this time. Bill. Don't go out
again. Remember II you don't get of that
car the boys will take'you on"
CASE OF TERRORISM.
The motorman and conductor told the pas
sengers that these men were Nassau men from
the Fifth avenue and Seventh avenue lines,
who had come over TO work upon the Brooklyn
Heights men and to keep them alive to their
duties. This performance OF jumping aboard.
riding few yards and delivering q few mys-
FERROUS threats was repeated half dozen times
before the cars reached the big sheds at Fifty
eighth street Everything wns perfectly quiet
about the stables. but an incident soon showed
that the intimidation Was having It's effect.
car that came from the barn Mt quarter past 4
o'clock was Immediately deserted by its motor
man. He was young fellow and was deathly
pale.
Get back on your car |" called the inspec-
tor to him in a matter OF fact way.
Il don't want to get hurt" said the boy.
We'll" they said to him. finish your trip"
That meant that he was to 60 on to Coney
Island and come back to the stables. He
wouldn't do 1t. Mr. Boland. the division
Superintendent Joined in the conversation.
Go up to the line" he said tthe old Brooklyn
city line was at Sixty-flfth street, and come
back"
Il won't do it," said the motorman.
"oh. WE'LL" said Mr.. Boand. you are dis
charged
From that time on any man who refused to,
obey an order was told to get out of the place
once and we're I pardoned. The othsrs Went
OF the street, turned to jeer and curse Almost
without, exception these were Fifth avenue
pie absorbed the Nassau Electric system. the
Fifth avenue cars Of the Nassau were moved to
street, All the brooklyn Heights men who APP
pcared at the stables were ready and willing to
work. The inspectors said that many were
efsy NOR strkers So1d thnk Of them until
there was an opportunity to jump with the
Mr., Roland and his assistants were enthusi-
astcaliy positive that the strike VouId not in
Rri,cketed the streets al, around the barns
lutely Cleared At Just u about e that time Sir
Boland saw one or two reporters employed by
newspapers which have been implicated IN
some of the motormen and conductors in watt
ing He gathered the newspaper men T.,
was willing. he said, that they should go any;
where about the place. to AK him any Hnd all
they went down the avenue and counseled or
advised with the strikers or not. But one
talking OF. trying to talk TO one of the men who
was standing by the company that reporter
would be thrown outsidei the police lines and
At the hour, set for beginning the strike at
day begins there, Assistant Super intendent
MhSHhHy yho Il asng G he
wore long black macintosh and a white polo
cap and was conspicuous among the crowds OF
men from that time on.
TAKING OUT A CAR.
The minutes slipped by from 443 to 5:35.
and no cars started out. 1t was learned that
Police Inspector Rhoades had forbidden the
good and light"
Attwenty- five minutes to Q o'clock Mr. Wheat;
ley ordered out the first car and sent for ono OF
the crews that had voluntarily stayed IL the
car barns all night The motorlnan was Nike
visage. who carries gold watch as evidence OF
his popularity when he was member Of the
HfS him S%T4 q Wheaey II. Po f Hynah
OF the West Forty seventh street. Manhat-
TN station: and number of inspssGt"rs
EHr. cls ss,r SSs;eysd svsds: o5 TSs
coming and preceded it down the avenue From
Windows and doorWays came angry yelIs: be
Haek " mr. sI on mar Cook looked e i% around
q Kuif and grinned and Ruit srnnsd bnsk
street was passed. The, trip to the bridge and
back to Twenty seventh street was as un-
eNs at Thd
was passed coming from tho stables. The in
SpectOrS said that TINS Indicated tnat something
was wrong upthe line.
TRACK oBsTRuCTED.
Meantime the car was filing up with people
who had been waiting for IN hour or more for
I'VE y-ssventh street was reached everybody
was very much cramped. big inspector.
With broad srp and Tp
running down the track and switched
the ear to- the right on Twenty-ninth street;
Ahead on Third avenue tho passengers could
see black crowd filling the avenue ut Thirty
ninth street. dead" locomotive from the
tracks. and iron rails were piled IN heaps
across the track
bad left Rock Landing Conn before fer daylight
wSn " .S e%. n HAD h sys at Gasn
switched out to run down TO Second avenue. get
ting around the mob and the obstacles; she was
greatly relieved. Her 10y was short lived. At
Second avenue and ThirtyiHinth street was a
Long Island Messenger car blocEIng the track.
No sooner had the car stopped than it was sur
rounded by scrowd OF men n, in TIE jumpers Of
ley men. They were roaring all kinds OF
threats and demands.
ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.
You dirty sSaS they shoqted at Cook the
his inc Why dont YOU get Of That oar and
I've got wife and children to look out for"
| Rrowled the motormnn:
| children. too. and they knew what to do to
G2s 99a gGn Gq anok
| knows what will become Of yours"
Two men made rush to pull him from the
ear, but he swung the brass handle Of his con,
called hin, vile, names; PolIGeman Lynch was
guarding Conductor Ruff The constantly in
| creasing crowd turned to the passengers:
The ladies and gentlemen will please get
quick about it will be yanked out. All except
| the young woman from Rock Landing and two
young men fell over one another in their haste
The rest OF you come out" demanded a
striker.
You be damned" said ono OF tho young
| men;
| Lynch started forward to the rescue and left
Run unprotected The conductor lodged into
| the car and grasped something in his right
pocket, which was plainly, by, its outline. re-
volver. and pok ed it into the face OF the striker
who was nearest to him The car was backed
| out to Twenty-ninth street. and then ran back
| to Third avenue and on to Thiry-ninth street.
where wrecking, car and squad Of police
| had cleared tho DISTRACTIONS from the track.
Smo!I annoyances such as the pulling down Of
| trolley ropes to throw of the trolley. wer"
| practiced. This particular one was obviated