The San Francisco call., 1899-07-18

mains unchanged The striking
enlDloyes are even more deter
mined than they were yesterday
and the management of the Rapid
Transit lines is obdurate and unfiinch-
ing.
Cars were run on most Of the lines
governed by the Traction Company
from early morning until Z o'clock this
evening, but after sundown there was
considerable falling off in the Service
and by o'clock not a car was moving
OF, any of the lines affected by the
striking motormen or conductors. The
ROADS comprising the Nassau line were
most effectively crippled. None OF the
striking employees returned to work and
most of them were busy during the Cay
influencing union and non-union men
on the other lines to quit work. In this
respect the strikers were partially sue
cessfuI, but they made no inroads on
the running of the Putnam avenue
cars This line is practically intact,
not more than half a dozen of its en-
pIoyes being affiliated with the strikers.
The Coney Island Railroad Company
reaped a rich harvest on all of its lines
during the day The Franklin avenue,
Smith and Jay streets, Hamilton ave
nue. and De Kalb avenue lines were
running on full time and carried a
great many passengers through the
day and night.
The Coney Island Company lived up
to its agreement with the employees and
consequently it's business was not in
terfered with in the slightest. In fact,
the business of these roads was consid-
alk
patronized the cars, although in many
cases going blocks out Of their way to
do so.
OF ali the lines in the traction system
the Flatbush avenue and newly
opened Brighton Beach route were the
most seriously affected during the day.
The regular schedule on the Flatbush
and Brighton Beach roads calls for
ninety-four cars, but only six of these
were successfully worked. On the Nos
trand-avenue line, which runs from
the Twenty-third street ferry landing
in Williamsburg to Flatbush avenue
and Bergen Beach, seventy-ffve cars
are daily sent out To-day only eight
were manipulated and most Of these
did not cover the entire route. Tomp-
kins avenue was very much neglected,
only two cars passing over the entire
lines during the day.
There was a riotoUs demonstration
by the strikers and their sympaJhizers
at Flatbush late this afternoon, when
President Rossiter Of the Rapid Transit
Company addressed a meeting of the
men who had gone out on the Flatbush
and Nostrand avenue lines. President
Rossiter drove to the hall in a carriage
in company with Seth L. Keeney, a di-
rector of the road, and another offici al.
There was a crowd of more than 1000
people around the hall when he arrived
and he was received with shouts, hisscs
and jeers.
He was met by committee of five
men, representing the strikers, ana
they had conference OF twenty min
utes before he was permitted to speak.
When he finally went upon the platform
the hall was crowded to 3uffocati ton
with the strikers and the men who were
aiding them
Mr.. Rossiter was introduced by AL
bert Sweeney, the chairman. The lat
ter said as he came forward: This is
Mr. Rossiter Win or lose, let us BE-
gentlemen
There were shouts, Jeers and Kisses as
the president of The road stepped for
ward
"I want to say" he began. that 1