The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-21
STRIKE SITUATION IN BROOKLYN,
NEW YORK AND CLEVELAND
STILL GRAVE
RIOTSOF FREQUENT OCCURRENCE
IMMENSE CROWDS GATHER AT
JEER AT POLICEMEN
ALL NOVELTY HAS WORN OFF

Upon Which Much Depends-Each
side Determined to Win-TroubIe
in Cleveland Again Assumes Sc
riOus Phase-COst of the Strike.
NEW YORK, July 2O.-A crowd Of
striking motormen of the Eighth avenue
line, late this afternoon, attempted to
wreck a car at One-hundred-a and thirtieth
street and Eighth avenue, after driving
the motorman from the platform. A mob
had been lying in Walt and climbed
aboard when the car stopped to take on
woman. They seized the motorman and
tore the controller bar out of his hands.
The strikers then proceeded to smash the
switch box above the platform with the
lever handle and smashed the controller
to pieces.
An immense crowd gathered and bicy-
Gle policeman went to the rescue. Other
policemen arrived about the same time
They broke through the crowd and at
tackled the strikers, arresting several of
them. A great crowd followed, jeering
and threatening the policemen, but were
driven off by policemen, who came to the
trolmen along the way
Second avenue, the storm center of last
night, was vastly improved from the view
point of observance of the law tonight
that a stranger would have been unable
to realize the existence of a strike ex-
cept, perhaps, from the large number of
policemen on guard. The avenue was
thoroughly patrolled.
Only on two or three occasions in the
early part of the night did the crowds
show any tendency to repeat their dem
onstrations of the previous night Four
men had been held by various magis-
trates during the day to answer for
felony, and the announcement of the DO
lice that they intended to try to give
these men long terms in Sing Sing damp
ened the ardor of the crowds.
The novelty of the strike had about
worn off, and the announcement of the
company on Wednesday that they intend
ed to try and move the cars all night
had most significant influence.
There was some hooting at men on the
cars and occasionally a brick or some
missile was sent out of a tenement house.
but as rule things were very quiet
The strike, according to a statement
made by President Rossfter, has so far
cost the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company
S55,OOO, or an average of 81, 900 day since
1t was started, last Sunday morning.
SITUATION IN BROOKLYN.
The situation in Brooklyn is practically
unchanged. The only excitement TODAY
was the arrest of Thomas j. Casey,
TO- nler inspector of the Nassau line on
the charge OF attempting to interfere with
Homer L. Dean, an inspector of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company. Dean
who refused to give his age, address or
any particulars, accused Casey CT having
! 1nterfered with him on July Is in the per
torrance of duties on Thirty-ninth street
and Fifth and Sixth avenues while he
was engaged in taking out one Of the
companys cars, ana urged him TO join the
strike. Casey was arraigned at the Adj
ans street police court and admitted to
bail pending his examination tomorrow.
During the afternoon more than 100 of
the strikers put in an appearance at the
cUmpany's offices at Montague and Gin
ton streets, where they turned in their
badges, punches and other railway prop
erty, and after signing papers which sew
cred their connection with the company.
were paid off.
At the strikers headquarters, Granada
nall, on Myrtle avenue, a large number
of the strikers We're paid strike wages AT
the same rate paid by the Brooklyn Rapid
transit company for ten hours work
President Rossiter stated today that
none of the striking employees would be
taken back except those who would re-
port for work tonight. While they are
keeping bold front and claim they will
win, 1t looks as if the strikers were beat
en- In order to make the strike success
ful 1t will be necessary to get the elevated
locomotive engineers out. There is no
likelihood of this, as the engineers are
well satisfied with the promises and as
sutances given them by Mr.. Rossiter.
Mlchael Kelly, secretary Of District AS
sembly AZ, knights of Labor, today sent
formal complaint to State Factory In
spectoI John Williams that the ten-hour
law Is being violated in metropolitan rail-
way systems in this city. Secretary KEEL
~ offers to furnish evidence in regard to
the matter.