Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-13
PEOPLE FoRClBLY ELECTED.
rifty Thousand to 10000 Per.
sons We're Compelled to Walk
Long Distances.
, continuous Riot Was In Progress
Along the Main
Lines.

Kew York. Aug. lS.-The disturbances
80 the Coney Island surface ears and
,,eyated trains that Deputy Police
commissioner O'Keefe and the Brook
ion Malice looked forward to yesterday
..ause Of Justice Gaynors statement
:, saturday that the Brooklyn Rapid
,neslt company did not have a right
"a demand a double fare TO the island,
tok place on schedule time They last
a from early morning until early to-
say. when the overweight nerves Of
,5e people permitted a panic following
, shooting ARRAY in which four persons
we're dangerously injued by an UNI
known man who escaped. At daylight
hlated ones were still making their
way TO the city.
More than a quarter OF million peo-
ne started to Coney Island during the
day and most Of them got there. but
oiy after they had passed through try
hg experiences. And while this enor-
nous crowd was fighting its way to the
rsasure incidentally making the
record day Of the summer-cars were
sailed IN lines that extended for miles
While the Brooklyn Rapid Transit in
Yeltors argued and pleaded with pas
selgcrs 10 pay the second fare. and
analv wound up by dragging obstrep-
erous passengers from the cars and
throwing them into the streets by thou
sands.
The company ala tAls with the aid OF
90 special policemen and corps Of in
gpeciors similar number Of regular
wlicemen were on hand TO preserve or
du. but failed to do so.
Men women and children were forcl-
bly, tlected from the cars. from $1,000 10
5000 we're compelled 10 walk for dis
tancos OF from one TO three miles, the
FIRST sttps were taken In scores Of
damage suits. and the Brooklyn RAPID
Transit representatives defied Deputy
Police Commissioner O'Keefe OF Brock
ly1. Lawyers and lawyers clerks
FFarmed about the points where pas
stngers were pat OF and took the names
&, witnesses.
As an outcome OF the DAYS doings,
a committee Of citizens Is being formed
IN Brooklyn TO enforce Justice Gaynor's
ruling Sheriff Flaherty. OF Kings
county. was Informed late last night OF
the purpose OF the committee and that
the committee intended TO call on him.
as sheriff, 10 protect them as citizens In
unfolding their rights. Sheriff Flaherty
SAID
4 have not been requested TO act as
yet and l have not taken the matter
under advisemenl II such a demand
IVES made and felt that / should act
~ force Of deputies is So small that
J would be compelled TO call upon the
governor OF the state TO give me some
Of the militia"
A continuous riot was IN progress
along the main lines OF travel As
result Of it, two women were injured,
one so seriously that she may die: an
other woman and a child came SO
near death that hundreds Of onlookers
turned their faces away In horror. in
Gumerable persons were bruised. and
several were arrested on chages OF as
sault.
Among those who were put on trolley
cars was President Bird S. Coler. Of the
borough Of Brooklyn Mr. Coler went
peaceably enough after the "bouncer"
had technically assaulted his wife By
taking hold of her arm. Mr.. Coler then
addressed the crowd and told them not
90 pay a second fare. II was after this
that the trouble started. but what Mr..
Coler had said was by no means the
cause OF the disturbance that followed
for he addressed but few people COM
paratively.
The police took an active hand In
the trouble in the evening by arresting
Two Brooklyn Rapid Transit superin-
tendents and three inspectors and
mojorman or two for not moving the
cars Blocking the highways was the
charge.
40 1880 o'clock this morning police
activity took on still more active
form when cars coming from the ISL
and on the Culver route were halted al
Avenue + and Grayosend street. the
conductors started in % collect the Sec
o1d fare Inspector Donald Grant. Dep
uty Police Commissioner O'Keefe and
several Brooklyn Rapid Transit inspec-
tors wers gathered AZ this point Sew
el passengers refused 10 pay the fare
and the inspectors piled onto the car
and began 10 drag them on
Deputy Commissioner O'Keefe gave
orders TO the policemen 10 throw the
Inspectors of the car and they did 80
IN my. The car then proceeded after
the police had ordered the motorman
10 20 ahead He did not go far, how
ever. Just $50 yards away. Supt. y.
Smith, who had been arrested early IN
The evening, and was bailed out. was
seated IN his automobile. at the side OF
The tracks The motorman stopped when
ms car got opposite Supt. Smith. and
The inspectors who had been thrown
on by the police hustled Up and tossed
women, children and men of In a very
lively manner. Commissioner O'Keefa
and the police had been deyoting thel-
attention 10 the second car and did not
hear what was going on IN the first
Until the inspectors had Il well einptiei
The police ran NJ, but the work had
been completed. and the moiorman had
started his car toward Brooklyn IN a
hurry. The police managed to get all
hands on the second car and Keep the
Inspectors on.
Gradually the wearicd crowds made
less resistance and the more beiated
ones were glad 70 pay the double fare
II IN peuFs Ia order "a Get 10 their