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bridges. Drivers of vehicles can
avoid unnecessary detention on
either Of the bridges by making |
use Of this regulation"
to Manhattan at the height of the rush
hour. Surface traffic was practically
discontinued. One or two Of the bridge
local cars operated aver the Brook
Ign Bridge. Elevated Trains were short
and infrequent and jarnmed to the
guards before they left this side of the
river.
So Brooklyn more or less good natur-
edly turned once more to the jitney,
which appeared in every guise from
Gargantuan truck to Lilliputian fiivver
Even the gorgeous old ''tallyho" made
It's appearance The old pride of the
Nation" was dug from dusty obscurity
in Richmond Hill barn, hitched behind
a motor lorry and whirled at a modern
speed, which made its old wheels screech
with pain, bearing a hundred at a trip
over the ten mile course from Borough
Hall to Richmond Hill.
And II was the modern motor vehicle
that contributed most largely to the
rtrikers' second successful day-a day
which they characterized as q glorious
Receiver Garrison to the realization that
he Is beaten within q few hours.
It was In speeding motor trucks that
the pickets of the strikers and their
sympathizers spread terror among the
loyal men still trying to operate tho
cars. Where shouted threats failed to
drive the motormen and conductors back
to the barns from the middle of their
runs these picketsN did not hesitate to
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rails, compel the cars to stop and ap-
proach the crews with such persuasion
as is contained in blackjacl1s rocks,
horse SHOES, aged eggs and, in one in
stance at least. an old fashioned three
inch cannon ball. Others did not hest
| tate to show knives and revolvers.
On such occasions the police on the
cars invariably refrained from inter-
ference until II was too late. The only
shooting Of the day was when a police
man fred at a crowd which had been
permitted TO gather and struck small
boy, inJurins him perhaps fatally.
b. n. T. Again suspends Service.
| that Mr.. Garrison wrotes to the Mayor
charging that the police, though present,
had not given the protection they
| should 1t was after the continuance OF
these Incidents after nightfall that Will.
| lam S. Menden. assistant general man.
ager OF the B. r. T.. called Second Dep
uty Police Commissioner Lahey on the
telephone and asked him when the police
wanted the service discontinued This
| responsibility Commissioner Lahey re.
fused to shoulder.
eve don't want you to discontinue a,
all, he said. I'VE will give you protec-
H.. o. lz...- g.
cars you want to run. We will protect
you on al your lines for the entir,
twenty-four hours IL you want to rum
! The B. r. T. officials. however, with
the police protection of the daylight
| hours in mind, refused to accept thii
responsibility. The following official an
nouncement was made from their office,
d short time later:
1T is officially announced at the of
fees OF the Brooklyn Rapid TRANSIT
Company that all service, elevated, sub
way and surface on the system. will b,
shut down at approximately 10 o'clock
Service will be resumed at 5 in tn,
morning. II IL stated that the official
do not wish to take chances of accident
either to the public or their employees
"One incident may be cited. A stee
bar was found on the tracks OF tn
! Brighton Beach elevated at Malbon
street at o'clock. The moto1maI
alighted and removed the obstacle. TIL,
incident has been reported 70 the Publ
Service Commission"
Judge Garrison forecast this situation
when he returned from his all day tou
OF inspection on the system yesterday af
ternoon. Reiteratina his assertion tina
he would meet no exclusively union com
mittee, but would at any time COME
with one representing all the employees
he indicated that he would resign
J compelled by Judge Mayer TO meet tn
union In response to tho urgencies o
Corporation Counsel Burr.
u Mr.. Garrison. In reference to this lat
ter point. said:
: II will do what is asked as receives
but I may not be receiver"
: AZ a result OF his observation Of con
ditions met on his tour Of the depots, MI
Garrison declared:
What is necessary is an unqualifie
J and direct order to the police. No half
hearted attitude on the part Of the DC
lice win suffice. There Is only one wa
. to do the thing. and do 1t right All W
expect is that the lives of our men an
our property shall be protected.
: This can be done by the police Their
. is no finer body of men anywhere in tn
world than the New York police forc'
believe It will be done, but a direct OF
dos and an unqualified one is necessary.
Mr.. Garrison's letter to the Mayor wa
( mailed last night. The Mayor will get
! in the morning. II follows:
my DEAR Mr. MAYOR: have Just n
turned from an all day tour over I'll
5 system and md conditions PRACTICAL
similar at each point Yesterday eac
Q depot had enough crews on hand I
. operate the road substantially on a moi
NAL basis, but, as / previously informe
Q you. the lack OF any protection to ii
3 men operating the cars made It in
z possible TO send them out a second tim
{ after a crew had gone out ard bee
a assaulted and inundated and returne
= to the barn, nor could other crews be II
h duced to go out under the circumstance
Last evening you informed me thu
8 you would SEQ that policemen wei
!, placed upon the cars and stated to n
s that Chief Inspector Daily would get
. touch with me concerning the matte
o He did 30, and 1t turned out that Il
= policemen had to come from such di
tances that they could not be gathert
= and distributed in time to do any goo
n so that operation under their protectic
\ was not attempted until this mornin
= Owing to circumstances that were pro
I ably unavoidable and nobody's fau
n many policemen were gathered at son
j depots where few were needed ar