The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-07
When Policeman Fired On
Three Strike Pickets in
New York Car Strike
SEVERAL DISORDERS
MARKED THE DAY
Some Cars Operated, Con-
gestion of Crowds
Very Great

firing OF shots at wrecking crew early
to-day marked the beginning of the sec
ond day of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
strike. No one was injured.
AT s a. m. the company reported 1877
surface cars or approximately 10 per
cent of the maximum, to be in operation.
From one to three policemen were sta
toned on each car On the subway and
L lines the company stated, the service
was Is to II per cent of normal.
The first shots were fred at $3.50 a. m.
by an unidentified man at Schenectady
avenue and Bergen street The man,
after firing them, dashed into hallway,
ran up to the roof of the building and
disappeared. All the shots went wild ex-
cept one, which broke one window of
the car.
AT 6:20 a. m. strikers and symapthiz-
ers attacked the crew of Bergen street
car at Vanderbilt avenue, and another
at Bergen street and Rogers avenue. Car
windows were smashed and the rioters
were dispersed by the police. No ar
rests were made.
Strike leaders claimed that 95 per
cent OF the entire system was tied up
and that since last night more than q
600 men had Joined the union.
Thousands of motor trucks, sutomo-
biles and wagons were employed during
the rush hours to bring vast army Of
workers to Manhattan. Despite this the
congestion at subway stations and L
platforms was as pronounced as yester-
day
Police Inspector Murphy reported that
at i:30 a. IN. to-day man who said he
was a representative of the carmen's un-
ion had called on the telephone and
warned him that the B. R. T. would start
cars operated by inexperienced motor
men. The man reminded the inspector
that this was done last November !, and
resulted in the fatal Malbone street
wreck, in which nearly 100 persons were
killed
The alleged union official said he had
obtained his information from pickets
who were covering the various barns He
said the raw" men were being trained
in the barns Inspector Murphy said he
had personally investigated the matter
but was unable to verify the report
William Siebert, superintendent of
surface transportation OF the b. r, T.,
denied that the company was employing
green motormen, and said that only the
regular motormen and conductors were
being used
Mr.. Siebert said that the company
would not operate any cars without
proper police protection He said there
were about 1000 policemen to man the
surface cars and about 300 for protec-
tion on the elevated lines.
All the streets leading to Borough Hall
and Brooklyn bridge were jammed with
men and women walking TO work, who
were unable to get aboard the sight
seeing busses, jitneys and horse. e.drawn
vehicles, which have been carrying peo-
pie at exorbitant rates. A large number
utilized bicycles to reach Manhattan.
Lindley NJ. Garrison, receiver of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company, to-
day denied report that he contemplated
asking T. S. Judge Mayer, who appoint
ed him, for federal protection in operat-
ing the Snes..
Strikers Express Confidence.
Meanwhile the union leaders reiterated
their belief that the strike would be won
in As hours. The traction officials after
conference lasting many hours, prom
ised that with adequate police protec-
tion the service on all lines would be
nearly normal.
East river ferryboats were enlisted in
the task of bringing thousands of work
ers to Manhattan and ferries running on
double schedule and being iammed to
the guard rails every trip. All the ferry
terminals were guarded by policemen,
and boats were making trips every Is
minutes. Coney Island and Rockaway
Beach excursion steamers brought large
numbers of men and women from those
sections to the battery.
Max Kaufman, a l2-year old Brooklyn
boy, was shot in the back and probably
fatally injured to-day by stray bullets
fired by policemen when the officer was
pursuing three strike pickets after the
latter had attacked and beaten a guard
on Canarsie Broadway L train. The
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