The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07

the following letter to Receiver Gar
rison:
Dear Sir AS the employment of any
raw operators or inexperienced men on
cars of the system under your receiver
ship might lead to accident, beg to
request that, IL not already done. you
will issue instructions that such men
are not to be made use Of"
Commissioner Nixon sent letter also
to Mayor Hylan pointing out the neces-
sity of adequate police protection at
all points along the lines affected by
the strike, and in addition at certain
greatly congested stations. like Canal
street on the Broadway subway, Cham
bers street terminal. Pacific street.
Brooklyn Bridge and Ninth avenue and
Thirty sixth street
The Commissioner announced also
that he would hold a public hearing at
1880 o'clock this afternoon for the pur-
pose Of investigating the reported In
adequacy of service on the Brooklyn
transit lines. Notice TO that effect has
been sent to Receiver Garrison, and the
public is invited to attend. About 100
inspectors Of the Public Service Com
mission were on duty in Brooklyn yes
terday checking UP the number OF cars
and elevated trains affected by the walk
out.
Mayor Issues New Statement.
Mayor Hylan issued a statement yes
terday afternoon in which he declared
that ample police protection would be
furnished.
1--WE are determined TO preserve law
and order in this strike" said the Mayor
and we will carry out this determine
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itism to eithen side In this controversy.
Police Commissioner Enright tells me
that II will hardly be possible to place
q policeman ON each car because the
size of the police force will not permit It,
However the strikers and the com
rany and the general public may rest
assured that ample and proper police
protection will be afforded. No one need
have any fear that the police will not be
able to cope with any situation that
may arise.
The police will take no side in this
strike, but will simply do their duty
the duty Of preserving the peace"
Twelve elevated cars an hour and
twenty-five trolley cars an hour was the
average number leaving the Brooklyn
Bridge terminus last night around 10
o'clock going to Brooklyn.
Not more than hundred persons
were waiting for trolieys at that hour
Of the-night, although the two car ele-
waited trains wer fairly full
Bridge cars and Putnam avenue cars
were the most numerous. The rest were
made up Smith street and Union street
cars Each car had a policeman aboard.
Crowds Msrooned Mt Coney Island.
Several thousand persons were ma
rooned at Coney Island last night by the
unexpected success OF the strike. Among
them were many children. Taxicabs and
bpses were at a high premium. The
boats OF the Iron Steamboat Company
were damned despite the rain.
That company announced that 1t would
run a special service from Coney Island
tomorrow morning between and Q
o'clock TO its usual piers In Manhattan
and Brooklyn. Big Bill Edwards and
the employees Of the Internal Revenue
Department were to have had their an
nual outing at the island yesterday, but
the strike and the rain caused II to be
called off.
Many points In Brooklyn looked as II
they were under martial law last night.
with ambulances and police reserves
grouped ready for trouble. The Womens
Police Reserve OF Staten Island, the
theatrical unit OF the police reserves
and Lafayette Battalion, made up OF
many women of social prominence in
Manhattan, furnished the Ambulance
cars
Mr. Garrison wrote the following
statement last night and had 1t posted An
all Of the car barns where the men not
on strike were waiting or where IN G
may gather for work tomorrow morn
ing:
THE management 10 exceedingly APP
preciative OF the fne loyalty OF the en-
ployees at this time OF crisis. Every
thing that is possible has been done to
insure the safety of the employees and
thei< right TO continue to work without
molestation or injury.
I'VE have Just been assured by the
Mayor that not only will adequate police
protection be afforded the men at the
barns and depots, but that policemen
will be put upon the platform OF every
surface car and upon every elevated
train, thereby assuring you immediate
protection in the event OF any threat
ened trouble.
"You have chosen wisely in not per-
hitting yourselves to be made use OF
by those who cannot really serve your
interest, and your loyalty to your EN-
ployment and duties will be noted upon
the record OF each one Of you.
"LINDLEY NJ. GARRISON"
Say strike Was Forced.
The following statement was made
yesterday by p. ]. Shea, the Anal
gamated leader. and Louis Fridiger
their attorney:
we hssitated about calling strike
on the transit lines OF Brooklyn be-
cause of the many hsrdships and In
convenience to which. the travelling pub
lie would be subjected. We have the
comfort OF the public in our minds.