New Britain herald., 1919-08-08
GREATER NEW YORK COMPELLED TO WALK No Hope Of Settlement Seen in
 B. R. T. Strike STRIKERS ATTACK TRAIN


 Trair-Jam at Brooklyn Bridge Is
 Tcrrific-Jitneys in Demand.
 New York, Aug. S.-With only a few surface cars and an occasional elevated or subway train in operation, thousands of Brooklyn residents were compelled again today to resort to the makeshift transit facilities of buses, motor cars and trucks Ter minal points of the Long Island rail- road and the Interborough Rapid Transit company lines to Man nhatton were damned early with anxious throngs when it became apparent that the third day of the strike of B. R. T. employees promised little or no relief.
 Big Crush at Bridge.
 Suspension of local Brooklyn bridge cars resulted in rush for the bridge promenade and thousands walked to work. Competing surface cars oper- ating over the Manha ttan bridge of fered little relief, and for the hun dreds they carried thousands were forced to turn to the promenadeS. None of the ten B. R. T. surface lines over the Williamsburg bridge had re- sumed operations when the first of the rush hour crowds began to arrive at the Brooklyn end The few ioca. cars in operation were damned, many persons risking danger of riding on top of the cars.
 Only two elevated trains passed over the Williamsburg bridge between and 7:35 a. m., each being made of two cars.
 Orders were issued by the B. R. T. about ' a. m. to resume selling tickets for the Sea Beach, West End and Culver lines, the two former being Coney Island lines During the night the only subway service was on the Canarsie lines and here the trains were few and the schedule was un- certain.
 Elevated service was resumed as early as 3:15 a. m. on several lines over the Brooklyn bridge, but up to ' o'clock only five through trains had reached the Manhattan terminal 0. the bridge.
 No Hope of Settlement.
 No disorders were reported when the early crush began The police, 1t was announced, were prepared for any emergency and on the few sur face cars, elevated and subway trains operated patrolmen were on guard.
 The third day of the strike beg,n with no hope of an amicabl seitIe- ment Lindley M. Garrison. receiver, was firm in his determination not to treat with delegates from the Anal gamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes.
 The first death as result of the strike occurred today on the Will liamsburg bridge when a pedestrian, n, believed to be John Morena, was struck by a motor truck laden with workers on their way to Manhattan. A number of women in the truck faintod. Traffic congestion all over Brooklyn was worse than on the pre- ceding two days and automobile m1.- haps were many.
 It was announced at the offices of the B. K. T. at a. m. that 20 to 9 per cent of the elevated and subway trains were running about seven per cent. more than were in operation at this time yesterday.
 Cars We'll Guarded.
 Two motormen and double guards and crews were assi ed to each train. all under the protection of the police union leaders said the company was employing strike breakers and mex per1enced men, offering them triple pay and a $10 daily bonus to work Efforts were directed to restore serv- ice on the IT. lines the traction off, cials declaring that surface car oper- ation would be greatly curtailed or suspended if disorders continued
 A Culver "L" train was attacked bv crowd of strikers at Gravesend and SSth avenue and the motormen and guards pulled off the train and roughly handled. Receiver Garrison announced that if surface cars were operated they would be manned With double sets of crews-two conductors and two motormen-and protected by four policemen.
 William Seibert, superintendent of transportation, said the company would not make any great attempt to operate surface cars today because of the violence to which the crews were subjected yesterday.
 The police," he said. *'in some in = stances did not afford proper protec- ton to our men. We are concentrar ltg our efforts today in bringing the services on the elevated and subway lines up to 100 per cent"
 MT. Seibert stated that 50 "intell- gent men have been engaged since the strike to operate "L" trains. Ha said they were not being hired as strike-breakers but as regular em- ployes.
 Mayor Is Blamed.
 Responsibility for situation which