The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-08

homes into signing up with the union.
Thls inatiry. be sald. will be started
when ne receives the promised affi-
davits from company offiolala
II would appear from the looks OF
the elevated and subway trains that
the public Of Brooklyn IL not patroniE-
ing the y. r. 7. outside OF the rush
hours. Between 10 o'clock and noon
trains reaching the Brooklyn Bridge
terminal carried only n sprinkllnG OF
passengers. One two-car train had
six passengers 70 a car.
BROOKLYN BRIpoG LOCALS PUT
IN OPERATION.
Bridge local" cars were put into
operation on the BfDokiyn Bridge at
iO.sO o'clock. These cars operate
from the Manhattan end At Park ROW
10 the sands Street station. The fare
is : is cents. Daoh car carried two
policemen and an inspector.
The company had only % cars on
the surface lines Into Park Row up
n 1850 o'clock and few after that
hour. The elevated trains were
operated frequently but carried few
passenEors. Vehicle trafic was 20
heavy on the bridge that oil dripping
from the trucks and automobiles
caused the street car rails 10 become
slippery. endangering cars operated
on the bridge.
At the Municipal Building few sub
way trains were reported running.
From Williamsburg a train arrived
on an average Of every half hour. not
crowded. The Fourth Avenue trains
came In "every now and then" the
starter said. Few were riding on the
d. n. I. Subways due 10 infreduent
service.
After 10 o'clock elevated traffic
over the bridge slackened and the
two-car trains. manned by inspec-
torn, were coming into the New York
terminal on approximately half an
hour Roadway. The supply OF cars.
however. seemed in exceas Of the de-
uAands Of the passengers, as the
trains that arrived then averaged
only about six passengers 70 a car.
Fifteen passengers were counted on
n Brighton Beach train. while from a
Fulton street car hardly more than
ten alighted. On outgoing trains to
Brooklyn the average was even lessI
Only six cars left the crosstown
barn In oteehpoint this morning.
three on the crosstown line and three
on the GEAham Avenue Ane. The
cars had made only one trip when
the crews on two Of the crosstown
cars and one on the Graham Avenue
line turned In their cars and quit
Each car had two policemen on II.
Il took four and q half hours 10 make
the trip. 0-. r o..
Superintendent John J. Riley OF the
croastown barn said that only tWen-
ty-five men out OF $50 generally em-
pIoyed there had reported for work.
He attributed this 10 the fact that
the strikers had obtained the list OF
addresses Of men employed In the
barns and had made a general can
vass Of the homes last night and
porBuaded the men TO Join the strike.
Three Fiatbush cars were sent out
this morning. Two OF them only
went A. far a. Kings Highway. There
were six policemen on each car. due
| probably TO the fact that Supt Cor
nell at the Flatbush Depot had COM
planned yesterday Of the improper
police protection. Cornell IL Offering
triple pay and a 80 bonus to every
man taking out car. Ten cars were
being operated this morning on the
Nostrahd Avenue. Ocean Avenue or
Rogers Avenue lines. which run out
OF the Fiatbush Depot.
Al the Halsey Street depot six
teen cars left the barn out OF
the usual l6t sent out daily. This
10 an increase OF four over the
number which left yesterday morning.
A Jamaica-c Cypress Hills car left
the last mentioned terminal at GSl
with two patrolmen on the front plat
form and one on the rear platform
There was an additional guard fol
both the conductor and motorman. but
despite these precautions. the cal
: was stopped by either strikers or sym.
pathisers and the car windows stoned
Eventually the motorman and con
, ductor returned the car 70 the start
, Ing point and quit
} "A Bergen Street trolley was stArtet
: from the barn this morning with fou
policemen in charge Of IT," said Mr.
r siebert- 1T was permitted 20 run
:. but two blocks whsn II was takel
o by the strikers who compelled tn
d crew TO take II back TO the barn. /
d this is a sample OF the protection tina
a the police are affordinE Us. they ar
: Of little use to us In preserving orde
% and running the cars"
= Every street ana avenue ieadin
IN 10 the Interborough and Seventh Ave
le nue. subWays in Brooklyn was choke
" with pedestrians and all kinds OF We
rs hiculAr tTafhe. Through the aid
J. streets motor trucks. van. auto
buses and horse carriages were dsIV
& ing, men with megaphones Shoutin
that they were bound for the SubWS