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


the Commissioner that the protection
that you last requested be Immediately
furnished. The Police Commissioner has
instructed Chief Inspector Daily to con-
fer Immediately with you and provide
the men required.
1T was brought to my attention yes
terday afternoon that there was liable to
be q strike on the transit lines in Brook
Ign. conferred with the Police Com
missioner and he informed me that he
had already made preparations to take
care Of the situation, and that the travel
ling public would be- protected against
any violence. The Police Commissioner
reports to me that there has been no dis
order to-day, and that the situation has
been well in hand at all times
The newspapers this morning reported
that you declined to meet committee
of your employees. and the present sit
uation Ii q result Of such refusal. May
suggest to you that Il would be better
to take a more conciliatory attitude and
meet committee and see II the points In
controversy could not be-settled by arbi-
tretion In the interests of the general
public JOHN r. HrLAN, Mayor"
cenpiete Puralysis Of System.
whsther the paralysis Of the system
which greeted the home going rush hour
crowds was the result OF the strike or Of
the failure Of the non-strikers 10 obtain
noi,oe nrotsotion II was q nrettv corn-
piete paralysis, It had grown from
early morning. when only the outlying
lines were affected. until between and
y o'clock. when hardly . car an hour
passed through the usually damned loop
about Borough Hall.
The elevated linea were the drst IN
suffer severely. Early IN tho forsnoon.
almost before the morn,ng rush mad been
carried to Manhattan, the number OF
cars on the elevated lines began 10 he
cut down an more and more men were
persuaded by the efYicient picket system
about the terminals and on the lines
themselves to take in their cars and
quit.
The progress OF the picketina on the
surface lines was slower, vet more rpec-
tacular Big automobiles ioaded with
strikers dashed about the streets, There
was, however. little real violence, though
there were pientv Of threat. ana r,uch
''roush housing"
About the various car barna b,p
crowds of picIxets and striks svmnathiz.
ers gathered and seered the old hand. q,
the road who hsd resu..d 81 o,,, No.
OF these man have ,ons r..orS. .,,,s ,ns
company. ara eiirihia 20 n.ns,on. "a
are now mslinS bet,sr r,on"y 49, ,s Nh
ever dreamed ., ~, 49,, a.. n .ney
their joba >0''
The younr.r ror1,. .,.. -.
up. however. proved Vigorous "per-
0athered thsra 49, sroup Oh mem
star e. 81, sohe young
80 ...r 49, 'o uoney from tne wire
sto,,. .-.-.. sonle places auoa-
S,... - az "o ABOARD. pulled the
49, va e plAuorm ana ran on with
me- :: Aany cars were thus stalled and
CO. - 49, someu nome.
Cries OF ,scab and threats Of violence
v. nespea on inc crews In many In
s',,,"S . sio 'non " work Were physically
pu nvn' .no cars ana permitted to
on,y ON their solemn promise that
my wouio Jake In uefr cars and not
take them out again. Several Of the
oompahys inspectors were roughly ham
Sleo, ana at least one was SO badly
py a. 20 require medical attention.
he later returned to his job.
Yet 80 successful were the strikers
Win .heso .actics' against which the po-
nce Were able to do nothing from their
posiuons OF concentration. that service
mao oeeh cut In half by noon. It was
less tnan occasional by s o'clock.
Az IN the morning the company's re-
potts showed That ]. ls4 runs Of 1.2s3 were
oeing operated. and that thirty -four con-
duotors and hfty-two motormen were
sun available at the barns
Report shows Strikes Prosre..
The progress Of the strike from this
time on 10 Illustrated in the following re-
port by the company:
Park Row reports between Q and 0 A.
M ze1 cars scheduled over bridge and
Sz4 operated
Delaney Street reports Z cars miss
Ing up to 80 A. M; 2 Nostrand. 1
Grand and ! Metropolitan. Fresh Pond
Depot reports ~ trips missing at 7:3o
A NJ; 10 Gates and Myrtle.
Court and Sackett Streets, 1925 A
rev . pa;,, YIN eeas tnem up II they re-
Court and Union Streets. Io:&6 A. NJ.
Crowd OF about 500 pulling down poles
and pulling fuses out of cars. Police
notified
Chursh street. ana Rogers Avenue
Srowa OK about 900 pulling down poles.
&c. Police notined.
Court street ana Hamilton Avenue
ABOUT Iorty men threatening crews OF
cars 'Pohce notined'
pea beacn Lne-No trains operated
between I:Ss ana s;eo A. M Men re-
iueeo 70 'AAs uehS OUT without police
pfo .sW
[n9 Line-No trains operated
oe.ween to ano vts a. N. ruling
ue~s On ue'hs " N'hth avenue
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