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

Court street. 1870 P. NJ; De Kalb ave-
nue., / 80 p. N.
2:1o p. Accommodating at 2 p. M.
shuttle operating on ten minute IN
tervals was started between Avenue x
and Thirty-sixth street, Culver line.
2i6 P. M-crowd Of men leaving
Fresh Pond on thei- way to Halsey
street depot Halsey street notified.
"2:16 p. M.-Chief Inspector Ryan
reports three Hicks street and one
croastown car at Erie Basin with fuses
pulled out.
"2:2S p. M-Crowd of about 500 men
hanging around Halsey street depot and
pulling the men of the cars. Dispatcher
Williams reports Il would be impossible
to send out more cars until they went
away.
1850 p. M-Special Inspector Dill
ing at Halsey street reports man was
stabbed by one OF the crowd hanging
around the depot There were six po.
licemen at the depot. but they are prac-
tically useless. Police notified, and they
said they would send over a few more
men.
Report Issued by Strikers.
Early in the afternoon the strikers is-
sued the following report on the oper-
ating conditions at the various depots ::
"F1atbush, 45 runs on the schedule |;
complete tieup.
Fresh Pond. 1o4 runs on the sched-
ule IL cars running.
'Fifty-eighth street, 1os runs on the
complete tieup.
''De Kalb avenue, II runs on the
s cars running.
"Canarsie, &C runs on the schedule !;
so running.
Putnam and Halsey. 81 runs on the
schedule running.
''Crosstown. lOs runs on the schedule !;
16 running.
The employees of the following depots
lin avenue. Ninth avenue, Bergen
street"
Reports indicated last night that the
Franklin avenue. Hamilton avenue and
Gates avenue surface lines had sus-
pended service entirely. On the eie-
waited division the Fulton street line
was reported running on a ten minute
the Lexington avenue line was
running about three trains to the hour
and the Brighton Beach line every
twenty minutes. The latter trains had
policemen aboard.
The Graham avenue line operated on
q ten minute schedule and spasmodic
service was maintained on the st. Johns
place, Sixteenth street and the other
less important lines, as we'll as on the
crosstown streets.
Every sort Of conveyance which af-
forded a means OF locomotion was
pressed into service In all parts of
Brooklyn and many were the drivers of
trucks and delivery vans who reaped a
rich harvest from the necessities of the
stranded crowds. Thousands of motor
cars maintained an impromptu jtney
service and even motorcycle side oars
we're esteemed a luxury by those who
were trying to reach their homes In the
outlying districts. One enterprising
young man did a jitney business on the
rear seat of his motor cycle.
The Italian driver OF an Ice wagon
threw aside his Ice pick and scales dur
ing the evening rush hour, loaded up
with sixteen persons and set out for
F1Rtbush. Five of the passengers were
" omen, and they were all delighted with
the drivers prediction that they would
reach their homes about o'clock
Sightseeing Buses Haul Many.
Big sightseeiI.g buses came over from
Manhattan and reaped harvest carry
ing passengers at 80 cents apiece. As
they were covered and afforded protec-
ton from the rain their seats were at
q premium. Ordinary trucks with board
benches charged 30 cents for the trir
to Flatbush or Ridgewood, while some
OF the limousines operated by the own
eIs' chauffeurs were getting fancy prices
The williamsburg Bridge Plaza was
one OF the centres OF departure for
these impromptu vehicles and the en-
tire space allotted TO vehicles wat
damned with them, Some of the drivers
had signs indicating their destination
and at the same time giving vent &c
their sense Of humor They read
"Coney Island Express" "Brownsville
Express" or Fresh Pond Express"
30 far as could be seen there waS
none willing to admit II was a local
and indeed when they left the Plaza
there were no stops except those made
not a foothold or handhold for a single
additional passenger.
The unusually large number of motor
and horse drawn vehicles In the stree,
produced a great congestion at all the
traffic centres. The congestion was
especially bad In the vicinity OF Flat
bush avenue and Nevins street, but wal
not 80 noticeable In the vicinity Of Dor.
ough Hall, where the authorities had
expected that It would be at Its worst
and whore they had made. great prep
arations TO meet the difficulty.
Nixon Makes InApecttons.
Commissioner Nixon and Deputy
Commissioner Barrett were I'm close
touch with the strike situation all day
yesterday Both made trips To Brook.
Ign and visited certain focal and vital
transportation points most seriously AT.
fected by this strike. After his return
from Brooklyn Commissioner Nixon sent