The sun., 1919-08-07

borough across the river, which be-
comes a trackless jungle to its Oldest
inhabitant when the trolleys cease to
roll.
Large Crowds Tramp Bridges.
All through the evening umbrellaed
crowds tramped across the prom
enades Of the four bridges. At all of
the Manhattan terminals were other
crowds waiting hopefully for q
friendly lift from motor car. Al
the Brooklyn stations of the Inter
borough and the Long Island the
same scenes were repeated. The
Brooklyn streets were jammed~ with
trucks converted into jitneys. sight
seeing buses and taxicabs speeding
like mad to gather all of the fares
who waited.
Reports flew about Brooklyn last
night to the effect that large force Of
strike breakers would be imported.
This was vigorously denied at the COM
pany's offices. 1t was stated there that
with the men who remained loyal and
the extra men already on the COM
pany's rolls there would be hands to
operate every car which the police win
protect nthe morning.
Union officials are cautioning their
men to refrain from violence. But yes
terday proved that the caution is not
being obeyed. The strikers are admit
teddy the hotheads and the youngsters
of the company's employees, many Of
them foreigners and many Of them dis
charged soldiers. At the meeting at
which the strike was ordered Tuesday
night they took things in their own
hands and whooped it up to a strike
vote as soon as word came from Mr..
Garrison that he would not treat with
the Amalgamated Association OF Street
and Electric Railway Employees as
such.
More Serious Trouble Predicted.
With the road actually paralyzed, as
ii was last night, these men will gain
many sympathizers and serious
trouble is predicted for this morning,
despite the police protection. The
fight the strike out. Mr.. Garrison
said yesterday afternoon that he had
reported his every step to Federal
Judge Julius NJ Mayer, legally the
custodian of the bankrupt property,
and that Judge Mayer had approved
of everything he had done. The prob
lem Of the unionization of New York
city traction employees has always
been a tough one. The. owners OF the
company are determined that ii will
not be solved to their disadvantage
now.
Some threat was made yesterday
that the other employees, affiliated
with the railway. brotherhoods, and the
unorganized employees of the Manhat-
tan lines would join the Brooklyn
strikers. No confirmation of this re-
port could be obtained from any cred
lille source last night, however. The
brotherhood men are working under
contracts which they are not expected
10 violate. The non-union men in
Manhattan have shown no desire to
stir up controversy now.
Men Who Were Not Affected.
Even the motormen of the rapid
transit lines In Brooklyn, the tower
and signal men and the powerhoise
employees in that borough were not
affected by the strike. They are all
affiliated with the railroad. .btothet-
hoods.
Mr.. Garrison put the whole situation
UP to the city authorities yesterday. 1t
was not, however. until conditions had
reached a stage of desperation last night
that they responded to his request
Il have no intention of appealing to
anyone except the constituted author
tiles OF this CITY," he said when asked
II any steps for State or Federal pro-
lection had been taken. 81 will make
no further appeal until l find that city
authorities are bankrupt Of power TO
protect us and the public"
The final tieup of the system came
with unexpected sudenness last night
Several cars with policemen on the run
ming board had been started from va
rious outlying stations and had made
trips without trouble, though through
storm Of boots and jeers. Three cars of
the Mobile" type were started from the
Fiatbush avenue station with inspectors
at the controllers and policemen on
board One inspector had his wife as a
passenger and one car had woman
conductor
The first OF the cars was allowed to
pass Church and Flatbush avenues un-
molested.
The first car was allowed to pass I'm
molested. but the crowd swarmed onto
the tracks in front Of the second Some
one cut the trolley rope after pulling
the pole of the wire and swapping IL
into the air Some one else tempered
with the air breaks and tNe car was
sent back to the barns.
The third car was in charge OF In
spector Joseph WEIGH. who had his wife
on board. A conductorette was at the
doors and several policemen were on
board As the crowd rushed the car the
police rushed the crowd, The conduc-
torette tainted. and when thhe melee
cleared UP there were n half dozen
Callahan was arrested for cutting the
trolley rope.
While this was going on William s.
Menden. assistant general manager; c.
p. Meneeeley, vice president, and Will
lam Siebert. superintendent OF surface
operations OF the %. r. T. were in con-
ference at Brooklyn Police Headquarters
with Borough Inspector Thomas r. Muir
ply. Chief Inspector Daley and all the
district inspectors.
When he left the meeting Mr. Siebert
said that service would be suspended at
10 o'clock on the advice OF the police,
I'VE will make thousand runs in the
morning In the police will protect them"
he said. 1--WE usually ODerata ahn,tf