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

tion among the men seems to confirm
them.
Those who quit during the day and
evening did so under no uncertain
threats. Many were actually dragged
from their posts. and avoided beat
Ing only by promising to turn the
cars In and not take them out again.
The picketing system was carried on
by means, Of flying squadrons in auto
mobiles, whose members first got to
the cars In the outlying districts, cut
ting OF service there first and then
worked down to the centre Of the
town.
The elevated guards left In the
largest numbers early in the day, and
that system was the first to suffer.
Subway guards followed rapidly. The
rush hour congestion was the worst
that New York has known in many
years.
The usually crowded B. r. T. ter
minals In Manhattan and downtown
Brooklyn were deserted early by
those who despaired Of getting places
on the infrequent cars and trains
They sought the marlborough, the
Long Island, the ferries and they
threw themselves on the far from
tender mercies of jitney drivers, reap
ing a golden harvest in the rain, and
drivers of private motor cars and
trucks, who proved generous In taking
In unfortunates.
Hundreds of thousands of persons
walked long miles to their homes.
Thousands slept in Manhattan hotels
rather than risk a journey into the
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
friendly lift from a motor car. At
the Brooklyn stations of the Inter
borough and the Long Island the
same scenes were repeated. The
Brooklyn streets were damned with
trucks converted into jitneys, sight
seeing buses and taxicabs speeding
like mad to gather all of the fares
who waited. ...
Reports few 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. It was stated there that
with the rosn 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 will
protect in the 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
which the strike was ordered Tuesday
night they took things in their own
hands and whooped 1t 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
company officials are determined to
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 1t will
not be solved to their disadvantage
now. 10y
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
ible source last night. however. The
hrotharhood man are UoSLinO updar