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PHOENIX/ClassifiedI l n F r o n tW a y B a ck WhenT U o P U A r i V T Y A Am%u2014 r. K. . _____ A 1 JL JLJLV/JLJi1JLil.niUf %u25a0 V / . f %u00bbPage 2, THE PHOENIX, November 23,1978In 1895, due to the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, the elevatedrailroad and especially the 48 trolley lines, Brooklyn lay %u201c like anoutspread fan.%u201d The lines of the trolleys were %u201c like the ribs of the fanreaching into the furthest recesses of the City of Churches.%u201dIn the early part of the year, the 5,500 conductors, motormen andworkmen presented to the Brooklyn City Railroad company %u201c thedemands that 10 hours should constitute a day's labor, that every manshould be allowed to leave his car long enough to eat luncheon, and thatthe wages should be advanced from $2 to $2.25 a day.%u201d These theemployers refused to grant.The company knew when the strike would begin, so it hiredreplacements from Newark and Philadelphia and fired the Brooklynemployees the night before the strike.In the drawings by Frederick Remington, the strikers halt the carscoming from the depots (one at Fifth Ave. and 23rd St., and the other atFlatbush and Atlantic Aves.) usually with violence. The police, one Armybridade, four National Guard regiments and the Third Battery with itsGatling guns were on hand to protect the trolleys, and within a week, thestrike was over.Many of the passengers worked at jobs with similar conditions tothose of the strikers. With no alternative means of transportation, manyhad to walk miles to and from the ferry or bridge to Manhattan or losetheir jobs. Joseph C oppa, (Print courtesy of %u201cW elcom e to N ew YorkC ity %u201d)395 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11217 [212] 643-1032Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Michael A. ArmstrongEditorJudy LinscottAssistant Editor Valerie Ixvy Contributing Editors At-Large: Eileen Blair Books: L.J. Davis Politics: Jon Ciner Theater: Ted Hoffman Community Forum Editor Irene Van SlykcThe Phoenix is published weekly, omitting the first week in July, and semi-weekly the last two weejis in August by Advocate Press, Inc., a division of Serif Press, Inc. Michael A. Armstrong, President; Eileen M. Blair, Vice President; Dnynia Bauman, Secretary. Entered as Second Ciass Matter, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201. Annual subscription by mail in New York City $7.50; $10 elsewhere. Single copy price at newsstand 25 cents, (c) 1978 by Advocate Press, Inc.Reporters Peter Haley Jeannette E. Walls Gary Frederick Martha Doggett Contributors David Habenstreit, Naaz Hosseini Judith Stuart, Gene Suchma, Kay Holmes SearesStaff Photographer Michael CuiccioBusiness Manager Dnynia BaumanAssistant Business Manager Dan P. AllcrAdvertising Manager George HerzogAdvertising Paul Corell Christopher WronskiClassified Advertising Manager Binni Ipcar Circulation Manager George Herzog Art Director Jane Ziegler Production Monnuer Christopher Florentz Production Rose Bavaro Gary Benton Martha Keller Vinnie Musacehia Interns l.lnus GclbcrMiriam Kuzncts Nancy KimWinner of Awards for:Best News Story (1974)General Excellence (1974)Best Column (1975)Best Special Section (1975)Best Coverage of Local Government (1975) Editorial Excellence (1975)Best Editorial Page (1976) Outstanding Community Service (1976) Best Special Section (1976)Best Editorial Cartoon (1976)Best Single Advertising Idea (1976) B ts i Feature Story :i97o;Certificate of Excellence (1977)Best Special Section (1977)Best Editorial Cartoon (1977) In-Depth Reporting (1977)Best Feature Siory (1977)%u2018 Best Front Page (1977)