The evening world. Newspaper, March 7, 1905, Page 3

} ] | } Service All Day, th ning with Gates The. best efforts of the Interborough Management to glve the public an “LL” road service rasulted tna poor substl- tute for the usual’ facilities offered, It did not take tho people long to realize this, and few passengers rode on thu trains after the rugh hours, Tho chief trouble experienced with the green men was at the terminals, At One Hundred and ‘Swenty-ninth stroot and Third avenue and One Hun- dred and Fidty-fitth etreot and Eighth Avenue officials of the roul were com- Felled to vake charge of incoming trains and switch them, This causod a block- ade, Groen motormen were not trusted im the yards for fear of a wreck, Were Near a Wreck. A train switohing at noun tn the One Hundred and Wifty-firth street yards wos run onto the wrong track, and but for the presence of an elostrician in the motor-box with the gree inan there would have been a wreck, Few sta- tions were equipped with station agents in fact, it-appeared the company was nut apxloud to carry passengers, but was desinotis of breaking In nen for the evening rush hour with empty trains, At the begining of the afternoon | trains on the Sixth and Ninth avenue “L! were running on a headway of from twelve to fifteen minutes. On the Third avenuc lines the trains were about half an hour apurt, while no attempt was made to maintain a schedule in Becond avenue, Within an hour after the strike was ordered six trains left the terminal at Eighth avenue and Ong Hundred and Fifty-fitth street for South Ferry. For a time they kept close together, but after getting around the One Hundred and Tenth street curve were spread out, ‘The first train was two hours in getting to South Ferry, Few Stand by Company. After a show of operation om the weat side had been made the Company paid special attention to the vast-alde lines, Some of the motor on the ‘The first break from the ranks of those brought here by James Farley to take the places of the strikers occurred when 105 railroad men from Columbus and Indianepolis, (under) the leadership of Floyd Malcomb, of Ihdianapolls, for- merly night yardmaster of the street tallroad company of that city, and John Tinoher, Charles Breckenridge and A, J. Burgott, of Columbus, left their trpins at One Hundred and Fifty-sev- enth street and joined the strikers, ‘These men were taken from trains as fast as ‘they arrived, by the leaders, and appeared well satisfied to quit. They marched in a body to Marton Hall, at No..110 Kast One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street, where they were greeted with great applause by the strikers, The men are loud in their @enunciation of Farley, who, they say, brought them ‘here unger false pre- tenses and practically made prisoners of them, They say they were brought hero to take placas on a steam gallroad as en- gineers and firemen, They were to be employed for three inonths at $3.50 a day ‘and tobe giver free transportation home at the end of that time, hired three weeks ago and taken to Philadelphia, where they were quartered at the Jamison Hotel, and guariod by Aetectives, They belleved they were going to be employed on a “steam road” until they were brought to this city, Treated Like Cattle, They were finally put on the Nortaam and watched by guards until last night, Nearly all of the men are without funds, Tincher, who acted as spokea- man for the party from Columbus, gavo the following account of their experl- ‘ences on the Northam: “The men were fed at long tudles. The meat was spoiled, We were treat- ed like cattle, The bread was literaily torn apant and thrown at us, The men were herded togother like oatth, and guarded by detectives, At night they would not permit us to open tie windows s0 we could’ got fresh air, We will be mighty glad when we can get back to our homes and our famiiles.” To Work on “New Road.” Charles ‘Breckenridge, a leader among the Northam men, declared that he, too, had no knowledge of the object of hig mission in New York when he was engaged in Columbus on Feb, 21, Hel} sald he and two hundred other men from that clty were led to believe they were xolng to work on a new road 60 miles jong. After telling of his Journey rom Columbus to Jergey City, where 0+ up, They were |. EN GROWING TUR RUSH-HOUR SCENES IN THE SUBWAY AND ON “L” AND BROAD CARS. Green Crews on the Elevated Gave Wretched Way eer e Few Trains Run/ Open and Small Boys Ringing the Bells * Third avenue tine rematned loyal to the Company and were given charge of the first trains operated, but were unable to make speed because of the green crews, a The inexperionced men wore run in us guards, Every applicant for a job who looked a@ though he could run a motor or take charge of a train was given an experimental trip on the front end with the motorman, The yudrdy and con- duotors had no control over the pas- songers, Trains were started from stations with the gates open and small boys Tang the bells continually on crowded cars, As the train service was in- gtanges there were many minor accl- jents, Stopped Sale of Tickets. In order to avoid crowding at the stations the Gudea gent» owt notice that no tickets should be sold at sta- tions where ticket agents had been in- exalled until the traln was alongside the platform, In addition a man was stationed at the foot of each fight of steps to toll paswengers no tickets wore being sold. There Was a policeman on every train and from two to four policemen on each station platform, Swarms of private detectives rode up and down the Iino and hovered in the stations, In vhe early hours no tickets were sold In any of the stations on the east side, Some of the striking ticket agents re- mained pea posts ee airs the roperty e company, which they are Lei ponds to do. But they did not work, Many angued with persons de- siring to ride that /t was to the interest of the lic to refuse to patronize the elevated lines, Wire screens have been placed on the windows af the motor boxes of all traina. This {s to protect the motor- men from bricks and other missiles that might be heaved from windows along the line, Riding on the "'L" trains was quite an experience, The green motormen made emergency stops with alarming frequency, piling the passengers on top of each other when they were not too crowded, to move, Frequently trains wore run past the platforms halfway to the next station before they were (topper, Some of the motormen backed. in spite of the danger of collision th the train following. STRIKE-BREAKERS QUIT; DECEIVED, THEY DECLARE aM NECK The Usual Result, he arrived yesterday, to pe immediate- Wy shipped aboard the Northam, he sald: “We were herded like cattle on the boa! and given little to eat save an oc- casional stale sandwich, Detectives kept constant guard over us, and at 4 o'clock this morning we were dumped off the boat at a pler near One Hun- dred and Forty-fifth street and Lenox RUT MOEN wien to tne sun. atation at that point and instru to man TBE hana f pe eee Then for tho first time we heard the jeers of the strikers, When I un- derstood that we weré to do scab work T quit and so did forty-two othor men from Columbus, There are two hun dred more meh from ey town, and be- fore the day is over I will get them all out, “There was a young man named L, F. Mella, of Summit, N. J., aboard the Northam, He nad been hired for oleri- cal work at $2.50 a day. When he learned what he would have to do he tried to get off the boat, He was brutally beaten and kicked Into the felt: ane was the way all rebels were reated,” He, Too, was Deceived, eee, after the Columbus and In- dianapolls men quit the motorman of a Third avenue elevated train left It when he reached the Fordham station, And, going down to the street where a crowd of the strikers were discussing the situation, sald to them; “T've been decelved. I came from Pittsburg to work on a new line, I don't Intend to work here, I am going down to the company's offices and get ay pay, Then I will go home." he strikers cheered the man and, at- ter getting up a small collection wi they gave to him, gave him a warm meal in a nearby restaurant. ye PROVIDING FOR THE Extensive operations on the part of Hundred and Porty-fifth streot yards of) the Subway Indicate that the corpora- tion Is preparing for a long siege. A! Une of smal) houses was erected to-day just outside the yard fence on property * belonging to the New York, New Haven! and Hartford Railroad, These houses! are fitted with bunks and will be used as ledaing plices tor the strike-breok- ys, | 4 long line of pollesmen and priyate | detectives guard (he yards andthe new lodging-houses end refuse to%allow any | one to approach who cannot present a | reporter's or police pass or a pass signed by the officials of the Interbor. ough system, Four Subway cars on a side track tn the yards have been converted Into din- Ang and, lounging cars for men off duty, Carloads of canned meats and vegeta- ‘ples have been stored In the barns, and o00ks have been engaged to tale charge @f the kitchens, The service of meals a aa ct tc iit Mc iti ck Aa NR lla a iin is. fj | to-day, STRIKE-BREAKERS’ ARMY, was continuous to-day, the staple artl- the Interborough Company In the One cle of dlet being corned beet and cab. bage, ‘Phere 1s @ lunch counter In the Sub- way station at One Hundved and Fosty- fifth street and Lenox avenue, where sandwiches and coffee are served ‘to train crows ns they arrives Many of the men show that these are not’ the least important features of thelr Jobs, —_ CIVIC FEDERATION FOLK RETICENT. Ralph M slevy ary of the National Clyle MedeFat was not wt the headquarters at ast Wourth avenne when Inquiry was made there, and tt was gild he had not been there No one seemed to know where he was, It was asserted that if any one sonnected with the organization was moving In the matter of the Inter- No, 3,200 POLICE TO HANDLE STRIKE. By order of Commissioner McAdoo 3,200 policemen of ‘all grades are held on reserve duty, The Commissioner ‘ssued the orfer through Secretary Howell, Inspector Cortright ts in active command at Police Meadquarters, with Borough Inspector Brooks as his chief alde, Both remained at Head- quarters au night, By It Was understood that these. pre- cautions’ were taken at the requeat of the officers of the Interborough Com- have a reserve force of 3,200 said Mr, Howell, “to deal with the strike situation, We shall divide them’ Into two platoons of 1,600 men each so that one-half may rest while the other half is working.\ With the wide territory we are requi the number seems rather smal he Cominissioner will have nothing ai concerning the details of his plang until ay) time as there is some call for notion.” Ea ea POLICE COMPLAIN OF During the afternoon the local trains In the Subway ran at intervals of from two to four minutes, The express service was abandoned before noon, A small army of policemen stood In the Brooklyn Bridge station, ready to be despatched to any spot along thé™Mne where trouble might occur. Ryness, po- Ncemen were bitter in their criticism of the treatment given them by the Sub- way officials. “We've been on duty here for the Subway owners for almost twenty- four hours,” sald one of the patrolmen, “During that time many of us haven't had anything to eat except the few scraps that we have been able to pick up, The vey any could do would be to give us a few sandwiches.” Shortly after 2 o'clock word was re- ceived at the Brooklyn Bridge that trouble was expected uptown, and the) policemen were at once detailed to train duty, three officers being detailed to each train, TRY TO SETTLE STRI Tt was learned to-day that Commls- sioner John MeMackin, of the State Departinent of Labor, and Deputy Com- yhn Landvigan, of Buffalo, fave on. ther way fiom Albany to. se¢ What they can do to settle the subway and elevated strike, ate aoe RAPID TRANSIT BOARD IS NOT INTERESTED, missioner Socretary Burrows of the Rapld Tran. sit Commission this moralng gave out the following statement: ‘phe matter of the strike will nor concern the Rapid ‘Transit Commission, unless it becomes a publlo nuisarce tt Is a mathor wholly for the syerat. ing company, and the Commission wilt not be cabled upon to do anything in favor of elder side unless in the long run it becomes a matter of public cons ventence.” NO EXPRESS TRAINS ~ TO-NIGHT IN SUB, OR “L,” Vice-President EB, P, Bryan, of the horough strike It was not known at {he headquarters, meena riones FOR FACTS AND FIGURES SEE 1905 WORLD ALMANAG, Interborough Company, admitted this ,, afternoon that he Wiew) ras be able ty teh ANY express Awhre fn. the Sub- amy wed LE! ploy de the rush hour SUites Ho salu Os would do hie best handle the cronvds wvioh 1 ‘trains, SUBWAY TREATMENT. | least the Subway Com- | SRA ees i bul A ESE IR gs AR BULENT AND DISORDER IS FEARED BY PO (Photographed Especially for The Evening World by Staff Photographe WHAT SUBWAY MEN DEMAND, | s 1,, That the present physical examination now in force against motormen and other employees shall be éliminated and a practical roa’ test substituted instead¢ above to take effect Jan, 1, 1905. 2 A day's work for motormen and other trainmen to be nine hours or less; motormen’s mileage not to exceed 100 miles a day. 8, Relay for motormen, when headway is less than six minutes; j] should be allowed at southern terminals, loop or no loop. | 4. All'road work on trains with or without passengers shall ve | done by qualified motormen, \ " 6. For all employees excepting tower switchmen nine hours shall constitute a day’s work, with time and a half for overtime, 6, Tower switchmen, eight hours or less to constitute a day's work, with one day off duty a month with pay; time and a half for over- time, 1, Ten per cent, increase in pay for all employees oxcepting motor- men, WOMAN DRAGGED ON “1” PLATFORM, HOLDING GATE A woman who refused her name had The guard had given the @ narrow escape from death on the) the train ‘Third avenue "L' road at One Hundred | to shut tebe Sia a Bead Qnd Th'rty-elghth street, becauso of the | peared on the station platen in apparent carelessness of one of the! started to run for the train, As a Ruards on a downtown train, Bhe was reached the gate the guard shut It, tre saved from what appeared: to be serious | the woman hung on to the railing, i injury or death by Jeremiah Fay, a|able to release her hold, She was being clerk In the Bronx Coroners’ office, and | dragged along the platform by the heave Patrick Strain, of,No. 68% East Ono’! tng train when Fay and Strain grabbed Hundred and Thirty-elghth street, who | her and by main force reledsed her were on the platform at the time. hands, be i ++ —_-__ STRIKERS CHEERFUL A THEY GET LATE REPORTS The Harlem dred and Third avenue, one of the mooting hatis | had bee engumed by the atriions, was filed at | pany an early hour, There was no demons | © jadd | signal for Arcade, on One Hun-, aveauo, He also said the emergency a Klevated MM conimisslon, {8 and sald the com ers Would pull tik Keney brakes between stationa. 4 to the interruptic man who It wa verge {Pals examination for Chief | deficiency In handling the air of | WAS reporied as running a th janet running a tral Twenty-founth streot near | DUKES’ on loth Subway an pu out « View ad failed An for | strwtlon, and the general tenor of oon- | versation was pacific, Roselle, local representing Brotherhood Idwand Jencks, of the Enginoors, and dent of vhe local and Bleotrie Rallw among the men in progress of the st Affects a City Job, The mens seemed to ny 4 eyniso) beon asked to make up Wain nd | had refused for fear of entalling som a Employees, went ming them of th e and the vartous incidents in the company's efforis to maintain some and Subway, Forced to Use Them, Mr, Roselle sald that a motorman dis- t port of service on sUIkors, one on a Subway ¢ 900 of his nen ors. They. rofu They wero It was rey layor's ofliee to us! qualified three months ago for ho diseaee was running a train on Thin WAGE SCALE FOR "STR KERS TO HAVE BIG STRIKE BREAKERS. ‘ The: following Is the scale of wagea! which the Interborough 14 offering all men who seek employment with, Itt Motormen—$3, $3.25 and $3.50, Conductors—$2.10, and $2.40. Guands—$1.55, $1.70, $1.85 and 1,95, Agenth—$1.75, $2 and Switchmen-$2 and $2.35, Towenmen—§2.45 and $2.60, The strike leaders have hire Harlem River moreter mass-meeting thera to-night. sure the mon that the national assocl- ation of stress railway employees sqnotions the strike and that the lead- 1 k indefinitely, and will be held Leader Popper will as- Porters—$1.40, ors havo $300,000 at thelr disposal t G ‘TNoket 4avoppere—i40 and $1.65 ¥ ‘nue thelr dght, SUS ui Nines ocala ie A ad at a ations and | - ie MEETING TO-NIGH «|! (FTE NO PARTIALITY. BY THE POLICE, MAYOR SAYS. Mayor McClellan sald to-day he had been Informed officially that additfonal strike breakers are coming Into New York from Boe ton and other cities, He declared that these men, as well as the strikers themselves, would be protected by the pollce, “I have had a talk over the telephone with Commissioner McAdoo,” sald the Mayor, “and we reached the understanding that no PARTIALITY SHALL BE SHOWN BY THE POLICE TO EITHER SIDE. The righte of the citizens will be protected as well as the righte of the strikers and the company“as well. Commie sioner McAdoo reported that everything was moving smoothly 80 far as police matters are con cerned, and that a large body of uniformed men as well as police. men In plain dress are in com= mand at every polnt’to cope with any uprising or difficulty.” Nogememmeruceem “at WAux! is gout For Your SYSTEM Sixty, but Doesn't Need Chloroform, 300 POLICE GUARD HARLEM CAR YARDS, (attacks upon the trains Hundred and For: fl ind. Fifty Elbert 0, ) pos men | od 00 patrolme Nations near uble and they Anticipating In the yards at O ty-fift fifth stre the even and One Huydred gs Inspector of expected immoned wher vInstant'’s notlee, and Subway ert ‘A whole reference library condensed | tn a single book—such !g The World manne Questions are conmantly artaing ones for. knw os before Striking Employees pany Has Broken Treated Them A atatement has been fasued by the Amalgamated Association of Street and Bleotrlo Rallway Employees, placing choir ade of the trouble before the pub- Ho hefore’ ordering a strike, The states ment follows “New York, Mamch 7, 1906, ‘To the Public: ihe officials uf the Interborough Rapid ('ransit Company have been published ‘n the daily papers fog the last three weeks, which do not do justice to the omployees of the company, and which lead the people to have, to say the loast, an unkindly feeling toward a body of men who, since the advent of electricity, have been treated with the greatest of inconsideration, “It 1s only fair under the clroum~ stances to inform the public of the treatment accorded the men, although an agreement has been in force govern ing all differences, Notwithstanding this mentioned agreement, there are many instances of men being eus- pended for infractions which they were not gullty, ecant aat- Jataction being given them on protest being made, “Gohedules of treins, runs on which were to be made in a given Mia were not lived up to; tn fact, th ente have been broken by General Manager William .D, Mahon, National Presi dent of the Amalgamated Aagoctation of Atreet and Hlectric Railway Employees, sald to-day that & was not too late for the looal union to appeal to the asgoc!- ation for support, Mr, Mahon positively declined even to Intimate what the notion of the asso- clation would be in event of the local Public Justify Their Action, Say of rules of | w REFUSE TO EXTEND in an Address’ to Its Agreements a with Injustice, is man against whom he has hat f Plaint (exceot that they were vgn “Many statements enfanating from | and DI hat ¢ oom, representa ke Hed bas thtown own the aun 14 i nother statement pied oy id the offi Le was to the effect that "has best, mn fn (0 Mve/ ut “isan Wank Hedley. 1m by was instrumental ay in certain men! Brvoklyn Elevated Rallroed! rae A Ch a Cs Spin EXECUTIVE COMM endon, “the loodd union haw tirely on its own Initiative, Tt as in ordering the present atri “The aseocktion, | ho unton appealing to the national body | strike for support, ‘ “Those faimiliar with the situation dcelare that it would surprii them very much ff ¢ being anubbed at the start COMPANY SUPPORTS ° & correct, voraey oan be given, Don't nd hours dotving into musty volumes, ot the 1905 World Almansa, cal Riad cca HEDLE The directors’ of the Interborough Ranid Transit Company met to-day and voted unanimously ¢o support Vice-President Bryen and General Manager Hedley, to fight the strike to ‘a finish and under no clroumstances to re-employ any of the men who quit the service to-day, The following statement was given out: ‘ata the local | ! the hastened to cordingly has dey and espe Intor formal longer, os ready seen: Mr, 1 way, and Y AND BR that the real question one of pay of hours, but foment of the by of the public, noe in sn begging elie 0 rativel a now . bf the pul th t are heel rallroad, tes hered “At @ meeting of the Executive Com- iy mittee of the Interboroush Rapid Tran. alt Company, held Maroh 7, wan resolved that the position of Vice- President Bryan and General Manager 15, ttl f Hedley, of the company, in relation to | Et the demands of the employees is fully | aithor approved, “The Comsfiittee belleves that the rates of pay are higher than on any similar road ‘in the country and that ON HEDLE ‘The strike, which i@ now managed by Willam L.. Jencks and George 3. Popper, has assumed more of & fight against! Generel Manager Frank Hed- ley than @ demand for shorter hours and more pay, Mr, Pepper sald to- day: against, He iy “It iu Hed! we 8 tried to break up the unfons in Ohteago, and he did make the mon work overtime there without pay, It in either the unions here or Hed~ that must go lor now. Boss’ Farley's strike-breakers aro green men, and {t 8 idle to say that they are experienced. ‘There will be acoldents if these men run the trains, It is difficult now for experienced men, men of capacity, to stand up under the strain that goes with a motorman’s job, and) you can use your imagination to ploture what will happen when the traine ave In charge of’ Incompetents, President Pepper sald he belleved if the two unions, the Acneigere ys es ', severed thelr associations, fe company would later on try to "down" the Amalgamated men, Some Regret Expressed. Among many of the strikers talked with to-day there seemed to be a note of regret that the strike had been or dered, A guard sald: “pis Is a serious thing for the men themselves, but it Js also a serious thing for the people who are dependent on the ‘L’ and the Subway, to get Jown to work to earn their daily bread, We think that we are going to be suc sc eA EA SE, NO VIOLENCE, SAYS M’ADOO. Personally and officially I am sorry that there is a strike on these roads because of the grave, even it tem- 4] purary, inconvenience to the large j| body of the public, Our duty ts to enforce the law fearlessly and Im- j| partially, and every means in thy power of this department will be § Fused with geal, energy and prompt- ness in preserving the personal se~ curlty of citizens In*the streets, In thelr homes and at work, No violence of any kind or in any quarter .will be tolerated for a mo- ment, Persons. and property vill continue to be. safe in thi aey.-1 Statem nit by Commiasioner AGO. ash fal “Phe company ful will give recosnl ‘the employees who have ful to the service.” ‘ & Y BY UNIO Y, fe i iy gi nM cessful, even if Farley brings the number ‘of men, Bonde Hold Ticket Men “Any way, th Jaw onght t¢ in and make it /ponstble & nides to come together. ought to be settled wi source to a strike,” Many of the ticket oh wi vad the strike movemon pay pier er Sa A I 0 it 18 ex, in hese. they are members of tho that they ire unable to d posts for the reagon that thew: der bond and to desert thelr p cause the company loss of mon be a serious matter for them, The ticket sellers who left th took precautions to balance hefore walking out, THD Oppenheimer Trea CURES i ALCOHOLISI No detention from business Craving Overcome within 4& hours, The Oppenheimer lnstitu 159 West 34th St., New Yi DowntownOifice, Newark,N, d mB BO Wioklitdodt. | 4G ine q { I nf 176 Bhway, Literature and full ‘on roaui at os