New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-30
FEW CARS WE'RE RUNNING.
THE CHIEF CITY LINES STOPPED
DISTRACTIONS PLACED ON THE TRACKS BY
STRIKERS.

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| PANIEs FIRM-PLENTY OF POLICE
| PROTECTION - INCIDENTS AND
SCENES SERIOUS TROUBLE
| MAY COME TO-DAY.
The excrescence Of civilization called n s,reat
car strike that grew upon the city yesterday has
not diminished. It's growth was sudden and
practically complete, but there is world of con-
ISOLATION In being able TO say that the public
were not taken by surprise. The newspapers.
viglant and faithful always, informed the peo-
pie at their breakfast tables that the strike was
on, and plans for the day were arranged accord
ingly. Rather than walk. many thousands who
do not live within easy reach Of the elevated
| roads. stayed at home Those who had to 20
out for business or pleasure went forearmed
The number of men on strike Is $3.50 They
were the employees of thirteen surface roads;
tney are not now, and may not be again. They
were noisy yesterday and inclined to be troublesome
but no great violence was done. Superintendent
Murray expressed himself as able to run all the
lines in the city, il necessary and il the companies
desired il
The backbone OF the strike appeared to be
broken when the Sixth-ave line began running
out cars. The first attempt proved successful,
though IL resulted in conflict with the strikers at
Forty y-SecOnd-st, in which three policemen were
badly bruised by missiles. Some heavy clubbing
was done, and one striker was sent to st. Lulxes
Hospital with broken head. In all, twelve cars
were run on this line each guarded by six police
men. All were withdrawn at o'clock.
Several cars were also run on the Fourth-ave.
hne-another discouragement 70 the strikers, who
attempted TO obstruct the track by throwing a
Twenty-third St car across it, Reserves from
H.. Il. -st.s.
Two strikers were arrested. The others fed.
The Third-sve line, under the protection Of the
police, ran it's cars as usual, an officer being
stationed on each platform. Strikers who wanted
10 come downtown hired trucks for the purpose,
as they considered it against their principles
TO ride IN non-union cars or elevated trains.
tbs procession OF trucks loaded with bowling
mGn was an amusing feature Of the tie-up
Three ears on the Dry Dock line, after over
coming numerous distractions, made regular trips
easa and west in Graud-st. Four policemen
comranied each.
On the Forty-second-st. line car was run from
the Grand Central Station to Sixth-ave, and back
without interference.
Master Workman Nsgee called on Mayor Grant
sud said that he did not think the police should
run cars for corporations. The Mayor replied
ntendent of Police
40 compromise IL in sight. The State Board of
Mediati ton and Arbitration, the members of which
are Commissioners William PurseI, Gilbert
Robertson, IT,. +. f. Donovan, met at the Murray
Hin Hotel yesterday. and tried TO place them
selves in communication with the companies
forming what the strikers are pleased TO call
tho combine" but they failed
During commission hours the pressure on the
elevated railroad system taxed it's capacity 10
the utmost limit The company which had
ample warning seemed awake TO the necessi-
ties Of the occasion and put on extra trains.
which were kept running during the day. The
Ninth-sve lne. which usually stops running at
3 p. m, was kept in operation by Colonel Hams
express order until l o'clock this morning The
cFowding on the various stations Of the system
WIS almost overpowering az times. but such was
the efficiency Of the management that no serious
accidents were reported
The strike had marked effect on the theatres.
During the day the sellers of tickets az the various
box offices had little or nothing 10 do Advance
sales for the week fell OF to discouraging de-
gree, and the sign Standing Room Only was in
no demand One playhouse that did business
Of 81, 800 on Monday night had 500 audience
last evening Days WAS possibly less Affected
than any other theatre Being o subscription
night there, the house was sold last week. There
were many vacant back rows at Palmer's sndst
Fifth Avenue, and few general admission tickets
were sold 6t either place. The Star suffered con-
sideeably. the stoppage OF the Broadway line de
priving IL Of much patronage. No theatre in the
city is more sensitive 20 strike influences mas
much as il is less conveniently situated with re-
gard TO the elevated stations than many other
places of amusement just three years ago, IN
the course of the big strike OF $50, while Madame
Judie WAS singing there in La Mascotte,7 the
receipts fell off in twentyfour hours from $4,000
20 81 600. Niblos was hard hit last night, and |
the same may be said Of the Grand Opera House.
The absence of such everyday music as ahe |
Jingle OF the street-car bell the shrlll whistle OF
the drivers, the startling thump thump OF the |
car hook against the sheetiron dashboard and |
the elatter of horses hoofs filed the Broadway |
tourist with an nIdescribable Sunday -go-to-meet-
ing sensation The wide payemerts OF Fourteenth
and Twenty. third sts were thronged with women,
but the great thoroughfare Of the city in the
shopping and hotel district was scarcely more
popuous than Il was during blizzard week In
all New-YorS there is no more accurate barometer
of the retail trade than Huyler's candy store at
Broadway and Seventeenth-st. When the business
of shopping is brisk Huyler's place is too small;
yesterday he had more room than ne hceueu'
But the wnllIing was fine, particularly IN tho
In the afternoon there was TOO much
dust for comfort Ladies had to get across the
street as best they could, without the assistance
Of the stalwart Broadway policeman whose pleas
ant duty it is ON ordinary occasions 10 wave
vehicles to srandstill while he ferries his fair
charges across the torrent OF teams.
The demand for cabs and hansoms was eX-
tensiye, the il-wind OF the strike blowing money
into the pockets of the drivers. They are prob
ably the only persons in New-York WHO arc glad
Of the tic-up.
While the strike causes Inconvenience and
discomfort throughout the city, the DOWNTOWN
business affairs Of bankers, merchants brokers
and lawyers are being conducted in the OLD way
at the old stands
In Brooklyn, the situation is becoming serious