The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-24
Several of the Divisions Have
Been Tied Up.
Reserve Policemen ordered on Duty
But No Trouble Occurred.
Motormen and Conductors Dissatisfied
With Action of Council.

Supreme Council OF the street railway
employees organization officially an
nounced at an early hour this morning
that the strike would be postponed until
Dec. 80, the West End street railway was
badly handicapped this forenoon, snd
the employees of many divisions were
leaving their places rapidly. Apparently
the majority of the conductors and motor
men are greatly dissatisfied with the
action of the Council with postponing
the strike and are in favor of taking mat
ters into their own hands. The cities of
Maiden and Everett as we'll as Charles
town district. and Medford had little or
no street car acco onmodation this morn
ing and thousands of people were obliged
to get to their work or business In the
city Ihe best way they could. As matters
stand at present 90 a. n.y. the situation
Is very much mixed and some action will
probably be taken by the Supreme Coun-
ell of the Union this afternoon.
Meetings were held between midnight
aud s O'Clock this morning at the head
quarters of the union and hundreds of
employees who attended demand that the
strike 60 into effect at once as originally
decided upon. There were several excit-
ing scenes when the council, after report
ing q brief conference with the officials
of the company announced that action
would be postponed. The leaders OF many
divisions tnreatend to leave work with
out the sanction of the council and
several divisions have been tied up as
a result.
Az soon as It became certain that q
strike was really on in this city the New
York, New Haven q Hartford Railroad
put on a new Is minute schedule on all
its suburban lines running from Park
square station. The officials of the road
state that as soon as there IL evidence that
II is needed they will put in similar
quick service on the suburban steam line
from the Kneeland street station.
The frat action against the company
occurred in Cbarlestown and Everett.
where a mum Der OF the Maiden motormen
and conductors refused to take their cars
our before. daylight. AT the.time this &C.
ton was attributed to the failure OF the
council to notify the men of the action
taken by 1t. There was an outbreak at
Newton at 4:30 o'clock when the motor
men and conductors refused to take out
the first car but lator the men on the
Newton and Boston lines were at work.
No cars were run from the Maiden and
Medford line stable into Medford this
morning and citizens who were obliged
to GO into the city walked or took
the overcrowded passenger trains. A re-
port received from Everett tnis forenoon
says thst 200 West End street railway en-
ployes are idle in that city. Cars on the
Charlestown and Roxbury routes are run
ming irregularly.
At o O'Clock all the cars were of the
streets of Boston except the Washing
| ton street lines and the Sout h Boston di-
| vision. The men on tho other lines as
| fast as they came out of the car house
| with their cars after their early trip, all
| stopped work on being told OF the situa-
| ton. The executive committee of the Pr
oneer Federal labor union, the head or
ssDizstion OF the emioyes held meeting
this morning at 80 Eliot street and the
action OF the supreme council after mid =
night in deciding to postpone the strike
was criticised.
| President Young of the union issued
q request this morning thstsall employees
both in ana out OF ttss citv remain ct
work until uoon when, he said, work on
every line would be stopped.
General Manager Sargent Of the COM
psny, notified police headquarters at
o'clock that 8 strike was on. The an
nouncement was made to Deputy super
intendent Coulter, who at once notified
the different police stations. Superin.
tsnoent Eldridgs later notified all his
subordinate officers TO get sll their reserve
men In the stations IN case trouble should
occur on any of the lines. After o'clock
Captain White Of Division Is was re-
qussied to send squad OF men to the
Cbarlestown stables, near the Boston a
Maine railroad, as IL was reported that Q
large number Of strikers nsd congregated
there. A sergeant aud q dozen officers
were despatched to the stables but so far
no trouble has been reported. A squso