The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-18

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many a day Main stree. between and
O'Clock III the morning, before wagons
were gotten out, Was n live and hustltnk
scene in the neighborhood OF the Cham.
Der of Commerce. and the postotllce. We.
bjrles of all sorts and sizes we're called
Into reanlsition and into them scrambled
as many as would ordinary fill two OF
the same These, however, and those WHO
owned carriages and buggies wete for.
tunate few. The others walked and walk.
ed hard and laborionsly, but withal, for
time, at least good naturally. at diff.
fercrt stages of the trip groups would
gather to discuss the merits OF the duns-
tions involved in the strike. This was be-
fore the heat of the day had caused mon
to wobble along with their tongues hang.
ing out. Some of the philosophicallly ana
the humorously disposed gave vent tr
such vastly amusing and utterly conpui-
sing sallies as us walking gcod?' say
there's going to be street car strike.
Look out or you'll get late" and others
OF like hue and description.
LONG DISTANCES
or course, there are more people who
lived within easy distances, but they don't
count Factory girls and laboring men
generally caught IL hard and they were
the very ones least able to pay cab ana
hack fare. They were far from being
alone In their trouble, however, for tho
streets were lined with others In ike
FIX. Judging from tho sidewalks 1t seemed
like a big holiday instead of the day least
of any time in the year like holiday
Many people had to traverse long dis
tances afoot. Fultontes were utterly
without resource. Many people awaited
the cars, which came not, and then they
ell set out to walk far UP town. Man.
chester people also caught 1t bad. and |
wore much colo leather to q frazzlc. |
80 rc others.
many of them employed IN the factories
of Richmond, walked all the way to
town, some OF them coming nil the way
from Syvansboro, across tho bridges, and
through Richmond Nearly everybody
was late to work, but 1t couldn't be
helped. At so early an hour as this the
news OF the strike had not gotten well
abroad.
Church He'll walked straight up Broad
Street from Chlmborazo Park. It was a
serious undertaking. but It had to be
done and thousands did It, 1t is re-
corded that cre car came into the city
about 6 o'c,Ak In the morning from
Seven Pines. 1t was crowded with resi-
dents Of the county. a number OF whom
were no little dsgrnntled when tho con-
ductor and motorman turned In the
switch handles, ETC., ard announced that
they would have to walk tho rest OF
the way The majority OF them knew
OF sthe strike. but several had asked for
transfers when they boarded tho car.
They started into Richmond curslng thelr
luck ana everything else In sight, In
c!::a,5s +hs greet car men and the com-
pany.r>
+ Not many hours passed before the
liyerymen began to get IN some work.
The more comfortably fixed. from q
financial point OF view. hired carriages
-. - 4 "a S,,{ fhnx ypnH
Now and then an automobile sped
along. Many others cast dignity to the
four winds and mounted wagons and
anything else that came along.
Later In the day something like bus
service was started, Wagons were run
from Manchester across and along the
streets OF the city, charging or 10
OF them. but they were nothing like SUI
ficent to accommodate the vast ma
jority who walked.
Quite a number OF excursions have
been caught in a bad way. The McGill
Union went on its annual outing yester-
day In a number of wagons A Mctho-
dist excursion went down yesterday In
ninh coaches, hut the majority Of tho
pebble had to walk to the depot. The
ANNUAL picnic OF tho Sunday schools Of |
tbt First English Lutheran Church.
which was to be given to-day at West
hampton Park, has been postponed until |
next week.
The great Presbyterian excursion.
Which was expected to carry down about |
1000 people. will be run to-day to Buck
4 roe, notwithstanding the strike. The
train will leave the station at 7:15 A. M.
Big wagons will leave Harvie and Main |
Streets at 630 o'clock and run down |
Main to tho depot Wagons will also
await the people going from Barton |
Heights. They will leave Overlook |
Church at 6 A. NJ. Announcement Is
also made that the Monumental and ALL
Saints excursion to Ocean View will be
run Friday. whatever happens If the
cars are still tied up there will be plenty |
of wagons running. The train will leave
the Chesapeake and Ohio depot Mt $40
a. NJ. and will return at $3.50 p. M.