New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13
GUARDED IN DARK BARN
REFUSE TO LEITE CIR.
Passengers ignore Car ahead" Or
dcr-ReserUes Called Out.

Forty indignant passengers refused to leave a
rorthbound Eighth-ave. electric car 10 take the
.'car ahead" al 1870 O'Clock this morning. and
As result Of their defiance Of the conductor
and the railroad starter at the car harm. Al
Eichth-ave. and Fiftieth-st were carried into
the far end Of the barn. Even then they refused
~ leave the car and the railroad officials in
,beir efforts 10 get them out. turned out the
liehts in the car. This had no effect on the in
dienation Of the passengers. and they remained
sitting in the IN the dark.
Ten minutes after the driven into
the barn the starter telephoned to the West
Forty-seventh-st. station for the reserves Ten
policemen. under command Of Roundsnan
Brady. were dispatched 10 the barn. hut even at
The solicitations OF the officer i'm command the
messengers refused 10 move or give in to the
railroad company.
Roundsman Brady seemed To he in n guam
dary lie told to remain az the barn 10
preserve order. and this morning he and his ten
policemen were standing inside the barn. the
ratrol wagon at the curb
The car left South Ferry. bearing on the
front dashboard a sign. Eighth Avenue All
the passengers boarded IL below Fifteenth-st..
and many received from the conductor trans
fers for all the crosstown lines. Fifty-ninth-st.
Eighty-sixth-st. and One-hundred- and-sixteenth
st included. The passengers explained to the
etarte- that they had received transfers from
the conductors FOR these lines but he refused
10 listen to them and told them that they could
board the car ahead
When the car reached FIftieth-st. the con-
ductor yelled An OUT"
why this car goes right ahead. doesn't it,"
oueried the passengers.
You'll have 10 get out and take the next car
the conductor replied this car goes into the
barn"
some ~ the passengers were about 20 leave
the car when J. Zimmerman, OF No. Is West
Oue-hundred- and-seccnd-st stood up and, nd
dressing his fellcw passengers. said:
ladies' and gentlemen this is outrage that
has been perpetrated by this company time and
time again, and now il is about time that a
stop was put to it, This car has no right to 60
into the barn. and let US demand that We be
taken on our Journeys without being compelled
70 transfer II We all stick together We can
compel then to take on 80 Jet * Put
shoulder 10 shoulder and see this tang
through.
Mr. Zimmerman was greeted with cheers. and
tho passengers yelled. You're all right. Wen
stick by YOU even We have to sit it out all
night"
Are YOU going to leave this carr" yelled the
conductor.
.'Not on your life the passengers yelled in
unison.
The starter who refused 20 give his name.
was called. and when he saw the situation he
said: well. run the car into the barn and obey
your orders"
Tho signal 70 20 ahead was given and the car
shot into the barn. down the long track 10 the
rear. where Il was stopped.
Several women became frightened. but all
were under escort. and were pacifed. The
gloomy barn presented far from inspiring
place 70 be voluntarily imprisoned IN. but the
uassengers made the best Of IL. and laughed
and joked. Finally. after hair an hours wait
II uae suggested that the women he allowed TO
leave the car. They were indignant the
men. and were willing to sit il out. but they
were prevailed on 10 go home which they did.
The rest Of the passengers numbering about
thirty remained I'm the car. and at 1:15 o'clock
this morning. were stil there. surrounded by
the squad Of policemen.
Some Of the passengers gave their names TO
the police a. follows:
J. C. Dougherty. 81 No. 80 West Thirty-siKth-
- J. Zimmerman. Of No. Is West One-hundred-
and-second-st. r. Greenbaunl. Of No. ~ East
Eight, -sixth-s;; s. Greenhaunl. Of No. 31a
Hiehth-ave. r. Woodcock OF NO. - Nall-st.; r.
\. Planning Of No. 131 West Ninety-eighth-st..
Miss C.. Y. OFT, Of loo Broadway; MIR. and Mrs.
Rorth. Of No. lGa West one hundred-and-thir-
ieenth-st.. and ~ n. Marks. Of No. - West
ne-hundred-and-twenty
Al 1--WE minutes 10 = O'Clock this morning rhe
passengers. knowing from the attitude OF the
railroad officials that they would have TO remain
ln The barn f"r an indefinite period. gave up the
fEu after taking 4 vote. and lef: FOR their
homes