The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
and gradually tho local service began to

and gradually the local service began to
rcassert it-elf.
Notwithstanding the impressively prompt
end efficient exhibition Of the men running
the subway eIpresse- it was evident that
the passengers sull felt uncasiness, proha-
hly on account Of the accident at twenty
third street on Tuesday. 1t was observed
that people seemed 10 feel great atilnlly
for the steel cars and great aversion to
rho first and last cars ~ each train unless
these happened 90 ~ steel care.
Frequently the first and A,' cars were
entirely deserted when the middle cars
were crowded almost to -lhocaiion The
passenger had much jess FUN euyins and
instruc,ng the green guards than hey lad
IN the day before The men shut doors
rang sisnal bells and called the stations
with snap and self.c3uhienc"
SURFACE CARS sTIIL TANNED.
The public discomfort continued great
Fonder-. bacl, and forward BUFFER and
the lower steps Of platforms on the surface
car> were jaumed all through the rush
hours in the morning and evening. But m
spite of thu Overlooking Of the surface
car. there was very little Of the irnpre@'-iue
al baggage wagon. and Of other imprompu
transportation facilities
Great grief was evinced by large part
pf the community because the Iuterborough
people had filed AN the places OF Their
striking ticket seller and that there would
h. no more free ride, There were not a Few
persons who have done a l1t 81 ildinE
since tho discovery OF the free admission
graft who regarded this action OF the com
many with open di-favor and threatened
30 transfer their ,vmpathies 10 tho strikers
The statement vas made that many OF the
new ticket agents ne students whoJumped
NJ the chance to support themselves ana
carry on their studies at the same time.
tNrrRRoHorGH COMPANY coMPLACENT
Tie attitude Of the company yesterday
~ expressed ia public statements was that
IRE service nai made a great advance
toward normal conditions during th" day
and that The travelling public could see
for it-elf what rad l.en done better than
tile statement 81 the company could tell II.
il was stated that the Improved state Of
AFFAIR va que in no small part to the fact
. tlat number 90 the former mpiorInen
aof the company lad returned to work
lNa conduct Of these men uce the be-
ginning Of the strike vas carefully invpsti-
wa a-csrtained that none of them had been
concerned in the acts of rowdyi7m along
the road The company has a large num-
her Of ~pottcr-r riding over il lines max
Snr blacklist OF strikers who are taking
ager--iye action. II Is stated that these
uen vii. never be taken into the employ
Of IT, road again. but that men who stay
NJ home and behave them-olve. will DO re-
employed a. .ong A. there arr vacancie- TO
h. ~ o
sTEIktEs IookrSu GLrM.
STRIKE headquarters showed no despond-
eucy over the outcome of the day. contest
4Vc,e Won said President Pepper Of
the Anal gamated Street Railway I'm
plovceS
The beha yior and demeanor II his exccu-
tive committeeman. however. We're not a.
Iuoyant OF cheerful "a words Of Mr. Pepper
There was a distinctly ugly air about many
OF the groups Of strikers az headquarters
The circulation OF news regarding acci-
dents on tho Intcrhorough roads in
ouetriously carried on. None Of these
when investigated developed any mishap
more serious than a blown out fuse or
disarranRed governor switch. The most
serious accident Of the day was the bump
ing OF train At the West Farms viaduct
terminal into TWO stationary cars. A
squad Of policemen were nearly scared to
death one of them was sent 70 a hospital,
but vas at once transferred TO bis home
ATTEMPT 10 GIT JEROME ~
Tho strikers tried to get District Attorney
jerome INTO the mess yesterday after
neon They .ook 70 him at his home a
Young nau wno had hs,en acting as a motor
naLs ftf,sff t.as. .fle aHsr
slrpd Mr. jerome that they had brought
the Young man 10 hum as an exhibit tending
60 prr-c that Incompetent men were being
/, employed nv the Peterborough. 70 the
Great danger o.! passengers.
Mr. Jerome told them to take their case
through police colr, and ask City Magis-
trate 70 define the lnterborough 40 a public
liui. succ
! 1h" .trige managers also made great
5prndic'iou- Of a coup which was TO occur
at lock last night The situation was
uuc,ipad up 20 midnight
,TBikFrs TEYtSu TO OFT BACK.
Tho statement was made last night AZ
general Manager Hedley'- Office that about
III strikers had called up on the telephone
IL Tho oour-e Of the day and asked 70 be
taken back 4 few were motoruen They
VIZ told 10 apply 81 the division supeun-
t.rifart'- Office
The company -ays ID now has within a
hundred or 30 81 the number Of men neces-
tstf-- ," 1he operation II trains but this
includes several hundred men of the con
stru 'iion Department who are temporarily
acting A. guards and ticket choppers
With the applications now in, it was said
I'll places would probably be filed by to-
might
81 RHtI AGtTN ~ coon SHAPE.
I'Vrresses Run Till TOP. M.-Locals Make
COMMUNICATIONS No Longer Crowded.