The Washington times., 1905-03-08
Gather to Hoot and Yell at Strike Breaking
sTrainmen and Pull Guards From
the Trains.
SURFACE RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
READY TO JOIN IN STRIKE
In the Meanwhile, Both Sides Are Conf
dent of Victory and Scorn All
Arbitration Offers.

that the roads were being run on the
following schedule;
Sixth avenue-Six-Tninute headway.
Ninth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS headway.
Above Fifty-third street, where both
Ninth and Sixth avenue lines run on
same tracks-Three-and -half-minute
headway.
Third avenue-SI minute headway.
Second ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS head
way.
The Subway System.
Lenox avenue trains-Seyen-minu
Roadway
Broadway trains-Eight-mi head
way.
Below Ninety-ninth street, where
both Lenox and Broadway trains run
over same tracks, the headway is three
and one-half minutes.
A heavy fog this morning prevented
the company from maintaining its
schedule. and there was much irregular
ity. Orders were issued to run slow
dr. ring the fog and take no chances.
Until the motormen now running are
more familiar with their work the com
pany will not start any additional
trains
The trains on the subway and ele-
waited were not crowded today, as many
green motorfnen and train crews, The
police are offering protection TO pas
that they win be able TO suppress any
disorder or rioting.
Policemen on Duty.
Three tfousand five hundred police
have been detailed to strike duty and
a policeman is sent out on every train.
Six patro1men are stationed at every
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keeping close watch on the strikers and
their sympathizers-
Police Inspector Cortright said this
morning that no violence had occurred
during the night or during the early
hours this morning. Many of the sub
way and elev1te,; stations are without
ticket sellers and choppers and passen-
gers are permitted to ride without fares
Many Of the old ticket sellers are still
on duty as they are under bond and
are afraid 10 join the strikers.
Officials of the Interbccough Company
said this morning thai conditions show
, Cd a marked Improvement over yester-
day and that by Saturday trains would
be running on q normal schedule The
officers say they have sufficient number
Of men to man the trains, but do not
want TO attempt a complete schedule un-
| I'll the men are more accustomed to theii
new work.
LSaQSIS SOQuQeQC.
George Z. Pepper and William L
! Jencks. leaders of the strikers, are still
/ confident that they have the situation
well in hand and that the company mus
finally yield They point to the disaster
last night in the subway and declar,
that other accidents of a. similar natur.
and cause will result If green" men ar.
kept at work.
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TO get the stationary engineers at tn,
| big powerhouses to go out on a svnpa
thetic strike. Timothy Healey prest
dent Of the International Association o
! stationary F1Femen, says that the 30
stationary fremen will go out on strik,
II ordered.
officers of the company say that bu
few OF the stationary engineers and fire
men are union men and that many eIec
trical and mechanical engineers en-
pIoyed In the offices are ready to tax,
| their places II they go out.
It ~dS reported this morning that (
1.-THE strikers are convinced that the strik,
is going to be a failure they VIII attemp
to get the employees of the New Yorl
| City Railway TO go out with them il
| sympathy. In this event not d wheel il
New York would turn,
Such a demoraazation OF traffic is un
likely as the present strike is unsanc
toned DT the national officers of tn
union, aud President William D. Mahon
of the international Association O
Street ard Electric Railway EMPLOYEES
says that the employees OF the surfac
roads VIII not go out
Troops May Be Called.
Postmaster WILCOX says this mornin
that if the elevated trains bearing tn
United States mail are tnterfered wit
today as they were yesterday he Wi
ask that the Federal troops be calIe
out to preserve order. The police haV
been instructed to use their clubs 1
case of disorder and to brook no vic
lence.
The strikers say today that many c
! the strike breakers are deserting an
/ that they are going back home. Genera
| Manager Hedley says that about a scor
of men were frightened away, but tn
company has more than enough men I
| one of the men brought here from othe
| cities will be dismissed to make rooI
for the men who have gone on strike.
| All men who have shown themseiVe
; capable Will be retained. he says. Strike
? breakers are being schooied in runnin
; trains in the companies yards and ever
effort is being made to get the me
acquainted with the operation of tn
q cars. The strike-breakers are living O
) the steamer Charles H. Northam and
houses built In the yards
New York came downtown this morr
ing packed like sardines on surface cal
which were utterly Inadequate to carr
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