The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-03-17
THOROUGH T|EUP
IN Ne v YORK
Strikers Prevent for a Time the
Movement Of a Subway
Train.
5LEVATEDIS OBSTRUCTED
The 5000 Employees of These
Passenger Lines Refuse
to Work.
5LEVATEDIS OBSTRUCTED
is A SOL TARY EXCEPTION
Ore Motorman Refuses to Leave His
Post-100,O0o Extra PASSENGERS
Pack the Surface Cars-Many
Ride on Top.

New York, March 9.-The strike of
5000 employees of the Inter Borough
Rapid Transit company. which took
place at o'clock this morning, was
the most complete at its early stages
of any in the history of New York
city.
After the hour set no train left with
a union crew and the latter quit the
trains when the terminals were
reached. One union motorman refused
to desert his train and so far he is the
only man who did not quit.
Many ticket sellers remained at their
posts, being under bond, but posted
signs announcing the strike. They re-
fused to sell tickets
Strike breaking crews were hurried
to the northern terminals but few We're
found who We're able to manipulate the
air brakes. In the subway crews were
assorted and trains run up and down
for short stretches in an effort to
teach the new men the method of OPP
GRAFTON. Similar efforts were made on
the elevated.
No violence was reported at any
point during the early hours. A few
boys entered Times square and hurled
bottles at passing train, breaking
several windows: No policemen were
in sight.
Pickets from the strikers ranks were
posted everywhere outside the stations
They warned persons that a strike was
on and ii was dangerous to ride on the
trains. They asserted that the emer-
gency devices had been removed Free
access was offered all persons who
wished to ride so far as the company
was concerned; in fact. few ticket
booths were occupied and persons de-
string to ride were admitted at their
own risk.
Surface Lines GIutted.
The surface lines reaped a harvest
y 100000 persons accustomed to being
whirled down town on express trains
and VINO knew nothing OF the strike,
We're forced to accept the surface lines
and these cars We're loaded to the limit
and many rode on the roofs. Similar
conditions prevailed in every section of
the city.
At s o'clock the subway trains were
operated frequently and without serious
interference and conditions We're grea-
tly improved. Trains We're operated by
men apparently well trained. The
elevated service is practically tied up.
First Violence Reported.
The first violence occurred at One Hun
dred and Tenth street subway station, and
result one striker was badly hurt and
taken to a hospital.
A crowd of strikers mobbed train and
the police were forced to use their clubs.
A strike breaker had his arm badly
crushed
Train Runs Away.
\ five-car train on the Ninth avenue
elevated ran away going north leav-
ing the Ninety-thlrd street station, and
with scarcely any lesSening of speed,
rounded the two curves which form an
81 over 100 feet from the ground at
One Hundred and Tenth street. The
train was brought to a stop one block
south of the One Hundred and Six
teenth street station. The motorman
was SO crazed that he attempted to
Jump to the street, but was restrained
by a policeman. Women tainted and
men shouted when the train was in
flight.
One hundred and twenty-five men
from the southern states arrived at
South Ferry. having come by the Balti-
more and Ohio road. The men were
marched to Ninth avenue L station
under the guard of thirty policemen.
They were housed In the Harlem car
barns of the company.
With one collision in which twenty
nine persons were injured and none
killed, New York has passed through
its rapid transit system. Beyond this
accident and some minor casualties
due to the abnormal conditions, the
sum total of the day was annoyance
and vexation to a million OF more peop4e
usually dependent upon the inter-
borough lines for transportation to and
from business. SO far there has been
little disorder. Sporadic encounters
between individuals, some bad language
and the action of few hoodlums In
throwing missiles at passing elevated
trains tells this phase Oh the strike.
Cause Of the Strike.
The strike was the outgrowth of troubles
which began with the opening of the new
subway last fall Even before the opera
ton of the big tube began there was dis.
uute over the wages the motormen were
to receive. Other disputes Followed, anc
hardly month passed without confer
ences between the union leaders and Gen
eral Manager Hadley, In which minor
matters were settled, and in one instance
President August Belmont was called into
conference Two weeks ago, however, the
dispute was settled apparently satisfac-
torly to the employees and the company
The efforts of the company to have re-
newed an agreement which expired MAicf
/ was the real trouoie "hieh resu''eo II
the strike.
The employees claim the schedule pre-.
yiously agreed on was to become effect
i've March l. and that when the time came
for adopting its use the company de-
cnned to do so. Mr.. Belmont Is out OF
the city and could not be conferred with
In to yesterday the employees believed the
strike might be averted If they coulc
zach MIR. Belmont, who is president Of
,he National Civic federation.
II is estimated nearly 100000 people are
affected by the strike.
Service Badly Crippled.
The annoyance to the multitude was
Increased by wet snow, which begar
falling. Service on the elevated roads
and subway, while not tied up. wal
badly crippled. Trains were run or
irregular schedules in the underground