The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-08

trained men recruited In many places.
although many have had little or no ex-
perence with double air brakes. All told
there were, however, MON than the number
necessary TO fill every vacant place,
Last night tho company was still shy
about 1900 men of the other classes. in
GLIDING ticket agents, ticket choppers
conductors. guards and gatemen. Ths
1000 men that it did have 1t was explained
however were equivalent to the 5000 usually
employed because these men are under
agreement to work thirty-siK hours at q
stretch in emergency and hence there
In no need for shifts. The company OK
poets TO have enough men to-day to pro-
vide for shifts. but every man on duty yes
terday was to work thirt ysiN hours.
The class Of employees which is being
filed with most difficulty il that OF the.
ticket agents There were still several hum
dred men lacking last night. The reason
for this was that every man, before he can
be a ticket agent is required to give bond.
Only one out ofeVery I've men who applied
was able TO do so, and the preliminaries
to he gone through took great deal OF
time
The company admitted that through lack
OF ticket agents many persons had ridden
free. but the officials said that this was
deemed preferable to putting in charge :.
Of the booths men who we're not under
bond and who. If in sympathy with the
strikers, could elope with thousands OK
tickets.
Switching Towers Occupied
One set Of employees was secured
in exactly two hours from the time the 7
III. IN In
company. though some Of Farleys men (
said that there we're not enough Of these
at work Yesterday. These were the tower
switchmen Preparations were made to {.
man tho towers several days ago. By
q o'clock yesterday morning the company
had in each tower trained man who was !
familiar with the interlocking system
Many Of these had laid the switches. The q
prompt filing OF these places relieved thee
officials of a great deal Of anxiety, as thcy
are even more important than the motor y
men
According to tho company, not all OF ths a
yardmen quit work and the places OF those
who did quit had been filed by A. NJ. /.
There were no OBJECTIONS in the construo- q
ton and electrical departments nor among z
the men in the power houses. All but !
four men in the power houses are non-union 4
men. II was said. and there is no possibility. "
according to the officials, that any OF these
will quit.
In the construction department there arc
men who belong TO unions, but these Unions,
80 it was said, have never been in sympathy
with the Brotherhood of Engineers because
OF that unions action in previous labor
disputes, when its members refused to
order sympathetic strikes.
About 100 men OF the construction de-
partment were sent out yesterday to act
IA A sort Of detective corps. Others were
sent temporarily to act AZ ticket choppers
and I'll all sorts OF jobs. There Is no danger
Of any OF these men quitting, so the Of
fioials say
Half the subway Trains Running.
AT 8 O'Clock yesterday morning the sub
way officials said that they had twenty
trains running. The number OF trains
called for by the regular schedule Is fifty
AT noon eight M ore trains had been added.
making twenty-eght trains running, or
more than half the usual number. A few
moro were added in the afternoon. AZ
midnight il was said that twenty eight trains
we.e running.
The company did not attempt TO rin
any express trains. They said they would
not until the normal number of local trains
had been restored The companys reports
we're 10 the effect that the new motormen
were, If anything. having less trouble with
the subway trains than with the elevated
trains owing to the fact that the subway
motors arr equipped with a reostat, which
guards against jerking.
The green men on the elevated invariably
started their trains with jerk. They did
a lot Of damage thereby. 1t was explained,
{ hat this was one reason why the subway
was running better than the elevated.
DimculiIes or the Elevated.
The City Hall station of the elevated 4
was lonely place at midnight. No trainl
had come in ance II O'Clock. Tickets were
not sold except when trains were waiting
and what few people went TO the station
grew discouraged and sought the surface
lines All day and evening the round
trin on the Third avenue line took tourI
hours. more than twice the time ordinarily
used
Many guards deserted at the station.
They came in on trains which had been
assailed by stones in Harlem, and as soon
rs they reached the terminus they escaped
in the crowd As result, several trains
were doubled up for the trip north Some
had to be run light evcry guard having
deserted
1t was said that some Of the guards who
deserted were in the pay Of the strikers,
having been hired 10 join the stri Ike break
ng outfit and desert at a critical time.