Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-09
THOROUGH T|EUP
IN NE " YORK
Strikers Prevent for a Time the
Movement of Subway
Train.
ELEvATEDls oBsTRUcTED
The 5000 Employees Of These
Passenger Lines Refuse
to Work.
is a SOL TARY EXCEPTION
One Motorman Refuses to Leave His
Post-1oo,ooo Extra Passengers
Pack the Surface cars-Many
Ride on Top.
is A SOL TARY EXCEPTION

Ride on Top.
New yoik March 9. Tho strike of
I, 400 employees of the lntcr-l Borough
Rapid Transit company, which took
place III O'Clock This morning was
the mos, complete at its early stages
of any in tine history of New York
cisy.
After the hour set no train left with
Il union crew and the latter quit the
trains when the terminals We're
reached. one union motornan refused
To desert his train and so far he is the
only nam who did not quit
Many ticket sellers remained at their
posts. being under bond, but posted
Signs announcing the stlike. They re-
fused To sell tickets.
Strike breaking ciews We're hurried
TO the northern terminals but few We're
fouud who prre able to manipulate the
air brakes. In the subway crews were
assorted and tri,ils rum up and down
Tor short stretches in an effort to
teach the new men the method of OPP
elation Simlil;lr efforts We're made ON
thu elevated
No violence WAS reported at amy
point Turing the early hours. a few
boys entered Times square and hurled
bottles al passing rrain, breaking
several indoWs. No policemen We're
in sight.
rlv kets from the strikers ranks were
posted lveryM here outside the stations.
They warned persons THAT Il strike WAS
on ana il WAS dangerous 10 ride on the
trains They asserted THAT the cmer
gency devices had been removed. Free
access wts Offered all persons who
wished 10 ride so far as the company
Was con@erned; in fact, few ticket
booths We're occupied and persons de-
string IT, ride Mere admitted at their
own risk,
Surface Lines G!utted.
The surface lines reaped IL harvest
\ 100000 persons accustomed to being
hirlei down town on express trains
and Who knew mothin., al the slrike,
We're forced 10 accept the surface lines
and these ears Mere loaded to the limit
and manv rode Oh the loofs. Similar
conditions prevailed IN every section of
Tie city.
Al O'Clock the subway Grains were
operated frequently and without serious
Interference and conditions were grca-
lily improved. Trains We're operated by
men apparently Well trained The
elevated ice is practically tied up.
First Violence Reported.
'rn' fist violence occurred at one Hun
drcd and Tenth street subway station, and
as a result one str kor was badly hurt and
taken To hospital.
a crowd OF strikers mobhcd q train and
the police were forced to use their clubs.
y strike breaker had his arm badly
crushed
Train Runs Away.
y five-car train on the smith avenue
elevated ram away going north leav-
ing the Ninety third street staticn and
with scarcely amy lesseninS of speed,
rounded the two curves which form am
s. over loo feet from the ground at
ONE Hundred and Tenth street. The
train was brought To Il stop one block
south OF the One Hundred and Six
teenth street station. The motornan
Was 50 crazcd THAT he attempted to
Jump to the street. but was restrained
by II policeman. Women tainted and
men shouted when the train was in
flight.
one bundled and twenty-five men
ilom the southern states arrived ut
South Ferry, having come by the lsalti-
more and Ohio road The men We're
marched to Ninth avenue l. station
under The guard of thirty policemen.
/ they Mere housed in the Harlem car
! b.lnS OF the company.
4 With one collision in which twenty
lillle persons We're injured and none
killed, New York has passed through
| the first day of the general strike ON
its rapid transit system. beyond his
accident and some minor casualties
due To the abnormal conditions, the
| SUM total of the day was annoyance
and veNation tua million or more people
usually dependent upon the inter
| borough lines for transportation to and
from business. SO far there has been
1 little disorder. Sporadic encounters
/ hvtNeen individuals. some bad language
;lnd the action OF Il few houdlumS in
/ throwing missiles ut passing elevated
/ trains tells this phase of the strike.
Cause Of the Strike.
The stiikr was the outgrowth of troubles
+! which began WITH the opening o1 the new
/ subway last fall Even before the opera
tiop OF the big tube began there was Il dis
put" over The Wages the motormcn were
F.; 10 receive. Other disputes followed and
hardiy 4 month passed without confer
I enCcs between tnc union leaders and Cen
erd Manager liadlcy. in which minor
matters were srtrlcd, and in ono instance
/ President August Belmont was called into
conf f"ilrc Two weeks ago. however. the
dispute MAS settled apparently satsfac-
toliiy 10 tho employees aud the company
I Tie .itorgs OF The company To have re-
bowed AN agreement which expired March
WIS The real lre.lble which resulted in
! the si..kc
/ Til. employees claim the schedule pre-.
viously agi"Gd On WAS to become effect
\ i've March /, and that when the time came
Tor auultnlG lis us" the company de
cilnrd To do 50. Nh Belmont is out OF
the city aid could not be conferred with
4 y t. yesterday The employees believed thc
s,rilg" might be avrrlcd If they coulc
l,.rE Mn belmont. who is president OF
N;,ri. Il.