The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-07
GREAT STRIKE is ON
Employees Of Subway and
Il" Roads in New York
Quit Work This
Morning.
COMPANY REFUSES DEMANDS
MEN At ONCE UNANIMoUsLY DE-
eide TO GO oUT.

lice Reserves Summoned to Duty
Great Confusion Expected When Null
titude Of Travellers in Upper Part of
Island Try to Get Down Town TO
Their Employment - Hundreds OF
Strike Breakers Imported and Ready
to Go to Work.
New York, March 6-The long
threatened strike Of the employees OF
the Interhorough company, operating
the subway and the elevated railroads
of Manhattan, was determined on at
meeting held tonight in Harlem Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
and the. Amalgamated Association or
Street and Electric Railway employees.
This action followed the receipt from
General Manager Frank Hedley Of the
Jnterborough company late Tonight OF
a letter declining to agree to the terms
Of an amended demand made BY the
representatives Of the men at a con
ference held with the officials Of the
company this afternoon. Tt was near
" midnight when President Jencks of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
eers announced that the men had voted
unanimously to strike and that the
strike had been ordered for 8 a.. m. to
be put into full operation at a. m.
About 5000 employees Of the Subway
and Elevated systems are affected by
the strike which will tie up all traffic
in Manhattan except on the surface
trolley lines. The utter impossibility OF
the multitude of travellers in the upper
part Of the island reaching their places
of business down town tomorrow
morning Is one Of the most serious feat
ures Of the situation, and it is feared
will be the cause Of much disorder.
All police reserves were summoned on
duty tonight and strong guards were
placed at all stations on both the sub
way and the elevated roads.
Il The Interborough company brought
to Jersey City last night body ct 500
to 700 strike breakers, ! who We're
quartered on the big sound steamer q.
III. Northam on which they were con-
veyed to the Harlem river and landed
at the companys power station. To-
night these men were escorted under
guard of private detectives TO tho
northern terminus of the subway,
where many of them were placed on
trains. to act as motormen and guards.
Others were placed under the care OF
experts to receive preliminary instruc-
tions in their duties. In addition to
these about 100 men were engaged at Al
recruiting office opened by the company
down town.
The following statement was Issued
by President Pepper Of the Amalga
cd Association after the decision %
strike had been reached:
ssWe have unanimously agreed fo
strike. The strike will take place at III
o'clock IN the morning. It was forced
ubon us by an unfavorable ultimatum
from Manager Hedley, fatty denying
and refusing all our demands. zI am toos
busy with the biggest railroad strike
New York city ever had to explain III.
we are confident Of success. The men
are enthusiastic and think the pupilc
will be with us In less than TWENTY
four hours. !
The announcement that a strike had
been determined on was received W1tll
cheers and wild demonstrations oI en-
thusiasm at both the meetings q en-
ployes.
President Bryan and General Mani
ager Hedley left the down town ofhcesI
Of the company after it had become
known that the strike had been order
ed Neither of them would say any
thing for publication.
The police guards at the subway and
elevated stations tonight numbered
more than 5000 men and every avail
| able patrolman outside of these is held
in reserve at the station houses ready
to BE- dispatched to any point whera
disorder may occur in the morning.
Only half the usual number Of men
could be spared on regular posts to-
night SO as to strengthen the reserves
to the utmost.
II is estimated that between 1900, 600.
passengers carried daily BY the ="
and subway will be affected by the
strike. With these main arteries Of
transportation tied up, the scenes at
many points, 1t is. expected, will be
| a novelty to New. Workers, and the
city is face to face with greater prob
lem than has ever confronted 1t. AT
best the elevated road, supplemented
by the subway, has been inadequate
to comfortably carry the crowds at
rush hours, and with these means Of
business men reaching their offices and
stores down town closed to traffic, the
fear is expressed that violence In some
instances may be the result.
The subway has come to be looked
upon as a necessity; Notwithstanding
the short time it has been operated
| The elevated railroads have been car
rying 100000 passengers OH an average
| daily and the subway 100000 or more
a day. The greatest part Of this vast
army consisted Of employees returning
to and from their work, and the SUR
face cars morning and evening had
Continued on Fifth Page.l