Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-09
MEN MAY SPRING BIG COUP
Trying to Have Engineers in The
Power Houses Called Out or 4 Sym
pathetic Strikc-Grccn Mctorran's
Nervousness Caused hccident-Con,.
pany Won't Arsitratc Matter.
lEv Associated rress.l

pr'NcMCnt Il cOnultlOrS III tho subway
and elevated railroads markc, the sec
ond day Of the strike Of tue employees
oi The lnterborough Company. Tni,
vas especially so ON tho subway. ~,
which. by the time The evening rush
hcurs came express service ha, been
established ard affairs had almost re.
Sumed their normal aspect On Tie
elevated lines service was moro ire
;ular, but continued TO improve. cs
pccialiy on the Sixth avenue line
There was practically no disorder and
only a few minor accidents occurred
during today
Have Situation Well in Hand.
Officials Of the lntcrburoush express
al confidence that they had the sitna-
ion we'll in hand and that n few days
would see Il full resumption OF service
on all lines. Tonight the officials an.
nnunccd that they had received asSu-.
ancrS Of tho intention of so per cent OF
the strikers TO resume work as indiviu
nnls and that forty Of the cid motor,
incn had already been taken back.
This was pos itively denied hy Press.
dent Pepper. Of the Ainalpamatcd Az.
ISOLATION OF Street and Electric Kali.
way Employees. VINO declared that he
could account for every onr Of the mon
who had gone on strike and that thr:"
al been no signs Of dissatisfaction III
the ranks
AT til" down town rec ruiiing Office If
the IitcTbCrouah Company about 30
additional men were accepted f1r ser
vice on the elevated railroads and were
sent tn the yards at itIth street.
May Execute Grand Coup.
EuluUrS were anoat tonight that tn.
strikers cxnccicd 10 execute grand
coup 10y inducing the employees in ali
,l'c power houses 10 join them in II
sympathetic strike. This would re.
suit in an immediate interruption o.
traffic ON al; lines.
Officials Of he company were lis
posed TO ri'liculc the possibility Of Tic
Inwcrhousc men striking, but said
even should they do so The trouble
would he Of short duration as the
places OF all could be filled within four
hours.
AS the day wore OF confidence in
the ability nf the company to run trains
in the subway seemed 10 grow ans:
the various stations alcng The linc :i:i.
snmcd more animated appearance
During The afternoon trains were run.
Ling quite frequently.
Strike Breakers in Control.
The strike. breakers seemed; today
TO have Ccn'plctc control If the trains;
and htd no difficulty IN accommodate
ing those that wished 10 ride All liz,
stations and trains seemed TO be equip.
led with n fill quota Ct ntn
All trains; throughout the day "ar
led three policemen QUO guarding b..
lt,rlurIan, another in lie center Of
the train while the third stood upun
~" rear platform.
In the meantime The elevated did not
tarc so well. At the various uptown
stations during The afternoon groups,
ut wcnid'bc patrons waited on The plat
either rescrted to the subway or Ia;
surface cars 10 get down town.
As the business section down town
began tC close The elevated platforms
ami subway stations til" latter notably
nj Ike bridge and at Fulton street. bo.
;!an Ia ;:ssu:..c their normal appear.
aiitG.
Green Motorman Nervous.
4 green moiOrman'S IGrvEusncs
WAS responsible for an accident which
intcrruptcd traffic on the Third avenue
elevated road fnr short time l.. The
afternoon and narrowly escaped bnin.s
attended by fatal results. Il suui;:.
. hound train ON the Wcstchestcr branch
had just swung into the main track al
1d3tb street at rate Of speed that al
most dcrailed II AT the switch.
When the motorinan caught sight OF
thc rear OF train ahead he c'appet'