The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-07
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oil. 81 transft facilities were we're para.
lslyzeds at four O'clock this morning
hen six thousand men, motormen,
trainmen, / gatemen and2ticket sellers,
t8ssthe I employees Tof ssthe aInterborough
Rapt Transit Company, went ont on
strike " e s The men struck because OF
number of n grievances, chief OF
ssS hichySwere a demand for a change
lin ill the physical examination of motor,
linen, land shorter hours and ten per
& Ecent Increase pay; for other EN-.
sployes! 81
At four o'clock a representative OF
The employees presented an ultimatum
|Sto the Scompany's officials demanding
Bssa favorable reply by II o'clock last
might, and threatening extreme meas.
$ s;S1'lres in event of a refusal Of their
demands. At 1880 O'clock last night
General Manager Hedley sent the
simple word "No2to the men, who
were gathered in mass meeting at Ma.
sssrionS and 1 Majestic Halls, in Harlem,
and the order to strike at four a.. NJ.
sSSS was, given out forthwith. The strike
orde er was received with great en-.
tliusiasm.s d, i,s3. :.
The {Interborough Rapid Transit
Company controls the subway, and
al the elevated lines, which carry
more than million passengers
y SPsac ctically every man employed by
the company obeyed the strike order
8Gsb!lt .sslt as the company had nearly a
thousand strikebreakers and non.un.
ioiis itl, men me son hand, many of the trains
III yere$ $manned soon after their aban.
onmentE by new crews During the
NJ rush hours this morning the traffic
Az here was much congested, and fre.
Ss4uently a good deal of delay, but the
company managed to move trains on
sand fifteen minutes headway. Z, IE4
The upper end OF Manhattan and
the Bronx were the chief sufferers.
4 fact the Bronx was isolated SO
far as as quick service is concerned.
The surface cars ran there as they
EsGtlid { i3S5tns Manhattan, but they were
packed sand jammed. The men are
u orderly, and there has not been a
sing! sign Of trouble. The police
al reserves Z were kept on duty all night
guarding the various subway and L
stations.
& Altogether Commissioned Meade at
4 ssssIG s1,i A g Clock this morning had three
st .sS9 ! thousand Joy men on strike duty.
Qtiieials Of the }Interborough road
ere firm jim their refusal to grant the
demands Of 8the men, and President
epper, Of the Amalgamated Associa.
tiofi3sofa Street and Electric Railway
ss Emp ployes, and Chief Jencks, for the
I I'm tormen, say the man are out to
win az and will remain out IL it takes
six months to gain their demands
5SssS HE general order TO strike went
IBiIltos effect at four O'clock this morn.
Ing. AS each train drew into the ter.
q niinals after that hour the men left
SssSt heir posts. The motormen removed
Sssst ne levers; and this was followed by
ductors sand guards leaving the
sstra In. The ticket choppers, platform
s guards, ~ sswitchmen and trackmen also
;6Ss1uitii work, Ticket sellers under
bond remained at their posts, but de.
cttned ITO sell any tickets. + Shortly
alterSthel abandonment of the first
train strike breakers from "Boss"
arley's strike breaking company
were put TO work. and, within an hour
la SUD way train manned by non.union
4 men ssesIl had made a round trip The
strikers i!a left their work and went to
Itllte theirsS homes quietly. Some Of them
eheered as they quit work, and some
1eered the non,union crews, but no
lence was threatened or attempt.
ised few minutes later the strike
became g effective, General Manager
H;lsdley called up Police Inspector
Cortright and Brooks and informed
ssthaf y he was going to run his trains
with p non:llnion crews.
The first men to leave their work
the crew. Of the train which
reached the West Side terminal at
One SS.1l Hundred and Flfty-ffth street and
y Eighth avenue. Immediately the
ticket choppers and trackmen at the
f.rfNifa Il 4, len wan n1I, :, -,