Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-08
DISASTER IN
THE SUBWAY.
Rear End Collision as Result Of
Green Hands Running Cars
During the Strike.

NEW YORK. March S.-With n
collision, in which Twenty-Five persons
we're injured, three fatally, some New
York transportation lines are still run
ming. manned by strike breakers. be-
vond this accident and some minor
casualties due to The abnormal condl-
tons the sum total Of the day was an
noyance and veyation to a million or
more people usually dependent upon
the marlborough company'S lines Ior
transportation to and from their busi-
ness. So far there has been little dlsor-
Ter. Sporadic encounters betWeen IN
lividuals. some bad language n the
action OF n few hoodlums in throwing
missiles at passing elevated trains tell
his, phase of the strike.
Although the marlborough company
Jailed TO make good its promise that
trains on the elevated and subway
ines would be- run on their regular
schedules, the strikers also have failed
10 keep their threat that the roads
would be completely tied up. Both
sides are confident OF victory.
While the Second avenue IL was
deserted al day and the Third and
Ninth avenue branches We're practical
" at n s~tandstill. the Sixth avenue line
ran iittuliy and the subway was in
fairly good condition until the collision
anne.
This was the first disaster of the
strike, and ii may result in lliree
icatAs. The strikers declare that il
was caused by an incompetent" train
rev.
One man died of heart disease and
uauy women tainted in the Grand
central railway station during the
evening rush to trains bound for points
II liaricm and other suburban districts
riinarily reached by the subway or
'ievatcd roads.
81 The coMDany'S entire energy seemed
10 be directed 10 an effort 10 maintain
service in the subway, and i'll this it
vas partially successful. Strike Break
81 Farley and his crow % 1D or 500
net were thrown intJ the tunnel. Off
.ials OF the company gave this system
heir personal attention, and an cnor-
nous number OF policemen were dc
allied to the trains and stations.
The attempt 10 run express trains
was abandoned early III the day. EV-
Fry available main was put on the 10
,als. and n fairly good schedule was
maintained during the evening rush
a3ur until the accident at Twenty
hirl street took place. This upset
! bings. bat after strenuous effort they
we're straightcned out, and Il service
was resumed OH Il Roadway of from
Eve to seven minutes. d."
The accident al T~wenty-thirl street
was in the nature Of n rear end COLI
sion. due, II is said. to the ineXperlencc
81 the men on the trains. Two cars had
heir ends smaEhed IN, there was II
aHnic mons scores of passengers. and
ii the injured Fifteen We're 40 severely
lurt that they had 10 be- sent to the
hospitals. Traffic was delayed for over
we hours from 3 o'clock until after I.
The train had just drawn into the
Twenty-thlrd street station and some
If tie passengers We're about To alioht
when there was q crash. MS Il train
which had left the bridge only thirty
seconds after the first train dashed In
10 the train Standing at Twenty-third
street. The steel car on the first train
IVA forced into the rear of the car just
ahead. All Of the lights of the first
train went out. and Il moment later
-~A., - nat ih. a. of thu Ia. tAarNl A,Nt
Janic stricken passengers. Those who
we're standing in the w rear cars of
he first train and in the first cars of
Nc second train were thrown to the
lOor.
The Passengers standing on the plat
'ormS Of the last two cars of the first
rain were caught as in Il wise. IT WAS
ierc that all Of those who We're hurt
received their injuries.
Policemen and firemcn We're sum
noned Ia chop the cars apart ana res
:ue the imprisoned. 1t was fifteen min
ltes before the first Of the victims WA
released. Meantime SOME of the cooler
If the passengers in the train had
lighted matches in the cars and were
assisting the women 10 the doors nj the
mbrn&"n euds Of the two ears, and III
4 few minutes me- ana women were
being passed through the broken win
> low, to the platform. Some of them
we're carried across the tracks 10 the
downtown station. Many persons bleed
NJ from Slight cuts and other tritling
INJURIES left the train in this way with
put giving their names TO the police.
The Gremen worked for over an hour
before they were able 10 gu the last
)f the injured passengers out Of the
4tr. =" E
ye~ York strike Cripples Pittsburg
PITTSBTRG. March S.-The Inter