Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-10
Scores Of Striking Trainmen
Asked Reinstatement.
NO TROUBLE OCCURRED
BIGGEST CROWDS SINCE STRIKE
BEGUN-JAMMED STATIONS.
Accidents in Crush on Both Subway
and Surface Lines-company
Received Warnings.

NEW York; March 10.-Despite sensa-
tional reports that organized demonstra-
tions would be made by strikers against
the men who have taken their places in the
subway and on the elevated lines which
were circulated during the night, no trou-
bic of any kind had occurred today. At
the same time it was apparent that the
strike against the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company, which was repudiated
yesterday by the national officers of the
organizations involved, still continued AL
though the national officers had ordered
the strikers to return to work, expulsion
from the union being the penalty for fail
ure to obey in some cases, diligent inquiry
along the various lines today failed to
show that the order had beer needed.
If any of the strikers have returned they
have discarded the company uniform, as
not single regulation suit was to be seen
on any of the trains. While there was
some improvement in the operation of
trains on all lines today, the normal stand
ard of efficiency Of service has not yet
been approached. Trains were run at reg
ular and frequent intervals. but the regu-
lar schedules were not maintained in any
case, and lack Of uniformity OF opera
ton was noticeable in all directions, tndf-
eating lack of'experience on the part of the
trainmen. ,, y
Stations Jammed
The biggest crowds since the strike be-
gan fiocked to the uptown subway stations
during the morning rush hours today. At
the 96th street station, swhtle the plat
forms were jamn,ed to their fullest ca
pacity, two persons were severely injured
in the crush One of them. q, woman, fell
in the narrow space between the platform
and the car ana her leg was badly crushed
A mans leg vas caught in; the heavy Slid
ing door of car and severely hurt. Many
others were roughly handled In the crush.
These conditions were repeated at many
other points along the line. but no more
serious accidents were reported 1,.
The severely taxed surface iiiies wliiSn
have been called upon TO haLuie al, an enpa ~
mously increased traffic since tne slrihe u
gan also had their troubles today. Acci-
dents on both the 9Th avenue ana Co
lumbus avenue lines during the he1ghl .!
the morning. rush blocked the tracks anu
resulted in Increased eongestion lot tiiie'
The other surface lines In the uptown us
tricts were being operated without oiHicui-
ty, except for the greatly Increased croWos
which were diverted tosthem by tne conoi-
tions on the Stk avenue and CoiumDus
avenue branches.
Applications for Work.
Scores Of strikers appeared at the offices
of the Interborough Company during the
forenoon to apply for their old positions
on the road. They were told that omces
had been opened uptown to receive such
applications and that all of them must be
made in the regular way. One OF the men,
a train guard, declared that half OF the
men were forced into the strike without
knowing what they were going on strike
for. -
A large number of letters containing
warnings of alleged proposed attempts 10
destroy the company's property by the use
of dynamite were received by General Man.
ager Hedley today. A sample letter SAID
an attempt would be ma de to blow up the
car house at 145th street.
Advised Strikers to Stick.
George E. Pepper, president of the local
union OF the Amalgamated Association. af-
ter meeting of the strikers today. said
he told the men not to desert the union,
and that the statements that the national
Officers had repudiated the strike were un-
true. He said the statements given out
by the Interborongh Company OF It's sue
cess in operating the trains, and to the eff
feet that the men were returning TO Work
were untrue.
Even IL the national officers had notified
me that the strike. was Off II would not
make any difference said he. don't
care what the national officers do. The
strike Is still on and we are going TO
win
Conditions Improvpd.
Conditions on ali branches OF the Inter-
borough Company's lines improEed rap