Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-08
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Strike in New York.

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New York, March 8.-rhe strike Of
the five thousand employees Of the ele-
waited and subway lines of the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company con-
tinues today, and, beyond some i'm
proyement in the movement of the
trains, conditions remain almost the
same as yesterday. New York came
down this morning damned and packed
on surface cars, while thousands walked
tn their places of business. Offers for
arbitration aud mediation by Mayor Nc
Clellan and by Oscar Strauss, of the ma
tional civic federation, will probably be
refused by both the company and the
strikers, who are eager 10 fight to the
bitter end. Police arrangements have
been perfected and no violence was re-
ported this morning. Trouble is feared
later. The officials of the company de-
clare that the strike is broken and that
trains will soon be running on SEIZED
ule. Thousands of people who used the
subway yesterday declined to use the
road today, after the accident last night
at 23d street, when twenty-ssyen pas
sengers were more or less seriously in
jured in a rear end collision. Officials
of the company have been unable 10 find
William England, the motorman of the
train, but say that be is from Indian
apolis and that he was known as COM
petent mortorman. The company de-
clare that it is ridiculous to say that the
notorman was "ringer," and caused
the accident purposely. The strikers are
making every effort to get the stationary
engineers at the big power house to go
out on sympathetic strike. Timothy
Healey, President of the International
Association OF Stationary 6remen, says
that the three hundred stationary fire.
men will 60 out on strike if ordered. 1t
was reported this morning that if the
strikers are convinced that the strike is
going to be failure, they will attempt
to get the employees of the New York
city Railway men to go out with them
in sympathy. In this event not
wheel in New York would turn. Such
a decentralization of traffic is unlikely, as
the present strike is unsanctioned by
the national officers of the union, and
President VIM. ID. Mahon, of the Inter-
national Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees, says that
the employees of the surface roads
will not go out. Postmaster Will
cox said this morning that if the
elevated trains bearing the United States
mail are interfered with today, as they
we're yesterday, he will ask that the
federal troops be called out to preserve
order. The police have been instructed
to use their clubs in case of disorder and
to brook no violence.
A southbound elevated train bearing
United States mail came TO a sudden
halt at l25th street and Third avenue
this morning, and was quickly surround
ed by several hundred yelling and jeer-
ing men. The guards, fearing for their
lives, deserted their posts. Some said
that the train was halted by the incom-
petence of the motoTman, while others
intimated that the strikers could clearly
explain how the train was stopped. The
postoflice inspector on board, asked sew
eral policemen to act as guards, which
they did, and the train moved away while
the crowd yelled itself hoarse. Strikers,
or their sympathizers made trouble this
morning at the Goth street station of the
elevated railroad. They swarmed by scores
on the station and whenever possible
pulled the guards eff the train. Transit
was much delayed by the disorder. The
police prevented any serious disturbance.