Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-08
Paralysis of Subway and lie.
yated Lines Gives Gotham.
lies New Problem.
% Arr: HURT IN A COLLISION
Accident at Twenty.Third Street Tiss
Up Line-surface Cars in an Umpire.
cedented lam-Mayor Mcclellan OF.
ters Services as Arbitrator-Prog.
ress Of New Works. Great Strike.


NEW YORK. March With one
collision. in which twcniy-Minc per
sens were injured and nGna killed,
New York has passed through tho iirsL
day OF til" general strike on It's rapid
| transit system. Beyond this accident
and SCmc miner cG;Suaiics. duo 10 al
normal conditions this was the sum To
ial oi the annOyanccs and vcXatiGn 10
ambition or moro of people usually de-
pendent upon The lntcrhcrOu4h Coat
nanys lines Tor transportation In and
| from their business.
So far there Mas hccu little diSordn:
Sporadic encounters between indivi,,.
ials. some bad language and tho az
| liCn OF Il few h2odlums in throwing
missiles al passing elevated trains
tells his phase Of the strike
Snow Compile ated Matter.
| Tn" annoyance To the multitude was
increased by Il wet snCw. which hccan
falling this afternoons. Service on Tie
elevated roads and subway, while not
tied up. was Crippled and badly erin
pied nj that
The comlfany's entire energy seem.
10 be directed 10, an effort To main.
tain service in the subway ami in this
| II was PAL tally successful Strik,.
| Breaker Farley and his crew of 700 pr
500 men were thrown into the tunnel;
officials OF the company gave this sys.
i:m their personal attention and an
enormous number Of policemen were
detailed to the trains and stations. Tho
ATTEMPT To handle express trains WAS
abandoned carly IN Tho day Every
available man was put on the local,
and fairly good schedule was mau.
tanned during the evening rush hour;
nh'il the accidental Twentythird street
tG2k place This upset things. but If.
Ter strenuous efforts they were
Strengthened out and Il service was re-
stmcd on Roadway of from i've 10
seven minutes
How the Accident Happened.
The accident at rwenty.Third stree,
a
li":on. due. Il is said, 10 the irexpe.i.
ence Of the men on the trains. Two
cars had their ends snapped ~ ana
there was a panic among scores oc
passengers or the injured fifteen
were so severely hurt that they had 10
10 sent to The hospitals. rraIIic WAS
delayed for ever two hours.
Tho train had just drawn into tic
Iwehly-ihird street station. and scnIn
Of the passengers were about To ali.ht
when there came a crasl:. as Il train
which had left the bridge only thirty
Sc combs after the first train. dashed IN,
10 the train standing at Twcntvthir.l
street. a steel car on the first train
was forced into the rear of the ear
.'*t ahead All Of The lights Of The
first train won't out and moment lni
CT were heard tho cries of Tho H.
jIred and panic stricken passengers;
Caught Passengers on Platforms.
he passengers standing on lie pIai.
forms OF The lasi two cars cf the first
here that all Of those who were huri.
received their injuries.
Policemen and french were sum.
nmrcd to clnp tho cars apart aud r".;
cuc he imprisoned The frcm.u
worked for o"Cr en- hni:r before tltv
we're able 10 cut tn" last OF he injured
ass cnScrs nuL Gf tho car.
Mayor George b. Mcclellan late this.
afternoon reached the conclusion il.ai
transportation conditions al ass.,nNi
such Il serious ASPECT that il would hr
necessary To bring the two factions Ia
speedy agreement lie accordingly
addressed q letter 10 both the Inter.
borough Company and The hmalSamai
cd Association To This end In his ia.
ter he said:
Would Act as Arbitrator.
"As mayor of Tho city solicilous 10,
thu comfort OF It's people and tie pc
lection CT its business interests. ln:;
to offer to you my services 10 act Us