Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
May Ask Injunction.

1t has been decided by the strikers execu-
tive committee to ask tn, courts for an In
junction compelling the lnterborough man.
agement to restore emergency brake cords
and other safety appliances alleged to have
been removed from many cars when the
strike was declared. In event of the cem-
pany'S failure to restore these appliances
the strikers declared they would ask the
city authorities to interfere also.
While General Manager Hedley states
that fifty old men have returned to their.
work, the strike leaders declare not a man
has deserted. a. ...tif-
During the night the ranks of the strike.
breakers were increased by 15o men, who
were taken under guard to car barns in
Harlem. ''-.'
Considerable sickness is reported among
the men sheltered in the barns. A hospital
physician who was called In the night to
attend Frank Wittenberg of Philadelphia
found him suffering from epilepsy. After
treating Wittenberg, who. he thought,
would soon recover, the physician asserted
that among the GOO men in the barn at
least fifty We're in need of medical attend
ance. They were, he said. suffering from
diseased throats, fevers, colds or grip, ag-
graVated by the conditions under which
they are living
Uptown New Workers had less trouble In
reaching their places of business in the
lower end of the island today than any time
since the strike on the subway and elevated
lines began. In the subway trains ran with
frequency and regularity during the rush
hours and the express service was in eff
fective operation. On the elevated lines .he
conditions We're about the same as prevailed
yesterday. The 9th avenue branch MAIN
tanned a fairly good service during the rush.
but trains on the 9th avenue were run at ir-
regular intervals The East Side lines-the
I'd and Sd avenue-did not fare so WELL and
apparently no effort made to maintain
anything like regular schedules.
Confidence Partially Restored
That yesterday passed under strike condi-
tions with serious accident on the ele-
waited structure has had its effect In par
TALLY reassuring the public was evident to-
day. Trains on the 9th avenue line particu-
larly were jammed to their capacity, and
frequently the unusual sight of men clinging
to the roofs of elevated trains was seen.
What might have resulted in a serious ac-
cident to 9th avenue elevated train was
narrowly averted today when James Kerri-
gan strtke-breaking motOrman who was :
in the motor box of the train, fell uncon--
scious from illness. There was no other
motorman the train and only the fact
that Kerrigan had just shut off the power
to stop at nearby station prevented the
train running wild. with results only to be
conjectured. The sick man was taken to O
hospital
Although the Interborough company had
made preparations to pay off 5000 strikers
today and had notified the men to come to
the offices at 19J Broadway for their pay,
not one of the strikers had put in an ap.
pearance up to 1890 o'clock this forenoon.
The leaders of the strike movement took tho
attitude of the men in this respect as prove
ing beyond doubt their loyalty to the cause
of the strikers The leaders formally re-
quested the men last night not to call for
their pay today unless they really were in
pressing need of funds.
Officials in Conference.
Samuel Gompers. president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor; John Mitchell,
president of the Ur tied Mine Workers of
America and vice president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor; Thomas J. Kidd,
also a vice president of the American
Federation of Labor, and VIM. D. Mahon,
president of the international Amalga-
mated Association Electric and Street
Railway Employees. met at the Clarendon
Hotel today and adjourned to the head
quarters of the American Federation of
Labor for conference. Mr. Mitchell and
Mr.. Gompers are members of the Ma
tional Civic Federation.
Before leaving the hotel both Mr. Com
pers and Mr.. Mitchell denied that they
came to New York in connection with
the street car mems strike.
Mr.. Mitchell SAID he did not come here
in any connection whatever with the
present railroad trouble and had not been
invited to extend his influences to a set
tlement or otherwise.
Mr.. Gompers said that while he stands
ready to do all he can to bring about
settlement of the strike, he has not been
invited by anybody to do so. My atti-
tude and the attitude of all the national
leaders is to bring about a settlement II
they ask us TO do so,' said Mr.. Gompers.
whether shall meet Grand Chief stone
gineers and hold a conference with him
or anybody else is a matter of the de.
velopments during the day."