Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-03
EVERY TRAIN HAS
POLICE PROTECTION
Elevated and Subway System of
Philadelphia Rapid Transit is
Partially Tied Up.
COMPANY OFFICIALS ARE MUM
All injured in Last Nights I;ioting-
MIL Rccover-Pcoplc Walking
To "Gct Even"

Philadelphia, June 3.--At 10 o'clock
this morning the elevated and subway
system of. the Philadelphia Rapid Tran
sit company. which had been bulwarls
of strength for the company since the
strike began, became tied up by part
ial strike of its employees. The troI-
lie started when a westbound train
reached the Forty-siXth street station
Here the crew deserted and the train.
was run to the SiXty-ninth street ter
minal by men sent out from that point.
subsequently, other crews deserted their
trains at the SiXty-ninth street ter
,ninal. The conlpany's officials would
not discuss the situation but the ticket
windows were closed and the crowds on.
The platform took to the streets. The
company gave out a statement that
at a. IN. it was operating f16 cars, eco
more thar at the same time yesterday.
AT II O'clock c. o. Pratt, the strike.
leader. announced that he had called.
cut the elevated and subway men and
that So per cent of the service on that.
system was tied up. Tic company
claims there is no strike. that two
crews QUIT ana their places were filled
1t is understood that some of the men
Who stopped work this morning re-
turned to their trains when assured OF
protection. Ample police protection.
now accompanies eacE train.
All of those injured in last nights
rioting will recover. About 100 are
under treatment in hospitals. The sta
ton houses We're filed to overhowing
with persons arrested for rioting.
AS Illustrating the uEgly feeling en-
gendcred by last nights rioting, there
were more minor disturbances this
morning probably than at any time
since the strike began. The strike
syripathizers devoted their energies to
the lsarassment of the strikcrb breakers
and others who are running the COM
parativcly few cars that are on the
street. Each car ar carries one or more
policemen, hut few passengers, tile pub
lie evidently being afraid 70 ride.
Thousands walked from choice, how
ever. as means of getting even" with
the transit COMPANY. Tor its recent in-.
crease in the rate of fare
Four hundred additional sub-police-
men were sworn in this morning.
Timothy O'Lealy. assistant superin-
tendent of police, who has been in ac-5
tive charge of the policing of the city
since the strike began. said tnday=thttt
ii necessary TO preserve order, 10000
extra, men would be enrolled for police
duty. ?.
Philadelnnia June ga noon a.v-
waited and subway trains We're run
ming 20 minutes apart The usual
schedule is four to five minutes.
benjamin Rice, the first motorman
to abandon his train. said his vic
found { a note on the porch of his little
home this morning reading:
IF You go to work we will blow ~
your house.
This unnerved him. When the train
was abandoned the passengers sent up
a Iound cheer and this influenced tie
crew TO also quit
This afternoon the mayor ordered the
suspension of Capts. S. DUNCAN and
Thompson. veterans in the city's police
service. 1t is presumed they are chsrS-
ed with failure to vigorously push this
orders against rioting.