The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-08-20

| uisiOCdtlOu OF tTANlC, some were turned
back with the announcement that all ex-
cursions had been stopped Others sue
ceeded in getting on late and took the
delays philosophically.
The electric and underground roads
maintained their services under diff
culties. The chief inconvenience was
caused by the fact that the strikers were
mostly motormen and new men could not
he used in their places at a moment e
notice. The Central London tube kept
up 3h minute service instead of az
minute trains, as is usual. The big power
stations Of the roads were strongly
guarded.
The City and South London Railway
closed down in the afternoon because Of
the action of 23O OF the relief or dupli-
cate stat in joining the strikers.
OFFICIAL VERSION.
The Home Office published the follow ing
bulletin in the afternoons:
| The metropolitan police reports show
that there is perfect tranquility through.
out the London district. that reduced but
effective service Of trains is working from
all stations and that ample supplies of
| provisions are coming in.
THE port OF London is full of activity
excepting that the men who work on the
short sea traders and the lightermen
are still on strike. Conferences are now
being held with view to the settlement
OF both these troubles.
| The local Government board reports
that it is experiencing no difficulty in
feeding the 10000 inmates OF it's institu-
tions.
| There are no complaints Of a dearth
OF supplies The enrolment of special
constables is proceeding at all disturbed
| centres.
NO serious rioting is reported from
any part Of the country. although there
have been disorders at various points.
| THE Lord Mayor Of Liverpool reports
that he is being Loyalty supported by the
magistrates. the officers and large num-
Der of citizens. Three thousand special
constables have been sworn in at Liver
pool.
IT. p. O'Connor. one Of the Irish Par
iamentary leaders; Col. Gerald kyffin-
Taylor. NJ. p. for Liverpool. chairman Of
the Northern Council Of the Church Asso-
citation and a member Of the Liverpool
| City Council, and d. J. Shack Teton, the
LaboIite former member of Parliament.
now Labor adviser TO the Home Once.
the committee commissioned by Home
Secretary Churchill to investigate the
strike AT Liverpool. have arrived at that
port"
The authorities at Leicester sent a re-
quest for troops to London in the morn
ing One thousand soldiers were ordered
to proceed thither at once from the
| Marylebone station.
Sheffield and Coventry also sent tele-
graphic requests for troops.
ATTEMPTS AT VIOLENCE.
There was an unsuccessful attempt this
morning to wreck the mail train on the
Tan Vale line by the displa cement OF a
rail.
At Lincoln mob attempted TO charge
on signal cabin. The police used their
clubs freely and drove the crowd back.
Another instance Of violence was the
cutting OF some telegraph wires at
Taunton and the telephone lines at Derby
The attempt by the strikers on the Grea
Western Railway to induce the pumpmen
working on the Severn tunnel 10 quit
work and allow the tunnel to be flooded
was frustrated The tunnel is now
strongly guarded by troops.
The London express on the Great
Western road reached Cardiff at noon
to-day. Some of the Great Western lines
worked slowly, but a u the rest Of the ira ffic
in South Wales was at a standstill. The
food supply was good. but there was
serious scarcity of milk. Only one tenth
OF the usual supply was available At
Cardiff 10000 collierymen were rendered
idle. and the Northumberland collieries
have closed as a result of the Ia hor trouble.
Train service from Liverpool improved
and restricted street car service was
maintained in that city.
At Manchester the central station was
reopened at noon,
Reports from Newcastle were to the
effect that more engineers went out to-
day and fewer trains were running.
Freight traffic was at a standstill and coal
exports were in bad shape.
Grmshy. which is London's principal
purveyor of fish. was without any trains
The fishermen were unable to send their
catches to market.
| Al Dover the cross channel service
was ma intained. but tho boats were late
and carried few passengers.
WORKERS srFPER.
The scarcity of coal At various places
because Of the railway strike has thrown
many thousands of men out OF work
There are ~ oO0 steel workers idle in the
Barrow -Furness district. 10000 mill
hands and oolliers out of work in Ian
cashire and Yorkshire. 3O.OO mill hands
without employment in south Wales and
o.OO0 colliers At Durham doing nothing
The Wolverhampton race meeting
scheduled for August 81 and 2? has been
postponed 10 the 25th and 26th owing to the
strike. This is the first time ANYTHING
like this has occurred in the history OF the
English turf.
The Leopardstown races in Ireland.
which we're to have taken place to day,
had to be postponed because of the strike
The price OF petrol has risen to 10 shill-
ings (S2.5O) a gallon in south Wales.
BIRMINGHAM. Aug. l8--The authorities
took hundred tons % foodstuffs from
the North Western Railroad stat tion under
escort OF mounted troops this morning
The engineer who ran the Iichfeld Ia
Walsall train reported that while crossing
bridge last night he saw a menacinR
crowd gath sred there. He put on full
steam and turned of the electric lights
The crowd threw stones as the train flew
by, but the only damage was the smash.
ing of few planes Of glass.