The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-17
ALL CHICAGO CARS
TIED UP BY STRIKE
100000 Persons Use Steam
Roads to Get to City.
81" TRAIN is ATTACKED
Several Missiles Thrown Through
Windows Of Coaches and One Hits
Detective Acting az Guard
Women Crushed by Crowds.

thousand former surface and elevated.
railway strap-hangers packed them
selves like sardines in the coaches OF
suburban steam railroad trains, rode
on the engine pilots, in the engine
cabs and even on the tops Of the cars
to and from their work.
Some of them also rode in observa-
ton and parlor cars, for the rail-
roads threw every available coach
into service, and even then failed to
meet the demands made upon them as
q result Of the strike. '.
The real test Of the steam roads
came at night. All the passengers
picked up at many outlying stations
during the morning and early after
noon tried in one mad rush lasting
more than an hour to board the out
going trains at the six passenger sta
lions.
Windows Smashed In Jam.
Windows in the stations we're
broken, the crowds damned so closely
that guards had to fight them back.
Women screamed In the center of the
brushes, but could not be carried out
because the crowds OF patrons extend
ed into every crevice Of the waiting
rooms, even into the telephone booths.
And long lines Of men and women
stretched half block from every en-
| trance.
The crowds were greatest at the
Northwestern, Union and Illinois Cen
trail stations.
No Attempt to Run Cars.
Not a car moved on the surface
lines within the city limits after five
o'clock in the morning.
Ten trains ran between $3.50 in the
morning and seven o'clock in the eve
ming on the South side elevated. Only
a few passengers were carried.
There was but one act of violence
reported during the day Several mis-
at a passing elevated train. A wooden
paving block smashed a window Of
one OF the cars and Detective Ser
geant Otto Erlanson, one of the police
guards, was slightly injured by flying
glass.
The 100000 patrons of the surface
and elevated lines, who found theil
usual means of transportation at 6
complete standstilI, made a holiday Of
the occasion. They swarmed into the
loop and to places Of business outside
in all manner of cOnveyances until
the streets were congested almost to
the point of impassibility. Thousands
were late for work, but no one seemed
to mind 1t In the least.
Peace Plans Started.
All day long the streets of the looE
we're crowded as never before and al
the home-going rush hour the scenes
downtown were unparalleled. BY eight
J o'clock, however, the rush and hurly
burly was over and all the homeward
bound we're on their way.
Peace proposals we're started or
their way from a dozen different
sources. The council was prolific ant
half dozen plans to bring employees
and employers together were preached
upon the floor.
The committee representing the
strikers insisted that the men were
out to win, but announced themselves
in a receptive mood for peace propos
ais which will approximate the terms
they laid down as a basis for arbitra
ton.
To Protect Passengers.
Plans were perfected by police de
partment heads whereby ample pro
lection will be given the elevated rail
roads when their trains begin to carry
passengers today from Wilson avenue
to the end of the line at Stony Island
avenue.
Legislature Takes Action,
Springfield, ILL.,, June Ex-senator
John T. DenVir of Chicago introduced
In the senate a resolution formally or
dering the state utilities commission
to at once take charge of the Chicago
strike situation, secure. II possible
an operating truce, investigate al
phases and report back to the senate
at. the earliest possible moment.
The resolution was made a specia
order for tomorrow morning.
The utilities commission has sweep
ing, extraordinary powers to handle
any utility situation. and all these
powers are set forth In three pages
Of "whereases."
Interurban Service Hit by Strike.
Joliet, ILL.,. June 15.-With the dis
continuance OF service on the Archer
avenue line Of the Chicago surface
railways, interurban passenger serv
ice between Joliet and Chicago ha.
, been completely paralyzed The
, Joliet interurban line runs only t.
t the Archer avenue limits of Chicago
/ Hundreds of passengers we're refused
tickets at the Joliet office OF the In
terurban road and Manager ]. r
Blackhall has gone to Chicago to re
quest car service from Archer ave
nue. for interurban passengers only
,, Steam railroads benefited greatly b,
,, the influx OF passengers who wer,
unable 10 take the cheaper route OF
the interurban.