Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-06-22
LIKE BIG CARNIVAL
CHlCAGOANS GAY DURING GREAT
CAR STRIkE-AUTOS AND Jir-
NEYS REAP HARVEST.
100000 SWAMP RAILROADS
Trainmen of Interurban Railways In
Indiana May Go on Strike If Wage
Scale Is Not Settled-Many Towns
Affected.

Chicago, June 16.-Scenes on the
streets of Chicago on the second day
of it's great street car strike riyaled
the gayest carnival. Everyone ap-
peared to enjoy the novelty of under
going transportation hardships. Every
sort of wheeled craft was utilized to
bring workers downtown, and huge
profits were piled up by owners of au-
tomobiles, trucks, wagons and other
vehicles. Scores of persons were hurt
in automobile accidents resulting from
the traffic congestion. Few passen-
gers braved the danger of riding on
any of the elevated trains manned by
strikebreakers, although the trains
carried big police guard No attempt
vas made to operate the surface cars.
AS On the first day of the strike, the
former strap hangers" packed them
selves like sardines in coaches of the
suburban trains of the steam rail-
roads, rode on engine pilots, in the en-
CINE cabs and on the tops of the cars.
Some of them also rode in observa-
roads threw every available coach
into service, and even then failed to
meet the demands made upon them as
a result of the strike.
Windows in the stations were
broken, the crowds TANNED 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.
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-
siles we're thrown from a fire escape
at a passing elevated train. One of
the police guards was slightly injured
by flying glass.
The 100000 patrons of the surface
and elevated lines, who found their
usual means of transportation at a
complete standstill, 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 we're congested almost to
the point of impassibility. Thousands
were late for work, but no one seemed
to mind it in the least.
All day long the streets of the loop
were crowded as never before and at
the home-going rush hour the scenes
downtown were unparalleled. By eight
o'clock, however, the rush and hurly-
burly was over and all the homeward-
bound were on their way.
Springfield, Ill, June Ex-senator
John T. Denvir of Chicago introduced
in the senate resolution formally or
dering the state utilities commission
to at once take charge of the Chicago
strike situation, secure, if possible,
an operating truce, investigate all
phases and report back to the senate
at the earliest possible moment.
Joliet, ILL.,, June 16.-With the dis
continuance of service on the Archer
avenue line of the Chicago surface
railways, interurban passenger serv-
ice between Joliet and Chicago has
been completely paralyzed.
Gary, Ind, June ia meeting Of
Gary and Interurban Railroad CON-
pany trainmen may result in adding
several more northern Indiana cities
to the Chicago traction strike zone.
The temporary wage scale between
the local union and the traction COM
pany has ended and there are posi-
bilities of walkout. Cars are oper-
ated by the Gary 'and Interurban COM
pany in Gary, Hammond, East Chi
cago, Indiana Harbor, East Gary,
Chesterton, Valparaiso and Laporte.