The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-07
n. Y. Car Service Maintained
Despite WaIkOut Order.
Try to Tie Up Subway, Elevated
and Surface Lines.
5000 POLICE ON STRIKE DUTY
Rush 'EBOss Strikebreaker" to
n. Y. in Special Train.
Bricks Hurled From Tenement
Roof at Elevated.

New York. Sept despite
strike order intended to affect $4,000
employees of the subway, elevated ana
New York railway syster :. the latter
surface cars. and tie up the traffic Of
New York normal service was being
maintained today.
William B. Fitzgerald strike leader,
admitted that rhe motormen of sub
way and T. trains had not responded
to the str Ike call. Trains on these
lines, handling the bulk of the city's
passenger traffic were running on reg
ular schedule. Places of guards on
the cars were taken by strikebreakers
in many instances.
Little disorder was reported ana
such reports as reached the police
were not serious.
Loyal Employees Get Double Pay.
The New York railways company
announced that its recent agreements
with its employees were abrogated, eff
fective today. and that the work had
been begun of signing individual con-
tracts The Interborough announced
that it's men who did not strike Will
receive double pay until further no
tice.
Thruout the districts affected little
disorder was reported. About 1000
patrolmen were on duty
Meanwhile the traction officials ad-
mitting that the gravity of the sit
uation is such that at any moment a
crisis may arise, were proVluihs
stocks of provisions for the strike
breakers.
Biggest in City's History.
New York. Sept 1.-THE biggest
transportation strike in the history OF
New York which union leaders de-
cIared would tie UP the subway al alq
elevated systems is on today
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New York Railways company also
called a strike and few street cars
were in operation early today Ihou-
sands of men and women rearing
trouble on the subway or elevated line
went to work this morning in Jlt-
neys'' which appeared in droves over
night or clambered aboard motor
buses or the slowly moving surface
cars of such lines as were still in oper-
alton. ,,..
company operating the subway and
elevated lines claimed that practically
all of their trains left the barns on
schedule this morning. Taking ad-
vantage of the release of strikebreak-
ers in various cities by the calling off
of the railroad strike last week hun
dreds of men were hurried here and
were held in readiness to take the
place of regular employees VINO walked
out.
Disorder at Several Points.
Disorder at several points was re-
ported early today but no one was re-
ported injured. Scores of strikers
poured into the Grand Central subway
station and orally or physically per-
suaded ticket choppers or other en-
pIoyes there to leave their posts.
An elevated train was attacked from
the roofs of tenements at Eighth ave-
nue. and 151st street, reports from the
InterbC-0ugh asserted. Brick were
hurled from the roofs but missed their
mark.
Five thousand police were strike
duty todav From two to six uni
formed officers were assigned to every
subway and elevated station in town
On the subway a policeman was on
guard at the underground stations or
both the uptown and downtown sides
All subway and elevated trains were
equipped with special wire guards tc
protect motormen from injury in case
of attack.
Trouble Over Signed Contracts.
President Theodore P. Shonts of the
Interborough company claimed early
today that normal service was being
maintained on both the subway anC
elevateda system. Upwards of 5000
strikebreakers were housed in the
various barns of the company which
had been converted into barracks
Trains were in operation thruout thu
night, but toward early morning serv
ice became intermittent. The strike
was called shortly after 9 o'clock an'
from then on until today it was evi
dent that the regular men were grad
ually leaving their posts
marlborough officials have flatl
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