New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-01


door AT every station from City Hall to
beyond Forty-second Street. If one
waited for the next train. the next.
though il would seem physically impos-
sible, would he packed closer than the
preceding. Every downtown ana up
town street where the Third Avenue
crosstown lines usually operate pro
scented a struggling parade OF perspir-
ing. Disguised pedestrians walking TO
subway or elevated.
Unless the Mayors conference to-day
succeeds. which is considered entirely
improbable the avoidance Of a city
wide paralysis of transit facilities
seems a futile hope.
Ii is the union plan not TO strike
until a majority Of the men on any one
line Are enrolled and ready 20 leave
their cars. This work Of enrolment,
according 20 Fitzgerald and ". d.
Nahon. president of the national or
Cani2ation Of Strectcar employees. IS
progressing better than their fondest
hopes.
The PETERBOROUGH. on behalf Of the
subway and elevated and the New York
Railways Company, is getting ready 70
meet possible strike all along the
line in the same way that the Inter-
borough encountered the strike on the
subwayS some years ago. The Il. X. l..
is doing likewise The Third Avenue
system contends that II is lettering its
crippled service every hour. and giving
permanent Jobs TO every competent
motorman and conductor who applies,
That is the Third Avenues answer %
the suggestion Of arbitration.
Street Disorder Seems Curbed.
Disorder In both Manhattan and Tho
Bronx was kept AZ minimum. The
preparations Of Police COMMISSIONS
Woods and Chief Inspector Max Schmitt-
berger seemed to be working perfectly.
There was little interference with what
service Was maintained on the Third
Avenue lines
Two uniformed policemen rode on
the Third Avenue cars operated during
the day. That there were only Few
accidents, the railroad explained, was
Que TO the return Of old employees
who manned the cars IN disguise her
street clothes.
The cars of the Third Avenue sys-
TEN in Manhattan were called into the
barns at 7 o'colck Those which oper-
ated in The Bronx did not operate after
z o'clock.
George F. Murphy, general superin-
tendent of the road. said he would be
gin operation again at midnight, but
the police said he would not begin un-
til 5 O'Clock in the morning.
Estimates Of the number Of cars
which followed their usual runs yes
terday varied iGerably The police
figures, received by Chief Inspector
SchmittberCer every hour, showed that
in Manhattan only p out Of 434 cars
4 M
cross town lines left their barns, and
90 out Of 216 I'm The Bronx, making a
total of 1l2 out Of $50 on the whole
system in both boroughs.
Many Wait in Vain.
Persons who use the surface lines OF
the Third Avenue road in getting TO
business in the morning felt the STRIKE
effects as soon as they reached the
usual corner. Maybe they waited. II
they did, they waited almost, entirely IN
vain. Then they walked 70 other troll
Ievs or trains. which were packed 70
the point of suffocauon. Harlem ana
Washington Heights suffered the loss
OF service more than any other section.
Downtown the Gripping Of the service
was felt keenly on the East Side. where
the Grand Street crosstOwn, last belt
line. Postofice line and Avenue & cars
failed 10 run under serylceaoie hcao-
way.
Chief Inspector Schmittbcrger's FIG
ures showed the following sltuatlon;
From Grand Street barns, 1 car oper-
ated out of 102; from the SlNty-hfth
Street barns. out Of s6; from the
Tenth Aver-ue. barns, - out OF lao;
from l2qth Street, out Of 60; from
The Bronx West Farms barns, 81 out
of 1876. and from Kngsbrdge, IS out OF
so. This meant that the main north
and south arteries and all the cross
town lines from City Hall 20 Harlem
were almost completely idle.
Commissioner Woods had about 5000
policemen on strike duty The Com
missioner also had organized an auto
mobile patrol 20 supplement the patrols
of motorcycle and mounted policemen.
The entire strike zone OF the city IS
cordoned and interviewer with police
lines.
Swami Gives Warning.
District Attorney Swami took hand
in the strike yesterday afternoon by
calling attention Of the railroad com
panv and the union leaders 20 the
clause in the penal law IN regard 10
aiding and abetting or procuring the
commission Of a crime. Il was thought
AZ first that he would call a confer
ence. but ne said ne had not power or
right 20 do So He simply took meas
ures 10 prevent gang trouble through
the employment of gunner by either
side TO the controversy.
Il have given notice 70 the ofhcials
of the Third Avenue line and TO the
officials OF the union he said, that
shall hold them personally responsible,
and responsible as individuals, for any
gangsters or thugs who may be en-
Dloved on either side. am going TO do
this because it has been the custom IN
strikes 10 employ gangsters. ! am not
prejudging any one, but simply taking