South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-12
Green Motorman Loses Con-
troll of Car and 1t Crashes
Into Two JitneyS-TWo
Persons Killed.
SERVICE ON ALL LINES
Is FAR BELOW NORMAL
Surface Cars Are Kept in Barn
Until 7 0'CI0Ck-CarS
Unable to Care For
the Crowds.
International News Service :

international News Service:
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-The first
tragedy of the traction strike open
ed the nth day of the struggle be-
tween the carmens' union and the
/ transportation comIanies Of the city.
A trolley operated by a green" mo-
torman got beyond control as it
started down a grade at Hath st.
and Boston road crashing into two
jitney buses Two persons were
I killed and nine injured. Four of
the injured were so badly hurt that
their death is believed 10 be only a
matter of a few hours.
Almost as soon as the car left the
barn it was noticed that the motor
man was unable &c control it, Sew
eral passengers on board chung to
their seats in terror. The car gain
ed momentum as it swept down the
grade and after travelling three
blocks, jumped the rails at curve.
Hits First Jitney.
The runaway car first struck a
jitney owned by julius Grossman,
in which there were three passen-
gers. The automobile was capsized
, as the car struck it, and Grossman
and his passengers were thrown TO
the pavement.
Continuing on its way the car
smashed into a jitney owned by
Charles +. Gates, a lumbernan OF
Unionport. who was taking 10 of his
employees to work. Gates and his
passengers were thrown out of the
automobile and smashed 10 the
ground.
The car finally brought up with a
crash against a water standpipe on
the side of the street
Hurry calls were sent for ambu-
lances as soon as the double dis
aster occurred. one of the victims
was jammed under the forward
trucks of the car, dead His body
was extricated by a fire company
called 10 the scene.
The injured, five suffering with
fractured skulls. were rushed to
Fordham hospital, but one died in
the ambulance.
Fewer Trains Operated.
The general strike situation today
was. from the viewpoint OF the
transportation-see public, worse
than at any other time. There was a
marked diminutiOn in the number
| of trains operated in the subway and
! and on the elevated lines. Service
on both was far below normal on
the surface lines transportation was
completely crippled.
The traction officials kept the sur
face cars in the barns until a m.
an hour later than usual. When
they were sent out with crews that
had remained loyal. their mum Der
was wholly inadequate to accOmmo-
Gate the thousands that have used
them daily in going to work.
The traction companies claimed
TO be making progress. but the strike
| leaders answered this by pointing
out the diminished service on the
subway and elevated, and made the
counter claim that hundreds Of en-
ployes who had at first remained
! loyal. had Joined the union ranks.
''i''N'itilN"t VI 1iV Piah " Nal4
out all the trade unions in New York
city and limit the proposed sympa-
thetic strike 10 labor organizations
directly concerned with the opera
tons of the traction companies had
the effect of turning public senti-
ment toward the strikers. If the
| sym pathetic strike is finally decided
I upon. IL Will affect only between co.
600 and 1900 men, including en-
gineers. firemen, longshoremen and
power plant employees