New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
JITNEY DRIVERS
 REAP HARVH
Policemen Guard Compal ! Property and Try to Q trol Tide of Hulnal
 Sweeping Through Strd


 100000 persons, who ordin travel daily over the Interbor( Rapid Transit company's subway elevated lines in Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens either took slow moving surface and improvised conveyances or V ed to their work as a result of ! strike of the company's 14,000 ployes for a fifty per cent increal wages. As yet, since the strfke came effective not wheel turned the company's 250 miles of track
 Streets Congested.
 The stoppage of the main art of travel caused the worst traffic in the history of the city, The row streets in downtown New l were fairly congested during thf morning hours. Thousands of 5fl and buses, operated by the city, 1 beyond capacity with workers, ged the thoroughfares. Thous, fought in vain for standing room each overloaded trolley car. leys and other vehicles moved snail's pace. Residents on the q fringe of the city were unablel reach their places of employment| til many hours after their usual and consequently industrial New was crippled.
 6O,OOO Extra Passengers CarT'id
 The New York Central rail operated 26 extra trains of ten each between Hudson and Hal river points to the Grand Central ton. The 60,000 extra passengers ried on these trains in addition the regular traffic caused an un cedented congestion at the g terminal
 Fleets of ferries and other q pressed nurriedly into Service, the North and East river carr| passengers between the upper lower ends of Manhattan island the first time in many years.
 More than 6,000 policemen Essa1 the company's property and endea1 ed to control the tide of humM sweeping through the streets withstanding the confusion, there but little disorder and the crowds a whole, appeared to take their convenience good naturedly. ' add ed to the ger eraI traffic distres
 To Hold Conference.
 An effort to reach an agreement tween the mterboro officials and strike leaders will be made this ernoon at conference with Pl Service Commissioner Nixon. Nixon expressed hope that . promise might be effected, basing hope on a statement attributed President Connolly of the brot hood that although the men had IT demands for an increase of 50 cent. in wages, the strike would have been called had the company fered raise of 20 per cent. In unsuccessful negotiations last wee ten per cent. increase was offered
 One Subway Operates.
 Tn addition to the extra trains O ated By the New York Central, New Haven railroad operated all SuDuTpdu- lIdluS Oh o NSh ~AA%' schedule during the rush hours, only subway in operation in Man tai was the Brooklyn Rapid Ira line. running from 59th street 10 downtown district. Although all a' able trains~were used on this line stations were damned with per trying to reach their work and pl of business.
 The city operated several m bus lines over established sub routes charging ten cent fare. Q CTS of private buses, trucks and q mobiles charged from 25 cents ts for a ride. Taxicabs did an enorn business.
 Strikers voted today to invite M Hylan to address them tonight their headquarters. The reques the mayor that they meet him in Madison Square Garden at any of the day or night was refused.
 To File Suit.
 Pittsburgh, Aug. 1S.-R Receiver the Pittsburgh Railway company nounced this afternoon they would suit today against the local divisio the Amalgamated Association Street and Railway employes, it's cers and mem bers, Ito recoveae d ages for losses caused through
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