South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-18
GOTHAM WALKS
TO DUTIES IN
SOAKING RAIN
With InterbOrOugh Employees
on Strike, Crowds Fight
for Vehicles.
Hy United Press

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s-Roller
skates and limousines. motor vans
and horse drawn buggies young
legs and older ones. unused 20 pc
destrianism-aU were requisitioned
today TO transport New York's two
million workers 20 their posts OF
duty. And on all alike pelted a
steady. soaking rain.
Al daylight the bedraggled thou
sands who depend on the strike
bound elevated and subway lines be-
gan their descent on the business
districts. By o'clock the surface
lines we're swamped and their cars
crept down Manhattan island with
dripping clusters of humanity cling
ing on platforms and tenders
Fight for Busscs.
Fifth av. busses. their tops mush-
roomed with umbrellas. rumbled
past determined crowds that sprint
cd in their wakes to fight for stand
ing room on steps. Trucks on which
people were so tightly jammed that
ropes were looped at open rear ends
rolled in endless procession on the
downtown streets. Taxicabs, eXercis-
Ing traditional piracy privileges,
picked up the supplicating fares
that waved the largest bills.
Extra trains on suburban lines
stood in long lines beyond the term
inals awaiting their turn to come up
and unload their crowds. Entrance
TO stations on the Brooklyn subway.
the only operating underground
traffic artery on Manhattan. were
blocked By pushing mobs that were
Kept IN restraint hy police.
Charges COliusiOn.
Mayor Hylan. who has charged
colIusion between the striking
brotherhood and interborough com
nany TO force fare increase. issued
a. statement yesterday 10 strikers in
which he said
Right now the marlborough
wants TO use YOU as a temporary
cNpedient so they can get eight
cent fares"
Public Service Commissioner Nix
on viii open a formal Investigation
Of the strike at $3.50 o'clock this
..fcruoon. IL was said that he Will
investigate every angle Of the shut
down and strike.
The injunction which failed 10
prevent the strike is returnable in
court tomorrow morning Brother
mood leaders on whom It was served.
stated they will be on hand
Tic-up Is Complete
The InterborouEh co. announced
It would make no effort 20 move
trains. Gen Mgr Hedley said the
tic-up was complete
Practically every policeman IN
Sew York was on duty today in the
downtown districts The early morn
ing crowd was good humored in
spite Of the discomforts added by
the -ain The police had little 20 do
other han keep the extraordinary
traffic untanEled.
Mayor Hyl5n stated today that he
had received a letter purportng TO
come from an unofficial committee
Of IntcrborouEh employees which
said.
'We understand the reasons for
the strike and that leaders OF our
brotherhood are working with com
pany officials and double crossing
their brother members
The letter further stated the be-
lief of the writer's that the so per
cent 3f the brotherhood members
would bc willing % have the mayor
address them "in order 90 get u'
out Of this mess. which makes Us
look low I'm the eyes of the public
Following the receipt or the com
r1unication from the committee OF
TnterborouEh employees Mayor Hy
IAN wrote Corporation Counsel BUR-
asking that he obtain the names OF
the striking employees 90 enable ar.
hitration by city officials.
u vas evident the mayor said ir
his letter 90 Burr. that the Inter
borough and - leaders Of th'
brotherhood were working toEethe
in the tie-up OF the transit lines.
''The city is the owner Of the sub
wav and the InterhorOuEh Is th'
lessee" the mayor said The Inter
borough IS making no endeavor q
onerate the lines and is EVIDENT,
doing an IL can 20 inconvenience th'
public"
Hvldn instructed Burr 20 Obtain
the names OF strikers from Vic
Pres't HedIey OF the Interboroush.
AMSTERDAM. Aug 1S-The for