The evening world., 1919-08-07

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Fourth Avenues. where the passen-
gers took the Interborough Subway
TO Manhattan. sight seeing buses op-
Grated. the fare in their case being
81. The first Iron steamboat left the
Island at 9 o'clock. and although II
had not been definitely announced
the boats would run. more than 1000
persons stormed the gates from 8
o'clock on.
Profteering was praotsed by the
owners OF small automobiles between
Bay Ridge and Fourth Avenue and
Pacific Street. They carried passen-
gers at rs cents each. Before reach
ing Pacific Street they stopped TO
collect fares and instructed their pas
songers:
Now II any body asks you down
there how much fare you paid. say
] you didn't pay any, you were riding
with a good natured friend. There's
a lot OF revenue and city license in
spectors laying for us at Pacific
Street"
Ambulances. trucks and cars Of the
women's Motor Corps were carrying
women and children free and refus-
ing all men passengers.
The d. r. T. announced the Fifth
and Third Avenue lines were "open."
but that out OF 40 cars normally
running on these lines only eight had
been sent out up 70 o'clock. Lack
OF adequate police protection was
given as the reason for failure 70
send out more.
Atlantic Avenue was q point also
toward which thousands Of pedes-
trians copverged. The result was a
jam Of humanity in the subway sta
tions which the Interborough and
Seventh Avenue oIiicIals found in.-
possible to handle. Intending pas
sengers found It impossible to buy
tickets and there were times when
the gates were rushed despite the
work OF the police.
Not only were the platforms
Hhasooos Dub bho Dhcpo AoauihB uOWn
to them and the streets above were
brushes OF humanity.
President Dempsey issued this
statement:
1.-THE police are responsible for the
service Interruptions. We have the
men. II given protection the cars can
be run ON schedule. T" He added that
many crews were at the barns ready
to 90 out this morning. but did not
start on time for the reason that po-
licemen were not there 70 protect the
platform men. on the other hand, a
number OF cars went out without a
police guard.
Superintendent Of Transportation
Seibert said:
THE violence OF last night was NOT
by employees Of the b. r. T. The
violence was by men brought here
from CONNECTICUT d New Jersey
The b. II. T. men are really not on
d strike. All the trouble is by men who
deserted the company during the wal
!, and who worked In. the ship yards a
high wages during the war. TheS
have now sturned and planned
trouble for the company"
Ninety policemen were assigned Il
escort cars leaving the East New
York car barns this morning. Will
one policeman ,on each car this pro
\ vlded protection for about 70 per cent
y of the normal service originating a
these barns.
" In some instances there were tw
policemen to a car, chiefly in tn
crowded districts. Usually there wa
only'one policeman. when there wa
ly one he rode standing beside the mo
y torman. When there were two the
were stationed at either end OF tn
W car.
NJ CARS RUNNING IN RUSH Hou
ty OVERLOADED.
- The cars in operation we're crowde
almost beyond precedent In the morI
o. ing rush hour. and the streets wei
as thronged with pedestrians and q SUI
in denly organized system Of "jitneys. "
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