New-York tribune., 1919-03-05
-Four Railroad Ferries
Completely Tied Up:
Tube Congestion Slight

Ferries OF the Pennsylvania, New
jersey Central, West Shore and Eric
railroads, between New Jersey and
Manhattan, were completely tied up by
the strike
The Delaware, Lackawanna G. West
ern Railroad continued to operate its
boats between Hobokcn and the Bar
clay, Christopher and Twenty third
street terminals on this side
There was no interruption Of service
on tho municipal ferry line from the
Battery TO St George, Staten Island.
Other ferries continuing in operation
were those between st. George and
Sixty-ninth Street lrooklyn; the
Grccnpoint Ferry from the foot Of
Grccnpoint Avenue, Brooklyn. to East
Twenty-third Street Manhnttan; the
Union rcrry Company lines from Ham
llton Avenue and from Atlnntic Ave
nuc, Brooklyn, to the Battery, and
from Fulton Street, Brooklyn, to Full
ton Street, Manhattan.
Tho ferry between Port Richmond,
Staten Island, and Bayonnc N. J,
operated by the Public Service Corpo-
ration, was tied up, but those between
Tottenville and Perth Amboy and be-
tween Holland Hook and Elizabethport
were operated
Congestion on the Hudson tubes and
Hoboken and Jersey City, although
very great. was not as heavy as during
the January harbor strike. This was
accounted for by the explanation that
many commuters, having proiited by
their experience the last tine, re-
NAMED at home yesterday.
However, the tubes carried in addi-
tion to their regular traffic all the pas
sengers Of the Pennsylvania. New Jer-
sey Central, West Shore and Erie rail
roads who otherwise would have crossed
the river on the ferries of those lines.
Police Inspector Conboy, in charge
of the reserves from the Old Slip sta
ton, who handled the crowds at the
Cortlandt Street tube entrance, est-
mated that the number Of persons US
ing the tubes yesterday and last night
was 10000 in excess Of the usual num-
Der.
In Jersey City 800 policemen we're
detailed to duty at the Summit, Grove
and Exchange Place stations. They
regulated the number permitted 10 en-
ter each train.
The tube congestion was no greater
than that on the Lackaw&nna ferries,
the only boats carrying passengers and
trucks between Manhattan and New
Jersey. All day long and until late at
night double lines OF vehicles, extend
ing many blocks from the Barclay
Street ferry entrance, stood on West
Street. Like conditions existed at the
Christopher and West Twenty-third
Street terminals of the Lackawanna
AS the night wore on some Of the driv-
ers in the rear of the lines curled up
b,, l /,
blankets and went to sleep.
District Attorney Albert C. Each, Of
Richmond County, served notice that
he would lay before the grand jury
any evidence that came into his posses
sion regarding efforts of the strike
leaders to coerce the municipal ferrv
employees into quitting their posts.
All preparations had been made,
however. to operate the municipal
lines with police crews in the event the
men did go out.
About 1000 men employed at the
Standard shipyards, Staten Island,
when they discovered the steam tug
Highlander, which ordinarily takes
them to work, was not running decided
to take holiday. They probably will,
cross to-day on the municipal ferry
boats.
Two thousand Staten islanders who
work at the Standard Oil and other
plants at Bayonne, N. j., we're ma
rooned when the ferry between Port
Richmond and Bergen Point stopped
running. few managed to get across
the Nil Won Kull in rowboats.
Calvin d. Van Name. Borough Presi-
dent OF Richmond. said last night the
strike would give added impetus to the
movement for Staten Island -Manbat.
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