Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-20
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The persons who had TO walk dow
= Cowu feom Harlem, ManhattanVlue an
n all the upper portions of The city migl
o. have been numbered by thousands I
ef was an amusing sight for one who had
a vehicle to1Fitness on the various aNe
uues the mum bers of weary, fOOtsore an
&c putting uortals who FASTENED 10 pufsu
ss their sv0catons in the business Poi
tions of the city. The stages Whae ieN
le there were. carried hitherto unareiiiie.
~ Of IoaEz. and. % their shame be II said
the Igclzv ua-seacers, regardless OF th,
= prineinIeS 81 Christian charity, made th'
% greatest fun OF the iucllless pedestrians
81 An old gentleman going along Sixth ay
euue. and " blowing Ike grampus,
p was recognized near Becker street By
s some person on a stage as one Of the al
rect8rs of the line, who, in business
. down town, was compelled himself K
walk. On the fact becoming known - Che
. other passengers, there was an outburs
of the greatest merriment st his expense
"Chafl'n was freely bestowed upon him
p until st length the unhappy victim
plunged into a cigar store until his tor
mentors had passed. Ia another case q
veteran remarked that the strike had
caused more forced marches than ali the
military genera from the time ofJuiius
Cesar 70 that OFT. s.. Grant; and another
, an J. r. B., remarked that " should L
continue much longer the min wud be in
e snlindii eoldiShun for marchiu' on Can
ady.' In no case, however was there
more laughter created than in that Of an
EnglishmSn, lately imported, who haC
been waiting for some time outside the
Clarendon for a Fourth avenue ear. He
! was not alone, as several others mot
EUEiishmen were similarly situated
. Alter some time his Indignation az the
b. delay bGrs, forth, as he remarked TO 2
gentleman close by, " ven, by JOYel
/ hif this hisu'-a houcraCe. Wv, ave yJu
b no 'ans0ms, hor 'aCk=, hOr hOmuiDuses
T1u know hin Hiugland You can 90 hany
where you Ike for 'alfa dollar you know. -
sIare lie discovered that those arOEnd
#were laughing at him, and, with look
Of scorn, he re-entered the hotel. To at
. tempt o. describe une-tenth Of the anus
ing scenes which took place on the roads
would be impossible. Old gentlemen
with gold headed canes, and old ladies
with b5udb01e-, young men with corus
en- their toes, and would -be-sWells with
broken feathers, work girls and school
girls, all formed pr0cessIrn in honor OF
stubborn directors, whose CilSilnacY was
the cause Of 20 much inconvenience.
4 There were a few Of the cars on some of
were quickly occupied, and every inch
/ Of space was appropriated by passenger.
The roofs were covered, beth platforms
( were thick with people, and inside the
/ feeling must have been very Ike that of
manglinr. Even these few ears ceased
. running during the forenoon and toward
I evening. On none Of the rOutes wss
/ there anything approaching 10 regular
travel.
AROUND THE DEPuT-.
Around the various railroad depots
/ throughout the day the drivers On the
I respective lines were collected, as also a
g0Odly number Of II. P.'s. The face Of
each man wore an anxious though deter
Z M ned look, and the expressed feeling
was that IL was as well that they should
s.srvg outright a. be only half fed In
no case was there anvthing said Ia favor
Of creating a disturbances. The men
were all perfectly sober, and sensible %
the at iuat such course would be- but
productive Of BARN 90 their cause. Each
moment it was expected that some
communication would be received .
HT them from the company and .
hoping on, they idled the time away. .
No 0verrures were made to the mex sy .
the officers, buU In the forenoon q notice .
was posted UU at several Of tie jepUts, .
which stated that should the men lot re- .
port Tor work before twelve o'clock fuev
would each and aU be discharged. Il Is .
generally thought that the companies .
are acting very wrong toward these I'M .
fortunate men, who in all cases meet with .
svm naluv, even from those most inc0n- F..
veuienced 1v the strike. The men, as on F.
the previous days, were peaceaDe and
orderly. and in no case were the services .
So q. arFfaH e Ia r-H
avenue depot the President, bIF. SquieTs, F..
vas on hand through the day lest some
disturbances should take place.
SCENES AT TzE CITY HAIL PARK. +
At the corner OF Broadway and Park .
row. from which uejghborhOOd most Of I.
the cars start. the scene was very bad. (
Instead Of The frequent ringing Of the .
bell and the numerous whistles Of the '
starters, mingled with the jingling Of car .
bells and the rumbliug OF the wheels, I
there was throughout the dayan average /
Of only one ear an hour. The absence Of I
the cars al this point reminded many Of /
the fearful days during the July riots,
when ali communication with the upper
part of the city was completely cut of.
Large crowds Of people collected here /
during the day, anxious 10 procure 8 car,
ana when one dad spp=ar there was
n fearful rush for places, in which neither
age nor sex was regarded. Each ear
which arrived here was driven either 10y
one Of the officers of the company or
some green hand. Policemen. with note
book . hand, took down the name Of
each driver vino was unlicensed; but il is
probable that this VIII do very little good.
Each company is responsible FOR its
drivers, and should any accident take
II -
unpractised drivers the companies viii
assuredly be held responsible. A some
what large crowd Of idleFs gathered here
al through the day, and the appear
ancs of "a car was sign for the out
burst Of numerous groans and Kisses.
The drivers, supported on either side by
q " pFeserver Of the peace, looked any
thirg out az ease. Toward evening even
ths very few cars which ran during the
day ceased to make trips, and the place
became quite deserted.
THE RAILROAD LINES.
As has been said above, the traAc on
every line in the city is Interrupted in
consequence Of the strike, which is nov
universal.
The Third avenue ran somewhat regU-
larly iu the early part Of the day, but
low tIL rhtAaaal- alAlAl-H NtlAlAF4-f Nts4rIhf
The Fourth sixth and Eighth avenues
were almost deserted by cars. Every
man who made application at the COM
pany's office, whether capable or not
was Immediately employed, and the
-WitchmeB, brskemen, starters ana con-
duclrrs were pressed into the service,
To Fide up the Sixth avenue, more es-
uecialiy. was attended with the greatest
danger. Unacauamted with the use Of
the brake, and even with the manner Of
handling the Teins, the drivers were per-
recgIy at sea. The entire Journey WAS
series Of collisions, pfoyideaJia4 interview
tions and hairbrsadih escaDes, while no
every corner a yoiley Of gToauS from the
hystandcrs made the "Trip anything bili
p!easant Guarded each by four police
men, but for their color the cars might
have been takea for number Of gov
eminent transportation wagons, alias
Black Marias.n and the feeling on the
part of the Inmates was any thing buJ
com fartabIe One would imagine the
N. p would delight iu such nice work,
bat stch isnot the case. They are par
ffeii1arlV aVerse 70 this constant riding, Z
apd one was heard 70 rem ak that he'd
s.give up all his pickings sooner nor be a
car driver The number Of men en-
ployed IN this way is considerable, aud
no Remuneration IS received DE tnCm
from any Of The companies. The Metro .
politaH Police were formerly intended
faT the protection Of TIE public as SUCH
and not Tor the support Of any private
concern ia an unjust course; therefore %
seems very strange that the Police Com
ui-sioneus should grant the companies
such privileges, the Iublic being IN no
danger whatever. On none Of the lines
has there been accommodation for the
passengers, nor have the companies
made any offer whatever 20 the men, nor
DO they seem at al disposed to aCoecs 70 /
their terms.
The Jhirty-fOurJh street Ferry and
East Broadway cars 5iuel continued
running, at longer intervals than TIE
regular time, TIL nine o'clock iu the
morning. About that hour a car started
from the ferry for Park row with few
passengers. The G0nduDt0T, q really Do
lite one, declined 10 take the fares for a
time, untn be could make pretty certain
of reaching his destination down town
When near tBenCy-uinth street ana
First avenue the car was met BY about