The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-15
The Drivers and the Companies Still
Holding Out.
Partial Resumption of Travel
Yesterday.
Great Excitement Among the
Men.
MASS MEETING At LANDMARKS PARK.
ke. &e. Ae.


various lines OF city railroads. the strike still continues
and have any OF the drivers returned 10 their
duty. Tho difficulty in either reaching the city tho
morning or returning home In the ng great
rs on the previous days There fow
running on each Of tho lines but altogether insufficient
for tho wants Of the public and the weary pcdes
trans were seen upon the during tho evening
The public Justly indignant the the CON-
panics, whom they stigmatize 90 mean" Z" miscrly"
&C. From present indications there be the
slightest chance Of resumption Of tho ordinary peaceabe
and orderly traffic The the Third Fourth and
Eighth avenues during portions Of the day
less irregular Intervals but the other lines tho
was almost entirely put stop to.
THE CONDUCT OF THE srRrKrRs.
Tho conduct Of tho strikers still continues to be
emplary to degree, OF riot having occurred
any Of the lines visit TO the various railroad depos
showed, however that the men, worked up TO tho
highest pitch Of desperation cannot IL tho companis
s continue obdurate, restrain themselves and should
the Directors OF the roads persist in their refusal to
aecede TO the demands OF the men Is not unlikely
some serious disturbance may report that
colored men employed the Sixth avenue line
raised a general feeling Of Indignation among the
srikers The report however arose from IN. alleged
fact Of light colored muatto having been employed
that line on tho previous day aud 80 the affair passed
of quietly. The received their wnges yesier-
worked were deducted. Around the depots and
In the negbborhood Of the starting place there the
greatest excitement Some OF the men, peraed be-
yond prudence. proposed the prevention OF the
ning but such proposals were overruled by the good
dicren, from any which has taken place for some time
in New York The parc pators, owing 10 tho small
wages they received have money laid by and there
fore are very badly on Under these circumstances
their conduct In nona tho ess extraordinary for being
pcsceabe Reports were rfe through the day that on
several Of the lines the new drivers Tad been moested
but such were found To be incorrect In few
abuse was not unspsrngiy meted out TO the greenhorn
but sr tho strikers have W many symrahzers IL would
be unas 10 ascrbs II 10 them. The feeling throughout
a. Determined as on the previous days, aud the
men consider that the pubic has right 10 prevent the
companies from acting as thef do.
ACTION or THE coNpASrrs
What the companies propose to do, under the crcgm-
stances is evidently 10 Withstand the drivers demands
IL stated that meeting OF the Presidents aud Directors
Of thc various companies held Friday last nj the
depot of tho Third Avenue Railroad There large
attendance each line being well represented, and con-
n stsiko IL A decided that II possible this demands
o. sne drvs1ahend no, be aeceed TO- and every effort
was dytctrd 70 b taken 10 put ruirient number OF
% the llncs In furthcraneo Of is determination,
an agent wss sent TO New Haven, Hartford aud Bos.
ton, for tho purpose Of procuring drvcrs whether
experienced or not Yesterday morning the ernsssary
returned With modicum Of forty men, and
humber " was dvissS among & The various o' sa lines
Ia addition TO tnis number every man who co~fd
and directors wore driving tbs cars. with
ess rocf'cssness, and In .me cases policemen had 90
detailed handle tho brakes for the drvsrp who
evidently had enough to do to manage the horses
LOSSES Taox rHr STRIFE.
In addition 10 The lcssss experienced by the public,
from the interruption g. the tTafc the companies have
sustained small decrease IN their revenues. Tie
ERh,h Avcnno Company haze hcou losing no less than
that Of the Third Avenue is estimated at o. 600 rrobs
BY the arsc prons Of the eomrsnica will enable thom
look lghtly upon such. h. them small amognts; but IL
seems thai 70 acccdo 70 drivers demands would be
mach the w.est and certainly the most just course.
The other companies lose comparatively large amounts.
and, % doubt bear tho loss wih commeBdabls compa
ceucy.
scyvrs on THE ROADS
or course the pubic stl suffers considerable ncon-
yenlence from the interruption % the trac Many por-
sons living IN Manhattanyiie and the upper portions Of
tie island have been unable " attend 70 their business
down town fof the past three days general feeling
prevalent agsnst dng 10 the cars even ~hich
ming the inerpcrience of the driver renders the
Tho new men, Ia most cases from the country aud
altogether unused TO the work, PERFECTLY unable 20
manage either the horrs or tho takcs aud number ~
arcdsnt wihh misht have been very serious, Ooounod
yesterday several OF the liues
Sixth avenue car passing through Canal street AZ
about three O'Clock, when near Hea5e street was being
driven at rather brfk pace ~ one of tha hands
some short distance down a light wagon wa eross-
unable stop the horses aud collision took place by
VII eh the hor es were injured severely Words passed
collected antic patton ~ lgbt The police tho
car however, put stop 70 the disturbance.
Rleeeke ker rect car when near Canal street ran into
form
and her child crossing the street about A. "
A car coming down, and though under ordinary cir
cumsances there would have been danger, stll,
Ing 10 the drivers ineapaciy 10 manage the break the
car could b. stopped. and had been Tor the
assistance of paIscr by Who, seeing the danger rushed
over aud earned both arroe-, aciient Of serious
nature would have assuroily occurred
Several narrow secapes ~ n similar nature were had
during the day on The Third and Fourth ayenaes e.
pecisy the k Of crossing The street IL one attended
snh great danger
An EIghth svenue car. when near Twenty third street.
i about half past tvo oeio-k into violent ooson
with usht wagon, containing q gentleman and lady
portion Of the aide of tho latter carried away and
II sas only by tho timely assistance of hor companon
tbAi the lady was enabled 10 retain her ,ea,
These few among the many Incidents u the ro.d
It The duty q The police 70 pat undor imneae arrest
Tor the protection of the public such duty should ba
NED out Tho new drivers no, gnorant of their nsf
Their cars IN the street, which had 20 10 driven the
remainder q the way BY polloemen, who !, Il bopsd
several sirnge cases of animal instinct displayed
A the depois the borses r~usns f9r Tho
ne, s,n Ie.T s se;eh, , q s Is,asr s ssf9s % s'5
'knowlngneA. ay the dumb bstesr a. one u them en-
pressed IL
seven o'clocE TIE reason assigrei BY ha oomlaniss
his that They fearful o. tls ltnkrrs
committing outrage bat the more probable cause
Ia tbs The greeu hands ~ prompetent 70 dive in The
fgl light of day, could no' ss, On al al 10 Tie dark
MASS zsErISo At LASDa,NS's PARK.
notice among the car drivers tla' meeting would
be held lat ~ Al faudmauus la't drew togrthss
immense number proboby niue hundred ai u
them strikers rhsy collected without any dcmon.,n.
ton n t.iurb,uce and throughout tte fnscins ~heh
lasted ~ " midnight tho men nairtsEef admirable
order payDs the greatest ailsluyn 70 TIE remarks that
made
W Ta1pss Lsvys President u ihs csf Dfirert As..<i
aii0n Ia taiilng the meeting 70 offef fnsfs afew -
mafks on ne oolecl iha. hrouga ,heni ,ogsther Ne
.aiet hat he happy arto1ucs that ssreral ssr
tieoer had kindly oTsred c1ufrbgfYus flf no sgrfr
= tae men d1nns the s'rse, .mens them v, Joha
Hsenan, Eho pforisci them 800 and nr " Orvsn
go Es bat pleasure IN ntfufIcibs ~ them Jad.+
burriil W proud 10 say thsi he had neyst utss
up " eJrak Da'Ore " glief a1d orderly an $500
blAss They we're net 70 contenf fof ttssY rsh's
Which fahfs they Sers srtied ~ ~ cstlxsns a q
FREE srf dstnocrase ooantry Ttsy nfht ~ Ago.
IN svsry r~vcluilon, srsrT great pofulr rrovsrfut
tb.~ nss tN ~ 1.e.si'y $1,000 y sstssssis& rsi