The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-16
ALMOST A AioT IN aaooKLya.
The l.aDsrers ut Prospect Park ssvshe re
Additional Waaea..

The LaDerers ut Prospect Park ssvShe re
Additional Wages.
shortly after seven o'clock yesterday morning the a1
tenon of Mr. John Bogart. the assistant engineer Of
Prospect Park, whose duty IL to hay out tho work
there, called to the fact that the aborsrs wer(
rather dcmonstratve and had refused to go TO WORT
when ordered to do by their respective bosses o.
quartermen. Repairing TO the place Indicated by HE
informant Nj. Bogart found gathered together In &
central portion OF the fed workmen Tho number OF
about nine hundred thousand, who ON espyiuy
him, became noisy and clamorous In their united
demands for more pay In Tho msank
time, about four hundred Of the men pur-
sued the even tenor OF their ways, ana
refused join tho demands Of their fellow aborers
This course exasperaed tho crowd, who declared thaa
they should not BIO allowed to continue az work unless
tho wishes Of the majority were acceded 10 in this
natter and such was the probability OF serious disI
turbancs tht IL was deemed advisable TO summon the
aid OF the metropolitan guardians OF the peace, and
Foll who esvo ready response thereto by orderip2
ont the Of the various police precincts OF Brook
Martin mede his appearance on the ecene bcfore the
arrival OF the police, AMI addressed the men In few
pertinent remarks in which he informed them that AZ
been made by them to his knowledge hcretofors-
It impossible for him TO make any promises 10 thsns
al tho present tines but that II they would return to-
their work quietly and peacefully, he would interest
himself In the matter aud institute inquiries TO ascertain
the wages paid outside The Park ana regulate, posi-
be theirs in accordance herewith On Wednesday
next he would communicate the result Of his endeavori
N The matter to them through their respective foremen
This appeared give satisfaction to the greater por-
ton OF The men, who expressed their within 10 waie
until wednesday next when they decide 10 work or
not, as the terms agreed upon BY the Commissioners
may suit them,
They, therefore, returned quietly TO work. About ons
hundred OF the stubborn and determined Of the
strikers however sea astly resisted the inducements
in the way Of sensible argument held ont TO them TO
return labor and ounged around the Park in wanton
dleness, mutering threats during the entire forenoon.
From time 10 time the study knights Of tho locusts
continued to put In an appearance on tho ground IN
squads and before ten O'Clock fully one hundred and
Atty officers hand, discussing the prospects.
probabilities and results of encounter with force 40
largely outnumbsring their They evidently fslt
conhden, Of being moro than match for such motley
crow az the indicated No disturbance Whatever
occurred, and the dsconten!ed loupgers eventually
Sunk quietly away, finding. their efforts 70 gel
up o futile The laboroYs
e. weeks since 70 commissioners, asking for In
creased remuneration their present allowance being oulv
81 90 per dea The document in question received
by the Commissioners bot owing TO e nformalIty their
being amount specified in the demand OF nans signed
20 tho paper notice taken Of their petition This
neglect eyasperaed the men, who determined on tho
course taken by hem az above stated. The laborinR
force present engaged the Park amounts ia the
aggregate thirteen hundred Tho wages paid
doubleday below the standard rates outside, and there
can DO little doubt but the Park Commissioners will
cede any just demand made their part The folly
OF attempting anything approaching riot must, how
ever be apparent TO tho workmen while The police are
prompt in their assembly.