The New York herald., 1869-04-13
STRIKE OF SECOND AVENUE CAR DRIVERS
Over Eighty Quit Work-The Cars stopped
One Man Wounded.

Over Eighty Quit Work-The Cars stopped
One Man Wounded.
The Second avenue car drivers on strike, ant
the cars have virtually stopped running. Yesterday
eightytwo men as they came in on their first triI
abandoned their cars and refused to go out on the
run. The officers Of the company who had had nc
inkling Of the contemplated strike, experienced
great difficulty in securing men to take the cars out
and in many instances their departure was delayed
from two 10 three hours.
BY twelve O'Clock all the old drivers had quit work
and, collecting upon the line OF the road in the
upper portions Of the city, in some instances made
hostile demonstrations against those who had taken
their places. Between one and two In the afternoon
the Superintendent OF Pohce was informed by the
Eighteenth precinct that the new drivers being
taken or by the strikers, VINO were obstructing the
working of the line. He Immediately sent out the
following order:-
To THE TWELFTH, TwENrY-THiRD, TENTH, SEVEN.
TENTH EIGnTEESrH, TwENTYFiRsT, SECOND AND
nue. cars II necessary put man on each car and
drivers from being taken of by the strikers J. A. X
During the entire day the few cars that run were
accompanied through the respective precincts by an
officer OF the force, and but one case OF violence had
been reported up to the hour when the last
This was man named Mcdonnell, new driver on
car No. 73, who, at three O'Clock on the corner or
Second avenue and Fiftyninth street. was assaulted
by strikers and 30 badly beaten that he had to be
sent to the hospital.
The cause OF the strike Is an increase in the hours
OF labor. At the last meeting of the board of direc
tors Montgomery Green was elected vice president
few days ago he issued new time table, to take
effect yesterday. Heretofore they nave been max
ing seven trips per day, consuming one hour and
fifty minutes on the round trip. Under the new
table the time Is forty-dve minutes on the up trip
and forty six on the down trip making the round
trip ninety one minutes This increase or time was
established to effect an eighth run by each The
officers OF the road claim that under the new time
table the drivers would have to work from five to
ten minutes longer per day.
The drivers on the other hand, claim that the new
table increases their hours of labor fully two hours.
They Claim that under 1t their hours duty will be
fully sixteen ana tins they are determined to resist.
One driver states that uEder the new arrangement
he goes on at 9:l2h A. NJ and arrives at the uptown
terminus OF the line on hs last trip at forty three
minutes after midnight thus consuming fifteen hours
and thirty minutes, beside thee time required
to clean his cars and unharness. They
claim that they have other grievances. Among
Formerly the cars were washed and the teams
stabbed by men kept especially for that purpose.
Now each driver Is compelled to wash the outside Of
his car in the morning harness one horse and in the
their hours OF duty, increasing them to sixteen.
They further assert that the rule Is that each driver
must be on duty fifteen minutes before starting time
Should he fail in this particular he loses his car and
ira st,--t, e., On waiting orders, TO take his
chances upon such extra cars as may be
run. Their pay two dollars per day. stops except on
those days wheh their extra CARS are run. Ihus
they not aass ssd put int S q 9
mGn e eat boayy aay he Sgser sat arm
in their determination to resist the extra trip and
the prospects are that for some days the difficulty
will continue The company experience great dlii-
Guilty In lling the places OF the strikers and may
possibly be compelled u recede from their position
or compromise by paying them for the extra trip.