The New York herald., 1870-04-27
BRIcKMiKERs, sfRlKE AT CROToy, n. Y.
Trouble Apprehended-The Peelxslkill Strike
Armed MOulders Imprisoned in Foundry
The Matter Taken Before the Westcheste
County Grand Jury.

NOunty Urhuu jury
PoUGHKEEPsIE, April a. 1870
There has been an extensive strike among the
brckmakers at Croton Landing. south OF PeeSskill.
Many Of the strikers imbbe freely OF liquor and are
quite boisterous in their conduct and serious troub
is apprehended, though the ''bosses' entertain no
such fears Word has reached here also that all the
men at work In the brick yards at Hav rs raw
some 800 or 900--have also s.ruck but the report
needs continuation There are at Croton Landing
some six yards three owned by Cox
Barlow, owho employ 100 men; Mr. yal Cort
land thrty-nve men; r. ID. Tacott, twenty -fve
and Secor Morton thirty men. 1t seems that up to
last fall the brick business was quite brl X. and
brick by the thousand brought q fair price. Tie
''bossesr then paid the men wages ranging from
twenty-five to sixty dollars per month AMI board.
Truckers got thirty-tw0 dollars, brick wheee S
thirty-nve dollars and bumpers thirty-hye dol ars
per month. During the winter, aad thus FAR
this spring, the brick business, according TO tbs
bosses has been exceedingly dul and all brick now
bring low price, pale brick alone selling for three
dollars per thousand. Tie proprietors say that IN
view OF this fact the wages be redu ed or hey
must stop work. Wishing to keep the work going
they prefer to reduce the pay OF the men to prices
ranging from twenty TO fifty dollars per month and
board. Such, In fact was the result OF NEE ny
he d by the bosses last Friday. The men also he d
meeting on that day, ana also agreed upon q scale
OF prices but theirs ranged from thirty ilty five
dollars per month"; Netner would give way hen G
the strike As YET the men have behaved themselves,
but some half dozen grog shops III the vicinity may
be the cause OF great trouble, as twothirds Of the
strikers are Irish and German. and many OF them
drink. Some OF the quiet and orderly ones would 90
to work, but they have been threatened ana dare
not IL was thought ut one time today that an at
tack was to be made on one OF the yards The bosses
incline to the idea that the thing Will end 6Zzen
but not so the men.
The trouble among the Peekskil moulders has
brought singu ar scene TO light. The most objec-
tive manufactory to the union men seems to be the
National Stove Works, large structure Stu
aed short distance from the railway
depot. The prOprieors OF this establishment,
despite the serious tlrelts Of the union
men and the beating OF one or two OF the non-un0n
place in their works, through cOnsummate strategy,
about forty nOn-unon men, who, for two weeks, have
e M the Sang ag s ney would be 81 mob
foundry have been painted to prevent the union men
looking In, and every door leading from the street
has been barricaded Upon the third foor large
dining room has been constructed In which all cal
eat their meals at one time, being waited upon by
two colored men, while two experienced colored
COOKS attend TO the culinary department. During
the day the pistol OF every nonunion man lies close
to him, and when the days work is
third story, which has been ntted up with berths
and provided with plenty OF bedding In this sleep
ing room Is a long table, filled with newspapers q "a
books, While musical instruments, cards, &c, a c
also visible. As each man letlres ne removes his
pistol and lays 1t loaded upon the table, to have It
ready In case of o surprise. For two weeks have
these men, who are wiling TO work for the support
OF their families, been thus imprisoneifor It Il
ally an imprisonment-notd daring 10 walk outside Of
What verdict against the authorities Of the village
OF Peeksk
Seve al gent emen went TO White Plains to-day 10
present the cases OF three four OF The union men
lie ore the Grand Jury OF Westchester county. The
President Secretary and Treasurer OF the National
Stove Works Company are expected TO arrive upon
the scene tonight.