, 1870-04-30
BRICKMAKERS' STRIKE AT Gro
TON, n. Y.

Trouble APprchended-The PeekskiQ
.Strikc-Armed MouIders Imprisoned
In u Fouudry-The Matter Taken
Before the UestcheSter County
g, Grand Jury.
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There haa been an entanaive strike among
the bricknlake1s ot C1oton Landing, south Of
PeekBki0- It commenced yesterday, and is IN
progress now. Many Of the strikers imhibe
freely Of liquor, and are quite boisterous in
their conduct, and serious trouble is sppre-
hended7 though the "bosses" entertain no
such fears. Word has reached here also that
all tho .men at work in the brick yards st
Hnye18traw-some 500 or, 900-hare
also struck, but the report .nesds
some aix yards. three owned by Coz Z Bsrlow,
ty-6ve men R. D. Talcott, twenty-five, and
sacor Il Morton thirty men It seems that up
to list fall the brick business WAS quite brisk,
and brick By ths thousand brought fair price,
The ''bosses" then paid the men wages rang
ing from twenty-five to si1ty dollars per month
brick-wheelers thirty-fye dollars, and bumpers
thirty five dolla1s per month. During the
winter, and thus far this spring, the brick
bn1mess, according to the bosses, has been AZ
ceedingly dull, and all br1cks now bring low
price, pale brick alone selling for three dollars
view Of this fact the wages must be reduced OF
they must stop work. Wishing to keep the
work going they prefer to reduce the pay OF
the Men to prices ranging from twenty to hfty
dollars per month and board Such, in fact,
was the result Of meeting held by the bossea
that day, and also agreed upon scale Of
prices, hut theirB ranged from thirty to fifty
ire dollars per month. Neither would give
way, hence the strike. As yet the men have
behaved themselves, hut soms halt DOZEN
gog shops, in the vicinity, may be the cause
Of Eeat t1onble, IS tWo-thisds OF the strakers
are Irish and Geman, and many Of them
drink Some Of the quiet and orderly ones
would go to work, but they bare been threat.
ened and dare not It was thought, at one
time to-day, that an attack was to Be made on
uue uf the yards- The bosses incline to the
idea that the thing Tiil end dzzle,," but not
80 the men.
The trouble among tie Peekakll moulders
has brought singular scene to Light. The
most objective manufacto1y to tho union men
seems to BE- the National Stove Works, large
structure situated = abort .distance from the
railway depot The proprietors of this estab-
Mahmeut, despite the serious thresta Of the
union men, and the beating of one o. Two 81
the non- -uraion men who haye AppIieI for work,
have managed to p1aca in their works, through
ceneuamafs strategy, about forty non-union
men, who, for twp weeks, have neve1 left the
building, fearing they would ba InoooaC-
An tho riinioun on the lower doors- Of the
foundry have been painted to prevent the
union men from looking IN, and every door
leading from the street has been barricaded.
Upon the third floor large dining room has
been construeted,' IN which al can est their
meals at ono time; being waited upon BY two
colored men, while two experienced co3ored
cooks attend to the culinary department.
During the day the pistol Of every non-union
man LES close to him, and when the Days work
ia ended al repair to another loom, in the
third story, which has been fitted up with
berths and provided with plenty Of bedding.
In this sleeping-roem. is large table,
hled with newspapers aud -boeAs,
willie musical Instruments, ca1ds, DC, xTe
also visible As esch man retires be removes
his pistol and lsya it loaded upon tho table to
have it ;ready in case Of = surprise. For two
weeks haye these men, who are wiling to work
fox the support Of their families, been thus
imprisoned d-for it is really an imprisonment.
not daring to walk outside Of the literally be-
sleged foundry for fear Of assault Whst
verdict against the authorities OF the villssesI
of PeeksFille!
Several gentlemen went to Thite Plains 70
lay to present the casea OF three OF tq9s M.
he union men before tho grand jury =. md
.hestez County. The Preaident, 5ee.gIG 5eIs Gorn-
treasurer OF the National Stove ~ot1s n sceno
oany are expected to arrive nP'n A''
'o-night. -.