New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-19
TIFF STRIKERS, DEFEAT.

OBSERVATIONS MADE BY AN ENGINEER DURING TIE
STRIKE AT THE NETWORK GAs-woRks.
Victor Zeis, gas engineer at the works Of
the New-York Gas Company, has written a oOmmunica-
ton 10 TE TRIBUNE, which he gives complete and
interesting History Of the easmen's strike and shows
the manner IN which the strikers were defeated. Mr..
zeis has With the exception of one night, remained
within tho gawOrks since the strike began, and his
observations have been carefully made. lie says:
On Monday morning, April Z, Sc hours after the be-
nong Of the strike working force inside the works
consisted chiefly Of Italians only about 20 German
Sas stOkers having arrived at that time OF course
disorder and chaos prevailed, and the outlook was
very unsatisfactory. Meanwhile the Metropolitan Gas
CoISyany made every exeTton possible TO furnish US
new hands and during Monday and Tuesday they sent
not only large number Of their men, but secured
by Of advertising an increased working force As
soon as German workngmen arrived they we're placed
where they could DO the most good and the Italians
were gradually superseded On Tuesday, April I, and
on the following day. the increased efficiency OF the new
force was noticeable and from that time steady and
uninterrupted progress was made. Every day OF
that week large numbers OF Italians discharged,
as new hands became plenty. The majority of the Ita
ians manifested goodwill, but owing to the fact that
they probably had before performed an hours
work IL was impossible 10 use them advantageOuSy;
and for that reason only they discharged After
Friday, the 10th, rapid progress was made, and the
new gangs were sent to permanent stations. This was
continued buNn SUCCESS AucsuaJ h"Vh' thS
Isth, the same number OF retOrts that we're worked
by gang Of the old men prior TO the strike,
were ikept action by the same number OF new men
and only 10 additional sent 70 each shrift.
The number OF men at the works at present is much
larger than the strike began; but this is simply
due TO the that additional retOrts have been fred
since time IN order TO cOunter6aance the impaired
capacity OF those retOrts which had not been fully at
tended during the first days Of The strike When only
p OPERATION the effect OF reducing the heat takes place
with great rapidly whereas the subsequent recovery
very slow.
since the strike the progress in gas making has been
April and g. sufficient cas- only could be manufac-
tured to supply consumers ate xi2s J. ~ April gas
Has sem ~. after p. m.; April 10 aIteTg p mJ Apfl
H. the district received fun supply after II a M ena
enee April r. week after the slAe al uninterrupted
supply of gas has been FURNISHED
From lie hrst the health Of the new men mas oeen
good There have only been three cases 10 Iny knows
edge where mad 70 stop Work aud then only because
S9orkers h exceedingly good Those OF the new men
who prefer 20 remain az the works altogether are odgea
and led by the Company, and the excellent quahty OF
me meat bread vegetables, eggs, nsh, etc. nsbed oy
tSe Company has induced large number OF the men 10
indge In the works they voluntarily ackhoWIeuglnE
mar the fare much better than tndt furnished III le
Married men prefer 10 80 nOe aItSr
xoriu hours aud they are either sent 10 tnelr resi
denCcs by boat Or IecelNo SoAO VV"S~NNAA WV Nf'
Of the police ..,o,, "a ,o ,,roser+ IN the
public picture OF the state oi analis 70 Plo'e
maj the strike was defeated Oh Saturday, Aprn ~
STack after it, beginning: 20 show the RaSInep now
WORKING in the Manhattan, Metropolitan ana hdIIeln
WORKS the naked truth concerning the consequences OF
Iso TO inform those misguided strikers, who are open 10
couyictou that their hopes u beng recalleu ~ the
New York Comp9Gy win ieveT be realized and that the
sooner jney procure work else6herelIbe better