The New York herald., 1874-03-27
THE STRIKERS" ON THE STRIKE
An Italian s'BOss'' ASA ulted at the New
Tunnel in Bergen Hill-A Gang Of Men
Seeking Work Dispersed.

An Italian s'BOss'' ASA ulted at the New
Tunnel in Bergen Hill-A Gang Of Men
Seeking Work Dispersed.
Two weeks ago the fifty or sixty men working
under Contractor McAndrews in cutting the new
tunnel for the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad through Bergen Hill, struck for an
increase of wages, which being refused, the labor
ers threw down their tools and would not longer
work. Mr.. McAndrews, not being OF that disposition
to wrangle with men OF this character at once or
dered number Of steam drills, which are in pro-
cess of construction, but until finished the
word had gone forth that ''al labor on the tunnel
should cease" SO the men who "struck" have,
from that time, been '.laying on their oars" yet
not unlike their dlscontented brethren in the same
predcament at the Long Dock, have been ripe for
any mischief, and yesterday morning the oppor-
tunity was presented them to indulge In little
Frederick Gucetti, an Italian boss, having heard
OF the trouble which had befallen Contractor
McAndrews, and, seeing chance to ''make dol.
men, and, Tor speculative purposes alone,
early yesterday marched them over to the
nS aea at oe Seps e
Peter Thompson, about hali-past ten O'Clock, ana,
While discussing the matter among themselves
down from the hill came an exasperated crowd of
nifty or more of the old iorce, VINO anxiously in-
quired the cause OF the Italians presence.
Gucetti replied that they had "cOme to work and
we're going to get 81 day." ''YeZ amt gon' to
get 81 d day, and yez amt gon to work mere, at
all, at ALL" came as one voice rom the fifty
thrOats owned by the striking laborers. This
little abasned Gucetti, but he held to his first
statement, and rather seemed to treat
his irish friends with disdain, when Fore
man Beese, VINO was on the ground,
anticipating trouble, expostuated with Gucetti
and ADVISED him ''to 90 home" and take his men
with him but this advice was or no avail, when,
without the least warning, the old labOrers rushed
upon the Italians, and in the twnklng OIL an eye
the air was iull OF clnched fists anu now and then
q stray rock could be seen flying in the air. 1t was
over IN a minute, when the place was found
"cleaned'' OF the assaied party, with the eXcep-
ton OF Gucetti, who was lying unconscious in the
road, suffering, as was subsequently ascertained,
from severe bruises on the head, which produced
concusslon OF the brain. Quickly as possible
thompson sent for the police, anu in
lew minutes Captain GlenDey despatched
after himself. Gucetti was placed upon astretcher,
removed to the station house and thence without
delay to the JERSEY City Hospital, where he re-
NAMED until MALT past three O'Clock, and then, by
his own request and consent OF DR.. Cone, he was
discharged. The ABSURD rumor tnat he was nearly
dead having arms and legs broken and being
otherwise severely injured was without lounda-
ton. No arrests were made, but two OF Gucetti's
'gang" were detained while by Captain Glenney.
but discharged as soon as he succeeded In getting
their side OF the story.
This assault clearly demonstrates the spirit
which pervades these brutes who are on the strike,
proving cOnclusively that they are willing and
ready for any act OF lawlessne5s, however despcr-
ate, so long as they are not uuder the surveillance
OF the police.