The New York herald., 1875-09-28
FALL RIVER STRIKE.
An Attempt to Resume Work at
Several Mills.
TlE SIGNING on THE AGREEMENT DECLINED.
A Visitation Of the Mills by the
Operatives.
MASS MEETINGS IN THE PARK
An Application to the Mayor
for Relief.
FIGHTING IN THE STREETS.
Bricks and Stones Th ,.Owp
Bricks and Stones Thrown
at the Police.
TROOPS SENT FROM TAUNTON.
A General Feeling of Insecurity
Prevailing.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Sept 81, 1875.
Al early dawn to-day the operatives astr in the
streets, meeting groups, according previous ap-
pontment Each mill was TO be opened at the regular
hour-halfpast six o'cock-and the hands pre-
sent themselves and demand admission terms SINH
TAR to those that governed when they left on vacaon
II was well understood however, that they to
60 to work, because late evening several
acturers had declared they would recede from their
position. If it to be fight then let il come; and
they have already had fight and VIII probably have
before they get through AS the bells rang the
mills the operatives pressed the gates in bodies of
fifty sixty. 1t was but short parley in most in
stances
In two cases the presented the agreement
and the majority simply refused TO look at it, the
meeting ending by shower Of stones at the windows,
giving, stated Saturday. work for the glaciers
and the police. The general feeling opposed to
listening to the conditions in any form.
BALL
The FIRST trouble was at the Borden Mill AS a man
by the of James Hannaburg was about to 60
from the yard into the mill he WAS met by Supern-
tendent Wood, who Immediately ordered him out of
the place with his followers, who did not intend to go
TO work under the conditions While the Superln-
tendent was ordering the men away the came
rushing out of the Office, Hannaburg says and
placing pistol at his head shouted:-
"Leave the yard or I'll shoot you'
The replied that he coward to draw a ps-
tol, and soon afterward Hannaburg's followers COM
menced to hurl stones at him. and Notwithstanding the
pistol in his hand he compelled to the
mill Office for safety This like the first of
blood to the tiger The operatives have all along consid
cred themselves outraged and nsued Whether right
wrong they believe the manufacturers designed this flank
movement to deceive them and deceive the public suf
fnrin frOm tha gered do
termined beforehand to bring matters a crisis to-
day. This little skirmish was sufficient to start the
trouble AS this party left the mills their number
increased by hundreds within few minutes After
hurling few stones as parting salute TO the Borden
Mills they proceeded in the direction Of the Union Mills
Here of course another crowd and they all joined
and formed procession. good deal of interest was
manifested the following notice observed
written the Union Mills property
AN NcENDIARY NOTICE
MONDAY Sept. 81, 1875
Now boys, burn Rock street out; it will find
body work. Now is your time; do 1t at once. D-n
the insurance. Burn every agents house you TO-
The point of this notice will be much better under
stood when is stated that nearly the whole Of the mill
owners and agents live along very fine street the
hill in pretty cottages similar to those of Newport and
elsewhere and had any been rash enough apply
the match is questionable If he could have been de-
TERED, excited had they become There great
tumult few of the representative weavers
deavored to hold back the mob but any event, the
help did 60 the MILL but went to join the pro-
cesson Shortly after this, trouble occurred at Mon
faup Mill, where few operatives had signed the
document and about going in, though there
not enough to keep the mill going. short
parley ensucd between the union help,
some of whom had 'signed" although
in almost all cases the non-unon help ut
terly refused IT did pot take long to bring mat
tiers to point here "sgn or leave, said the over
seer; but the crowd answered by pouring volley of
stones the windows, resulting in their entire demo
tion and cries Of Bread !" and 'Tyrannyn From here
the crowd pushed from mill to mill, meeting with
insult and rebuff they progressed, which rendered
the state Of affairs extremely critical Some hands had
into the Osborn Mill against the wishes OF their
friends, and the up it was supposed they
about start The parties said they had right
to work for nothing If they chose-they wanted to
work under the conditions. The mob did not attempt
to goad them but sent a few stones through the MP
windows destroying the glass on one side of the mill
Probably about 800 persons in the vicinity of the
Flint Wampanoag and Bernard mills Good humor,
though OF u noisy description, prevailed
MILLS WORK.
Large numbers appeared tho linen mill, but the
majority refused to sign the bond AT thsone of the
largest mills in the city-there only twenty five
weaveys working this morning, and mule spinner
The ring spnners were all present and most of the
sa,,,, nnI snooling help few weavers signed the
nsner but delayed going to work till the excitement
was over. Az the Metacome. mn twenty nine WeaScrs
signed the bond eight spinners and portion of the
other branches of help also s;rned and were a, work
In the Anawan Min ,bres spnners were at work. few
weavers signed and the other departments had each
few. IN TIE white Mil 1ftv weavers went 10 work:
eGht spnners and about the half of the other divisions
running In the Robson Mill few only pre-
sented themselves and signed the agreement there
were too few to start the works. though quite the
full complement were willing to commence without
the signing Tho Pocasset Mil did not start
there not help enough willing to work under the
conditions The Quequechan did not start its
machinery through similar causes Al each Of these
mills large Mmbers OF the operatives both male
and female, presented themselves, but refused to
sign, and then left the mills The Mechanics weetamoc,
Narragansett and two border cities started up their
wheels. Tho help put In appearance sufficient to
-un each MILL but met the doors by the officials
and requested to sign, refused, and oitcred in the
vicinity of the mills about half hour They have
only three in mill in the border city works
The Narraganset has about ten hands ALL The Saga
did get steam up policeman at each mill
The Richard Borden mill started up with good com
plcmcnt Of hands, though large number Of those who
had already signed the document refused to 90 in Tho
Stafford mill did not open the main entrance but the
help asked to pass through the cloth room and
there append their signatures TO the document pro-
vidcd This they refused to do The Granite and
Merchants running, but with only few hands
The Crescent made attempt 10 start up The Chase.