New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-02
THE MURDEROUs BROOKLYN STRIKERS.
ONE MAN KILLED BY THEM AND SEVERAL oi''''

THE MJJRDEROUS BROOKLYN STRIKERS.
oNp NAN KILLED BY THEM AND SEVERAL OTHERS
BADLY INJURED-THE STRIKERS fho0h'o'0'
DISPERSED BY THE POLICE
The strike of the Brooklyn grain heaVers
continued Yesterday but, except in one instance inc
authorities prevented any violence Al the mect'nH "
the strikers on Wednesday evening 1t was deter'neo
that a procession should take place Yesterday oi
between 800 and 900 men formed IN hne heaoe" " "
band OF music, in the southern part OF the Guy a""
nossed through the streets by the warehouses 10 Ca'n
rine Ferry where it dispersed by oHcers' n. o.
% ,e elevators the strikers halted and attempted 10
MAKO an attack upon workmen but squads OF ponce
men drove them back. When this parade was o'er no
strikers adhered in groups along inc sleo'' ~ Wv
vicinity OF the warehouses ana spent ,io VA! ~
talking over what they considered their wrongs Apo
IS of the strikers effected an entrance in'o "oou'
OF the Franklin stores, at Atlantic DOCK
- ,ood,ng IN the second story OF the building, as
,,,,od In. rotkmcn with bricks and stones KNOCKING
three Of them senseoss upon the floor aud busn8 sew
era others The mensmOst severely h0ureu "erc 'aoo
Schneider Of No. 90 Grecnwich-st, race ana scalp
emf. Louis Live If No Is Greenwcl-st, hea oany cu'
and nose broken Frederick Heoeriing Oh W.
20 Grcenwich-st., cheeks cut open anu ~
enrained: Louis Lachman Of No ~ Green
,ohst severely cut on face and body These men all
reside I'm New-York All taken home except Lacf
MAJ, vino WAS removed to the Long lsiah"
College Hospital. where he died last night ''''
few Of the beavers employed In the store
veeterday and the doors all being thought securely
fastened no policemen were stationed al the Io III Wv
Immediate ncighbOrOOd. The noise or inc ARRAY, nov"
ever drew the officers of the company anu "orknIcn
fro,I the other floors OF the building ana tnc hulhc''
wore driven ont No arrests could be maze, Is ,nc ae
saiInnfs could not be identified in the crowd W
hun red people which quickly assembled near w" uch
II ia Thought by the warchOiiseneD lhai one VI nv
siknrs made his way into the elevator anu opeeu 'o
door through which the assailants entered ,-..
II Wua reported ia the afternoon that inc WaicHos
nj the Atlantic Dock had restored the Oh WdgeS :" -
cents An hour but this rmur was iOund 10 bc Ih!Sc
few yorkm-u were employed at Atlantic DOCK AZ Tue 0u
rates 10 load a vessel which to sail last night nc
paid only 20 cents an hour te olheI NV
cents beuc paid by the owners OF the vessel s 'o' ~
this work was done the were discharged anu l'
announcement WAS made that the reduction mace ihs'
Unuduv would continue in force The STRIKERS are u
ADMITTEDLY suffering account or inc >flhe' put iet
night expressed themselves determined 10 i"7st tn'
criuc down their wages. The MareLOuNcihr', -
stated are suffering much inconvenience th:Ou+n the
inexuercnce Of the men, thc WORK D'Iis
sInWiy and in many instances lmIerlectN uonc'
T.1 CARRYING OF the new men in tugDoats 10 anu from
New Crk involves considerable expense, wh'SH 10 IN
creased by the dinners which have TO be Drought 10 'e
warehouse for them The waIehOiSeme, however a5
thI they must continue the reduction The proetors
Of the several sugar warehouses in SOdh BroOkh an
uouneed a reduction III wages yesterday, Nhelcdrohh
score or 80 OF wOrimen in each house struck III IL
thoug that general strike will take place among INC
Torkuen to-day.