New-York tribune., 1877-08-07
TIE EMBERS or THE STRIKE.
TIE COAL HEAVERs, sTRIKE.

TRoUBIE FEARED AT BERGEN PDINT-NEw MEN
WORKING STRONGLY GUARDED BY THE POLICE.
The striking coal heayers at the Port John-
wharves greatly surprised Yesterday TO nd gang
of new men, weprolcctcd by Jersey City policemen ana
deputyconstabcs at work in the places LETT vacant by
them. This had been repeatedly threatened by the
manager il the still refused to work. but thcy
dc.1ded it as an attempt 10 frighten them' ana
refused to believe possible. II the men intended
any violence 10 the new hands, they too astounded
or much cOwed by the presence OF the poice
TO attempt it yesterday. The day passed quietly, the
only outbreak being caused by crowd Of boys, who
began fire coal at the workers. but were quickly dis
perscd by the police. MAYOR Mees OF Bayonne, IN pass
2 through the cluster OF hoiSrs where many OF the
strikers live addressed group OF them advising them
for their own sakes and that of their families to return
to work His answer in the form OF an old shoe
thrown It believed by woman, when struck nm III
the face but did no material injury. He deemed 1t best
to retire without further words.
with 70 900 tons OF coal in stock and Of canal
boats a the wharf waiting FOR caagOes. j. H. Martin, the
manager determined wait no longer for the strikers
He obtained fifty IDLE men in New-York and took them
down in a tuc-boat to the Point Mayor Meigs'
fearing trouble had procured fifty special police
men from jersey City and twenty Deputy sher-
ffs and had twenty Elizabeth policemen ready
to appear at call. Under tins protection
the men were put work shoveling and wheeling. At
barrows and loads dumped in almost every place
but the proper one The acquired, however,
what little ll was needed for propcllng and steering
their cumbrous vehicles, and within couple Of hours
the manager declared that they doing telling work
The work certainly telling upon the lahurefs
uuacrlsomrd such toll and ~ lr limbs trcmbcd aud
many them grew FAINT aud sich IN tue hot sunshine
They were strange WcOnrruOus lot Of men, rrprtse
lug several trades. one man WAS n BAKER, diiothtf
p.auo.tuucr. II ms of them had not eaten "sqnare
meal" thcy said, weeks.
AT noon Mr. Martin brou ht from The village twenty
pounds oi Bologna sausage and dtcen loaNcs 0f bread
irom winch, Win pan o water. Iorty men men @ nitV'
hearty meal "Ihcre." or ed the manager, That meal
cost them ten cents apiece. That beats Mr. BeecheTs
day 10y great dcal-aud Is some tiing more thiu
bread ard Waicr az tnat! Aiier dinner IT vas iound
city uad dsappcaIe one or two of the men were aae
Violently SEX in consequence Of tdcr 100 erty ulhHcr
OF tn force, win ieN exceptions iclhli'u H worn u
oil evening. when they were brought back u the CITY on
tc tug-bolt. II intended 10 nave 100 men at Work
to-day.
IL Conversation with a Tribune reporter yesterday,
Mr. Martin declared that the aitcpi oi the Workch o
-e the D. p5 changed from sixteen c'nts tou 10
Ihct we're oui Z to work Tor iyuG wh paid by thc
ton. and aoui De able 10 iojf If pad 10y the hour. IL
had ICcciycU uinaJluu7, -uAcN' tnat tie MAJ INV oi
the oIG Furnucu Wish p itiuuu 10 NoIh nut tI@ t4'
caders ia uc Sfrkc aWac ui tine lgct tuat lhty were
Anowu thr officers, iJ earring dismiss d. were keep
iug tncm J.c,, Two men m to MN yc-tc dty NOM
lus aut said they lag 40 WORK iof is cents
daN that their families wcic starving. hut indt thrf
feared TO dIs0bev Ic orders o. tc committee o s.htIs
TIE new men wound he able TO carn about ~ day.
Mayor Mrles feared yesterday TIA the Oid hdnoS
would yet trouble OF tlOiOus or lucr3ddy Gear
actcr. lie has ISSUED order coslnE al the Aquor
ALUtncr uidtI been Issued
thr United state, District Court warning the strikers
that amy destroying property O the Lenlsh ana
NdSe.uarIc coal Company VIII receive hctNs nm ana
s,ibc not the 1 A Regiment was yesterday ordered
under arms once more.