The New York herald., 1877-10-30
ALMOST A RIOT.
Scamen Protest Against Cutting DowD
the Wages to Callao.
THE DETROIT'S CREW.
Attack Upon the Boarding Houses from
Which They Shipped.

James street, Oliver street and Old slip were tho
Of several riotous demonstrations made ycser.
day morning by crowd Of sailors, whose indgna.
tion aroused by tho fact that q number OF men
recently signed articles Tor voyage 10 Caiao
OF wages somewhat lower than that usually given. The
disordery crowd at ono time numbered as many as
i've hundred men, and a strong tendency TO commits
violent acts seems to have existed among them. OWING
however TO tho prompt aud decided action OF tho
police. the crowd was broken mp aud tho riot sup.
pressed before any serious damage was done
the CAUSE or THE STRIKE.
The strike, as tho sailors called T., was caused By
tho shipping OF a crow OF sixteen scamcn tho ship
Detroit, OF Boston, which sailed yesterday for Caao,
tho rate OF SIS pcr mouth with advance OF pay OF
$40 given TO the mon at tho time OF shipping. Tho
ratio OF wages usually pai1 10 nbo scamen for voyages
to South American ports is $50 per month, and an
advance of $50 is usually given. But tho owners OF
tho Detro.t represented TO their shipping agent
that could now DO hal In Boston al
SIS per month, whcrcupon he, sooner than
allow a crew to DO brought from that city,
obtained number OF men at that rate OF wages and
for correspondingy low advance. Six Of these men
we're obtained from the boarding house OF Matthews
Mccafrey, situated at No rs James street, and
enc from that OF +. wcinhold situated on Oliver
street, ono door from Cherry.
TIE RIOT
AS soon as this shipment became known among the
scamcn and boarding house keepers IT excited great
indignaton and at an carly hour yesterday morning
they began TO assemble In the ncgnborhood OF McCa
rey's house When pretty large crowd OF them
were gathered together they marched along Cherry
to oliver street, where they stood before Of
Weinhold, shouting and hooting but thoy went away
IN about i've minutes without dong any damage.
Wcinhold recognized among them the sailor who
shipped for the Detroit from his house. They
proceeded TO McCa!tcys house, which tncy reached
about hait-past nine O'Clock. They then numbered
nbout two hundred They surrounded the house and
demanded that all the scamcn then within should
come out anu JON thcir ranks Some OF them at-
tempted to force an cntry into the house. but tho
mates succeeded preventing them and some OF Tho
boarders came out. they then INDUCED their rage
by oreaking numocr OF windows ana hiring perfect
storm oi stones, sticks and nth against tho nousc
They nexl marched OF toward Old slip whcrc they
arrived at about ten o'c.ock, singing .Gory Halle
lujah" Tney paused for short time the corner OF
Ola slip and South street, and there gave vent their
feelings IN n series OF groans and shouts.
VISIT TO I'll. vEsskI.
they next visited pier No. l3, close ut hand, whore
the Detroit lay They attempted to board her Tor tho
purpose Of forcing the 10 land but hndercd
ny reserve OF police sent down from the FIRST pre-
cinct The captain OF the Detroit, however, took the
precautioh OF having the crew sent Brooklyn aud
thence down tho bay In tug, In orlcr that they
might not JUN tho ship TIL she was beyo ond tno
OF tho rioters The sailors and boarding house Keep
ers claim that these men ate srecnhorns and "scab
sailors' who arc glad to get SlSa month, hut tho
agents OF tho vessel and the boarding men iom
whose houses they canc say tnat they able
Being bailcd al pier -, tho mob, which had now
Increased 10 the number OF Avo hundred mon,
marched back to McCafirey's, vowtng to wreck IL
but Mat, !" as the proprietor rs called was upon the
scene with revolver, with which he kept the crowd
ut bay TIL tho reserve Of poce OF tho Fourth precinct,
under Captain Cutting, had tine to arrive and dis
porse tho crowd whion they DID without tho least
difficulty seven were arrested during tnis attack.
They gavc their names US Thomas Connor, William
Rose Edward job nson, Thomas Brckman, all oil NO.
70 Madison street: samuel Fugo Matthew DIS OF
No. l3 Hamilton street, and George Hamilton,
OF James street. Alter this defeat tho moo
rapidly dispersed and NO furthcr disturbance took
pacc any point during the day. Extra poiicc ON.
were detailed 10 watch the disturbed ncighbor-
hood but not feared that any further deonstra-
non will be made. Tho inmates Of McCalrcys house
say that thcy recognzod several rival boarding house
Keepers among tue mob acting us rtngoadcrs aud
urging the meu TO acts oil violence
THH PRISONERS IN COURT
The prisoners were taken before Judge Flammcr.
ut the TomDs Police Court, wncro MIS- Bridget
McCanrcy, OF No. rs James street, made affidavit
10 the following ciect:-Bctwcen nine ana tou
o'clock yesterday morning some two hundred mon
congregatcd IN 'front.' OF the above number, which
she occupies as sailors boarding house. There wcro
some eighteen sailors In the house ~ tho time, vo
OF whom werc to nave sailed at Two H. NJ. u vessel
named tho Detroit. pound Tor Caao. AS soon as the
crowd assembled front OF her residence several Of
them entered the house and induced some oi
her sailor boarders 10 go into tho street Before
they efi aud while there, they threw missiles
the house aud broke eighteen pancs Of glass; Tho
crowd then left. anl uitor i,tlc while returned but
her son. with pistol In his hand. kept them al bay
until some policemen came along and dispersed thom.
officers McGeoFse and Deansy. Of the Fourth pre-
cnct, al.davits corrobVrating that oil Nc
Canrry, aud setting forth that when thcy
the Of the they ouEd the tearing out
the front OF Mrs. McCarey's building. They, lhero-
FORE arrested tho prisoners These latter, whon
aminod, declared tnat they woro not particpatng
the RIOT and said they were only looking tho
OF crowd IN tho street. The prisoners wcro com.
mittcd for lurthcr cxanination this morning.