The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-06

that tho blow will rebound against your opprcssors
existence without making yourselves heard and felt.
(Applause.l Why. II ought to DO enough 10
you have the oos ss9' ou o. your that
exposure nj all seasons oil tho year than
almost any other GLASS OF workngmsn, without cut
ting your p1y down TO such beggarly rate. You ara
ground down and oppressed beyond endurance, and
that rs the condition OF every workingman IN this
because IL is SO that wc have Denis Kearnsy In
midst" THIS mention OF the doughty Californian -
speaker then continued his TRADE against capitalists
and encouraged the strikers TO- defend her interests
and. INSPIRED by tho applause. repeated the
woris third time he shouted, 'sCrush
has-hat is. 1 msan-whose venomous breath
has 50 long been eeiied about you fattonng on your
hearts blood, and strike blow for liberty" THIS
metaphor and the speakers hesitating delivery
o. the opening clause, produced the desired
FIRST. however. telling tho men they left the
meeting 10 proceed to rendezvous TO throw the
papers, he assured them, aud evon the .bruia police
who had attacked tbcm so shameay" were with
Chairman Wagner then arose ana told tho strikers
that II thew did nothing during tho night they would
DO lost Ito then suggested plan OF action, winch
to leave tho place IN groups OF two and three and
street. Then over TO Third avenue and begin
tho work Of throwing the cars from the track. "Tho
six policemen Oh each car WON'T daro 10 resist and II
they DO chuck thcn on too." II aft or
ward advised that the men should 90 down to the
neighbornood OF Fosuetn stree. before crossing over
Third avenue SO rs 10 allow more time before the
arrival OF tho police officers from tho depot.
At this juucture driver Farroli arrived, and was
hear from some representative OF the second ave
limo, but thcre WAS no response. driver on the
Third avenue line therefore addressed the meeting
and Farrell also spoke.
Meanwhile Inspector McDermott had learned OF the
meeting, and anticipating somc action on the part OF
the strikers despatshed squad Of seven or eight
OF tho mounted police to scour Third avenue from the
depot TO Forysecond street Several raids were made
upon the crowd along the sidewalks, and at the
ner OF Sixty-fourth street party emerged IRON q
saloon and hit mounted Officer Thomas Waters on the
head with stono. number Of patroImen pursued
his agsaants into tho saloon and quickly clubbod
them out
A NIGHT ATTACK.
At quarter after eight O'Clock the strikers came
out Of their place OF meeting and marched down the
eastcrn sidewalk OF Second avenue in body some
fifteen or twenty officers stationed at the
corner OF six'y-third street them. but
cars, against which their attack be directed.
Wheeling into the middle OF the avenue, Just below
car. In a moment open No. 1885, crowded to
It's utmost capacity, appeared on the scene,
ana tho driver ordered to unhitch his horses. This
being done and the passengers all dlsmountcd, the
crowd seized hold Of tho car and lifted II
hosd back in tho direction from which It bad
come Tho next car on It's way down town
to proceed unmolested. Expressions OF sympathy
with tho strikers werc heard among standing on
the crowded sidewalks, while women and children
After two cara mad been removed IRON
inc track r.,n,o, saa,a Of police
Sixtytnird street, where they had been stationed.
the strikers awaited their approsch but maoe htlle
Their organization seemed to be completely shat
tered. Olcer Pro.z. OF the Eighteenih precinct,
did greater injury than 10 destroy bis hat
Another policeman nnding ono OF tho rioters with
blow OF mis- club The police making the raid were
commanded by Scrgeants TAN and Snyder. Alter
lions and The strkcrs showed no disposition renew
thcr attempt.
DIRECTOR uARr's ExPLAxArIox
Mr. Hart, chief ownor OF tho Second Avenue rail-
road, IN conversation with BEaALD reporter last
evening, SAID that tho wages or drivers had been
reduced until I'LL me last moment I'VE have
pay dividends 10 stakeholder We ars blamed
whatever We do. Our mon work only ten and II matt
duty thirteen, hfteen and sixteen hours The dini-
Guilty about tho strikers - That we have been
and We have taken cysn the u rne,os o,ers
back aud they have always been our bitter
est encmies. Now l don't intend to take
corners ana say they arc arad TO go to work. Why,
or
Get OF there hart;' bat said. mo. Pm projecting
my propcrty'n
The company yesterday advertised Tor ne drivers
by means OF bull posters. Super ntcndent Field sad
last night thai he believed the strikers would return
10 their work this morning and thought they would
be permitted 10 do 80.
Ii was rumorcd yesterday that the drivers ON tho
Second avenue road would yield TO the pressure
brought 10 boar by the strikers on tho Third
line aud 10 on strike this morning.
polio. MOVEMENTS.
despatch was seat from Poiice Headquarters last
evening 10 Inspector McDermott. nqriring whether
he would dismIss any OF fie reserves now
on the Third avenue line. The Inspector sn-
who are now out on strike, became engaged In u
wrangc on account OF charge which one conductor
mads against the others oriveE They 60 blows
and created crowd IN the neighborhood OF the
downtown car entrance oil the depot They woro
routed by tho police, no arrests beng made.
A young lady hviDg IN tho neigh cd OF tho
THIRD Avenue railroad depot came TO Inspector
McDermoit at the depot and informed him that
Hayes-arrested ~ the morning Tor throwing the car
of tho track-had been trying to lit m
on, aud that others prevented him from dong It,
The superintendent informed Inspector McDcrmott
that the man mad made two Trips, ana that probably
the story was true.
del OF. applied 10 Inspector McDermo,t Tor an escort
OF man on the Second avenue cars down to Forty
seventh street He said that plsuks usd been
thrown over Tho track and paving stones
piiced on It. In many cases large torpedocs
were placed on tho rats. The Inspector gavc nm
lctter to Captain Robbins, Of tho rwentythrd pre-
cinci, requesting him to afford all power
possible Tor tho protection OF tho Second Avenue
Raiiroad property. This forco will be placed
twcniy-vight minutes alter threo this morn
Ing. The second Avenue road viii probably run
twenty-five cars daring the day.
WORK on TIE STREET GANG.
Shorty alter eleven O'Clock Tho police reported that
No. IS had been stoned at seventeen street. they
could say by whom but thought 10 was by the Sixty
ninth street gang VINO giving trouble
10 the police during the strike.
Oficer Joseph r. Daloee reported at eleven O'Clock
that AS car No. l3J pissed Sixty-oighth street
wi,o stretched between the pillars Of tho
elevated road struck him, knocking his nat
OF and scratching his lace. officer Collins, who was
on the car with hin, had his face damaged by tho
wire IL broke, owing 10 the tension wInang Itself
around the pillars of the elevated road.
IN a uu no chr m he nj
for the hut their attention was attracted Uy tho
explosion OF i've torpedoes. Oflcer Van BusKrk was
caught by tue wire, however, and his Taco mutilated
Tho wire was dnwoupd and made gcraggy , ~ 10
damage the clothes or faces OF those tho front
platform.
The immense crowds copgrsgated during tho even-
ing nj tho depot. Houston and Canal streets and
Chatham 50 Iare dispersed about midnight AS car
No. 10 passing forty-second street a shot
fired BY parties In saloon IN That ncighborh ood
Tho police instantly cleared both platforms, crowdng
the passengers INSIDE tearing that an attack would be
made OH the car.