The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-06
SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE.
Sudden Collapse of the Strike on
the Sixth Avenue Road.
THE MILITARY UNDER ARMS.
Probabilities that the Strike Will Extend
TO The Sixth Avenue Line.


teroay. In Two OF its leading arteries Its customary
vigorous pulsstiops wore uawontedIy feeble but In
places the canker Of dissonsion seemed have pro-
duced considerable excitement and irritation. Tho
disease which produced these conditions is which
every now an then In social aud economic
system, and Is In bret OF the uncommon dis
turpances Of the relations existing between capital
ana labor The Third and Sixth Avenue Railroad
companios have deemed it expedept, the ill.,
terests OF their respective corporations, to reduce
the wages of their drivers from So to 81 rs per day
and tho drivers considering this not merely
inadequate for the long days toll which is re-
CURED OF them but also quito insufficient for the
simplest wants OF themselves and their fsuilies
refused acquiosce IN the reduction struck
work. H,nc lila EoeAryn,e. Hence the embarrass-
mcnts oil the railroad companies. the excitement Of
tho drivers, the extra duties Of tho police and the
manifold Inconvenience OF the public ALI parties
concerned, however, secm TO boar their troubles With
considerable equanimity, and considering the mag
nitude OF affair." the "cenched an,agonis" OF the
Two principals and the collateral annoyances to the
others there does appear 10 have been any very
inexousabio display of ill-tcmper
GRIEVANCE REMEDY.
II 10 proposed to discuss here whether the
drivers have tangible and legitimate grievance but
~ becomes emncntiy proper to record that large
amount OF public sympathy is extended toward thcm,
also sufferers by the deadlock which has como
about. The existence or presumed existence OF
grievance u.s. at all events. an important factor In
observing the behaviour OF the person Iaborfug
under its Ipcucus, and 40 is Of value In this
noting the demeaDor Of the drivers who arc strike.
Indeed, grievance Notwithstanding the paradox i'm
Piled in the assertion most delightful possession
IL may be, and undoubtedly is, u real SORROW but It
surely has some kinship with that for
Washington Irving we refuge to be divorced IL may
not be parted with lightly, but there be lit
Ito doubt that the drivers the Sixth and Third
nue. lines woald willingly part with theirs upon O
restoration TO the wages which hoy enjoyed before
they wore made subject to the lato economic pro-
cesscs Of their employers
THE SECOND AVENUE
The employees OF the Second limo having been
notified OF the proposed reduction Wednesday
evening had met the notification with refusal to
work the terms, aud yesterday morning
gathered together In groups ut tho company's
depot in Anticipation OF their discharge But for
some olbor work stopped. What
ever the cause the result at all events rsemed 10
spring from iount OF vision. rhc absence Of accom-
mediation Third avenue, or the very liIuted accom-
modation even when there odd cars running
sent all that portion OF the trafc which did find
It's way to the elevated railroad over 10 Second
Inc Inc nearly all OF them crowdcd Tho Scottish
SPORTS TOO, at jones' Wood eased volume of
traffic and rolled In the money TO the Golfers OF the
company.
AVENUE DEPOT.
Tho action OF the had been detcrm ned on the
previous evening, and at early hour crowos rs
sembied round the depot OF the Third Avenue Com
pany These wore, OF course, not all drivers
ductors, for the prominent actors any viii
hava faia
curiosity. Both these causes husying nes self IN
other peoples affairs were cxempiifcd yesterday.
Some were earnest and outspoken IN sup
port OF The drivers; ethers were mere
ioungcrs anxious for developments and possibly not
nvcrsc 10 disturbance. Tine dcncanor Of the persons
chiefly cosccrned was bold and determined, though
a. first not aggressive, and compromise seemed Os
the last thing in their thoughts. They spoke more
complaint than ~ menace out yet there was noth,ng
Of that subpissivcness OF tono in which con-
plant 10 accustomed TO couch itself. They
plainly excited felt That they had wrong and were
IN their Indignation. The Sixth road
eid make any carly attempt 10 cars, but the
Third avenue company Developed intention IN that
direction 1t the red TO the bull and aroused
me righteous or uDrigbteous ~rain the Htrkcrs,
Nd be case may be. TSo cars which were proceeding
town we're lad hold OF, aad as TINS |
lime there was police force hand tho cars wcrc
thrown from tho track. rhere being no organized |
resistance, IT was deemed wise 10 send .he |
untiI the arrival OF he police force. The number
of rivers No rs tho morning wore on but prcs
emily IRON tue stations were placed
along the line by order OF superintendent Wang ana
strong force Nas detniIcd to guard the depot and
stables. In some instances cars woro placed across
the Inc so MS TO cbsruct any possible usnlc put Mr.
Farrell the president OF the Drivers Association.
strongly deprecates any violence, and says that any
which may DO committed will not be trecoabc TO tho
drivers.
THE NEW DRIVERS GUARDED.
AS tho day wore 90 very largo crowds assembled
roona tho depot the opposite side OF the stroot,
any disposition 10 create riot " would undoubtedly
have boon quslled But there really Ola not appear
sbly Mr. FsrrePs views concerning a peace
able strike had been iostilled into the
drivers, who did nothing moro than hurI their
derislve comments on The pew drivers no had been
found TO take out the few cars which started.
These men had To run the gantlot OF many unkind
tsrus,s, but tsey we're ior the most part proof
sgsinT them, aud perhaps their valor was sddi-
tonaiy forthcd by the knowledge that six stalwart
peicemen-shrce on tho front ana three
pisforn-wero ready 10 put fortb their energies In
o oe o. s"er .a'gy These cara wore
every baf hour bat they at least betoksnsd an In
tenion on tho par, Of me company 70 their
traiic without tue aid of the resoluto strikers as
Tor the public, that sovereign ana august cmbodi.
ment Of everything great appeared to have appre-
tho ocoasioual cars, alled all the seats took
~ all the standing room and chung 70
day ere elevated railroads aud rapid transit had m en-.
sced their inehicscy. Nor was there whsa tree
Of tue depot any cause Tor uncssincs. At the cor.
Of OF the streets there were groups OF
Iouagors, but the spaces between were sDguary dc.
serted. third avenue had notb,ng Of ia Old busy
look ADD with a stranger Of the suspension
Of us activities would never pass ior leading thor
sugbiaro IN the metropolitan city oil the Union.
CONFUSION coNYouNDEr.
But jewellers therein residents IN the cross streets
along tue ne people VINO are opposed TO innovations,
who care notbinE Tor elevated railroads and have
deep seated objection TO riding on stts, these COED
ioik must nave experienced somo considersoio
chagrin aud DISAPPOINTMENT IA the early hours o yes
crday. Not all OF bese read tho morning papers DO
fore leaving their homes Tor thai Is delightful priv
lege TO be reserved Tor the accustomed ride aown
town. To them violent changes are unknown, and
they think II ~ as ntpg that street car should come
Along In due time as thai tho should rise. Yes
terosy morning they 5000 at their cd cor
ncrs VITA commemorate punctuay. some OF them,
snc these are not few, sought the white OF tho
Lexington avenue lido. but tho white cars enmo not.
Ihcn " psthapn 0awn,d On tuem that u had beou
proposed to put "bobtais" on In their stead, but |
these were ALEC missing. They stood sheer amaze
nsnS out 81 last Their spprehensive faculties were