The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-07
SLOW TRANSIT RESUMED.
THE DRYERS STRIKE ENDED AND THE
CARS RUNNING As USUAL.
Third Avenue Meu Gaining n Slight Conces-
siop-tluickiy stopping Trouble in second
Avenue-A Victory for the Companies.

Third Avenue Meu Gaining n slight Conces-
siop-tiuickiy stopping Trouble In second
Avenue-A Victory for the Companies.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon the last
OF the striking street car drivers had submitted
10 the reduced wages the cars were running on
Ill the lines. and the strike WIS practically
ended. The leaders OF the strike saw their
cause was lost after thcy failed on Thursday to
induce tho men on all tho roads TO stop work
simultaneously. and they admitted that the
Third avenue drivers were making hopeless
Hght. On Thursday evening the drivers on the
Third avenue line began to negotiate for an adj
iustment of differences. but found the company
unyieldng and exacting All night long the
cars were sent out on time. and II was not until
daybreak that Inspector McDermott relieved
his men.
Many Of the old drivers loitercd about tho
sixty-hfth street depot until daybreak Atabout
g. o'clock President Phillips arrived at his
Office. Three or four OF tho old drivers salutcd
him in a friendly manner. We'll arc you
ready to 60 to work." Mr. Phillips inquired.
Yes. sir. some Of the boys are. but they are
little afraid" one Of the men answered.
Go and get together twenty or twenty-five of
the men and como to me and let us see II we
can't have this ended" Mr.. Phillips suggested.
In few minutes the men wero assembled.
isfaction was that they were not allowed extra
pay for "runovers." turnover" is thus ex-
planned: driver makes four trips a day from
Harlem to the City Hall. In the morning IL
may so happen that a car Is at the Sixty-lith
street depot. To make a full trip the driver
tnkes II to Harlem 10 start. When the days
work is done he finds his car Is in Harlem again
and he takes i back 70 sixty-hfth street The
at night IL a turnover . and entities the driver
TO about fifteen cents. The turnover pay was
si.75 day. President Phillips consented to its
restoration. so that the men could average about
The next question put by the men was g Can
John Farrell have position on the road?"
cspr b was Ia aTeT on nght r car nn1 re
men to resist a reduction Of pay. and became
the leader 81 the strikers; a,-.
Fields whether he could give Farrell place.
Yes" was the reply, he can have his old car
This ended the conference and the. strike.
The police force was sent away. and the cars
were ssn, ou WIN .e OH ,h aSers 4 tae rens
trouble. They had Oil understood that their
sl.75. They accused the officers of the road 81
bad faith. and i locked as though there was
going 10 be trouble. The drivers in the evening
resolved TO stop work in the morning. Presi-
dent Thorne remained at the new depot at
Ninety fifth street all night, preparing for the
the first car started. little after o'clock yes
terdav morning. Capt Robbins forty men, and
3 Detachment OF the mounted squad were at the
About 100 Of the old drivers were ready to
New were hired tSS se n S.GPn
The driver Of the first rar sent out said ne did
not want police protection. He had gone only
snort distance before he was stopped and sent
back by the strikers. Capt. Robbins warned the
strikers, who had gathered about the depot that
the cars must not be stopped. and told them that
III Marin came 10 them. N WDnlu be their
fault Three police officers went through on the
next car, which was not stopped. Later. one
police officer went with every car
About noon the strikers met in hall near the
depot. Many of them were eager TO resume
President Thorne Mr.. Thorne refused to make
any concessions. The committee returned 10
sion they agreed ~ accept sl.75 "A day and be-
GIN work on SATURDAY morning. Mr.. Thorne
must report for dntv to-day" he said TIE
men agreed TO this. and were given cars as fast
as thev could be assigned. There were slight
Tour arrests were made.
On all the other lines in the CITY the conduc-
tors and drivers have accepted sl.75 day with
The Police Captains in the west side stations
Ill take extra precautions 10 prevent any sud
en- outbreak in Second and Third avenues for
day or two. Gen. Shaer ordered the COM
nanders OF the several regiments Of the Ma
tional Guard to detail companies % protect the
9rmorlss on Thursday night and yesterday.
About nifty mon were held in each arrnory.
IluEl blEul anu fhAIlfk nUnVy. tlIlklng
drivers on the Lexington avenue branch Of the
Third avenue road. Jumped on the platform Of
Fourth Avenue car AT Forty-second street and
ordered James Haven the driver 10 tie Mn.
oflcers Armstrong and O'Connor OF the Grand
Central Depot arrested them. In the Fifty
sevcnth Street POI Ice Court yesterday morning
they were reminded for examination to-day.
VIM, Marsh David Snow. Patrick Kelly. and
Patrick Hayes. the Third Avenue Railroad
strikers who were arrested on Thursday for
disorderly conduct We're taken before Judge
Potter in Supreme Court Chas bers Yesterday
morning on writs OF habeas corsus issued by
Judge Donohue. Police Captain Yule made
return that the prisoners We're arrested for OBJ
road that they were taken before Police JUS
tlce Bixby. who renamed them for examnn-
ton in the afternoon. but who refused to pro-
coed at the time appointed. because the writs Of
habeas corpus had meantime. been issued.
Mr. Steinert. lawyer for the prisoners COM
planned that the men had not been awarded an
immediate examination by the Police Justice.
Judge Potter SAID they were entitled TO the
examination then. but they should have II
now, and he sent the case to the Police Court.