The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-11
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PATERS0N'S GREAT STRIKE.
IuPORTED NEW ENGLAND OPERI TTYEs
PERSUADED TO 90 HOME
Wherein the 500 STRIKERS hnve Gained .
Point-A Woman Dragged to the Police
station Because She Refused 20 Move.

Point-A Woman Dragged to the Police
station Because She Refused TO Move.
II. 4 II. Adams have three cotton mills
and one silk mill in Paterson, ~. All are
large mills. the largest being $50 feet long and
six stories high. In the cotton mills mosquito
netting. buckram. and other cotton goods are
manufactured. we turn m enough mosquito
netting every year" Mr.. Henry Adams said
yesterday. to stretch around tho world"
Twelve weeks ago there was n strike In the
cotton mills. and over 500 men women. and
children thus throw themselves out Of employ
mcnt They had been working 10y the piece.
and they say the reduction which prompted
tho strike was about seven per cent. Ac-
cording TO Mr. Robert Adams. tho new prices
would enable them 10 earn the following wages
per week: Picker tenders 1850; picker help
crs thoysl. &C.; card boys So card grinders.
tmcnl. ts; drawing tenders. lgirls 1850:
spcedcr tenders girls, not loss than $500 with
privilege Of earning co. mule spnnors. 50 TO
SO; back boys, 81 doffer boys. 1880 to "a;
girl cop winders, 1925 and upward; bcamers
girls 81; experienced girl wcavers. 81 to az.
The strikers say TINT some Of these estimates
OF what they could have earned per week arc
too high. For example. picker tenders could
have earned only e. and picker helpers only
&c. Card grinders could have earned only
$3.50: mule spinners e.; and weaycrs (men
and girs). only 1910.
Rumors had been circulated among tha
strikers that the firm had just made a large con-
tract, and must soon start NJ their mills Ac-
coriingly. when thoy learned mat Supcrntcnd-
cnt Lattus had gone 10 Fall River and was re-
turning with lot of new hands to take their
places they appointed five Of their numbcra
committee. n spinner named Morgan being tho
chairman, to meet the new corners ut the Eric
depot. At noon on Monday Morgan and hs
two police officers and Mr.. Robert Adams. soon
atterward six other police officers arrived. and
the strikers were reinforced by their friends;
The committee and the sound of police brushed
against each other as they paced ncryously TO
and fro awaiting a train. \ great deal was said,
but the peace and cre1itahle amount Of good
humor was maintained. soon the train ar
rived. and Morgan says that Adams and the
police officers used their best cn1cavors TO keep
the committee from communicating with the
Mr. Initus headed tho little procession
through Market street toward the mills. II was
nankcd by police officers. and entirely sur
throng of strikers and their friends. The police
acted on the assumption that the new coincrs
ers said they only wanted to argue, and tho
lail Myer 9pfdaiiycs d,d r.. know at ir,' Mas Mnas
gan rs m old Full River associate. and ran
through the line II police officers TO greet him.
says his friend told him that l.attus had whit
encd the dead walls OF fH River with posters
calling for workmcn. He had got twenty-five ~
last hy fling them that. although there had been
strike in the mills he Represented. yet II was
now practically over ana lie wanted men 70
take The places Of the strikers who had found
OCCUPATION elsewhere. rs well az to, run new
about 500 operatives Of m mil had been hold
ing out for twelve weeks. and that now was the
very crisis of the battle. that So far from need
Ing hands to run their new mill. they had hard
ly enough hands 10 make y pretencc OF Keeping
their Old mills open. The man ran back
through the line Of pole and told this
ions broke away before the little procession.
followed by IL bE throns had arrived I'd at ne
wore reached, the throng had Grraily Increased.
Mr.. Robert Adams SAYS. Tint by D"nis Rear:
10000 people thcre and a,toriing to his own
estimate nearly 5000. He was greeted with
yells and Misses. rs he came ont of his mill. but
with moro police officers and ordered thu
throng TO disperse. They, refused, and at his
their clubs. Several women would not move.
Foremost Of these was Mrs. Sarah d. Winters.
n saunt angry woman 30 years OF age, she 10
married. but her relatives say she is hall
"Y1u desn't arrest me" she shouted
Mayor Buckley pointed her out to Onicer
I,ronk. large man. formerly member OF tho
ho'r. She scr '' and AMI str1esicd. She would
not walk. and wHs dragged OH her feet 10y tho
officer in his attempt 10 take her with him.
Mrs. Winters 10y tho hair and pull her along;
others in the thrung 10 he "A probable cNngger-
| alton. James Miller says lie saw Cronk have
the woman's arms twisted behind her II dis.
Cronk SAYS he only took hold of the womans
arms. and used no more strength than was
necessary 10 make her come with him. Mayor
Buckley says he saw no inhumnnity on
the part OF the officer He thought il tho
| officer had known she had been lf.wltted no
| would not have ATTEMPTED TO make the arrest
However. three men in the throng. Peter Il.
Booker James fit2smmons, and Thomas
| Hampton. sprang forward to interfere in her
| behal and all We're arrested. They are, not
| srlk nrs. In tho afternoon. in the lecordors
! Court. Mrs. Winters fnintcd when her case was
called. she was greatly excited. Her arm was
| yet very sore from the grasp OF tia olficor.
against whom. however, She made no conf
plant After n few minutes conversation with
| tho four prisoners. the Recorder put each OF
| them under 500 bonds to Keep tho peace, tho
first Of their friends who offered being accepted
| as hondsmrn.
Yesterday son Of Thomas Abbott. boss ma
chni.t nj the Adams mill. was discharged for
being in sympnthy with the strikers. and tho
father said Then I'll 70, too Both went.
Chairman Morgan SAYS he sent twenty -two of
| the operatives away yesterday. some hu x To
| Fall River and some bnck to Lowell, and thus
| achieved victory over the mill ownors.
| Many had no money. and tile commit
| toe therefore paid their fare The other
three are members Of ono family and Will
| soon 20.
Tho strike ~ thirty operatives in the Dolphin
| Jutc Mills ON Monday on account ol proposed
| reduction Of 10 per cont Of their wnEcs. led to
| the stoppaGo OF the mills and thus 400 opera
| tivcs arc temporarily idle.