New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
THE CAR DRIVkRS STRIKE.

THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD COMPANY TRr-
UMpHA>T-CARs RUNNING ON NEARLY REGULAR
TIMR-THE STRIKERS DEsPoNDENT.
There was lull yesterday in the car-drlvers
strike on the Third Avenue Railroad No outbreak has
and the excitement 10 nave
subsided few speful ebuons were reported TO have
taken place early yesterday morningand MARTIN WINCH
former driver, arrested about p' m'' Wild
clotnrslne in his possession. on suspicion that he IN
,o,ocd ,locipg II across the track. He was SEN
tcpc,d Yesterday at tho Ffy-seyenth Street
Police Court. to imprisonment for ten days
James Kenny, the striking driver, who was ar
rested Monday evening for interference Win the
driver OF car sentenced In the same court 10 pay
nne Of SlO aud was put under bonds In sooo 10 keep
the peace
Crs were run Yesterday on schedule time the only de-
lava having beu cnused by the awkwardness OF some OF
the now drivers. During the night and early
morning each car was accompanied by two policemen
put later in the da, An officer assigned only 10
Alternate ears All Mer o 96e a. NJ iracE %g and to D. NJ
cars were run at less than minute, or neao
nInte and polIceman guarded each car. Several OF
the strikers, who had applied on Mohuay W bar ~
stated Yesterday took their cars lhe numDor vi
did drivers nj work Yesterday said by superinteh
dent Field abOnt sxty aud me leaders OF lne strAo
admitted that a few Of their men had resumed WORK;
meeting OF rho drivers was held early In the AFTER
at their headquarters on srconuave. ~ nh was % nv
10 have been merely Informal conference at wncn no
present, and the discussion took at times an an
angry and excited tone. Tho meeting "us
held In hall separated frou the bar-room IN rom Dy
glazed doors. There fualy mysterlons, opening b
OF doors. and then deep sill 'nce broken shory 1y tue
ostcngatously loud votes Of seyerl men, anu lno GU
trance doors flung back and throngn them @
A half dozen men. The hall was deserted anu tne
men had disappeared second meeting was held apout
8 D. m attended by only about twenty-five men. some
of those present said that formal meeting
had been fixed for this morning put that no
other business was done. Farrell, the presiuent
of the union attended both meetings, but declined 10
say what action had been taken. He expressed great
Indignation that he had been called @
and demagogue and said that the striEe nnd hnu po
instigated by him in consequence OF the d1smiSsa,
of Kcarney and himself, put soey on
account Of the discharge Of thirty rs six m9t n9iet
and orderly; sauuterng about the avenue aLd near ne
sixty-ffth street Depot They offered no resistance 10
the OF road and seemed 10 nave osl neh
IL was said that very many OF them nau hppLesu s
durlnR the day to the officers OF the company 70 DC
allowed 10 take their It - said that most o h
drivers are depend Mt their pay Tor the supp3 Vi
their families and that the loss OF their positions WIN o
casion great Distress Daniel W. Macer one OF the most
determined and violent OF the strikers was ast h'ens
despondent OF the success Of the strike. IL mas
left me" ho said very bad way. / 'e nave 49, ~,is
and three little ones and was lighting Tor thelr prea
To the inquiry II he had money laid ny ne replied
aueruously where should get ~ NO am iei ueet'
f,te but AZ IA no 10 be duwn-hearte0"