The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-06
VOL. XLyI.-- no. 6.
CAR DRIVERS ON A STRIKE.
tDir or EXCITEMENT IND VIOLENCE
ON T1fE TUTIiD .fJESUE RON.

Two Hundred Mcn tesi.iing pccrcnsc Of
Wngcs FORCING New Men 80 Abandon
Cars Bricks Thrown and BinHs struck
Police Preventing serious Disturbance.
The conductors and drivers ON the Second.
Third Sixth Fourth. and Madison avenue lines
Of horse ears wore given notice on the 2Sth vt
August that their pay had been reduced from
50 to 81 rs day. The reduction was nrrcod
upon by n conference of thr managcrs Of the
lines and on the Fourth and Madison avenue
road the employees had previously received
notice that il was imminent. The drivers on
the Third and Sixth avenue lines refused yes
to-day to work Those on the Fourth avcuue
route. who had longer TO reflect ON the stua-
ton. wavcrrd for timo. hut as the frst ear
started in the morning they went to work 10
man. The Second avenue car drivers also con-
tnucd work pretending 10 have promise.
which the managers deny having made. OF S2a
day.
The centre Of activity with thc strikers was
the Third avenue depot at SXty-ilfth street.
The leader of the strikers. John Farrell. dis
charged driver on tho Third avenue line took
position in front Of the depot soon after mid
night The officers VI the road were in the
Presidents room busily preparing for tho
emergency. Farrell several times sought to
gain an interview with tho managers. but was
refused admission. " He is not connected with
the road" Mr. Phillips said. and he il guilty
OF an impcrtincncc in mixing up with lie az
fairs. Any employee who W shes to soc us will
be listened to- With Farrell were 80 to 100 81
the 200 drivers employed by the company. and
twice MS many roystcrers and oilers waiting for
MI outbreak. There was much loud talk. and
the strikers mnde no concealmcnt Of thoir pur-
pose to stop. or tie up" Ms they expressed it.
every car that attempted to- move.
Some OF tho railroad managers remained all
night Mt the stables. Eight or ten Of the old
drivers stood 10y them and agreed To run their
cars If protected against violence. A dozen
now men were hired.
BY dayhrcak the strikers were ready for the
struggle. large gang OF them gathered about
the depot OF the Harlem end Of the road nj 125th
street. \ detail of men was made to watch the
SiXty-hith street depot. and men in knots Of
four to ten were stationed ON the corner OF a
dozen streets either side Of the depot.
Alta A. NJ. Superintendent Fields gave a COM
mittee OF the drivers the final refusal OF the COM
pany to acccdc. The drivers formally refused
10 work. filed out and Joined the gathering
crowd in the street Twenty men from the
Fiity-nnth street police station marched up
and depoyed as skrmishers. Ten minutes
passed. Mr. Davis the starter. tapped the bell.
old driver and conductor took their respective
posts. the bell tapped and ut An A. NJ. car
rolled out OF the depot and headed down town.
An angry murmur ran through the crowd and
then scores of men ran alongside Half a
dozen blocks down further progress was
stopped. The strikers climbed on the platforms.
compelled the not unwilling driver to stop. UNI
coupled the horses and sent the driver back 10
the stable. dozen men seized the car lifted
tho trucks from the track and swung the car
around until It stood crosswise of the rails. Tho
few early passengers. mostly workingmen. got
out Of the car anil continued their journey on
foot.
Car No. 2 was then started from the depot It
met the same fate rs No. l. The conductor
warned the thron'G that pressed against the
car not to interrupt It's progress. and was greet
ed with a volley Of stones and mud balls. At
Sixty-second street the car was abandoned. not
far from No. /.
Car No. . went out about o'clock. with three
police officers and twelve passengers on board.
Fifty men made rush 10 head it Of. Some
seized the horses while one of the striking
drivers deltly pulled out the coupling pin. 4
few smari saps and n shower Il stones sent
the animals flying down the street. The driver
received a Flow on the face from one of the
done before al arrest was made. and while the
officers were SseplnE bnck the crowd. II was
not until Inspector McDermott and 200 men
marched M. two hours later. and vigorous or
ders were given By Superintendent Walling.
thar the strikers were arrested wherever they
tried TO stop u ear. From until nearly .
o'clock no further attempt was made 10 send
out cars
on the Harlem end Of the road the same
Sixty-hith street depot for Harlem at i,tO A. NJ.
was sent back by the strikers after Going two
blocks. The 10th street depot WA SO closely
watched hy the strikers that not ear was
started. From Sixty fifth TO l25th street about
dozen trips were made in the day. One 81 the
first cars that got through 10 Harlem from
siNty-iiith street WIS seized by the mob, and the
driver an old employees who had refused 10
loln tho strike. was threatened with lynchlng.
For Gods sake let me CO. he pleaded.
and III not mako another trip After exact
lng from him solemn oath to stop OF AZ Sixty
nm street. tie strikers consented 10 Jet him
make the down trip Al IL 4. VI. the strikers
threw car from the track at 10Th street. while
nail doD"n policemen were IN IT, After the
oiheers had driven the crowd hack. the driver
his forehead. He said he was struck with a
brick. but the officers insist that while he was
leaning over the front railing the brake WIS let
io1Ae and he was struck by the revolving
arrested uu a charge OF impeding the car. and
held IN 5000 bail IN the Harlem Police Court
About ulln Frank Demlng. an eXpressmnn.
was cnuglt N the act Of throwing u brick NJ a
alNer ~ "a cnr at the same place. The brick
missed i'- aim and crashed through the win
90" OF store, narrowly missing a lady GUS
"itrf' y ll.ir WIS arrested,
AppoAl y clo.S the police began TO deal ac-
Inspector McDermoit. with 300 men from differ
tnt Rfec'ptis - men from the steamboat
S1ued an i ,le cnilre mounted squad rendcz-
sous"d III the SlNty-nth street depot The
rlhhlRg ~ cars, was ugan begun, and this
~, XIII my went through a. irregular intervals
~ lhc cary part II tne dny Passengers were
l 10y allowed on the platforms. and six police
e.n i ,vls, uT,e IN Uniform. wont out with
t1uad escorted the earlier ears ua-t the dan
s,rous corners. Wherever am attempt 10 OBJ