New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-09
OPPOSING THE ERIE R01D ALONE.
YIELDING TO ALL THE OTHER COMPANIES.
MORE sTRIKERs APPLYING TO BE TAKEN BACK
ASSAULT on A TRIBUNE REPORTER.

YIELDING TO ALL THE OTHER COMPANIES.
MORE sTRIKERs APPLYING TO BE TAKEN BACK
ASSAULT on A TRIBUNE REPORTER.
The freight-handers continued to apply for work
at the various piers yesterday. At the
general freight depot of the Pennsyl-
wanna Railroad. piers Nos. /, 4, and ..
North River, large numbers Of the strikers
were taken back considerable amount OF
freight was handled during the day. Out of thirty
strikers. who applied at the New-Jersey Central
Depot piers Nos. - and Il. live were put to
work. Superintendent Hoffman, of the Enc
road at piers Nos 20 and 21 said that from fifty to
seventy-fve strikers had applied 30 him. Five men
who had been frightened into stopping work when
the strike began had been taken back. Mr. Hoffman
declared that the others should work these
piers again. He had found his hlty-eix Germans and
Italians quite capable Superb tendcnt Pollock, AZ
the Star MON freight depot, Pier No. - North
River, selected forty out Of eighty strikers who
applied, but refused to meet any committee or to
take the men back in a BODY Twenty Out OF 10rty
applicants ~ the old gang were taken back &C fler
NO39 the Pennsylvania Railroad local freight depot,
at the old rates Is cents an hour. superintendent
Marshall said that the men were making plt week
ana over and went out only on INTIMIDATION. a
dozen str1k r. were taken back at st. Johns farK
At Military Hall IN the evening President Mur-
ply, of the Freight Handlers mon, declared that
the men had been advised 10 return on All the fOaHs
except the Erie. and that they would hold out
against that road until tney threw it into the
hand, of the state" lie denied that any striker
had applied 10 the Erie for work. but
President Mcnamara of the jersey City
union. rebuked hun for not stating facts.
Mr. McNamara admitted that some Il a applied,
The contributions to the funds received during
the dav were a. follows. Carpenters ami Jolners'
Union, SO 80; OIgar Makers Frogres,iye Union;
No. /, SIS u; Enuneers and Maenimsts
Union IS and John Curtis. Of Tonkers, % %.
The bad feeling Of some OF tine dIsappo nted
strieers was vented on W. \. Moore tribune re-
taff hut nslt inst he mr.
Yesterday. The assault took place IN Nassau
ST.. near Spuce-st. Four men, wearing me
checked cotlOn jumpers that are usually
worn by lrcight-haudier-, attacked the reporter,
for whom they were evidently lying IN wait, win
their fists saying hey would teach hIm TO write
such stories about them The reporter IS broad
sh0uidercd man AM he defended himself pretty
enectuaily. while lie tOugnI MS way toward LIE
TRIBUNE Building. lie broke two OF MS fingers III
STR King hls asstilanis Onr Oh lhe men VINO niu
cIug followed The reporter into tue building threat
euing al kinds of vengeance. There were no police
meu around and the ruitdns quickly maze their IS
cape lney were men under middle aye. The reporter
though he could recognize some or them rs men ne
had seen among rhe strikers. lie nad Deen threat
ened on the previous evening AT MIlitary nan Ier
hlvIug written correct and Impartial account OF
The failure OF the strike aud the errors OL us
Tne striking freight-handlers Of jersey City held
their usual meeting yesterday morning IN St.
Nuchael', institute, AID made fresh resolve TO
continue the hight. MS Was brought about Dy
special pleading Oh the part OF Jeremiah Murphy
-
Strikers that they were just on the eve OF glorious
Victory, and 10 yield now or show any signs OF
weakness would be 10 sacr.nce all that ,hey mad
O.eu ugutug Tor uurIug the last TWO InOuins.
Murphy 0ecldrcd that railroad OtIcial, whose
Name he did not mcltOn, had sent
word TO nm that II the strikers held out Tor AL
otner week the Ere Company at least would be
OOH ged 10 Yield. de would not urge them To nOlu
out ne SAID ana If they dlu, ne desired That no
one should sdy hereafter that ne caused .en 10 DO
Is. lie nrmly believed, however, that the strike
WOuld be succe siu..
President Mcnamara SAID that success was close at
hand anu that IL requisite that the men should
now STAND TO ether more hrmly tnau ever. Inc
strike mad almost Dankrupted the Erie hallway
Company, and soon 1t would not have even money
elough 10 pay tie % scaOs.' IN con-
clA,Ion PresIu mt Mcnamara requested all
tnose who desired To maintain the u.nOn to
stand W, and instantly every man IN the hall was
Oh his let. Alurpuy -ild mat tury would soon re-
ce4ye the prOct OF TWO tneatrcLb nelt perform
sDccs. 10 well a. asaIs.a nCe rom Newark, aud
That this would enable the.n To continue the tight
for some time longer. Yesterday contributions
amounted " % were received.
Ataspccial meeting .asO evening OF the Pennsyl-
wanna k.lrOad strAels, II was resolved 10 abandon
me strlAe. A committee appointed
10 wait upon Agent Inuen, Of the har-
SINUS coal wharvcs, and Agent BuLier
OIL the local freight station, and ask JAat the men
be taken Dac X al old rates. MI IlldCn informed
the committee that the men could return 10 WORK,
Gut not In DOuy. A few OF tnem would
DE taken back each day until all had
returned. Mr.. Builder SAID be would not take any
OIL the strikers Dack unies' III cases OI Vacancies
he report of tue committee was accep. ed and
thirty OF the men Will 20 10 work Lnls morning.