New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-23

was refused Testimony of railroad men is general |
tbat +bat comnanv has been more exactlng in its |
treatment Of its men than any other Of the lines.
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS AT THE PIERS.
At the Pennsylvania Railroads pier, No. North |
North River the work OF receiving freight |
was resumed about 10 bon H. .oc yys.aroba 9t
some of them were only BOYS from zen |
TO twelve years old. The inexperlence and *tupid-
iy Of the immigrants were so great that the laily
clerks swore that they were no better than duin-
| mics. Piers 1 and of the PennsylVanla |
Railroad were not opened yesterday except 10 uiS-
charge some east-bOund freight, which the truck
drivers assisted by few Polish Jews, were |
obliged to load. AT Pier No 10 there were hiteen
men at work. including seven old hands who had
come back. As little freight was received as |
shippers could be persuaded TO send. Piers No. o.
and 80 opened three hours later and closed Two |
OF men at worh but they were ilr from poS snf
rapid workers the regular hands. Inc aEout !
bound freight, ana was only twenty cars srnaI
hand This station, however, delivers only sihln
share OF the east-bouud freight. Pier No = o. tne
The New-York and Baltimore IranspoIIta-
ton Company, which occupies FleI NO NO |
d. was receiving all freight which was offered |
bound for Baltimore and points reached |
through this city. Tins company has been paSIns |
its men % cents hour for the last Two years. anu
At Piers No. II. 10 and Il, of the New-Jersey |
Central Railroad about forty OF the OLD men Wre AZ
work. Germans, Italians and others Irol uno ,'
OF New-Jersey were helping the experience nigl
This line appeared to be having less dlhcu,y |
than the other lines, and the agent claimed 'hal ne
was doing almost a usual days WORK, by pdyLIe |
The old men fun wage. for only eight hours work
on last sunday he had cleared no the easl-Qounu
freight on hand, and for TINS reason nc Wa Deotei
Of when the week began than the other lines We're
| some of the old men at ctaTlns piers. MS -
and 10, were at work. 3, IheIe were IT,
! whqrvos Freight for the Delaware, Lackawanna
| and Western, tho New-YOrk, Ontario and western
and tie Midland Railroad Companies IS receiyea
! at this station. Tie North River stauon OF tng
! New-YOTk Central and Hudson RIVER halIGau
| Company remained open with about seventy -H'S
! aborers at work mostly Italians The condition OF
thlnrs m St Johns PARK and the ThrtIeth-st and
SIX v-nith-st. yards OF the hudson River RailIoad
was practically unchanged. Anew lta.ldIs wee |
! N the 81. Johns Park depot, which
! they could not greatly diminish; One Oh lheul'
Michael Giuseppe; 81 40 81 ILipyiI! 81, " a. ,iJ
tackled ana badly beaten by unkAO"n men III Iluu-
| son and Desbrosses-~;s late on wednesday night
lie was sent the Chambers street Hospital sulIeI-
| ing from severe cat on LIS heal' 4He pO44|o DC
| Aeve that be was injured BY strikers.
1t the South-st. station OF the hudson RIVER |
I,a road two harges OF freight GIT on Tor the
West. and one barge OF cast-DOuhd uelghI was uI-
80 iI1lrca ri OF waves on Pier 80. : East
River forty ussau eXlcs were yIug QUO TIE WorN
of the strikers. but with little success 4Hey De-
rlu work at 1870 =. H. The Eue Company expects (
! fo secure more of them to-day. superintendent |
i{o Y,,irr Of Pier No 30 East River sad that he
had twelve night men and tWtnty-ohe a'l men,
.,Eo were hired III the y-cmlty 81 me P.ei ani i
not green hands. The ether irelg o. Tue
- or< Haven AMI Hartford .alIroad 1 ON
! pluy IS the Centre Street DePol nave -"' Se'
ASait 600 of the strikers formed parade yes
terday at HUDSON and tah:l-s.s, ana mar LEU 70
the PeLnsy wanna Railroad ftit{' "hrIo my
crossed 10 Jersey Olty 10 JOIN II NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Va
! : committee of the brakemen and svitchmen en-
Moved IN the yards OF the HUDSON hllef halifoau
al slATy hfih-st. and Ihlrtleth-st' ana inc DIShJ
T,.l on jhs aummy-eugiHes at It. johns Park
made a. demand De H non5h The company an
promised them an answer al p NJ Duuns me
law n b. came evident 10 the agents IN charge oil thG
! yards that the men would stike II tAeir ueinanu
! Jyasnot acc.ded 10. The result OF such a strike
! would necessarily stop the movement Oi almost tue
entire bulk OF freight at these yards. Al eIocA
the men, with tne exception Oh thc s"llcnien Meio
given TIE increase. They were earning respectively
| So 800 and 30 month 1t was thought thAu
| the sTitcAmen would receive the advance to-day;
l4rna meeting of the strikers was held ias night
nj BerrIgens Hall IN Hudsonst. No further progress
| toward permanent organization was reported;
The meeting was Chiefly dcE0t- 10 tao pIsiieS' Oh
plcnlrIng Tor the parade to-day which the strikers
fxt.cf Will be the largest demonstration yet made
| br them. Ine procession Will ioIIl al ~ d. H. a.
| I,ltferV-Ulace Il is estimated that 1000 med
| vii be IN line. The route Will be- as
| miHD.e iIbrongI West. Desbrossc-, Hudson,
iaiJEt ValIck and Breakfasts back TO Nudson-st.
| and through Worth-st. 70 broadway: Inc parade
| viii move down Broadway led By brass blhd 10
Battery Park. TIE strikers VIII carry banner
mon which will be- inscribed their demands.
ACCEssIONs Is JERSEY CITY.
The idle freicht-handers stroll around the streets
and piers in jersey City with cheerful faces as they
watch the freight accumulate in cars and Oh plat
forms The policemen, who evidently sympatANe
with the men have little to do. The number OF
strikers was increased yesterday by several Snail
rrinforcemcuts The men VINO shovel grain into cars
at The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad elevator struch IN the
morning for 20 cents an hour. IAey number
about thirty. It was reported IN the af err
noon that eighty Iongshoremen On the per oil the
NethorI.nd steamers lad struck; bat the only
foundation for the report the STRIKE Of dozen
,,.r hi~e.l ly the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
70 transfer coils of wire from the pier to barges
Iucy wanted an advance Oh nom - 70 " Ccilts an
LnuI Other men were sent Immediately
~, take tleir places. The strike OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad freight -laiitIe!a '"i',hu.'
at the l.ca. station, Piers y dnl l. !l'I7hii' Ool''
! and tie Red Sar steamer per 40 Ilelshl W. re-
| g. lived except q few loads loaded by The Aiip-
| r.r- 4 lew cars Of tobacco were lOaGcd Dy LoIll-
! Iard's men. Eastern bound freight was Delivered
! 10 trIcknen few lnst lnces Wheh tty Itu'o' 20
| n from the car themselves. ne shipment ~
Mattnicssen n Wiccheras sugar "Ach /" as cdlIlcA
| - IN load II ia the cars was tenn
n0Tafilv stopped. About sthirty trucks loaded
! Nlih barrels Of sugar wert sent To Il Tram 81
r,rntv cars lying near the GTecn-st crossing, hut
tU, men " hJ were sent D. Loaf IL IA Inc cars s'W
49, 81 .tril-rrs an the vicinity, and becoming
alarmed returned to the factory. Inc drivers r.
t,,.cd To load It. saying thcy ild not propose u 40
| ANYTHING 10 lnjue the sIihe' ana lA' lluoA. re-
| name there uhtu I1tc IL 'i'c dA'01H'YN '
'N Sl9ifers were made much more. disoneeabIe
! for the Erie Eml@2y OmcIals yesterday
| morning by the strike of the chechers VINO
| waut $50 d month and 10 per cent a"sh 'lonal ioI
| the older ana more experienced baLd-. lhe biii
cIrrLs and statement clelks were taken from cher
Gntrs m the reight Office to replace the stTlAlug
i.e-sf and direct the Italian labOrcTs but tue
! cou5mation was lame one, and cnusel
| much dissatisfaction. Inc checkers met IN
II Michaels institute Ia the afternoon, anu
! formed a protective association. IhtY say tIey
viii not work until tie freight handlers as vel IS
! theu,.e yes yet what they demand. mere Is an
INNS. olutity of East bound freight IN the cars
and on the piers Of The ETe road. Jerk OF me
rod said last evening that forty carloads "1uld We