The daily gazette., 1883-07-20
TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE
MANY THOUSAND QUIT WORK
AT THE GIVEN SIGNAL.
SOME OF THEM WEAK KNEED.
Matters Moving Along with But Little
Delay How Superintendent Zeublln OF
PhAlAdolphaa Arranged Matters.


The strike yesterday of the telegraphers
all over the country was as general as
the Brotherhood had anticipated and shows
that the arrangements OF the union were
very complete, although both sides appear
to be waiting upon each other before max
ing Q move.
In the New York office Of the Western
Union Company 81 men, SO women out Of
448 operators and batterymen remained at
their posts. One of the most intelligent and
conservative OF the strikers said that by
careful count only 81 of the Morse operators
manned at their deaks when the signal to
| quit work was given. All the Wheatstone
operators struck, aud the women who re-
mained were not regarded a. competent to
| do accurate work.
In PHILADELPHIA.
AS soon as word was received at Phila-
| delphia that the operators had gone out at
| New York Superintendent Zeublin sent a
dispatch to Charles A. TuDker, General Su-
perintendent in New York city, saying that
every official In the branch and main Offices
| in Philadelphia remained at his post. In re-
ply to which he received the following:
with recruits we have fully half force al
ready on duty In all offices, and additions
are being made rapidly. They exhibit an
| enthusiasm that is wonderful. We have no
| fears whatever of the result. Extend to
your 'aithful men and women our hearty
appreciation of their faithfulness in this
time OF trial and leave nothing undone to
provide for their wants and protect them
from indignities on the part OF the strikers.
Spare no expense In this respect and provide
ample conveyances to and from the offices
and meals and lodging. Please keep me in
formed of the situation.
The orders from his superior apparently
delighted the Superintendent, and he rushed
TO Mr.. Dooner's restaurant and ordered
broiled chicken. fried potatoes and coffee,
for the toilers who were pegging away at
| the keys for dear life.
In answer to a question of q representa-
tive OF the Press, Mr.. Zeublin said,
"Tro. BILE, of course we will have trouble.
How could you expect anything else when
1t comes so suddenly as this thing has;
they'll all be glad to come back to work be-
fore long, and all will go along smoothly
again. Our district takes in from Jersey
City to Washington, to the coast on the
East, and to Bedford, Lock Haven and the
| New York State line, on the West and North
west. OF course, under the present condi-
tion of affairs, we expect to do but little
business Fl ON intermediate points, and will
have to confine ourselves probably 10 the
main and more important business centres
No, there will not be any interruption of
| railroad travel by reason of the strike.
These men have nothing to do with this
affair at all, and as they are under the en-
poy of the railway companies have no
grievance that we are aware of. While we
will not be able to use them In our business
for sending dispatches from minor points,
as we have heretofore done by our contract
with the PennsJ lyania Railway Company,
we will not be seriously Inconvenience. !"
While Mr.. Zeublin was talking messages
began to come in from several quarters. f.
FL. Duncan, of Trenton, forwarded this tale
Of the strike by saying:
My operators left at IL Am all alone. Can
i you send me that one we spoke Off
And as he read 1t the superintendent
/ shook his head little obviously as to the
request, which was intensified when X.
O'Brien sent down word from Scranton:
All alone here. Can you spare me one good
| man?
Superintendent Tinker, of New York, next
frightened up matters with a dispatch
which the Philadelphia superintendent
judged to be a sign Of break In the ranks OF
the strikers. 1t read:
Five operators have applied for return to duty
at Evansville, Indiana, stating that they went
out under Misunderstanding. We have intOr
nation also of operators at other points who de
W
of operators have gone out under a misappre
hensiOn of the nature and purposes of the
Brotherhood organization. Should any such
apply to you for return to duty upon theil
| promise to withdraw from that organization
| you may restore them to their former positiopl
II their places have not already been 11led.
No soooner had the chief read this one
when he became quite enthusiastic ovel
what operator Bloxham had to say about
Baltimore:
We have NV 10 men, and still recruiting,
was the first wor aud then he followed 4
with:
We have IS men In man office. Still coming
All of our circuits are being manned.
Hall, OF Wilmington, Del plmost put th,
Superintendent into an eestacy of deligh
with:
bob up serenely with full staff,
And then he clouded his brow when
couple of dispatches came up from Cap,
May, signed "Theodore." The first com
planned that:
They left Miss Brown, the only one to sta
q here with me.
And the second asked:
Shall pay the men2 Answer quick.
seizing a pen Mr.. Zeublin sent word dow
to Theodore" that the pay day of the com
pany is on the first of the month, and tina
| If the striking operatives wanted to reacl
I Philadelphia they could walk, "but,"
said later on, 81 forgot they have funds 1
e their pockets"
g Superintendent Zeublin furnished the fol
= lowing figures as the result of the strike q
: far as he had been advised from the prime
q pal centres of business in the district unde
! his Jurisdiction.
DAY HANDS. NIGHT HAND
Before Strike. After. Before. Afte
a Philadelphia. 70 81 l3
r RaltimOra A 10 10