New-York tribune., 1886-08-28
THE BELT LINE CARS TO RUN.
BROADWAY MEN MAKE A NEW ARRANGE
MENT WITH THE OFFICIALS
WORK TO BEGIN on THE Bell LINE THIS MORNING
THE MEN GOING BACK ON TIE TERMS Ex-
IsrING BEFORE THE sTRrKE-TIvE
TRIPS AND LESS PAY ON THE


for time yesterday that the flames would break
out anew and spread further than ever Tho fact has
tney did not due 10 great to the efforts Of
stAte Arbitration Commissioner Donovan and the cool
mesa OF the Executive Board Of the Empire Protective
Association. The Belt Line strike settled late In
the evening.
The cars in Broadway all day long but the drivers
eviaenty had no interest In their work aud made the
trips IN sullen, disoontented way. They were eVi.
dsnty urn In the belief that the ak trips could not be
mace IN twelve hours and were determined that they
would mako no effort TO accomplish that feat ThinEs
had gone on In this way for the best part OF the "y
when committee Of the men. accompanied By Commits
soner Donovan, called on President Thomp-
son and superintendent Newell and sugRetsd
10 him that II he was willing. perhaps an Ar
rangement could be made by which the could
WORK under the old nverp schedule and receive for It
~ DAY Instead OF 81 25 Nj Thompson liked the idea
ana SAID that he was perfectly willing TO mako such
arransemsnt on the part of tho company. The ocers
OF tue local and district assemblies favorable TO the
arrangement and meeting OF the men was called last
Might at whloh tho matter discussed fora long nme
IL was ultimately decided TO agree to the proposition.
aud the Executive Board was empowered to complete
she arrangement This edootualy settled theltrouble
the Broadway line
When the men decided on Thursday night that they
would return 10 work Che Broadway lue they uuder
STOOD that they were to their old back and TO
Work Just US IL there had been no strike They fonnd
out early yesterday morning however, that tho COM
pany nad no auch aud when the nrst car
ftarted out Driver Whessy and Conductor Smith had
caarge OF 1t Instead OF the men who had Rono on
sIrike' This was surprise to the men, and
when 1t was announced that they each put In an
individual application for work before they could take
out car ana they saw the new drivers and conductors
take out the cara which they hal taken Jnnrsaay.
they became demonstratiye. For while II LOOKED as II
there would be trouble Captain Kllilea hAd o good
nOlt han a. In
restoring order before anybody had been seriously
hurt though several OF the non-unIon men got black
cJes and bloody noses At one time things looked so
threatening that Captain Kiea teegraphod to POLICE
Headquarters for roIntorcsmen, aud Inspector Steers
With squad OF hurried up. President Thomp-
son requested Inspector Steers to protect his from
unprovoked assaults and tho police solved the diou.y
by sending all the employees Of tho company iuto the
stables Then the lives OF the new men were made 40
miserable by the retained strikers who took adVantage
OF every favorable opportunity to worry Ihem that
twenty-five gave up the struggle In disgust and resigned.
Itisthought that nearly all OF them will do the samo
before many days and that Ao mora than hree or four
new drivers and as many conductors will remain.
II was 80 quiet in the morning around tho stables Of
the Belt Line that 1t appeared like lul before big
storm. Non-unon men took warning from the expert
OF the past and kept away but the strikers wore
as thick In numbers usual and the police were as
watchful as The 1rst force OF the day. las Of
hcers, under Captains Kllllea. OF the Twenty second
Precinct, aud Garland OF the Broadway squad, arrived
at O'Clock 10 relieve tho forty ocos wac had been on
guard all night The crowd began to steadily, and
1t was rumored that . would be run. Iu-
spector Steers arrived IL O'clock and then the
cte-nent began to spread In tho meantime tho EIecu
Committee OF tho Conpaay's directors, those who
were In town. were holding q conference at Aaron j.
vanderpoers oiice. No. Wall-st.. and hear
Ing F. F. Donovan, OF the State Board
OF Arbitration. Jamos p Graham ami Androw
D. Beat. OF the Executive Board, were also stirring
around doing their best to induce tho Master Workman
the Belt Lines local assembly to brinR the mon to
decide definite plan OF action. All this time tho
crowd grew and blocked up tho streets and corners
around Tenth-ave from Fly-siIthst. down as far a.
Fortyeighh Tney crowded the corners. 1lled up tho
entrance OF every 5arroom swarmei tho house tops
pressed the limo OF police that formed across
the just below tho stable But they were kept
we'll In check ana outbreaks occurred. RuiAns and
bues every where to get their nne work
In" when the should start East Side rutans rein
forced the West side rowles and everybody began TO
ask Can the police get the car through "
The crowd answered that question IN part by parting
In Fittethst in double quick time at 23O when the re-
serve force. l35 In number, under Captains Ai!are OF
the Tenth Precinct and Cnchey OF the Eighteenth Pre-
clnct, marched down through the crowd across the
cleared space front OF tho stable into the stable Two
police patrol wagons from the Thirty nftn and SECOND
Precincts then pulled up In front OF tho stable
Auu IOuCo SuTRoou mrOoFcEu ioisuicJ
down from OF them. The crowd mentally
calculated the number OF broken heads In prospect
mado their minds that the would run aud then
accepting tho CHALLENGE snrged up against the limo OF
officers Inspector steers teephoned to President scrlo
at his Office In Wast. at o'clock tha. be intended
TO put the through One OF tho roughsst and most
desperate crowds this CITY has ever seen said
that he shoui not Bricks, oIubs aud stones
and all sorts OF missiles were ready to %
shOvered the police, and gangs or VlIanous
hoodlums posted themselves In convenient places 70
oyerturn tho car just soon as the first attack should
be made -,
"rhe blautsd ooppers may get through. but We will
smash the oar before xots far" said ons man IT..
pocn quietly scaled the tops OF all the buildings 10 tue
neshbornood to dispose OF Any bricktarower, posted
"Reaay r ordered Captain KlllIeA a. Alp oolocx, roc
ana 1S as H S OF Ar a sn ,on SsS clubs
but the swams Of rans did not seem to see them anI
0HS'G 1 the wSGow. % a' Of tho '0 stable. were closed
aud barred and the door was only hALl open;
everybody was waiting nervOusU for the drop to
fall" when pepplrlng men jumped from carriage:
made their way to Vice Prssdsnt wymAu'. roon and
word "Dont run the car" Ten minut.. later the two
Pity seOond-st As the crowd recognized them ono OF
Protective Association. spoke TO his companion +. r.
Donovan, who arose and shouted: "t all rlght' "o
Tns directors and strikers committee had crme to
some sort OF an uat In tho NICK OF umS
avert serious riot. Men throW up tnoI eue
ohessd and rushed for the wagon to congratulate Dono
and MoGee. The crowd rapidly melted away ana
the police began to march off, 10 fifteen minutes All
that wasleft OF the big crowd few knots OF men
gathered around the corners and theew policemen VINO
left 10 gu srd The stable
Mr Donovan met President Scribner, ThomN o. Ao-
ton Aaron j. VandepOol and George 8. Hart who eon-
the executive board of tho oOmpaAya dlrscIors
10 the morning at No wall-st. He vauted the com
paby 10 see the strIe by arbitration but they he'd ou
and hs then went away promising TO see tho nen anu
uy induce them to return TO work. lie PROMISED 20
aud report his success At O'clock The ooaid
adjourned. aud President Hcrfbner Wato1 10 INC
onice TO hear tho report He made this statement 70
TRIBUSF reporter: .
.Mr Donov Az is simply trying to induce the men 20
return WORK. for there 10 nothing 20 arbtrate we
willing to take back tho individuals out 10
We have already engaged sxty men and are now oon'
sidering 90 more applications would not Do lA1 W
out the who have stood Oy US
IN trouble 20 ronstate the old men.
our have struck nvo tlmes twice TO bring the Dy
Dock terms OF tho latter strikes be ne Otue
ed ve days after agreement was eneeted WIZ sno