Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20
VIOLENCE ON THE TRANS.
A THIRD AVENUE CAR RIDDLED
~ WITH BRICKS

P@ftcemen FinHily DispeTse the Mob by
Plying Their Ciubs-A Lively scrim-
mage at Ealtlmore-The st. Louis
Transfer Companies Again Ready for
Business shore strikers Adopt
East St. Louis Tactics.
NEW YORK, April 19.-All night last
night the executive board Of the Empire
Protective Association was secretly de-
batting the expediency of tieing up all the
surface roads of the city, and it was not
until after O'Clock this morning that
determination was reached. An order
was then prepared and sent to the officials
Of the local assembl calling out the
men on all the street car lines save those
on Eighth and Ninth avenues. -Four
O'Clock this morning was the hour fixed tor
the tie-up, and the order was Obeyed.
The Fourth Avenue llneemployes said
afterward to reporter that they had no
ground of complaint against the COM
pany. They had five or six nOn-union
men, but they were with the employees
and would be initiated into the union
next Saturday night. They were laying
Off now solely because of the general
order to do so.
THEIR FEARS.
The superintendent of the road said he
knew his men We're entirely satisfied, but
he had heard there was belief that the
roads combined. There was, he believed,
no truth in any statementto that effect.
He mad no one TO consult in this matter,
as Mr.. Vanderbilt was on the ocean, as
was one director, who would be likely 10
act in such a case. He did not care
whether his men were members of the
Union or not so long as cars were run
ming. They would make no attempt to
run any cars. The tie up wOuldcOst the
road, in losses, at least s., 600 per day. The
doors of the stables We're closed to-day,
and the horses were cared for by the men.
LAYING OFF ON SIXTH AVENUE.
The last car on the Sixth avenue
road laid of at O'Clock this morning.
superintendent Curtis said ne knew of no
grievances on the part of the men, but
outside the men said tDey had submitted
a list of grievances last week, OF which
part were granted and the rest fatty de-
MED. The horses will be cared for by the
men, unless an effort is made to replace
them.
The Dry Dock, Grand street, and East
Broadway lines also tied up this morning.
The employees told the superintendent
they left WORK by orders from the COM
mittee,
AN INJUSTICE.
The superintendent said he did not
know why his roads were tied up, and
that he had always kept his agreement to
the letter with his men. He had nothing
to do with the Third Avenue lire, ana did
not see why the public should be incOn-
venienced and the company's business
ruined to suit those people. A detail OF
men was appointed to lock after the
horses. The men are sore over the tie up
and say they have no grievances.
The Forty-secOnd street, Boulevard and
st. Nicholas Avenue railroad also stopped.
At the Office it was said tue men had no
grievance but only went out because Or
dered to do so.
Avenues aud d lines also had her
cars laid off. Men were left to feed the
horses. No grievances are complained of
by the men on these lines.
ON BLEECKER STREET.
The Beecker street and Twenty-third
street lines had their cars hauled
off. 1t was said the men mad
no complaints to make. The Broad
way and Seventh avenue lines and
the Barclay street lines had their cars all
laid OFF. The men say they haven no griev-
ances to make complaint of. There are
seven non-UniOn men, and they are to be
discharged before the men will return to
work, even should the tie up be declared
OF. The horses are cared for.
EMPLOYEES FEEL BITTER.
The Forty-second street and Grand street
ferry line cars have stopped. The men
here feel bitter because they are called
upOn to stop work just after the company
has granted all the men asked. They say
that If the company will promise to use
none but Union men the employees would
demand of the Empire Protective Asso-
citation that their line be loosed. They all
wanted to work,
The men on the Belt Line railroad did
not report for duty this morning. The
superintendent said be understood that
the employees wanted several mont MON
men and a clerk discharged.
The President OF the Board OF Police
Commissioners sent out to-day a circular
letter to the heads of each OF the surface
and elevated railroads OF the city inform
ing them that the police were ready to
render them every protection while carry
ing on their business.
VIOLENCE ALONG THE ROUTE.
About 4:30 o'clock this afternoon the
Third Avenue line started the first of the
% cars they proposed 20 run over the liae.
Inspector Byrnes and four men were on
the platform. AT FOrty-seventh street
a burly fellow rushed out, grasped the
lbAhto bF Aut ullo anu tftN a hult 10 CUT
the reins. He had not accom- plished his
purpose when Inspector Byrnes Knocked
him down and the car went on. The man
was senseless on the street. The
next car following was driven
by a new driver, and when at Fifty
Ninth street one OF the horses fell
crowds OF strikers along the walks
cheered and jeered. The tumult grew
greater, and finally the crowd began
hurling bricks from a new building on the
corner. The windows Of the car were
smashed, and finally the car was de-
molished. Two officers were hurt. The
police then charged the crowd and 10
persons we're severely clubbed. Eight
prisoners were taken, aud IN the pockets OF
two of them we're found licenses as
drivers OF the Fourth Avenue line.
EIGHT ARRESTS MADE.
Inspector steers was in charge OF the
Third Avenue car that was attacked by
the strikers. When the crowd made its
onslaught the Inspector charged at once
with 100 men,, They piled their sticks,
driving the riCtous strikers into neighbor-
ing liquor ssl0Ons, whence they were
pulled out by force. Eight OF the ring
leaders were locked up. Eight cars were
run over the tracks then 10 the City Hall.
1sa DEMANDS or THE MEN.
This afternoon the counsel for the En-
pire Protective Association submitted 60
the Railroad Commission the points upon