Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-06
NO STREET-CARS.
GENERAL rIE-uP In NEW YORK AND
BROOKLYN.
All the surface-Roads in Both Cities
siopped-A Sudden and Crushing
Strike-Police Precautions.
[By telesraph 70 the pispa.cn. J

UD Oi falTUtUc Al tbt> 't'Ss
Brooklyn, and JERSEY Ciiy.v The order
was issued. and ali lines except the Third
Avenue stopped running at an carly hour
this morning.
For the third time In the first half OF the
year 1886 all Of The surface roads In the
city have been ted up. This tie-up IN
cludes not only Brooklyn, bu, all the DER
sey City roads as well.
IL was remarked yesterday by one OF the
Executive Board Of the Empire Associa.
ton that the proceedings OF the Board had
been made too public. He promised the
reporters that hereafter they would not be
able 10 publish ahead the action OF the
Board. lie sand the next district meeting
would be held lin some place where it would
net be found by the reporters.
AT the last meeting OF the District As
stmbly i; was decided when tbe new Board
was appointed 10 give them two weeks TO
Effect a pcaceable settlement. Failing In
that, the last resource was general tie-up.
This has been indicated before. Tue mom-
bers OF ear associations have felt weekly
assessments burdensome. and have become
eXaSperatcd by the delays and inaction OF
preyiOus executive boards. They de.
manded general tie.up as aremedy for an
ending 10 the Third Avenue strike, and re-
~
the Board. With diaiculty members have
been induced TO postpone the tie-up u0til
now. Edward Milford, one OF the pru-
dent counsellors Of the Board, several days
ago refused 10 attend any meetings OF the
Board. and has been nc headquarters
but very little Of the time. Graham, the
careful district master workman. was
forced along with the current. The action
taken by the Board f. said 10 be unani-
mously approved by the men. They say
they have done this 20 force the Third.
Avenue road. through the Intervention OF
other companies. To come 10 terms. and de.
clare that the Gght will De forced all along
the line. The old story Of combination be.
tween the Ger companies was rep rted
again "a one Of the causes OF the strike.
The feature about the tie.up is that no pro.
clamaion or explanation accompanied The
order TO tie up. The old principle OF the
order has apparently been lived up to
viz, "Neyer tell thing until IL Is DONE"
The blow struck was q sudden and crush
inc one. Policemen along the streets tins
morning hailed Il as a short, decisive set.
fling OF the long strike which had worn on
their strength for nearly two months.
Although the order to tie up was not
sent out to the roads until after 3
O'Clock this morning, by 1880 a. VI. 1t was
known universally throughout the city.
The police department was posted on the
facts early, and by A. VI. every depot
was guarded by details OF police. The
drivers and other employees worked through
the night rs usual until the time for the
first day.carS b. run in the morning. AZ
the Grand.Street depot Of the pry-Dock
Line, the scene OF the fierce riot and con-
fusion in March, last night the ears finished
their trips at $50 A. NJ. Hall an hour
earlier The day-cars were to begin their
trims. The men did not appear for work,
and the assistant superintendent went down
and wa, told OF the order TO te-up. He
merely asked II there were any grievances OF
the men. and was told there were none; that
they were ordered to stop work by the
Beard. He then notified the superin-
tendent. The stablemen were left TO
care for the horses. At the Fourth
avenue depot similar questions were
asked by The superintendent and SINH
lar replies given. The superintendent said
TO reporter that he dId not understand
why his road should tie-up or how it could
affect the Third-Ayenue Company. At the
depot OF the Broadway and >eyenth-Ayenuc
Company the superintendent said that the
last night.car came in at o'clock A. NJ,
and that no ears are usually run until $50
| O'Clock A. NJ. explanations were given,
and the horses were rooted. At the Office
Of the Eighth. Avenue Line the supcrintend-
| ent said the first day-car should start AT o
| o'clock a, NJ. but It did not start, owing 10
| the tie-up. The suDerntendeni Of the Sixth
| Avenue Line said that none OF his men had
/ any grievance, and he hoped the strike
would be settled soon. The horses were led
| in the stables. The police received infOrma'
| ton OF the tie-up half an hour after the
| order was issued. superintendent Muir
ray hurried to police headquarters, and
within one hour reserves OF the entire
fOrce-1, 400 men-were concentrated at
stations along tie line OF the most i'm
portant roads and at points whence they
could most easily be dispatched to threat
ened quarters in the event OF trouble. one
hundred and fifty men were stationed at
police headquarters. and all summer auG
sick leaves were for the present stopped
and ordered OF, and two patr0l-wagons
were brought to headquarters. 1t was
stoiei,, n. =. MON today that sixty extra cars
were being run by the Third.Ayenue Ran
road Company. The Blocker. street and
Twenty.thlrd-Street CrOss-Town Lines are
running twenty-eight cars on their roads.
The Central CrOss.TOwn Line announced
their intention OF starting some cars over
their road this afternoon. Everything was
reported quiet ut noon by the police.
The seventeenth and Eighteenth
CrOss.Town-Line cars are running rcgu-
larry. The first cars on the F0urth-Aye.
nue. Line reached the post-oiiice at ~ =.
VI. and started mt once on the return trip.
The Brooklyn lines are in the sane pre-
dicamtnt a. the New York lines, but there
is no interruption Of travel in Jersey City
or II0bokcn. The cals are running there
As usual.
Up TO ) O'Clock this afternoon five car,
were run over Fourth. Avenue Dad, driven
By non-uniOn men. 40 effort was made to
Obstruct them. These ears were only run
between the post.etllce and Eighty-sIXtl
street.
The company posted y notice on the sta
bleS calling for men 10 fill the places Of the
strikers. No cars were run on the SIXTH
Avenue Line to-day, and no effort was made
To start them. The company had 70 en-
ploy men TO keep the horses from starving.
One Of the Broadway cars also mldea trip
during the afternoon and was not molcst1d.
A car OF the Tenth. street Line was blocked
with sand dumped on the track. Boys
were ltNlng the car VIII stones Wnen the
police arrived and drove them away. The
obstruction was removed and the ear start.
ed.
The man who dumped the material was
arrested further on. The car was brought
% a stop by wagon-load Of stones which,
with the wagon, had been upset on the
track. The police removed the obstruction
with some difficulty. James Mcdonald,
Jacob IIaskins. William Conway, and Nj
cbael Farley were arrested to-day for iU-
peding travel and assaultiDg nOn.unio2
drivers, and were held for trial.