New-York tribune., 1886-04-20

dem.nd has been made for their discharge. should
not discharge them anyway. hire my own men as
,Iease There are no grievances We have adVertlseu
{or men for Tomorrow If men DO not go 10 "oia
then | shall proceed to hire mtn ana run the cars
believe that the public ia seeing the perhclous 81
the course adopted by who leave ther posts anu
leave the public without transit accomihOuhll"ns'
and all for what Because somebody orders 'ncm u
do so That IL the worst kind of tyranny. ,
At & D. m a delegation from the hnlghts oacu oh
Mr. Newell and demanded the privilege oi g"inS
through the companys stables to see ne,nei % @ mnS
of our men " at work there. MI. Ne"oh Poi-
emptoriy refused the request: - Ina .,
lhe great stables of the Second Avenue hhe at
Nineysixthst.. stretching from the avenue an oi-an @
of mile back tn the East RIVER seemed IKE SUM- SUM-
tabled hall of story book where lSoo horses S.oou
ide in their stalls thou gh only waiiing tie p9 o
some bugle horn for many armed ana c ciparisonhou
Knights 10 spring to lie aud vault INTO 'he 81 ui.
The nineteenth century knights who had been oohhg
after them previously all stopped work al foo o,och
in obediencs TO the orders 10 tie up None oi uu
remained about the stables and the few ocers OF Tue
company who did not 90 out were loSt 10 We" tad n
room upstairs. At noon deegdtpn ie.r,n e,,, @ nt
and water the horses. They told Supriihtenuh u,
Thorn that they hated TO go out ana had aiSnru
strongly against il in the meeting Tor theY i"l no
grievances Mr.. Thorn sdid tn"t III "o ' Wv
The peace and quietness which prevailed around the
Dry Dock and East Broadway Company staOieS ~
Crand-st was in marked contrast 10 the tuIDulen'e
and excitement that regnrd there IN ths last sihc.
Wht II the stopped work IN the morning h''cou
remained TO take care OF the horses Al h Ih.' my
were relieved by fifteen more ms VIII nc Mp. uP
while strike lasts. SHORTLY before noon Itesi"eht
White and Directors ByInes ana Nichols sent Or Tue
employees committee and requested coIleiencc.
McssrS Maloney L,nch and McDavltt and two other
me nbers of :he committee went to the once "nfre
they were asked if one might be run ovci each OF
the lines They agreed to this on CONDITION ttdt no
policemen we're be allowed on the cars ana tha the
cars we're to be driven by Knights of Labor selected by
the committee. MI. White said thar this arlanse ement
was satisfactory and II was accordingly carried out
Car No. 1866 of the Grand-s line was run out aI 10
o'clock with Rcharu Maony one of the regular
drivers in charge. 1t filled with passengers be-
f.ro IL badr lock ANDY "
the trp Cortland-,t. No. followed II ana after
that cane one OF the Avenue g. and Avenue d. lines.
he expressed willingness to take odt car
over these lrcs every day while the " tie-up con-
tnucs. One of the drivers said We viii do any
thing in our power tor the Dry Dock Company except
drive their regularly and we are sorry not 10 oe
able do that Tor they have used MS squarcy an are
dong STILL Look AT that sign in the superinten-
dents window" The reporter did so and read; " NO
conductors. and no drivers wanted toCay"
Shortly before p. squad OF lou policemen
to the stables OF the Belt Line at flity-
thirdst and lcnth-ave. President Scrlbner had srht
letter to the Mayor stating that the strikers had
threatened inIure the property of the COMPANY ana
unless due protection was gwen the Guy ""ulu oe
held liable for anv dam ge. Captain hllllica sent 10
Police Headqu about O'Clock that an attempt
would be made to take out car and IL ponce were
sent promptly under INSPECTOR Dlks At the stable
II was found that the company was not prepared 10
start a car. They without any drivers ana han
asked of the inspectors who declined 10 uhuer-
take the task E1-Governor Cornell. who is stock
holder in the Belt Line. went to the once ana con
ferred with the president. Inspector DHks advised
AGAINST making any efforts TO take oai car. Mhne @
there might difficulty. he sad, the police force
was much divided watching the different lines that
il would be blrd to give the necessary protection IL
there should be any di.1culty.
The men have no grievances against our company,
SAID Vice President Wyman, and 1t Is unjust mat we
houd not he able 70 operate our business We baNe
600 emp Dyed. All OF them would readily return
to work but Tor pressure brought on them Toih lhe
outside The squad of reserves were turned back ana
two policemen lett on duty at tie stables.
Toward evening the liquor stores that had not been
al Tho ofrfla
to have more customers. There was report Of
aIg ge gang collected at Fifty-ninth-s and lenth-aye
that would come down Ill a body II one OF the cars
taken out
Ihe meeting of the Belt Line emplove- were held at
Adelph Hall where all the employees of the West Side
lines met. committee was appointed u have super
vision of the Belt Line stables and composed Oi
Belt inc employees. Mr. Carroll the chairman SAID
he company bias discharged the car starters because
they would not take out the cars for them. FIRST IL
offered to MAKE the starters assistant ernendentS
but the refused this The company can start the
cars because il has to take them out We sent
men over 10 the stables tins morning ana twenty-five
lre this afternoon to care for the horses"
Have you any grievances against the road y
"Wel. cant say a. to that"
be trouble is said one of the drivers who stood
looking dubiousy the stable " that the Union got
portion OF the sign the paper to quit work and
when they had got half Of them why all the rest of US
thought we must sign ddnt want to stop work
II is money out of pocket have to lose 1t because
the Others do"
The Houston Street and Pavonia company stables.
At Avenue and East Tenth-~t; presented the same
OF fifteen sent By the strikers To care
animals and open No. 2Oi was driven over
tho line by permission OF the nnion. Murtha Malone,
VINO drove IT, a Knight OF Labor and 80 was the con-
ductor.
The headquarters 81 ene local assembly. which com
pTses all the union enpoyes OF the Dry Dock, Houston
aud chris opher street (Oue nc roads Is iel
Hall, No 257 East Thiri-sL ihs place was crowded
with aud their synpahzefs wa tng I" hear news
OF action. 1hird Avenue. Master Work
Reynolds presided One Of the officers SAID " We
have grievances against all the companies that have
tied up to-day. bu' shall say nothing about them nm
Third Avenue tronbe l. settled. We have lots OF
money 10 carry the fight There Ia now more Than
$1,000 treasury wlthsaniiug the fact that
nave been sending money right along 10 the South
people"