, 1886-04-20

NEW lOhh, Aprn WYNN the ex
eeption of the Eighth and Ninth avenues
the streets on which horse cars are usual,
run, are deserted and quiet to day; all the
road men, drivers, conductors and stable
men have concluded to have a holiday in
sympathy with their brethren on the
Third ven line. Almost the entire
police force of the city has been on duty
since 5 O'Clock this morning; all street
car stables are guarded by d~etachments OF
police aud the streets along which the
cars run are filed with blue coats.
The employees of the Dry Dock lin e
state they left work because ordered to do
SO by the committee, and not because they
had any grievances. The Forty Second
street line men stopped for the same rca-
son, in fact, the men on none of the lines,
with the exception of the Third avenue
line, have any complaints to make in re-
gard to their hours or pay. The general
tie up was ordered so as 10 force the
directors of the Third avenue line to yield
to the demands OF the strikers. The
men ordered out on a number of lines
feel very bitter over the action of the
committee in stopping all lines, and state
that, this general tie up of business is
being run into the ground"
NEW YORK, April l9.-About half
past 4 this afternoon che Third avenue
line started the first twenty-five cars they
proposed to run over the line. Inspector
Byrnes and four men were on the plat
form. At Sixty-Fourth street a big fell
low rushed out. grasped the horses by
their bits and drew a knife to cut the
reins. He had not accomplished his
purpose when Inspector Byrnes put him
asleep with his club. The man was left
senseless in the street and the car went
on. The next car was driven by a new
driver, and when at Fifth. Ninth street
one of the horses fell on the pavement.
Crowds of strikers alonrthe walks cheered
and ieered in d~erision. The tumult grew
greater and finally the crowd began hurting
bricks from a new building on the corner
The windows were smashed and the car
demolished. Two officers were hurt by
the missiles. The police then charged
the crowd and seventy Of them were in
jured. Eight prisoners were taken and
in the pockets of Two of them were found
licenses as drivers of the Fourth avenue
line, the men of which road have. no
grievance and are out because ordered to
tie up.
A telegram says that several up town
clubs have made up a list of 200 fashion
able young men of their membership who
will tomorrow take out licenses and vol
unteer to drive cars for the tied up lines,
without pay, on the sole proviso that the
public shall be allowed to ride free of
charge.
The railroad commissioners spent the
entire day in a series of conferences with
the representatives Of the Third avenue
road and the strikers committee. The
strikers presented finally a long list of de-
mands, fixing the hours and pay of all
employees of the road, in all its depart
ments, obligating the company to take
back all strikers and to discharge all EN-
ployes who are obnoxious to strikers. The
company submitted a series of PROPOSE.
tons, offering after the men should have
returned TO work TO submit the question
of hours and pay to arbitration, but posi-.
lively refusing to discharge any of the
men now employed, or to employ any
more Of the strikers than was necessary.
These terms were not acceptable to the
strikers and all attempts to arbitrate tn,
matter were abandoned. The ~railroaa
commissioners also heard evidence as tC
what the companies were doing in tn,
way Of trying to run cars and what thu
police were doing TO assist them. On'
striker swore that the brother Of the pres
ident of the Third avenue road had toll,
him hat the other roads were to assist thu
Third avenue in its fight In answer I.
this it was stated hat this brother occu
pied a subordinate position and did no
know what he was talking about. Tn
commiss toners will probably render a de
cision tomorrow as to what is necessary
for the Third avenue road to do in tn
premises.