Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-05
HOUSE.
Strike of Street Car Drivers in New York

Strike of Street Car Drivers in New York.
NEW YORK, March 5.-The grand "tie up'
Of all the surface lines of the city, ordered
by the executive board of the Empire Pro
tective Associations took place this morning.
At 402 o'clock the first car for the day on
the Sixth Avenue Road should have left the
depot at 43d street. The car did not do 80,
and as the night men arrived with their cars
they ran them into the stables. The men
stood around quietly, laughed and chatted
in the best of humor and did not attempt TO
resort to any violence. The last car left
the Broadway railroad depot at 8 so o'clock.
The next one TO arrive entered the depot
and did not come out again. The men were
very quiet. They did not intend TO tie up
until 4.50 a. IN, but the agents from the
Empire Protective Associations arrived and
ordered the mon 10 leave, which they did
on the instant. They assembled in orderly
groups and prepared to march to their hal,
on West sd street, where they will remain
during the day. When car No. 204, of the
Third Avenue line reached the depot at 65th
street, at 90 o'clock, the driver turned
| from the main track into the stables and
unhtched his holses. Every car that
arrived subsequently did the same There
was not the slightest excitement or noise.
AT i a. o'clock there were only fifteen men
about The depot. They all belonged to the
| r., H., CT, nj; Il
matters hy not reporting for duty. Presi
| dent Lamb, of the company was Immediate.
| " notified, but he decided not 10 do any
thing until no calls the directors together
during the day, when it will be decided
whether it will be worth while to make an
effort to run q car. A few policemen were
sent over from the Fifty-nnth street station,
but their services were not needed, for
everything was quiet. Inspector Byrnes,
who has had reason 10 believe that there is
to be an incursion of thieves from neigh.
boring Cities such as Boston, Philadelphia,
Jersey City, and Albany, has taken meas
ures to prevent their entrance into the city.
He has all the ferries and railroad stations
watched by detectives, who will send them
back to their homes. If they persist in
coming into the city they will be locked up.
Inspector Byrncs, said this morning, that he
expects to-day will be like the second day
of ths draft riots. At police headquarters
early this morning it was said that among
those who are to be arrested on warrents
issued last night, are Chairman O'Donnell,
OF dhe Empire Protective Associations, and
the other members of the Executive Com
riIl. It is said they will not be arrested un.
less they commit some overt act to day when
they will be accused of melting to violence.
At 4:30 8. IN. the cars in Brooklyn were all
running on schedule time except the Allan
tic Avenue line which went out on We'd
nesday. There was no trouble at any
place in the city, the strikers having disper-
sed. AT $50 every line in the city had tied up.
AT half past len no disturbance had been
reported to the police. Not a car is run
ming, and the city appears AS ifdead. Moth
ing like it has been witnessed since the
worst days OF the epizootic, dozen years
ago. IN Brooklyn the seven roads operated
by the Atlantic avenue railroad company
are tied up, but no violence is reported.
The New York police is thoroughly organ
lied and confident of its ability to repress
promptly any disposition to riot or disorder.
Every man able to put on uniform and
carry club was ordered on duty during
the night, and fifteen hundred men can to-
day be concentrated at moments notice
ut any point where danger may threaten.
The headquarters looks like an enormous
bivouac of uniformed men, held in readiness
TO answer calls from any quarter. Squads
OF fifteen or twenty policemen we're dis
patched early to guard all railroad depots
and stables. Mounted men patrol Grand
street ana the route of the Dry Dock road
from end to end TO keep the route clear in
the event of an attempt being made to run
a car over the road, AS yesterday, to save the
company's charter.
The Mccormick Works.
CHICAGO, March 5.-The force of police
on duty at Mccormick j Reaper Works was
greatly reduced this morning, about half
: L. "a; oors ho.,;,o hooo ,not