Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-11
The Strikers Rule.
The Dry Dock Street Car Line
in New York is Controlled
by Strikers.
But One Car Passed Over the
Line and That Strongly
Guarded by Police.
The New York Strike,

THE STRIKING STREET CAR EMPLOYEES.
NEW YORK, March 6.
The striking employees of the dry
dock street railway lines continues,
and travellers by the Grand street fer
ries are put to much inconvenience
thereby. The hearing before the state
railroad commissioner was continued
this moning at the company's office.
Vice President Richardson made re-
ply to the demands of the men. taking
up each one separately. The company
is willing to allow IL hour to constitute
a days work, including one hour for
meals. All employees who work more
than IL hours are to receive extra pay.
Richardson asserted that no outside
organizations should have the right to
dictate to the company whom it should
Or should not employ. There was a
long debate in regard to the dis
charge of certain man who has
remained faithful to the company
during the present difficulty. The
superintendent replied that the COM
pany would prefer to 60 to pieces
rather than discharge these men.
The conference ended without any
agreement being reached, An attempt
was made to run the cars during the
afternoon, but the strikers put such
obstacles in the way that the trial
was abandoned. During the at
tempted progress of the test,
a load of barrels crossed the
track in front of it. The strikers cut
the ropes that bound tbs barrels on
the truck and they rolled to the street
and caused delay. A coal wagon con-
tanning two tons Of coal was dumped
and its contents spread before the
Car. A car of the Grand, Houston
and AID street line was stopped
by the strikers. The harness
was cut and the car placed square
across the track. Each Car that ar
rived was thus derailed until Is cars
were standing across the track. Pas
sengers were turned out and the
travel stopped. Fifty Or sixty cars
finally were blocked and thousands of
persons parties to the scene. Finally
100 policeman arrived and sought to
protect trial trip car. The driver
held his reins steadily and maintain
ed composure amidst the jeers and in
Limitations of the mob. The
conductor was surrounded and
dragged off the car. He disappeared
and sought refuge in the conpany's
Office. finally word came from the
company to take the car back to the
stable. The strikers construed this as
a step toward victory and there was
tumultous shouts and the course of
travel was permitted again TO be re-
sumed. Another attempt will be
made tomorrow. Superintendent
White said: We intend to carry this
thing through. We met the men
half way but they want too much.
The trouble is not ended, I am told
that all the lines in Brooklyn and
New York will tie up tomorrow.
The strikers assert the end is near
and that it will bring victory to them.
THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS SERIOUS.
NEW YORK, March 6.-Mr. Rich
ardson, president of the Atlantic Az
enue road, is also president of the Dry
Dock line, in New York. the employees
of which are now on strike, and a
strike in Brooklyn was ordered soon
to assist the Dry Dock line men IN
obtaining what they desired-$2 per
day for ID hours work. The strike of
the employees of the Dry Dock rail-
road is unchanged. This morning
about /, 900 of the strikers were con-
gregated about the stables and Office,
but the presence of large force of
police kept them in order. The police
cleared the street in front of the Office,
and kept the crowd in continual mo-
ton. Rumors prevailed of threat
ened strike on other street car lines,
but so far none have taken place, 1t
is proposed some time during the day
to run a car over the Dry Dock route.
STRENGTHENING THE POLICE FORCE.
NEW YORK, March 6.-The reserve
force of police from all the precincts
below Fourteenth street were detailed
at the Grand street car stables this
morning. At about 80 o'clock the
police superintendent visited the scene,
and an hour later he issued an order
calling the remaining policemen in
reserve in the station houses above
Fourteenth street to reinforce the men
already at the stables. The addition
al men increased the number to SIX
hundred. A car was started out of
the stables about noon, Its appear
ance was hailed with derision by the
hundreds of men on the streets.
Police Inspector Steers mounted
the platform beside the driver and the
car started. The police cleared the
way until Lewis street was reached,
where the first obstruction was reach
ed in the shape of car of the forty
second street line which had been
placed across the track, behind it two
trucks were standing and a little way
beyond a load of coal had been dump
ed on the track. Another car of the
Forty Second street line came along
and was driven on the pile of coal
and was also turned across the track.
The strikers greeted this with cheers.
They sprang into the street and every
wagon that came along
WAS CAPTURED
and turned across the track, the
horses unhitched and driven away
The police fourished their clubs and
issued threats but In vain, for the po-
lice were powerless to act. While