New-York tribune., 1886-04-23
RIOTING IN GREENPOINT.
ONE POLICEMAN SERIOUSLY HURT.
THE POLICE AND STRIKERS FIRE UPON
EACH OTHER.
SEVERAL INJURED on BOTH SIDES THREE THOU
SAND MRy EMPLOYED IN SUGAR REPINERIEs
on STRIKE WHAT THE MEN DEMAND


Brooklyn yesterday. The quiet which prevailed dur
ing the early morning hours following the beginning
OF the strike at midnight had led the police and REIN
ers to believe that violence would be offered, but
before this Illusion was dispelcd At the Have
| meyer Refining Company's works in Greenpont the
| most exciting scenes were witnessed few minutes
| before the whistles sounded Captain Rhodes and
| dozen policemen were quietly guarding the COM
pany's premises Groups of strikers and sympathiz-
| ers with them had been ounginx about all the fore
| noon. Suddenly named Ebhardt attempted
to force his way past the little squad of officers stand
ing about the entrance the companys office, intend
ing TO communicate with the few who still al
work. Officer Delaney. one of the largest and most
powerful men the Brooklyn force barred the way
and when the striker attempted to push the officer
aside be speedily reminded that the policeman
had cub and that he not afraid to it in
he attacked. Officer Streckley came to Deaney's
sssist ance aud score of strikers armed with cart
rungs bale sticks, paving stones and in instances
rcvovers, rushed In from all sides to help their
radt For moment it looked though the disturb
ance might be speedily queed, but some of the
strikers displayed revolvers summary treatment had
! TO be resorted to-
| The officers and strikers at close quarters
and just as score officers under Sergeant Elliott
came running to the spot Delaney opened fire on the
| crowd, who pressing him close. With mingled
curses aud cries of Kill him!r "Kill him r the
strikers returned the ,olIey and for a few minutes
there lively fire in the street opposite the
Havemeyer works. As viewed from a neighboring
point of vantage the presented the appearance of
big street light varied by occasional pistol fash
and the groan OF who hit. About thirty
| shots ia all were fred. At first the police
roughly handled, but in few moments they had over
| awed aDd beaten back the rioters 1t then became
possible to count the injured Battered heads and
bruises we're numerous among the strikers. but all
who had been hurt either carried went quietly
to their homes.
Al the officers or less bruised, and
Delaney reported to have received a pistol
wouna in the leg the groin. He removed to
the co'npany's Office and thence to his home officer
Gerken struck III the head with piece of lead
pipe and daugcroU sly hurt lie taken to st.
GATHERINGS Hospital in ambulance. In the evening
he ported to be dying. The surgeon said there
vas only slight CT ancc OF his recovery His skull
was fractured aud he suffering from hemorrhage.
Onicsr Strockley was also badly cut and Officer
Withers who up with the reserves. received a
scalp wound from 4 big cobble-stone thrown by
striker The wounded officers taken into the
sugar ccmpany's Office and there their wounds were
dressed
Officer sohwartz was dispatched to the station house
to procure night clubs for the police lie got them and
his with his fcd with the long sticks was
a signal for further disturbance. Tie crowd sur
rounded him and soon took the clubs from him. The
other officers charged upon the crowd aud with diff
Guilty reganed tt long sticks. Captain Rhodes with
seventy-iiye IRON the Seventh Precinct VAS next
ordered clear the streets and after some pushing
the strikers were forced back a square ifom the
premises of the company.
While the nght was hottest word was carried to the
strikers in william sburg OF their comrades danger and
Chairman Enscl, OF the Labor unon who was standing
In front OF Iiavemeyer Elders when the word came,
called his men together ana announced that
trouble at Gcenpont and that their brethren had been
dubbed by tho police Mr. s:nsel requested the men to
march quietly Greenpont to their fellow strikers
relief. About 200 started III aioot to tho
scene OF the disturbance
one striker. John Morrison, twenty-fv was
wounded by shot from officer Spreckeys revolver
shot when the pout OF assoiling the officer
and received bullet in his left arm near tho shoulder
Ills injury dressed and ne was locked up Tor uisturD-
ing the peace. several others were lying about the
ICr time alter tho alray unt their Iiends
were sunmoncd 10 take them home.
The presence OF abont ity Ion-union workers within
the buildings had iDcltcd tAc strikers and TINS Win the
visits to neghboring barrooms which many had made
disturbance which for time gave the police some
trouble the cutting OF rope used for hoisting
barrels This et the barrels roll OF the wagon
and the strikers mrde second rush upon tue OllcerS
when they attempted to arrest the leaders As OF
the dGy could be- spared to 20 to the station
house only ono OF the leaders IN these disturbances was
taken into custody. Frederick E0erhardt. VINO led the
first attack Tie officers. was arrested and locked uT
AT other rolueiies rlng outbreaks occurred during
the day, the largest at iiavemeyer Elders works IN
WILLIAMSBURG fiji, firm Il the largest OF tho kind III tile
world emf loving 1000 hands and controlling over
nall the sugar manufacturing dOhs IN ths country ING
entire police force OF the Las District were stationed
Ills point nearly all day but only once did they have
10 measure strength with tho strikers IN the
forenoon six loaded carts STOPPED by the striking
men, their contents taken oil aid the drivers made To
unharness and return TO their stab"s There was no
blood shed during the rest OF the day though EN-
ployers% % ana Their men Doth n"ntain dossea purpose
The strike involves all sugar retnerics Brooklyn
d. ttnu ,.t
,ncstnn Of Crntr LABOR Unions Nos. and p IN
"Wednesday night, and word carried to all the men
and the work stopped at midnight; In most cases no |
was left half boiled. Men dropped ladies aud other |
tools just where thoy when the order TO strike
reached them. Besides tne firms already mentioned
whose hands left them were John Mollenhauer. EN-
poyng fifty men; Dick Meyer and Gray wilson Wilson |
with tue loo men employed by the two Hayemeyer |
humber must be aided about 900 Ions nsshoremsn en-.
gagged in unloading su2ar for the rehneries from the
barses in the river and from tue ward Line steamer
large aud orderly meeting of the strikers held at
Turn Hall IN Meseroe-st In the afternoon Tne follow
ing list of demands, previously agreed upon was gwen
out:
consecutive hour. :nq form So d1 e aSOr oo%
dinner, onehaf hour without reduction OF pay
eessitlon Of those few men M who have 10
work o ioI aGe :e1ea & interest Oi tho nf snail
pay U 20 be fixed not over two hours daily
"In case OF SICKNESS The place shall open until
the s sgS be HE a o the reason Of his
belonging 10 a union o. advo ting uuion principles.
Sx-Wages shall nYed in future Common laDorers
hours work VI 10 2. The balance of men, 81 w. D.
The forcmen. :; 10.
Secen-Payments Of wages 10 be made twice month
Eight-Ihe Refners Union 10 be pat OF the Gen.
Labor Union Of Brooklyn.
The strikers largely Germans, IIungarians
and Poles were address In their own languages
The spirit OF the prol rieors was AYERS to any con-
cesslon to tho strikers what hal been already
granted, namely the first and seventh demands sliglt
wages, but not as much as the men ASKED
offered.
n some of the factories the slept last night rather
thant 20 the gauntlet Of the strikers.
Edward King. OF the leaders of the Centra Laoor
Union. which ordered the strike, said he believed IL
wyud be over In three days. the employers could not
AFFORD have the sugar now III process OI rennng 10
Marenexers N Elder alone would lose SlOO.OOO The