Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-03-11
THE NEW YORK CAR STRIKE
HOW THE CARs STOPPED RUN
MING Friday.
The Men In Good HumOr-Ehc
strikers SuccessRuI and Return 20
Work Friday Afternoon.

New YORK, March 5.-The grand 'ttie
up" of all the surface lines of the cit,
ordeled by the executive board of th,
Empire Protective Association took place
this morning. At 400 O'Clock the frs
car for the day on the Sixth avenue roa(
should have left the depot ut Forty -thirt
street. The car did not do so, and as th,
night men arrived with their cars the,
ran them into the stables. The men stood
around quietly, laughed and chatted il
the best of humor, and did MOI
attempt 10 resort to any violence
The last car left the Broadway railroad
depot at $50 o'clock, the next one tc
arrive entered the depot and did not come
out again. The men were very quiet
They did not intend to tie up until 4. sc
q. M, but the agents from the Empire
Protective Association arrived and ordered
the men to leave, which they did on the
instant. They assembled in orderly groups
and prepared to march to their hall on
West Fifty-second street, where they will
remain during the day.
When car No. 204 of the Third avenue
line reached the depot at Sixty-fifth street
at 4.20 O'Clock, the driver turned from
the main track into the stables and un.
hitched his horses. Every car that ar
rived subsequently did the same. There
was not the slightest excitement or noise.
At 4.45 O'Clock there were only Is men
about the depot. They all belong to the
night force, for the day men simplified
matters by not reporting for duty.
President Lamb Of the company was
Immediately notified, but he decided not
to do anything until he calls the directors
together during the day, when it will be
decided whether it will be worth while to
make an effort to run car.
A few policemen were sent over from
the Fifty-ninth street station, but their
services were not needed, for everything
was quiet.
4.15 Il. M, Twelfth precinct-0ne Hum
dted and Twenty-sixth street, between Third
and Lexington avenues. The cars have all
stopped running here. There is no trouble,
and most of the men went away from the
stables as soon as through. Those who re-
main are orderly and quiet.
4.20 am, Twenty eighth precinct Sixty
fifth street and Third avenue. Cars have
all tied up. Very few people about the
stables and public places. No trouble and
everybody quiet.
4.22 u. M, Thirtieth preclnct-one Hun
dred and Twenty-sixth street and Eighth
Men all left as soon as through work. No
crowds. Public places all closed.
Inspector Byrnes who has had reason to
believe that there Is to be an incursion of
thieves from neighborlng cities, such as
Boston, Philadelphia, Jersey City and
Albany, has taken measures 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. II they persist In coming to
the city, they will be locked up. Inspector
Byrnes said this morning that he expects
to-day will To like the second day of the
draft riots.
At police headquarters early this morn
Ing it was said that among those who are
TO be arrested on warrants issued last night
are Chairman 0'Donnoll of the Empire Pro-
tective Association and the other members
OF the executive committee, Best, Wallace,
Hughes and Merrill. 1t is said they will
not be arrested unless they commit some
overt act to-day, when they will be accused
of melting TO violence.
1t was said at police head quarters that
the presidents OF the car companies were
holding meeting this morning, and 1t was
the general opinion that they will advise
MIR. Richardson and the directors of the
Dry-dock, East Broadway and Battery rail-
road companies to accede TO the demands
of the men.
BRooRLYN SEEMS DEAD.
Chairman O'Donnell of the strikers COM
mittee was In Brooklyn. The local com
mittee here, it was said, will not order the
"tie up" to be looscned until they hear
from 0'Donnell that the demands of the
men on Richardson's Brooklyn railroads
have also been granted. At 4,30 n. m. the
cars in Brooklyn We're all running on
schedule time, except the Atlantic avenue
line, which went out on Wednesday. There
was no trouble Mt any place in the city, the
strikers having dispersed. AT $50 every
line In the city had tied up. at 1880 o'clock
no disturbance had been reported to the
police. Not eur is running, and the
city appears as If dead. Nothing
like it has been seen 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 re-
ported. The Now York police is Thoroughly
organized and confident of its ability to
repress promptly any disposition to riot or
disorder. Every man able tc put on u uni |
form and carry club was ordered on duty |
during the night, and 500 men can to-day |
be concentrated ut moments notice at |
any point where danger may threaten. The |
headquarters looks like an enormous |
biyUuac Of uniformed men held in readiness |
to answer calls from any quarter. Squads |
of 15 or 20 policemen were dispatched early |
to guard all railroad depots and stables. |
Mounted men patrol Grand street, and 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 companys |
charter. Superintendent Murray has de- |
termined to suppress II repetition of yester- |
days scenes. No trouble is however, ap- |
pretended. The strikers preserve an atti |
tude of quiet determination, awaiting the |
result of u conference now being held be- |
Nfa.a - Alag.I
Empire Association and Railroad Commits |
sloner O'Donnel, who arrived hero from |
Albany this morning in answer oadispatch |
demanding his presence. twill be followed |
by meeting between the commissioner |
and the representatives of the railroad, that |
will decide the line OF future action.
PROBABLE ADJUSTMENT.
Superintendent Murray OF tho police has |
received intelligence that the committee |
which met to consider the strike trouble |
has adjourned. Matters have been adjusted |
so that the men are TO resume work at 2 |
o'clock this afternoon on nll lines in this |
city and Brooklyn.
NO TROUBLE on THE "L " ROADS.
The rumor that the employees OF the elo-
waited roads would strike ut noon has |
proved to have been without foundation. |
At 1880 O'Clock nll trains on the elevated |
roads were running as usual, and Snperln- |
tDnQent HAN SlHleS luul ub uOtS nol bbllcNb |
his men will strike, as their doing 81 would |
be of no possible use to the surface railroad
strikers.
AT the stables Of the Broadway surface
and seventh avenue, the Sixth avenue. the |
Eighth and Ninth avenues lines everything |
was quiet and orderly, There were no |
crowds of men about the stables, only here |
and there n man, who was said to be doing |
picket duty. Little knots of men were
standing on neighboring corners, but there |
was no drunkenness and no loud talking. |
The strikers were assembled mt Adelphi |
Hall and hero the silme excellent |
self-eontrol was observed. The men were
extremely reticent, saying in reply 10 Ques-
tions thai they were pledged not to give
away" what was goingon, 0neof the leadtug
spirits among the men was finally found
who said that the employees had taken this
serious step because they believed that they
must act as unit because they had evi-
denee to prove that the officials OF
the various railroads IN town had been
In consultation with the Ulcers o,
the Grand Street line and they had assured
the Grand street officials of their support |
and sympathy. The men stated that they |
had no alternative but to do as they did. |
He said that the public might be snre of one
thing, namely, that the strikers had not |
committed one act of violence, nor would |
they. II acts of violence were committed |
they would be done by lawless people not |
connected with the strike In any way.
THE NEW YORK RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
ALBANY, N. Y, March 5.-The railroad |
commissioners, who are now in different |
parts of the state, will go to New York to-
day to hold u meeting at the Fifth Avenue |
Hotel at O'Clock this evening, because of |