New-York tribune., 1886-02-05
IN STRIKE FOR A FEW HOURS
srREET.cAR MEN CARRY THEIR POINT.

WORK.
The thousands of people who usually take the Broad
vav University Place. Sixthave, seVentn-No, "D
r,h ave surface cars to reach their places OF ousi
os stood at street corners esterday morning, Keep
inc warm as best they could, and wondered "uy 'n0
ears did not come along. They thought inc euo"
had caused delay. Many waited panently un'n 81 H't
time had elapsed that they wers compeiieu 10 n"sn "
tbs nearest elevated railway station III the nope vi s
,;no down town in tine. The reason why the suee'
.ors did not run was that there was strike OF con-
ductors and drivers on all these lines.
On the Broadway University Place ana eeNeh'n-
ave lines which are all under the Same mar aeoihoD'
and have their stables at Ffieth-st ana oe'cn'n
ave no car was out of the depot from Soo ooio0A :"
tbe morning the time at which the last car oi 'ro W
n.oodav line finishes the last night trip un'h Z:Zo
in the afternoon, when car was 1uh OUT "A'n I've
ocular driver and conductor AT that time the strike
20 ho. scted the directors of the roads having sub
,;,,ed 70 the demands of the in every particular
fan tho Sixth-ayc. line the first car started out al
,o.o5 a M Frank Curtss, the president, having
;lded to the demands of mis- employees. Inc rourtn-
svo line did not begin running its cars unt o'oo
n IN That company also granted the dema'lus VI '"o
strikers but had trouble Ill getune i's h'nu' W.
pether. as they had become scattered
f coprse the strike caused great inconvenience 10
the travelling public and the atmosphere was i"uo
sul, hurous by the vigorous language USED oy tnoS
who had to wade through snow drifts ana sunereu
o,er auuoyances There were cars In broadway oelo"
K,eecke,st because the Bitecker and Twenty -thrd-
o. emnoves did not strike; but only hall the usual
,her were run as on account of the storm each cur
hd t have four horses and drivers. Then, 100,
thav were 40 over-crowded that they made poor the'
MANY people thought the snow fall must nave Deeh e1
traoduary to all the street ears TO aOanuoh ~
business The public could get no lniorinauoh a. !"
the real cause of the trouble from any OF the down
town starting points OF the lines, as the starters toid
ali inouirers that the delays were caused by snow
The strike was something OF surprise to the rail
road companics About month ago the CONDUCTORS
and drivers demanded that the trips should be SO ar
ed mat their hours should not exceed twelve
The companies received the demands kindly and
finally promised TO issue new schedules on reoiuas
t"t ;y,rid meet the mems wishes These were issued
h, ,rare universally found fault with as the drivers
and conductors claimed that while the PuDhc were Ied
10 beye that erytbng In reason had been done Ior
In tbev were in fact but little no better on than
before Owing to this state Of affairs they
felt that they had been uniaify rarOsn, aeaI WIZ"
a ana an orrani1aation called the Empire
Protective Association 10 which a majority vi the
horse railroad employees oeiSns &C abor Inc men
NV their mower aud felt that they could bring
the companies terms. On Nednesusy CON o4hipGeee no
Of tbe ~ Ssocation consisting of John G CaCihe zen
sral Auditor of the Knights of Labor; 0harieS A;
Merritt William Wallace and Andrew ~. Dest CaiiIJ %
% .ha offices of the, companies utntiOueu anu lou
tbem that II arran cement were not naue py coch
that afternoon by which the men shoui1 "oTh ~, Uhi9
twelve hours a dsy strike would he ordered incg
were told that such nts cOud not DC o
% sbort nciice The com nittee replied that the men
had heen daled with long enough, anu lnaI Ihe s'i
,rrld be ordered As every thing went along as usta
uring the afternoon and at night the supertehdets
of the lines looked upou the matter as threat lhey
sur posed that they would have more Time Deiore eA
,rame mea sures were adopted. and went 10 Dcd anu
ssnt nuiey until time starting the eaily morning
tns Then messengers from the stables called them
NJ, and fold them that there we're no tne 10 run n9
d ~ TLe Fmnire Protective Association had planned
,te work we'll majority of the Drivers ana cOhuuct-
~ even did not know that a strike was 50 near ht
tnd rbouob tbey knew there Was trouble brewing.
Zach one was told 10 meet at certain "s
soon as his days work was done Tue uIneieno @ CO
having different places OF neeNng SO as no' W
atteution When the men assembled they were toiu
that thew we're not go 60 work ycsNdaS uheSS Tue
eompanies acceded to thcir demands. f, p-,.
Henrv A. Newell is superintendent OF o tno brOau"hy
aud Sc, ave. lines lie mas aGouI OoO % n'n ] Co..
him and 500 horses when inc ieeociS M no aI S
the horses did turn up at 4lo a. ~ as Isu', nI
Iros sct for When he arrived at the star les ie
the horses stamping for their eea anu no oho 70 m t
g., ,bop lie hastened around ana plehco up lew
on aud with the aid OF the road inspectors this WORK
vas attended TO- lie then seat WORD 10 the directors
~, q like had occurred. At o clock they we're
~ inc ce Ii did take them long to see that II
Was best To yield and they yielded Inc stIkeIs ntu
established headquarters IN Adeiphl nan a. Seseh'u
60 aud Fity sccond-st. Mr.. Newell went TO the hail'
Int the committee were not there at the tne anu Lc
bgJ IA wait until after o'clock before he sa" theh
When the men were informed that they were victorious
.nc 1o,,oan into line ana marched down Seventh ave
20 FarfytLird-st and back, cheering all the way.
MIR Newell thought all the trouble was over put wnen
the cars were ordered ont the stabemen refused 10
rorL unless their wages raised 20 cents week
When tbcy went out they did it to aid the conductors
ond drivers not because of grievance, ior thelr ue
ri heen reGuced one hour "a day only about a week
90 The success Of the others. however, made tbeu
thuk that they ought 10 nave sonnet Ine d'o IN. "iU
their demand granted. About noon a sweeper
bad een run over tracks manned by the Inspectors
60 that when the trouble with the strikers was seled
the ear began running az u-nal Wnen sho" requires
innr horses TO car. According to the new soheCule,
which takes effect February 10, one tlp DAY Is 10
be taken Oh the Broadway and seventh aI e. ies, ana
tLa osv is TO he 50 %, On the tnNersity
pace run the will make the same uumDer oi Ups
IS at present six, but the pay I'm be Tased from
81 ~ To 50 20 According to this schedule each man
S, ct through his work in twelve hours. This in
cIndfs an hoir for dinner; and what Is called d
swing takes of another hour IRON the actuai Work
frrsist Curtiss of the Sixth-ave road, turned out
OF be, ~ in the morning and was al the stable De-
fo.e d. freak lie had been warned OF the pending
strike the night previous and wanted TO get things
arranged with a. little delay possible. Messengers
were started out in all directions to seour up the d
rectors SQUAD OF policemen we're posted about the
,tables to prevent any possible outbreak OF violence
IKE violence They meant to tost the power OF con-
certed acion and rigid organization; when ;hmg'
are running smoothly the hrst car ieaYes the slAth
ne stabIes at 6 minutes TO . a. N. But the genia
vetfon who for uns years has driven that cur was 81
AdeIohi Hall where striking conductors ana driyer'
from other roads we're beginning 20 5Tn a tn'
drivers and conductors went TO the stables wne th'
sike was on The stabemen had not struck, rs tAei
wero not required TO be duty for more thah twelve
honrs a GaY with ample time for meals. SO all th,
hotses wsre .ed and the pouderOus lodghS were
started our and ceard the tracks in anticipation OF al
sarly end .ng OF the strike. 80
The directors held their meeting and found them
sel,es In what j. sometimes termed a " bad hole y
(op,ultaor with officials of other railroads disclosed
NO way out Of it except by accedirg TO the demands
OF tie strikers Iresid II Cuftss sent word to Ade
nil Hall that hs would like TO the committee and
the committee about that time felt pretty confident
and retcrGed word TO Mr. CurlSs that he wanted tC
see .bem lie could cali on them at Adelph Hail
Thither Mr. Curtiss accordingly went and terms were
made Mr. Curtiss yielding stubbornly point by point
A. ON the other roads where strikes took place, th'
nN;s of the Sirth line were allowed until Febru
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