New-York tribune., 1886-08-27
THE BROADWAY 4IE-UP OVER.
CARS TO RUN as USUAL TO-DAY.
THE NEW TIMETABLE TO BE TRIED FOR A
WHILE.
liz SIX TRIPS TAKE MORE THAN TWELVE HOURS A
CHANGE WILL BE MADE-PRKsIDENT THoMP-
SONS OFFER ACCEPTED-MEN ATTACKED
ON THE BELT LINE-A sErIIFMENT

CHANGE WILL BE MADE-PREsIDENT THOMP-
SONS OFFER ACCEPTED-MEN ATTACKED
ON THE BELT LINE-A SETTLEMENT
hoped FOR THERE.
Inc strike OF the Broad way street car men
Is settled and the mon will oil go back work the
terms that were offered them by President Thompson on
tuesday and which were refused at that time. Tho
Executive Board Of the Empire Protective Association
mas not favored the te-up from the beginning as a
matter of policy, and have made persistent efforts to
got tne men to mako some kind OF COM
promise. UP to yesterday the appeared do
termined TO stand out for five trips as
days work, but when tho company succeeded In
running thirty cars yesterday with the prospect OF
running twice that number to-day they put ia o
more reasonable franc OF mind
Tho frst effort at q settlement was made about 10
a. M, when Arbitration Commissioner Donovan an d
Railroad Commissioner Herman up to the stables
al fhtieth-st and seventb-ave. and had talk with
PRESIDENT thompson. He told Mr.. Donovan that he
dd NOT sec how his services needed In order to
nave any arbitration 1t necessary have two parties
between whom to arbtrate. This the hero,
as the men had voluntarily discharged themselves
and therefore had for complaint against the
company lie therefore declined tho good Offices OF the
commissioners and they went They then saw the
Executive Board OF the Empire Protective Association
and had long consultation with them which resulted
In another call President Thompson by Mossrs Gra
together Tor about ono hour. President Thompson at
last said that he willing to take the men that he
heeueu oack to work without asking any questions as
10 "hetherh they were Knights OF Labor not, about
'neir connection with the strike They would run for
Iew days on the new timo table and .hen
IL after thorough trial 1t found impos
sDe TO make the run In the prescribed time, he would
make the proper changes. He would not, however
under any circumstances, discharge those who
nave oeen taken on since Tuesday. The committee
promised 10 submit this proposition to the and to
use their influence to have them accept It. They
true TO their word and they left the depot
scouts around to summon all the strikers meet at
p. III. at Grand Unon Hail. In seventh-aye., near
Thirty-fOuIh-st
BY O'Clock the meeting hall was crowded almost to
sufocation and number of men gathered about
the door. Master Workman Graham, on behalf OF the
Executive Board laid before the meeting the PROPOSE
tion OF PRESIDENT Thompson and urged that It be
cepted At frat there opposition the clause
ABOUT the retention OF the who been taken
since the strike. but reference the fate OF the Third
Avenue men, who stood out on similar point, convinced
the men that 1t would be best go back
terms proposed. After some talk it was decided TO
DO so by decisive majority and the committee
at once hurried to the stables tho officers OF tho
company that their night stablemen ready to go
TO work at once, and that their other regular hands
would report for duty this morning ready make the
mob traied along behind them mostly stablemen, a =
the conductors and drivers the early went
to get good nights rest preparatory to going to work
this morning Every body seemed feel relieved when
the announcement was made that the strike over.
Superintendent Newells smile looked natural, and
Captain Killilea breathed a long sigh OF relief
Inspector Steers took charge OF police arrange
ments around the Broadway stables yesterday He ar
rived the ground before M. and after explaining
his identity to couple OF pckets had little trouble with
the strikers Captains Garland, Klilea, Murphy and
Mcllwain were his aids and they had about 200 men,
lie Inspector gave strict orders that crowds should
be allowed to gather around the street corners,
trbuted men down the avenue to Forty with
instructions TO keep the crowd moving. His orders
well obeyed ana thero q marked absence of the
big crowds which had gathered the stable tho
previous days. The pckets were busy, and whenever
they got chance they did not hesitate to "do up" q
"scab. None OF them caught at 1t, however. and
few arrests made. The first started at
935 a. with the Same driver and conductor took
out Wednesdays first car. Nothing harder than
"scab,' rata" and such hard words were thrown at
the car, however, and 1t made It's trip to the Battery and
return without serious molestaton. The second
also got through all right, but the third one had
hard time OF it, All went well, until the switch
1T Fourty fourthst was reached. Somebody had put
plug In the switch and the car, No. 309, went nearly
half block tho sevenhave track before John Sim,
for the crowd they osed in the and threw
of the track. Tho six policemen who were
to guard the car made desperate charges
to keep the crowd back and many cuts and bruises In
the showed the efficacy with which the long night
sticks we're used A constant fusiiade OF bricks was
kept up. which pretty well demolished the glass
work In the car and did some damage
{ o the woodwork. Captain McIlvaln finally came up
with squad OF poce and tho mob soonput TO flight
with no results either side. John Sim, the
driver, and Peroval stonele.ch, young
man who being broken In, Jumped
from the whom it was attacked
and tried escape but they caught and taken to
the Yorkve Police Court whore Justice Weldo dis
charged them them police escort back
TO stables Tho taken back to the stables and
others we're sent out without being molosted.
When Sim and stoneletoh got back from the court
they were put on another and started out again.
They at once recognized and tho crowd made
demonstration. Inspector steers ana
Roundsman Harley jumped into the crowd aud with
few well-directod blows succeeded In forcing back
the rufans and releasing tho car During tho trouble
Detective Reilly, Of the Twenty second Precinct. a
number Of missiles thrown from the windows Of one OF
the tenements at Fitloth-st aud Seventh-aye.
He made up his mind that that must
be stopped aud with sergeant from the Fourth
Precinct started for tho house An old Rray-hoaded
woman stopped and said that policeman should
and shut the door. Tho woman was evidently under the
influence OF liquor and would not stay inside tho door,
and at last butchers cart driven up to the side
walk aud. despite her desperate struggles and screams
she was lifted into t and taken to the Fortysevenh
street Station Beyond few Isolated fights the stables
remained quiet and the cars were not molested. They
stopped running shortly after p. IN.
Nine pistol shots In quick succession rang out In
Forty -seventh-st, near Fifth-ave., about p. m
Ihree strikers had beeu the OF the excitement
were brought stand by the shots aud were arrested
The strikers had chased John F. Foot of Glendale L. L.
through Forty-seventh-sL Foot sprang into Sixth
ave. car ana they ran after him, threw him out aud
were beating him when the police came
I'D. Tho strikers rushed toward Fifth
ave- TO escape from the police. When the shots were
fred they themselves their faces on the side
walk bullets that whisted over their heads
they gave their names Levi HUI, jeremiah Murphy
and Thomas Hogan.