New-York tribune., 1886-03-17
ROYS on STRIKE IN THE HUE.
MESSENGERS CATCH The FEVER AND HURRY AND
uURRAH

BosToy, March 16 (SpecidD pedestrian in
Milk.st this morning startled by wild hurrah
md at the same moment more than one hundred boys
big BOYS and little boys boys In uniform and boys With
out unforn-ran down the street yelling rs II possessed
nj demons swinging clubs without the slightest regard
for the heads OF their companions and all intent upon
making as much noise as possible Now and then ht'
IT. urehin would slip on the wet pavement and when he
regaped hs feet would look as II lie had been tramped
upon by a herd OF bufaos, These boys we're the mes
sengers OF the District Telegraph Company ana
this was their strike Naturally they were little
excited over such in therve and were Obliged
to yell only relieve their pentup feelings
They gathered the doors the companys office at
No 80 Ms and tried odsconcert the clerks by yelling
They did succeed in fri ghtenDg few messengers who
had not Joined the strikers to that time and soon the
whole force of 125 boys had struck
what are you striking for r. was asked one bright
eyed lad, who appeared to be tho ringeader OF the
movement
"More nav" was the lacOnic reply. say fellers,
les 60 up to the Bennetts office ana sit them chaps 10
ioin u.s. he shouted turning his confederatea Ihey
were ready for anything and OF they started with "u
howl Pretty they came back again wltA -FOUR Oh
five additional strikers They did not carry any CLUBS
tl,n for stalwart "Bll" West and officer Rankin, OF
station No 2 had used their straps with such good ef'
feet that the boys glad drop their weapons ana
rub the tingng places on their legs NO Vloence n"u
been offered, but they were determined not 10 alo"
any new boys TO do the company 5 "orA NO ono
,eemed disposed take their places. so the strikers
were spared the necessity OF discolorng eyes and en-
Iareng noses as they surely would have done had any
boy tried TO do work Patrolman west stalKeu ln
their midst and 80 overawed them by his huge proper
tons that they did dare do anything out OF the way
while he was there.
They won't do anything" said no with sih'Ie'
"Why see here could put four five OF them 10 my
pOcket aud not know they we're there, ana he maus
dive for one lad who nimby lodged and Joined IN 'he
shout at the officers expense. 49,,
gupsrintendeut Lewis and Cashier Clapp we're Iounu
by a reporter In the cOmpaDys office, No. 70 HaWIey'
AZ Just as the reporter entered the room the po{s
marched up Hawlay-st and ranged thohseIFoS oh '"o
opposite sidewalk. - ..,...,,o1
t!T wonder what they are up to now" remarked
Cashier Capp As II In answer to his question Two o
three of the boys entered the Thoy were hOasho
6y the presence the superintendent and tmiuy ne
out a paper. II was petition hastily drawn up @ anu
written on several telegraph blanks pasted o4etne,,
This was the way IL read We the uhaeisIgneu, ~, uo
not think We are getting enough Tho cause OF TINS
strike is AS follows First We want - week
ws want 10 cents hour for over time, instead oi D.
II was signed by thirty boys A., p,,,ora
The work OF delivering the MESSAGES OF the Balumore
and Ohio Iine for which these boys arc almost ei
siusively employed, was necessarily delayed Manager