The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-06
THE BIG STRIKE
THE BIG STRIKE
Of the New York Street Car
Drivers.
THE SITUATION ON FRIDAY.
A Foreeof 1900 sp cial PoIicemt n
Held in Reserve-orderIy
and Quiet.
The Street Car Strike.

NEW YORK, March 5, a. m.--The
grand "tie up" OF surface lines of IL G
city ordered by the executive board OF
the Empire Protective Association, took
place this morning and no Car is run
ming. At 40 o'clock the first car for the
day on the Sixth Avenue road should
have left the depot at FortyThird
Street. The car did not do so and as the
night men arrived with their cars. they
ran them into the stables. The men
stood around quietly, laughed and
chatted in the best of humor and did
not attempt to resort to any violence.
The last car lett the Broadway railroad
depot at $50 o. clock; the next one to
arrive entered the depot and did not
come out again. The men were very
quiet, as they did not intend TO tie
up until 30 o'clock a. m, u agents
from the Empire ? elective Association
arrived and ordered the men to leave,
which they did on the instant They
pared to march to their hall, on West
Fiftv-second Street, where they will re
main during the day. When car Nc.
depot at Sixty-fifth Street at 20 O'Clock
the driver turned from the main track
into the stables and unhitched his
horses. Every car that arrived subse-
quently did the same. There was not
the slightest excitement or noise. At
4 As clock there were only fifteen men
about the depot. They all belonged 10
the night force, for the day men simpli-
fed matters by not reporting for duty.
President Lamb, of the company
was Immediately notified. but he
decided TO do nothing until he calls the
directors, during the day, when it will
be decided whether it is worth while to
make efforts to run cars. A few police
men were sent over from Fifty-ninth
Street station, but their services were
not needed, for everything was quiet.
The following dispatches were received
at police headquarters this morning:
Ais a.m.-Twelfth Precinct - 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 remain are or
derby and quiet.
4.20 a.m.-Twenty-eighth Precinct
Sixty fifth Street sand Third Avenue.
Cars have all tied up Very few people
are about the stable and public places
No trouble and everybody quiet.
4.22 am. =. Thirteenth Precinct
One Hundre! ah1 Twenty-sixth Street
and Eight Avenue.-No cars are run
ming in this precinct. The men all lef:
as soon as through work; no crowds
around. Public places are all closed.
Police inspector Byrnes, who has had
reason to believe that there is to be an
incursion of thieves from neighboring
cities, such as Boston, Philadelphia
jersey City and Albany, shas 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
If they persist on coming into the city
they will be locked up. Inspector Byrnes
saidthis morning that he expected to-day
will be like the second day of the draft
riots. At the police headquarters, early
this morning, 1t was said that among
those who are to be arrested on warrants
issued last night, are Chairman O'Don-
nell, of the Employ ees' Protective Asso-
alton, and other members o. 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 headquarters that the
presidents of car companies were hold
ing a general meeting this morning and
it was the general opinion that they
will advise Mr.. Richardson, and direc-
tors of the Dry Dock, East Broadway
and Battery Railroad Company to
accede to the demands of the men.
ho, O1nn-&an q
committee, was in Brooklyn. The local
committee here, it was said, will not
order the "tIe-up" to be loosened until
they hear from O'Donnell that the de-
mands of the men on the Richardson
Brooklyn roads have also been granted.
At 4.40, cars in Brooklyn were all run
ming on schedule time, except the At
lantic Avenue line, which were out on
Wednesday. There was no trouble at
any place the strikers having dis
persed.
7a.m.-Under existing city ordinances
no man can drive a street car in the city
without license. The number of these
licenses is limited, and the organ
ization of drivers IS thus COM
plete. The various companies will
be compelled to run at least
one car day over their lines or
forfeit their charter. If an attempt is
made to-day to prevent this the city
will be compelled TO exercise its fullest
power or be held liable for damages.
Under the decree of thelEmpire Protec-
tive Association, at least l $50 men
ceased labor this morning. At6o'clock
not street car was running on Man
haitian Island. At the Thirty third
Street stable, the Third Avenue line. it
was stated that if the directors of the
Dry Dock line did not yield to the
demands OF the strikers before noon to-
day. the Association would order out all
employees of elevated railroads in the
CRY and Brooklyn. Policemen were on
hand and preserved ord, T.
The Times, this morning, in an editorial
on the riots of yesterday saws: There
is but one way of dealing with out
breaks like that of yesterday. and that
is the prompt and rigorous wav. The
arrogant and lawless method of labor
organizations are becoming such a
threat to invested capital and settled
business that they are in danger of
doing infinite damage to all industrial
interests of the country and from that
labering men will inevitably suffer
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