New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-30
STARVING AND FREEZING.
FEARFUL SUFFERING AMONG STRIKERS.
HEARTRENDING SCENES AT PORT EICHMoND-THE
PRICE OF coal TO DE RAISED TODAY
But THE MEN VOW THAT THEY
WILL HOLD OUT.
WILL HoLD "
rpY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUvE.l

WILL HOLD OUT.
TBY TELEGRAPH To THE Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20.-The intensely cold
wealth continued to-day, and tour through the
Port Richmond district brought to light Il scene
that beggars description. The families of the
strikers and the many little ones unable to care
for themselves are huddled together in
the smallest houses of four or five rooms
and these contain from three to six families.
Since the extremely cold weather which began
on Friday these people have suffered terribly.
Few of the houses have pound of coal and for
warmth depend chiefly upon the children, who
sent out to gather slate and stray pieces OF
coal that are found about the streets. The credit
business at the small stores has been discontinued
and many families nave been without substantial
food since last Monday. Poverty Is pictured Oh
all Sides but Notwithstanding this, the men arc
dogged Ill their determination to continue the
strike.
At No. 262s Richmond-st., the strikers head
quarters, this bulletin was posted to-day
To the Strikers: The report that the miners
would stand aloof from us is authoritatiyely CON
tradicted We arc determined 10 win the hght
and your leaders ask you TO hold out to the Dlttef
end. In all probability those who remain true TO
the cause of united labor will receive substantial
aid in few days
The strikers will give benefits all of the present
week at the Walnut Street Theatre, where Maggie
Mitchell will be the attraction.
There is no trouble whatever in the receipt or
dispatch of freight the road from any OF the
city stations. There was no coal received at Port
Richmond yesterday to-day, and the retailers
of this necessity will raise the price per ton to
81 - tomorrow.
Reading Jan. 20 (SpeciaD.-This has been n
quiet day throughout the coal regions; Some OF
the branch lines of railroad connecting the different
mining towns drifted even with snow and no
trains ran between such places to-day: John L.
Lee, of the striking railroadcrs, and John II.
Davis and Hugh McGarvey. representing the
miners were at Baltimore to-day 70 address
large meeting held there in behalf Of the strikers
The miners hid meetings in many places today
and everywhere they apparently showed solid
front. The report from the strikers headquarters
is that there have been no defections from the
ranks, and that the railroad company or ndividu-
al owners of mines will find il difficult matter
to start up any colliery full handed.
The feeling among the miners against the In
dividual operators has greatly changed within the
announced that they were ready to pay the per
cent advance. The announced determination or
the owners of the William Penn collicry to start
with non-union men ON tuesday next has created
q bitter feeling of resentment among the old
hands and this has been fostcred among the
miners against every individual operator in the
region. The men believe that these operators have
likewise combined against them as well as the
railroad company and this was the principal
matter discussed at the meetings to-day
The operators having announced that they Will
resume work with non-uniOn worl<men, there Is
much curiosity as to where the men VIII come
from There are not enough non.union expert
cnced miners in all the regions TO fill collicry.
The miners believe that agents OF the operators
have been arietly at work in other places drumming
up laborers who will be brought here at the last
moment. The operators of the William Penn say
that many of their own men will 20 back TO work.
hut the strikers say that this is positively not
The railroad company has maintained for many
days that OF their colieries are in operstion
In reply it is stated fact that at no time since
The strike have the companys collierics been in
operation for more than few hours at q time to
supplv urgent necessity
The events cf The coming week are expected 10
develop the outcome of this bitter feeling between
the men and their former employers.