New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07
THE STRIKE IN CHICAGO.
NO CABLE TRANSIT IN THE NORTH DIVISION.
EXPRESS WAGONS AND OTHER VEHICLES TO
CARRY THE PEoPLE-PoPULAR SYMPATHY
DIvIDED-AN OFFER OF AID FOR THE
STRIKERS, FROM NEw-YoRK.
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Chicago, Oct 6.-The street car strike which
has been talked about so much in the last two
months began to-day. The full force of the action
of the five men who walked down stairs from MIR.
Yerkess office at 80 p m. yesterday will not be
felt until next week. The north-side men, some
five hundred strong, decided to quit work, but
alone their power would be small Unless every
indication which so far has pointed clearly to the
results which followed fails in this instance, tho
west-side car men, 1900 in number, Will go out
on Monday soon after, and the great struggle
will begin. 1t will be fight to a finish The
west-sidc men met tonight The leading men OF
the organization have promised the north-side
men active assistance. The men on both sides OF
the river have an idea that the company intends
TO destroy the influence il not the existence, OF
the street railway mems organization.
The first day Of the strike developed no sensa-
tional features. The men have kept quiet
the company has set about replacing them, and
there the matter stands 1t locks like long and
hard fight Public sympathy cannot be said to
he with either side, for, while Yerkes and his
Philadelphia syndicate are cordially hated, the
north-siders have too many grievances against
the conductors and drivers to champion their
cause.
number OF curiosity y-SeeKerS gathered near
the various barns II the company hoping that
an attempt to take ont cars would be made with
new men, and that a conflict might result. No
such attempt was made The company Will run
no cars to-day, nor will they do so until Mon
day about noon. Cars might possibly be run
tomorrow, but the authorities request that no
attempt be made, as II being a holiday, some
trouble might be caused by the great crowds
that would throng the streets A large number
are applying for work and some have been hired
Most of the applicants are strong, weil-appear-
ing men and none employed who do not
answer the requirements If the same number Of
applicants continues to be received the places OF
the 500 strikers Will be filled by Wednesday.
AT n. IN. the cXpreSsmen, cabmen, and Omn-
bus drivers on hand at the different points
where the cars start waiting for passengers. 1t was
a little after when the rush began, for thousands
of workingmen have to report for duty at Z
modatcd, and the vehicles had time to get back
to catch the greater throng which came between
z and o'clock Then the fun began. Every
thing that would roll on wheels and could be
taken away from other business was brought into
requisitiOn. OmnibuseS, cabs, express wagons,
trucks and everything that could be fitted up with
seats were out and carried as many people as they
morning delivery, hurried home, hustled the
empty cans out of their covered wagons replaced
them with stools or board seats and went out to
carry passengers. Some of the wagons had wrap
ing paper signs, printed with marking brush,
protesting to be YerlSes's Cable
James H. Browning, secretary Of the North Side
Street Car Association, received dlspatch tender
ing assistance frcm Mortimer OConncl secre-
tary of the National Trade Assembly, in New