The evening world., 1889-02-06

Strikers-AII OF the Eighth Avenue Men
Taken Back-The Police still on Duty.
As exclusively announced in The EVENING
WORLD Extra yesterday afternoon, the strike
Of the surface railroad men has been officially
declared off bv District Assembly 226. This
morning the strikers applied for work at the
respective companies and many OF them were
reinstated. Indeed, the companies are as
pleased to get experienced conductor and
drivers back as the men are to be reinstated.
The companies, however, say that they will
keep those of the new men who are CON-
petent.
No formal remuneration Of the Knights of
Labor has been required so far. President
Hart, Of the Second avenue line. intended
to make this one Of the conditions Of rein
statement. but desisted at Inspector Will
iams's solicitation.
The Knights have been very hard hit rs
II is" said the gallant Inspector. What Is
the good of striking a downed man
Inspector Williams, it may be remembered,
in the line of his duty did some of the hardest
fighting against the strikers In the recent dis
turbances.
Police reserves were still ut Police Head
quarters this morning, and the car stables
are still Garrsoned with blueooats.
Some of the strikers returned TO the Belt line
this morning. The final action of President
Scribner has not been decided on. Cars
were run ont. There were policemen Mt the
stables. It is understood that most of the
new men will be kept.
All the old hands gathered about the
Broadway Railroad depot. at Seventh avenue
and Fiftieth street, early this morning,
but none Of them were reinstated,
for the reason that Supt. Newell
was too i'll to see them. and they were told TO
call tomorrow. Mr.. Newell caught a severe
cold during the strike, and is confined to his
home in West Fiftieth street.
The old conductors who sought reinstate-
ment wore told to 60 to the office and make
out an application the same as a new man and
the President would consider it.
All Of the second Avenue Railroad en-
ployees have decided to renew their allegiance
to their Company. Master Workmen Hughes
and Brennan. of the Local Assembly,
had Q consultation with President Hart
this morn ng. Thu latter emphatically said
selves competent. He also said that The old
men would have TO apply TO, work the same
as the new men did, and as fast az vacancies
occurred he would give them places.
Master Workman Hughes communicated
this to the men. and they decided to accept
the terms, Then they came over in a body
and registered their names.
1t was President Harris intention to force
the old men to renounce their allegiance to
the Knights, but at the request of Inspector
Williams he RETAINED from doing 80.
President Hart said that he would proba-
bly, start the First avenue line tomorrow, so
many of the old men will be put to work
then.
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dent White said that he had no time to give
any TO reporters.
Any decent. respectable man who ap-
plies for work will be given a chance" he
said.
From some Of the old men, however. the
reporter learned that they were apply
ing for work. There was a long line in wait
ms. when the reporter came away.
Assistant Supt. Moulton, Of the Fourth and
Madison avenue line, this morning. There
will be 1888 in all. OF these seven will run
between Eighty sixth and One Hundred and
This is the first we have run on the Harlem
branch in ten days. The six cars will run on
the Thirty-tourth street branch to East River.
Now that the strike has been ordered off
by the knights Of Labor COMMITTEES, viii the
Company take back its old employees ~
asked an EVENING WORLD reporter.
How can we?" responded Mr.. Moulton.
There are by actual count siHty-ono a0S OF
the old men among the 600 men who
are doing our work. wish there
were more OF the old men, but Supt. .Skitt,
addressing the new men in the stable, rs
sured them that they will not be dismissed to
make places for any one.
"Of. course incompetent mon will be
weeded ont. and + 2 Trustworthy old en-
yiduel and given a place when there is one
for him. That is the best we can do. The
old men left their work. We were obliged
to find others to do the work. l am sorry for
the men,"
A policeman rides on every car on the line
to-day, as during tho past week, and Capt.
dEyap has 100 biuecoAtS on hand for that
The Company had LOO men before the
strike, and has engaged between 800 and 900
new men, it was sad, and would keep all Of
them who prove competent. Tn old hands
over the prospect, but they kept applying for
reinstatement.
IN old drivers and conductors were paid
this morning the amounts due them up to
Capt. Killilea has q small force Of police
men at the depot, and officers are still de-
tailed on the cars. which started out at 8
O'Clock after the big snow-sweeper had run
over the tracks, drawn by ten horses, han
died by John Mowl, an old hand who did
All was hustle at the Eighth avenue depot
sending out ali the cars manned BY
the old hands, though 1t was said
at the Company's office that the
men were not taken back in a body, but as
individuals upon personal applica-
ton. Every car on the line
is running and everybody doing
business on Eighth, avenue is happy. The
Eighth Avenue lie the only Company which
his taken back about all OF its old hands
The Sixth Avenue Company ran out eighty
eight cars TO-DAY W ID new men, and all the
old hands who, applied for work TO-DAY were
confronted with n sign onthe Superintendent
door " No More Men Wanted" A young
man on guard said no applications would be
| racaiHed TODAY. and President Cnrtisa MnA