The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-07
Great Car.Driyers Strike in New York.

The long threatened surface road strike was
inaugurated at New York on the 29th. The
only cars running were those of the Third av-
enuo and Blocker street roads. The terms
of the men are, in brief, 1926 per day of 10
hours work inside of IL hours. A lively row
occurred at Grand street. Tuesday morning,
when q crowdo of strikers tried to overturn Il
car. The Grand street crossing line was tied
up when the last car came in. The company
notified the police that it would try to run O
car in Il short time. The police reserves
were ordered out and some of them placed
about the ~company's stables and offices.
Shortly before 6 o'clock AGAR was drawn from
the barn down to the starting point in front
of the ferry. A bowling mob of strikers sur
rounded it the minute it came from
the barn. A hollow square Of stalwart
police officers surrounded the car and the
mob did nothing more than yell. A vast
crowd of people from the n%eighboring tene-
ments gathered at the scene. All of them
were in sympathy with the strikers, and their
presence and cries tended to increase the in
ate vicinity of the ferry. John Mahoney, a
clerk in the Office, drove the car. He is the
anne man who tool out the first car during
the last strike on this line. The al stood a lit
tie while before O start was made. 1t wassur-
rounded by an ever-increasing throng that
yelled itself hoarse. The police were strung
along Grand street about one to q block. At
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make mischief. A truck was driven on the
car tracks. A police officer tried to interfere,
but was carried off his feet by the securing
mob. This obstacle was removed and the car
passed on. Hats were made on almost every
block. Other trucks were placed on the car
tracks, but were quickly removed. At Grand
and Attorney streets another heavy furniture
wagon barred the way and stopped the car.
The crowd surrounded the car aud unhitched
the horses. They were given o sharp blow
and started of, almost dragging the driver
over the front of the car. Despite the police,
however, the mob lifted the cur bodily and
slung it across the track. Police kept dash
ing up oil the time and attacked the strug-
Cling strickers. A moment or two of this and
the crowd became disordered, and began to
scatter. The police had gained the day. The
fight had been short but decisive. The trouble
was not over yet. however. The police cap
tured one of the ringleaders, and in court he
was fined. TIL cor by this time was righted
and the horses hitched to it. 1t was drawn
to the other and taken back to the stable.
While the strikers do not hesitate to at
tack and beat the new men employed by the
roads, they dispense without offering serious
resistance when police appear On the scene.
Superintendent OF Police Murray expresses
the determination to give the protection Of
the avs to the companies and their work.
men. In Brooklyn the situation is reversed.
The police in that city offer no protection to
the companies Of their present employees.
The sympathy is entirely with the strikers,
and but little effort appears to be made to
enforce the law. In consequence of this, the
street railroad companies of that city have
not made any effort to run cars.