Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-30
MAMMOTH STRIKE
The New York Street Railroad
Trouble Comes to a Crisis.
NINETEEN LINES TIED UP.
II Is Estimated That Nearly 5000
Men Are Idle.
LINES TIED UP.
BLOOD HAS ALREADY BEEN SHED

BLOOD HAS ALREADY BEEN SHED
An Italian Who Was Ls.oi<ing for Work
WAS Attacked, 1t Il said, by Strikers,
and Injured So Seriously That 1t Is
Thought That lie VIII DIe-sevcraI
Riots Reported Police Preparations
Are Said to BE Almost PerFect-Prog-
ress of the Fight in Brooklyn.
New YORK, Jan. 3o-The great street car
tie up in this city, which has been published
as impending, is a stern reality now
The strike began so suddenly and is so COM
plete that it becomes one of the most inn
pressive demonstrations of the discipline of
organizations of men who work for wages.
The street car day begins at in the morn
ing. At that hour the first of the day force
takes its car from the stables and the last of
the owls delivers up its car and seeks its bed.
The word had been passed that at this mo-
ment the strike, or as they picturesquely de-
scribe it the tie up, was to begin And then
5000 men, nearly all them without dollar in
the world, more than half of them with wives
and children looking to them for bread and
shelter, stopped work and threw themselves
for the time being upon the charitable con-
tributions of other worknen.
The striking demonstration was the result
of a single word of command given by the
men who represent the power of organization,
and who for the time being are obeyed as
completely us though these employees We're an
army and their representatives commanding
generals.
So then in the swiftness and the thorough
ness of it this revolution is almost majestic.
1t begins impressively, and the question that
arises is: How will it endl For evidently
great struggle is anticipated by the reprcsen-
tatives of some $40, 10000 or $4,000, 600 of
capital and the whole power of the organiza-
tion of the Knights of Labor, and especially
that department of the Knights to which the
men who run the street cars for wages have
given their allegiance.
The public is impressed by the suddenness
and completeness of the strike, for only one
great street car company and few of less
consequence have not taken part in it.
The railroad employees have sent out their
ambassadors to induce the owners to sign GER
tain agreements or contracts, which, III gem
eral, may be stated as Q promise to pay the
employees to take the car to the streets not less
than 50 day for ten hours work inside of
twelve consecutive hours.
1t is altogether probable that the strike in
Brooklyn hastened the movement in this city,
and whether it was so intended or not by the
organization which controls the street car enl-
ployes, it is regarded as in some measure a
sympathetic strike Those have bnen the tao
tics that this labor organization has fire.
quently adopted, sometimes with success and
sometimes, as in the case of the longshoremen
strike, with complete failure.
The tie up was begun in obedience to the
command of the various local assemblies of
the Knights of Labor, which had in their turn
received orders from Division No. 1of National
District 22G. Committees from each local as
selnbly conveyed the unanimous Endorsements
Of the subordinate bodies to the headquarters
of the National district, at Wendel's Assembly
Rooms, in West Forty-fourth street
Since early in this month the representa-
tives Of the employees have tried to procure an
agreement or contract which should bind both
the companies and employees. The men want
an agreement that the companies would agree
TO give them no more than ten hours Of work
in twelve consecutive hours, while the mini
mum payment should be not less than 81
dav
But the managers OF the railways have al
ready practically organized themselves, so
that they agreed 10 reject ali proposals that
came from their employees through represent
atives Of labor organization. That meant
antagonisn, and at last the clash which came
this morning
As fast rs the night cars arrived at the
stable the horses were unhitched AMI put in
their stalls, where they viii remain, so say
the men, until the companies come to terms.
There was no disturbance, ard the men went
quietly to their homes.a
President Curtis. Of the Sixth avenue line,
declared very enpllatically that he would run
cars on Sixth avenue il every striker in the
city was on hand to prevest it. The strikers
intimated that they would be on hand. Early
IN the morning the avenue fran Twenty
third 70 Forty-seeond street was lined with
pickets. many Of them, from other city pas
engerrailway lines.
The naen predicted that car would not get
below Eighth street 1t is on that part Of the
Sixth avenue route that most of tho trouble
with the Grand street cars Occarzedin March,
1856. - -
Many Of tbs Sixth avenue men are ex-
strikersof the ThirtFaveriue line aud are very
| determined.
| The first serious trouble occurred on Eighth
avenne near Forty-eiglXh street. Peter NJ
| Tomey, an Italian, was On his way to the
Eighth avenue stables to Look foe work when
he was suddenly attacked. knocked down,
kicked, heatep, and finally stabbed in the
face, It IS inferred By some OF the strikers
/ His assa1ants escaped before the police
arrived On the scene Ton1ey vas taken IN an
| unconscious condition to the Bellevue hos
| pifal, where il is feared he win die.
/ 40 was stabbed II the feusple, hts chaek
was cut thrpuElI. several tBeth Ntrs knneknd