New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-07

10 the former employees of the company lhose
of the new men who gave satisfaction would not
be discharged The cars ran till . 80 p H. ycs-
terday. Out of LOO men who went on STRIKE
from the Broadway and Sevcnth-ave nueS, Only
three were taken back yesterday and apphca-
tions from others of the old men were hied ZOE
consideration. The SINE rules relative to time
md wages as were in force before the Strike VIII
still no adhered TO- The Broadway cars were
rallied in shortly after dac'l. In the neghborhood
NJ the stables of the Eighth and Ninth ave. lines
yesterday proved to be an exceedingly colo day
,sncciallv for "scabs The former road TOOK
back about half of the old men, or $50, and gave
several of the drivers their regular cars, placing
the new men on the extra" list On the Ninth
ave line 100 out of total force of 80 men were
taken hack.
Superintendent William n. A. Harris, OF the
Belt Line railway, said yesterday that none oil
the new men taken on during the strike would
be discharged except for cause ana that so lar
sixty.four of the old drivers and hlty-two oil the
conductors had been taken back All were maze
TO sign an agreement 10 be paid by the UP
Cars were not run on the Fifty ninth-st crosstown
branch yesterday but will be run On full tme
to-day as will the regular forty-eght cars on the
avenue lines, to twenty-five cacs yesterday About
one-fourth of the old employees on the Grand ana
Forty-second-st lines were taken back, and others
will be employed as vacancies occur The Fourth
ave car stables were beseged yesterday morning
by a large number of the strikers who were anxious
to return to their old positions. Superintendent
SlSitt received the applicants and took back about
sixty of the old employees. A notice was posted
on the stables that more hands would be
taken on just yet, and all the old hands who
applied were informed that they must wait their
turns to get back, the new men would not
be discharged except for incompctency.
The Harlem branch and the Thirty -fourth-st
ferry transfer line from the company's stables
also ran on regular time The old employees of
the Forty-second-st. Manhattanville and ST.
Nicholas-ave road called on Superintendent
Sisson yesterday morning, the greater part of the
men going TO the stables in a body. From seventy
five TO hundred of the men taken back, but
were required to sign pledge that they would not
join any union or labor organization in the future
The cars schedule time and the night service
was resumed. President Hart Of the Second-ave.
road, took back about 800 of the old hands yes
terday. The cars were run regularly all DAY ana
until late hour last night The Frst-ave line
will begin running on regular time this morning.
The Third-ave cars ceased 10 run under police
protection yesterday. At the DryDock East
Broadway and Battery stables about ! 80 old men
were taken back during the day. On the Avenue
d. or Green, line President White ordered that all
the men who participated in the strike of S96
should be blaclsted and not taken back on any
terms, but two exceptions were made To this rule
of men who are important witnesses in suits now
pending against the company. More of the old
men will be taken back as vacancies occur. The
cars on the Avenue B. or Blue, line ran until mid
night and the Green line until about IL o'clock
James H. Magee, the Master Workman of
District Assembly No. 226 Of Street Railway En-
ployes said yesterday that the action of the local
assemblies in declaring the strike off pleased the
superintendcnts of the majority of roads, as was
proved by the large number of old men who were
at once taken back and the action of other
roads in promising their old men the first vacan-
cies As to the causes of the failure of the
strike, he said they were the want of money,
superfuous police clubs and fine weather. The
organization has suffered a severe blow SAID
Mr.. Magee, ." but it will not die
About 1000 cut of the $3.50 men who struck
will return to work in their former positions.