The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-15
EASTERN HOLDERS.
A Party of Eighteen Arrived Here
Last Evening.
Tbs Strikers Capture Five Of the New Arri-
vals-0thers Deserted Along the Line.
News of the Labor Unions.

The molders' strike had an exciting
phase,yesterday and last evening, owing to
the arrival from the Eastern States OF
twenty-five molders, who were brought
here by the Foundrymen's Association. OF
the party the striking molders captured
five. The story of the trip was told to
CALL reporter last evening by William
Devlin, one of the party who joined the
strikers.
He said that In all party of thirty
started to come out here. They were hired
by Messrs Gibbs & Friell Of the Foundry
mems Association, and were obliged to sign
contract whereby they were TO receive
So 30 day as first rate molders. The
agents represented to them that the strike
was over, but owing TO large number OF
men having left the city there was now Il
good chance for tirst-class molders. The
patty came over the Sunset route.
OF the thirty who started from Phlladel-
phia and Cincinnati eight dropped off at
Birmingham, Ala. they having learned on
the road that everything was not as 1t had
portunity to leave the train, Devlin says, as
the doors were kept locked and porters
stood watchful guard. At Los Angeles,
while the change of trains was being made,
four of the party slipped out through aWln-
dow and escaped.
speaker. "When we started we were PROM
ised three meals day and other inciden-
tails such as cigars. Did we get them
No; all we had on the journey of seven
DAYS were nine meals, and they were none
of the best. 1t was no wonder the men got
disguised at Los Angeles and made break
for liberty. -,
1.-The others were locked in and could
not get out. We came through to Selby
Point, where we were told that we must
transfer TO a tug to come to the city. The
tug was the Sea Queen. The party got
aboard and the tug steamed alongside
of the sea-wall. There was large
delegation of union pickets on the wharf,
and as the men came ashore they began TO
talk with them. Two men joined the
strikers at once and then the order was
given To steam away to the Union Iron
Works."
What happened there p
''Well, there were two men of the same
opinion as myself, and we decided not to
work for the Union or i'll any other shop
where 'scabS' were employed. / have a
special cause of complaint against & police
man. | believe his name is Bennett he
asked NE where was going when lett the
works.
81 told him it was meme of his business,
and he remarked that | might De killed if 1
went out there. Well l said, L might as
well he killed there as here like con-
Wet
Devlin said that Officer Bennett had told
him that the Superintendent had told him
to stay there and stop any of the new men
from going out. II went out, though
added the imported molder.
The men whom the striking molderS have
captured have little TO say. Their names
are William Devlin, p. Kelly, Ii. Schauler,
j. Hansen and NJ. Beard. sOn bOard.the tug
were Irving NJ. Scott, Oscar Lewis and Z.
Cantrell.
When the tug landed at Broadway Wharf
and two men were caught by the strikers,
one of the foundrymen cried to put the men
back on the tug or all would be
lost They we're then hustled aboard,
excepting the two converts, and the
tug steamed over to the Union Iron Works.
There. however, several became dis
gusted with the appearance OF things and
three succeeded in walking out.
At meeting Of the molders last evening
the following committees 10 arrange for the
entertainment ON the 18th inst. were
named:
Arrangemcnts-J. D. Condor. W. Farraut. NJ.
MUnahan, w. Campbell, ". j. Coleman, j. NJ.
Crowley, 5. PrlneI, p. Martin, IL. Goddard, Ii.
a. LeWes, j. W. Sweeney, I. e. Gauo, NJ. l..
Wandell, NJ j. Mccarthy, I. l.. Welty, +. Rush
ton, T. Burnett, j. X. Philips aud L. Beatty.
Floor manager, Luke NJ arsich; assistants, j.
j. McCann, Philip j. DielZ, Robert link, j. L.
Zamo.
Floor Commttee-A. j. era wrord. Thomas L.
Flack, Lewis a. Andrews, L, Davis, l. Reagan
{. ie CLAIR, W. W. Orr, L. r. smith, George t.
Dempsey w. j. Holland. S. Ii. Heron. James
q. Ryan, Owen Mclaughlin, j. +. Kirby and
James Reagan.
W. w. Smith. {. Mdnwall, S. McGregOr, James
Gillian, Charles Eyard, John Boldl, J. S. Hag.
gerty, J.. |. Golden, u. Gerken. Ii. thompson,
man. Theodore hummer, Rudolph Urbais, &. Ru-
deker, j. L. KIRBY.