The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-13
IT'S A BAD time TO DIE
Drivers Have Struck and
the UndertakerS Are
Much Bothered.
Mr.. coYLE STATES HIS CASE.
he objects to a Prominent Position
Because He's Been There
Before.

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undertakes were taking part in anything
merry. il might be possible to call their
war merry one. There is laughter on
both sides, aud the drivers are as conf
dent of winning as are the undertakers.
Since yesterday afternoon the time is
big with events which have embittered
the struggle. Undertaken Moran yester-
day ordered hearse from Undertaken
Coyle. In Mr. Coyle's absence a driver
was ordered to take the hearse to the
funeral
On the way he was met by Master
Workman Downs, who ordered him to
turn back. When Coyle returned he en-
dorsed the drivers action and did not
discharge any of his men. When Moran
could not get the hearse from Coyle he
sent to Oldenburg. of Morris street, and
be promised one, but none of his men
would drive, and Undertaken McNulty
mounted the box to helD Moran out.
Undertaken Bunnell also drove coach,
AL the trouble was occasfoned by coach
being in line from Hugne's stable.
QUITTING WORK.
All of Moran's drivers went out this
morning. and all of Oldenburg's, too. At
Dnffy's stables yesterday all the men left
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Hugh's funerals, but this morning Duffy
sent for HIS men to return, and this the
drivers count as a victory.
Undertaken Mckee had funeral this
morning and hired hearse from Olden-
burg As all of Oldenburg's union men
had left him be sent the hearse ito Mckee
with man from the sugar house on the
box. Some union drivers were In line,
and when they saw the ssoab" hearse
they threatened to leave the line. Nc
Kee sent back Oldenburg's hearse, and
borrowed one from Boylan's, which place
the Undertakers' Association, it is sup
posed, is boycotting. The funeral then
proceeded without any trouble.
Some Of the undertakers look upon Mr..
Coyle's action as treacherous, ana think
be is deserving them. Undertaken Nc
Nulty is said to have cried and said "The
fight is over,s when be was told of Coyle's
action. McNulty could not be found this
morning. to verify the rumors.
MR. coYLE's POSITION.
| called upon Mr. Coyle this morning to
obtain statement of his positi on.
.sAt the last fight | was pushed forward
and presented as the foe to labor" said
he; ''and because of the attendant worry
l became sick. In this fight the under
takers agreed to discharge any men who
refused TO obey the funeral director. On
last Monday had a funeral In which was
n hearse of Moran's and some of his
5c0nches. There was so-called scab
8carriage in line and Master Workman
Downs approached me while the body
was in the church and asked-ne tor an
exclamation. The driver OF the hearse
Z said to Downs, 'sShall drive back to the
stables Shall i drive awayf" He com
pletely ignored me and only recognized
Downs. On my promise to submit the
difference to arbitration Downs allowed
the fu neral TO proceed.
when Icalled upon Moran and asked
him to stand by his agreement TO dis
charge men who refused to obey the
funeral directors, he would not do it. l
am neutral Just because l am afraid OF
these men, the undertakers- Hughes
sends one of his coaches to Moran's fun
eral, and then sends TO me for coacn.
Hope does not hire other men to drive
his coaches when he has discharged the
union men, but sends to me for coach.
my position is this:-I am anxious for
arbitration. / do not propose TO be
pushed forward as / was before. / have
not withdrawn from the Undertakers'
Association. but would like to see the
differences settled by arbitration"
A sULPHURoUS RUMoR.
1t was also rumored this morning that
Mr.. Edwards, who kept one of the .'scab"
stables, had said that the undertakerS
might go to place where there Is con-
tinual ice famine. He intended TO hang
on with the union drivers. Mr.. Edwards
could not be found this morning, but mis-
foreman said the rumor was false. An
enploye followed me out to the sidewalk
and said it was true.
Hope hired two men as drivers this
morning to whom the union men refer
as scabs. At Boylan's it was said that
Mr.. Young and four other New York
men had offered the three un dertakers
boycotted by the association, Boylan
Flaherty and Mcdonald, all the coaches
they wanted.
At Franklin Hall last night twenty
seven delegates represen ting organized
labor of every kind met TO make arrange
nlents for the labor day festivities. One
of the delegates arose and moved that
the delegates prepare resolutions express
ing the sympathy of organized labor
throughout the country with the union
coach drivers. These resolutions were
prepared and passed. A committee was
appointed 10 bring the fight before the
public in an unprejudieed light.
The Society of Truck Drivers also met
last night and passed resolutions of SYM
pathy with the union drivers The
strikers undoubtedly think they have the
hest of the fight, and they say the capitu-
lations of the undertakers is but matter
of very short time. They also say E d.
wards place is billed for sale. and they
regard this as a result Of the hfm stand
taken by themselves.
Some of the members of the Under
takers Association held an informal
meeting last night, and though none of
those in attendance would say anything
this morning it is pretty generally under
stood that Mr.. Coyle's action was dis
cussed and condemned.