The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-07
STRIKERS UNDER ARREST
TWO GIVE BOND AND WARRANTS
OUT FOR SEVERAL OTHERS.

TWO GIVE BOND AND WARRANTS
OUT FOR SEVERAL OTHERS.
President Collins bunting the Kz-em-
ployes of the Electric Railway Who
Intimidated the Conductors and Nc
tormea-He Believes the Attempt to
Wreck the Thunderbolt Car Was the
Work of the strikers-The Unions
Meeting.
The strike Of the Electric railway en-
pIoyes appears to be dying out. In fact,
the employees themselves deny that any
strike was ordered, but say that they SIM
ply exercised their individual privilege of
quitting work when dissatisfied with the
regulations imposed by the company.
Their action appears to have been little
ha'ty, however. They also made the mis-
take of endeavoring TO coerce other en-
ployes into joining them.
They endeavored TO intimidate them, so
President Collins charges, by jumping on
the cars and making threats against the
men in charge if they would not gree to Join
them, going so far as to snatch the badges
from the conductors caps.
AFTER THE CAR wRECKERs.
President Collins is determined 10 make
Kane was arrested Wednesday afternoon
charged with intimidating men in the EN-
ploy of the railway company and endeevor-
ing by threats to prevail upon the
to cease work, and ex-ConductOr NJ. w.
Hardee was arrested Yesterday morning
on the same charges. Warrants are out for
several others, aud Detective Wetherhorn is
now looking for them. One of the men
wanted has left the city.
The railway was running with q full
force yesterday, and Supt. McFarland said
he has more men now than he can use. He
replied to a telegram from Augusta asking
If he could give employment TO any men
that he did not want any more, as he had
more than can use now. The superintendent
says that he is overrun with applications
from all parts of the country from electric
railway men who have heard the report OF
the strike and want employment.
ANXIOUS TO RETURN TO WORK.
Two of the men who quit work applied
yesterday to be reinstated. They were
given no definite reply, but as they are both
good men and claim to have been mlsled
they will probably be re-employed.
President Collins says that with one or
two exceptions in favor of good men he will
not receive any OF the strikers back on any
consideration. He does not hesitate b state |
his belief that the devIsh attempt to wreck |
the ThunderbolJ car Tuesday night was |
the work Of malignants among |
J06 Slrlker5. no WOulQ Dol lllpilCdJ6 Ill |
the men who quit work IN the attempt, but |
he has sufficient evidence 30 satisfy him that |
certain of the strikers were responsible for |
the attempt.
The attempt was made, NIr. Collins be-
leves, to secure revenge upou Conductor
Bramlett ana M)torman ste art who we're
IN charge of the car at the time, tecau,e |
they had refused tJ join the str kers. He !
does not think the attempt was directed |
especially at the company or at the lives Of |
the passengers, but was merely a reckless |
effort at revenge upon the employees.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
The escape Of the car and its occupants
was almost miraculous Had the crosstie
which was used been more firmly placed |
or had it not been a little weak on account
Of having had spike driven through the
center of it, the car might have been |
smashed up and hurled from the track.
The wreck was planned by jamming a
crosstie down between the tracks on the
trestle through Cuyler swamp. Habit been
better placed the purpose might have been
accomplished and several lives lost. There
were fifteen passengers on the car at the
time Some of the strikers we're known to
have made threats to do something Of this
KIND TO the employees on the car. President
Collins is determined that the guilty parties
shall be ferreted out aud punished.
THE EMPLOYEES MEETING.
ployes' Union, as the conductors and motor
mems association is called, at Yonge's hall
Wednesday night, lasted all night long 1t
did not indO. Sc the strike and took
no steps In favor of general strike. |
A committee, however, was appointed
TO employ counsel TO defend the men who |
have been arrested on warrants sworn out
by President Collins aud Supt. Mcfarland. |
Another committee was appointed TO con-
Ter with President Collins aud endeavor TO
arrange some com promise Of the differences
existing at present between the company
and Its ex-emploYes. No conference was
held yesterday, however.
The session was largely attended, nearly
all the motormen and conductors in the city
being present. The chief business of the
meeting was the initiation OF new members,
there being large number Of applicants.
Nearly all the employees of the City and
Suburban railway and many Of the en-
ployes of tie Belt Line were initiated.
There seemed to be a great deal Of ceremony |
about tile initiation, and this was why the
meeting was so long in session.
KEEPING THEMSELVES INFORMED.
Inc othclais OF the street railway lines are |
Iully informed as TO what the union is /
doing, and they are watching its operations |
win some anxiety. 1t is thought that a |
concilietory tone will be adopted and the |
present trouble allowed to die out, but at |
some future time when the services OF the |
electrical railway employees are most
needed. general strike of all the electrical
railway men in the city will be ordered un-
less certain peremptory demands are agreed
to by the oompa lies.
The conditions that may be offered, 1t is
unnecessary to state, will not be pleasing to
the railway companies. A great deal Of
Inconvenience could be caused tne railway
companies by such step. and it might
take several days TO secure what help they
needed from other cities.
1t was reported yesterday that there were
manifestations Of dissatisfaction among the
employees of the Belt Line, and there were
some apprehensions that trouble might
occur.
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