The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-18
FIGHTING FOR THEIR PAY.
ITALIANS STORM A LOCOMOTIVES AND
THREATEN A CONDUCTOR.
Their Camp Fortified 20 Resist Attack, but
Probably None VIII he Madc-A Di,pntc
rs to Who Owes Them - Weeks Wages.

| Probably None VIII he Madc-A Dispute
to Who Owes Them Weeks Wages.
WOODBRIDGE, July 17.-Seventy five or more
| Italians who are working on the Port Reading
| Railroad In the woods about mile from here
| went on strike last Friday. and to-day their
| camp has the appearance OF fortress. There
are piles OF stones at regular distances along
| the sides OF tho newly laid track. and heavy
| clubs lean against the fir trees ready for use.
| Ties and rails have boen laid across the rail-
| road track. completely blocking traffic. and
| two fat cars loaded with iron ore are stranded
| just above this obstruction. Pickets have
been stationed along the roads and paths
| loading to the camp. and there are also guards
| In the woods to give warning OF approaching
| danger. 4Bs
| The lnborers have not been paid for weeks
| work. 1t is conceded. and some Of the Italians
say that two months nay is due them. The
scene OF the strike is In cut on the main
track Of the Port Reading Railroad. This road
has been nearly completed. and 1t runs from
Bound Brook to Carteret, where 1t joins the
Central Railroad Of New Jersey. distance Of
eighteen miles. 1t hos been built by the Phil.
adelphia and Reading systcm. through the
Port Reading Construction Company. and
is to be used as coal road The
construction company gave out q contract for
a part OF the road to Contractor D. D. Mclean.
He sublet to Brendlinger & Nearing. After
ward. the construction company reassumed
tho work. and made MGBean. ,snperintend:
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don't know who their debtors are. but propose
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answer they stracf Theyt "a also % told depi the
supcrintendent that they you'd not permit
The
laborers to work until they had received the
none money due them That afternoon they spent
tneir time In pilinR ties Iron. and rocks on the
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the COM
The strikers tagged it. and the engineer
sNwy np to the on ths
banks above tho cut They all had clubs and md
some had revolvers. The leaders called out to
the TO Try 81 s sEsr .e
he ssb vlndows When tie train stoppsd the "s
the obstruction. He kicked at the ties and was as
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tried to remove any of the ties The engineer:
s hand eo Rs Sn a bTs Seqs
he could draw pistol ii he had one.
s. Ssh sho siSes q down
glad to take refuge In the cab again. Finally
the conductor shook his fist at the crowd and
did not derstand this. but they threw more
stones and broke all the windows in the cab.
en Eo wSs Ct shs The res. 81 the sn then W1st in
:. The HuPgarians came down to the road at
ia N "a m inn IN 20
threatened to XIII them II they tried to work
CHARGED tme noon the9 vent sh back to sha
village. and they have not returned since; A
mend cars. tried to do some work on the cars
left in the cut yesterday. The Italians. how
xef eeS 81 county called
on. but he said no could not act until the town
Cons Of had done their ut
and oand The Sitting the
s"bs hev BEEN Of has s@ss
BY their piekets. He advised them to take
Kim %oud tn taEa
the pile on the track and get away alive he
IRE Sss
the the cut Until the c9nstruetion company has
structon COMPANY viii not et try to clear e the
track tTck Until the authorities guarantee protec-
uon. ne supeTintendent OF tne ROAD was In
Woodbridge, to-day to determine what steps
should be taken to- morrow.
1t was reported that n train would be run
through early tomorrow morning at any cost
but Assistant Supervisor Mcintyre says he
thinks this plan will be abandoned.
Tho money due the Italians amounts to
about $500 in ALL Chief Engineer II. K Nichols
Of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad has
OF the pay department OF the railroad. II Re
decides that 1t will be cheaper to end the
strike By paying tho men and then trying to