The sun., 1894-03-14

one OF the committee. who had run out Of the
< great cheer went up. which could b.
heard mile away. The crowd then set out
for See sheehan,s place. on Paterson street.
~ dh1 ;bs e0qrse icy thrOpgh Ms.ke tts' bs 1ps
and as they moved along. bustling and iostllne 9
one another bursting occasionally into loud
hands in their triumph. windows were opened
and thousands OF people looked in am mazement
Opposite f see See & sheehsn's shop there {. a
lumber yard filed with nigh piles OF, plank .
nnd Sosrd. and hssyy Psa 5eHP Hqndrsis b.s @,
perches and shouted and yelled and hurrahed
until II seemei as u their lungs must split
and many OF the strikers climbed over the
fence and tried to open them from within.
60 in. Break down the gate shouted the
young men from their hiGn perches.
When finally the gates swung open and the
which swelled along the street until It became
Amid ali the seriousness Of the occasion.
genuine humor' < few minutes before the
crowd had come in sight OF the shop Mr.. SEE
had finished the following letter TO the Mayor:
h.t. u., *. 5..S S' Informed ia; MOB q roou.
in tie city Of Tatsfson. snd eomrsilsi the worlmen
r.scs and IN ease. least dssIoys Cd or injured
son,Isrso- @ amount IN oi rsu.Sle pTop..tH .ris
t. - ih. pG.sinly an attempt 60 in,s:fsrs .,n
therein NAV De made any time. request you
TO the power OF your once in every way for pro
care protect our propeI,y and snail u.e All reasons
f,s that we are Weak sssinst The power which such
%nD mob a, VISITED hs:s S dI; .pg,s; may Sng TO IsSr ar
injury g The same hereby notify ySu ,hs, y. 'hsl,
rssp.estuiiv TO ref.r vow 10 tbs is.. ot
New Jersey Bariegl.riy in the ss.on to rot: upon
Tls$S Sa:S and 8. -ss SoH .s :S! aft 5
siE safEHlS
The dot after his signature had hardly dried
when the strikers broke into his dye shop.
whereupon he calmly sat down and added to
the letter the following postscript:
our nD n1t ,@s :OSy T The b. %GS h. .. s45:
Saqun, Of III in process dys,ns d..tras,ion
hs, We spHmit that Is your day under the statute
While the committee was inqurine at the
office Tor Mr.. see n number OF the strikers
the workmen there to strike Mr.. see refused
10 have anything to do with the committee
They The ash asked ed hi him whether they could call on
n, 30: he sad. r I don't want to see you at all
The Committee retreated. In the mean time
a number OF policemen had gathered and were
trying to preserve order in the crowd. One Of
wagon s % aud nd eSSiained in GermSn man that Mr. Zee
had refused 10 see them and that the work
stood on a lumber piie begged his country.
men to pay no attention to the police and not
70 stir, Sir. see then sppeared at the ONCE
door and said to the policemen:
and clear those men out. They have no right
The policemen did so. The strikers marched
out quietly. but they had accom- plished their
object. for every man in the place put on his
From See & sheehan's the crowd moved to
Dexter Lameert q cos mills on straight
dye shop. William NciiL a boss dyer. pushed
back the first man who entered the place and
ment he was in tho midst Of the crowd. jostied
about and punched and pushed until his
Just about this time the police arrived upon
The scene but as the workmen had eIpressed
their TillinGnsss to Join the Mh strikers t1e crowd
Ing into the mill yard had been broken. and
The fiTm were ESQ SO Indignant tat at this that they
decided to close their shop until all the trouble
hungry. and when the police called upon them
to disperse they dispersed and won't homo to
At J o'clock In the afternoon $500 weayers
Park on the island in the Passaic. Mr.. I. b.
lish presided. After he had made his remarks
10 hoth languages man named Dumas trans
quite an inteliige ent looking lot Of men. and one
would never Imagine from their quiet manner
h as.ds h the. wSsh
place during the morning
Mr.. Westerhelt denounced the police for |
They have no right TO meddle with our |
.flnirs. either one way or another" ho said. |
% assault us. We are not res sponsibie for what |
he DYER do or Tor what any one else does. All |
This seemed T rather sh n strange 1s language after
strikers won't in a body to Switzer Hill where |
lose. When the strike was declared in this !
md each night these men have been sere-
,aded." AS they walked alsng the street yes
hem. hooting and groaning in The most dis.
nal and discordant tones they could produce. |
)ne striker in q stentorian voice.
The response TO- this appeal sounded like the |
'sccaping steam q hundred locomotives.
Bros. mill and. ranging themselves in doubls |
column alons Kip Van Ninkle avenue. waited |
heir work. The police. however had decided
his time to act vigorously; The twelve po-
iSSmsp S6 VIII" HS stood guard In front Of this mill
vas known the crowd would ssrsnade" the
lon-union workmen employed there, were re-
Command Of Capt Bimson. The Captain d.
,ided his men into two columns, ordered
Charge" The bluecoats started forward
u N run; Nearly early every ono OF them was
much relish for his task But with a club in
ne hand and the crowd before him every man
Decnmo enthusiastic and nllad with desire
0 cuh. The strikers fell back. thinking that
no police were only trying TO iriGhten them.
When, however, they saw that double line get
ing dangerously near. they; too, broke into a
un and lied up the street. A big crowd. how
ysr. cannot moyo very fast. aud before those
rho were in the rear could get out OF the way
he police were upon them. Then followed
ONE tall clubbing. The policemen struck
iEht and left with all their force, knocking
own nearly thirty men. The wonder Is that
70 skulls were broken.
ono Of the bluecoat squads back ed a portion
the mob. numbering about ! 900. against n
ong pick tsnce that borders a field west OF
he mill. The fence gave way under tho
ressuTe and hundreds OF people fell to the
round; the police now had the occasion OF
heir lifetima. With the greatest Zest and de-
ght thsy clubbed into the struggling heap |
HACKING AN arm here; leg there nova
cad and now back. The crowd was thor
ughly frightened. Those who had fallen
cramhled 10 their feet as quickly as they
onld. and cut across the field for dear lie. In
lew minutes the POLICEMEN were alone upon
h street. vicorious. They dit not take the
'ouhle. however TO arrest any one.
The strike undoubtedly will not last very |
ing. The pal9rity Of the dyeing firms, alter
oinGs OF the striking dyers. expressed their
llllngness TO eign the new schedule. Ii 10 |
Kelly that most Of them will do tins fn-dav |