The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-16
STEINWAY'S CARS TIED UP.
A TBN- HoUR STRIKE ON LoNo ISL
AND CITY TRoLLEY ROAD

Crt-N.yer Stafford Chs-sa Arbitrator.
A ten-hour tie-up on the steinvay Electric
Railway upset Long Island Ctr yesterday and
brought the entire police force into action
The strike began at o'clock In the morning.
From that time until late In the afternoon not
a car left the car house In eteinway. and
from end to end the tracks were piled
with distractions OF every kind. while
the trolley wires were cut In several
places and grounded. Finally q compromise
was effected through the Intervention OF
Mayor Horatio 8. Sanford and ex-Pollce Com
missioner William II. Williams. . brother OF
Inspector Williams Of this city.
The Steinway system comprises fourteen
miles OF surface railway through three OF the
principal sections Of Long Island City. Alfred
d. Moulton is the general manager and super
intsndent and for some time back hi and the
men have not been on good terms. In Feb
ruary last the company discarded hotses and
put in operation an electric plant which cost
more than half q million dollars. Previous to
that time Rapid Transit Com missioner William
Steinway OF New York owned the controlling
interest In the road. When he sold out the
men began TO grumble. They said that under
the new management they were compelled to
work unreasonable hours for little pay. and
that members OF their labor union were being
discharged for trivial causes or no cause at all.
An appeal was made to the company now OH
GERS. but with little success. and late on We'd
nesday afternoon q strike was threatened.
When the last car was run into the depot In
Steinway at 1:40 o'clock yesterday morning
the local assembly Of knights Of Labor to
which the men belong held Q meeting. Word
was sent to Superintendent Moulton at his
homo at 112 Lexington avenue In this city
that he was wanted In Steinway. He got
there at o'clock In the morning. Then and
there the msa presented their ultimatum.
eoSmtses. Then seventy one q the WV" ninety ety.
ss s:sss ss s;s .:s ssss
and their i.%IIs: ssts .bro.a saiiops FOR the
their synrathizsr.., who were only Waiting
The first Outbreak occurred after . report
was circulated that Paul Cosgroye. the general
out later on that he had been struck 10 the
back OF the head with some kind Of missile and
MSuson ssns sSrrs call Tor pole.
and another call was sent TO 81 Johns Hospi-
When the ambulance. came. in. sigh. tn.
crowd eyed It with suspicion. As the curtains
were all down. they. suspected that Il was
tho crowd seized the horse by the .ssins and
the opposite direction from the depot
The STRUGGLE attracted the, attention Of the
police; Policeman Kaysnagh. armed With z
f an Us suecssded In releasing the horse and
persuading the men that It was an ambulanes
Depot ds ea' the re%siaSsi oithsS ~
nsS a the .s. HHs. o the DsSs s
under Capt Anthony Woods. arrived On The
sSs ssS s sn sh Ia .se IN ts.
thized with the strikers busied themselves
on ths Thsy sSsf fSs
Steinway was Uttered with stones. pieces Of
placed them al inssrssi. along ". trset. At
nues the tracks were hidden under pile OF
distractions. am ong which were a broken
carded rails. Further down steinWsy' avenue
the GROSS wires supporting the trolley wires
were cut and the wires were dragging In the
TO head Of hostilitiss a. other points along
the ROAD Capt wSSSs obtained
them to get wagon to transport the police
from one place TO another. The crowd seized
Several policemen .sprAng to the boys aid
last exciting scene Of the day. Both sides
then sat down to watch each other.
.y in aS 81 us tes
Taylor Joseph rEsynSlds lanes T. JSh1 1opn
Hunter called on MAYOR SANFORD in the CITY
Hall. and. stating their Rrisvanees, ask ed him
to interesde with the com pany IL Their cir behalf:
he was inclined to think that the m en- were
entitled to be heard In the matter, The officers
OF the company were com unlcated with and
they arrived at the Mayors once late in the
Among them were r. t. McCabe. President
OF the road Eugene l.. Busch. counsel TO the
company and Director Maher From the
May a, the othse end e R.r. long
conference was held with the same committee
'hss %.@ aso
10 the discussion In behalf OF the men. was
nay agreed ps t. submit ths mater 10 MSssS
proyAl OF the strikers and they were ordered to
begin work At once pending arbitration. The
The news OF the settlement was received
with cheers. A squad Of policemen were left
en TO he stoS Worn was semi ALONG
the railway and soon the boys who had
With With obstructioas were at work Clearing away
the stones and broken rails 4 wagon was
ia ina ie " hours the road was ready Tor opera
The manner in which the dirreulty was ad-
iusted did not suit Superintendent Moulton.
He was IN favor OF holding out and employing
The strikers say that in the last I'VE weeks
Just cause. They also COMPLAIN because they
instead OF getting 81 q day Tor nine tripA They
ten trips. but that owing TO DELAYS and
bloekAdes. thsy rarely make more than nine.
aud in that way they lose twenty cents day.
During tina recent snow storm they say some
OF the men spent fourteen hours making two
trips. and all they received for their work was
forty cents These assertions are all denied
by Superintendent Moulton.
Since taking charge OF that railway Superin-
tendent Moulton has had an exciting expert
snee On March 20 1880. . discharged car
driver named John Roman attempted to kill
him by shooting him in the back. Roman Is
now serving term in Sing Sing.
Several times since his life has heen threat
discharged employees put under bonds to
keep the peace on charge OF threatening to |
shoot him.