New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-14
STRIKERS HELD THE TOWN
PATERSON AT THE MERCY OF OVERS.
THEY COMPELLED wORKINGMEN TO LEAVE
THEIR SHOPS DESTROYED GOODS AND AS
sNITED THOSE WHO WOULD NOT
JOIN THEM-THEIR DEMANDS

GRANTED
Interest in the silk ribbon weavers' strike in
Paterson and it's attendant disorders dropped out
of sight yesterday in the excitement stirred up by
striking sils dyeshop hands, who for several hours
he'd possession OF the streets forcib.y drove men
from work. destroyed property, and terror'zed
large part Of the city The trouble had started on
Monday in the Weidmann Companys works, In the
suburb known as Riverside. This Is the largest
silk dyeing in Paterson Mr.. Weldmanh
gave the men the advance for which they ASKED
but discharged the committee that presented the de-
mand. He said that they were notorious Anarchists
and ttouble-makers The struck for the rein
statement Of the committeeman. There was a serl-
Gus conflict near the works Monday, when Carr
Starke assaulted several non-union men, Two
brothers named Schilling also Joined in the assault
The ruflians escaped before the police arrived
Yesterday it was decided by the men to demand
new scale in addition to the reinstatement OF the
discharged men. This proposition was rejected, and
the 800 employees went out in body They marched
TO Ausur q smons dyehouse nearby, oLoKe ~, M
seized the long patching sticks used In dyelng ana
forcib.y drove ont the men at work there They de-
liberately ruined large quantity OF valuable goods
Cashell when ne tried to interfere. Several other
men who resisted the eviction were kicked ana ana
beaten stones were also thrown. The constantly
increasing mob. finally numbering several thousand;
Ke Kerr miefe Kimbal Richard j. Bardan Knpscher
Il Mas See & Sheehan. Dexter. Lambert cos
ana ann ASn ySr p sbs s'H rven out by force or in
undated into going. The few policemen who could
be summoned stood powerless to protect the work.
At several Of the mills there We're fights. and
a number of injured The only thing
that prevented bloody riot was the fact hat the
mob everywhere controlled the situation and was
too strong for successful resistance.
Mayor Braun whose lack OF decision in the pres
ent trouble meets with condemnation from law
abiding citizens issued proclamation yesterday
calling all citizens to be peaceful feeling or
uneasiness prevailed about town yesterday after
noon Many of the striking dyers,a much rougher
lot than the silk weavers-are Anarchists from
Europe. and likely 10 ATTEMPT any desperate act.
The cotton mills Of the Barbour Flax Spinning
Company. the Pioneer silk Company and X. & II.
Adams. all shut down entirely yesterday, the pro-
DrietOrs announcing a lockout until the present
troubles are over. They cannot protect their hands
from strikers with tho Inadequate police force.
4 week ago { public relief station was feeding
! 800 families day in Paterson, because so many
were out of work Yesterday fully 5000 persons
who could have work but would not take 1t. and
twice as many more thrown out by the strike
against their will, were walking the streets
I'm some of the dyeshops yesterday the strikers
turned the steam into the rooms, driving out the
workers in this way.
The police took more vigorous measures last even
ing and a large squad charged crowd of strikers
near Bamford's silk mill. and scattered It,. The
Divers strike settled last evening as nearly all
the manufacturers signed the scale. NO more
trouble is looked for in that quarter