The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-09
ALL STRUCK FOR MARY
Fort Lowry Hotel Guests Had to
Hustle for Food.
Ninty.seven Girls Stopped Work at
Dinner Time.
Mary Had Dropped Tray and Was
Discharged.

All but four OF the 100 girls employed o t
the Fort Lowry Hotel, Bath Beach. to
wait table upon the 800 guests OF the
house went out on strike last evening.
They struck Just before dinner, and the
proprietors and guests found themselves
confronted with a pretty how dye do.
OF the four girls that remained three
refused to 70 out, and one. Mary Burns.
was discharged. II is on Miss Burns.
her mlsiap and her tantrum, and by
Mrs. kerrigan, her authority and her
tempcr, that this entire narrative de-
ponds.
At Sis o'clock last evening, just fifteen
minutes before the regular hour for
opening the dning-room, and while a
number Of hungry boarders were al
ready besieglng the door, Mary Burns
dropped tray Of dishes right squarely
in the middle of the dining groom floor.
Mary glanced at the wreck of china
and thew up her hands. In which posi-
ton Of disadvantage she held them
when Mrs. Kerrigan, the head waitress.
bounced upon her.
Mrs. Kcrrlgan may have a sweet and
caressing nature in private life. but she
has methods of dlscharging her official
sively unpopular with the small regi-
nent OF girls under her command.
She grabbed at MARY and ordered her
to get out of the dining-room forever.
Mary. detied her: then she shook Mary,
and then Mary flew. into a tantrum. She
had hysterics and she danced and
| screeched She rushed to the wall
| where, there are thousands of dishes
kicked these shelves till they danced
with an awful racket and several fell
| to the floor.
| She WAS Immediately surrounded by a
crowd of sympathizing girls. Every one
zen The IN VA dnffSS" M grouped
ct BY sf ser M sag
There Is no organzation-protect
beneficiary Or, or otherwisenamong the
figan. and with one voice they com
manded her to reinstate Mary.
| This, Mrs. Kerrigan in the firmness of
her character and with an eye con-
servatve to discipline. fatty refused to
Meanwhile, word had been speeded
| to the other dining-room across the
hail. and the girls there iocked over.
| AS soon as they heard the cause of the
trouble they Joined their voices with the
Mrs. Kerrigan remained obdurate. and
| the ninety-seven young women slapped
on their bonnets and wraps and left the
| house.
Meanwhile, the dinner-hour had ar
rived, and Manager, Jacob Lowry i'm
pressed chambermaids and hallboys into
These recruits did not go half way
around, however. and the wants of the
guests could not possibly be supplied by
| them.
It was then that the tempers, OF the
seaside house, displayed themselves;
-.bmit 10. ' the situation. and left the
house to get dinner. elsewhere.
The remainder determined to make
deal of fun and novel experience of a
practical kind. Men who had never
touched a tray. except at poker, In their
medes, and to help along the ladies'. who
We're threatened with supperless even
ing.
As the Fort Lowry system is for the
the bill Of fare, there were confusions.
complications and great display OF
fun, wit and humor on the part OF the
novices.
Several OF the smart young men tried
to submit the evening.s-menu to the
choice OF the diners, but they found
rheumatic for such speedy exercise.
They either lapsed into such foolishness
as lamb, ram sheep or mutton" or
cling. you'll take what l bring you,
see?'
The latter was the prevalent policy
and II was taken with very good grace
II was altogether very merry and
noisy meal, and the impromptu walters
only added a little more to the damage
with which Mary started. There were
, a few Grabbed old folks. who didn't
like 1t II Bit but the majority voted Il
great sport-once in a lifetime.
The girls, in committee of the whole
waited upon Mr.. Lowry after dinner
and told him that II he would discharge
, Mrs. Kerrigan. they would return. He
refused to do this, and the guests wen
to bed with their breakfasts In peril
This morning, however. bright ant
early the girls came around and pro
posed amended conditions of surrender
II Mr.. Lowry would take hack MARY
Burns they would come with her. MIR
, Lowry agreed to this, and the girls wer,
, on hand for their breakfast with tn,
, cheerful matir greeting for each anC
every happy guest. Oatmeal this morn
ing"
Nothing was said about Mrs. Ker
i rigan, and II Is supposed that she vii
h continue to WELD the sceptre Of com
mand for the rest of the season.
Among the guests known to hav,
. weathered that strike-battered dime
are Col. Oakley, Assistant District-At
q torney OF Brooklyn and Attorney Paine
of this city. There was also II nobl
- Count under strict incognito among tn
. guests-servitors, who discharged hi
: duties with good humor and a graceful
I hand.
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