The evening world., 1894-03-15
Street CAR
men STRIKE.


messenger to Sheriff Norton to-day say
ing that the active employees were In
NJ way responsible for the shooting or
obstruction of property, and they would
| turni5n hfty men to act AS deputies In
protecting Life and property.
| Mr., Mcdonnell declared that the mis-
| chief was not done by any member of
| District Assembly -.
| There were scores of others he said,
| former employees of the Company, VINO
have also bitter grievances against Supt.
Mou!ton and the new regime. Men who
had rendered good and faithful service
to the Company for years and who
own their little homes In Astoria, stein
way and other points along the line have
been laid off at different intervals dur
Ing the last two years without even the
satisfaction of knowing why"
At noon the strikers assembled at
their headquarters at the corner of
cuss the strike.
The crowd cut the wires opposite the
headquarters and blocked the road with
boxes and other distractions.
Police Use Their Clubs.
The strikers became disorderly and
Capt. Wood, with twenty-six policemen
went to the strikers headquarters to
disperse the crowd. The police had to
use their clubs in order to scatter the
men.
Mr.. Moulton has been unpopular with
| the employees of the Steinway road ever
| since he was made Superintendent. He
was formerly Superintendent OF the
Fourth Avenue surface road and was In
charge of 1t during the strike two years
ago.
| Moulton came near being murdered at
| that time by being shot at by con-
ductor named Roman. who Is now serv-
ing.a seven years sentence for the crime.
Another conductor. named James Rey-
nolds. was arrested some time ago for
trying to kill Moulton for discharging
A large number of New York business
men living along the line were Obliged
to walk from their homes to the ferries,
a distance of several miles.
The principal line extends from the
| Thirty-fourth street ferry to Steinway.
Another branch runs from the Thirty,
| fourth street ferry to Ninety--econl
q third branch extends from Ninety sec
ond street ferry through the Dutch Kills
to Hunters Point. All along these roads
n great many New York business men
| live. The people appear to be largely In
sympathy with the strikers.
i AT 1 o'clock this afternoon Supt. Moul-
the. effect that none of the men now out
OH strike would hereafter be employed
by the Company in any capacity.
Mny Extend to BROOKLYN.
The m,n say that for the last six
months some OF them have received only
20 cents trip. The strikers fear that
the Company will endeavor to get men
which corporation owns the Steinway sys'
tenn. II the Company does try this II IL
believed the Brooklyn men will refuse
as they are said to be well organized
and in case of their refusal they will
undoubtedly be discharged and gen
eral strike In Brooklyn viii follow.
The men say say they had no eorr fear of ,the the
competent to fill these posi- ions. ant
that the motormsn and conductors of
New York and Brooklyn are thoroughly
aVnty ya.1 hn Mo iG n AZ
on the part of their employers to force
them to take the strikers places, there
will be the biggest strike of electric
railroad men ever known in this part OF
the country.
A. J. House representative of the Line
mems Union, Is In Steinway to call out
all the linemen in the Union II necessary
1t will probably be twenty-four hours
before the road Is In operation, and. al
the Company's charter calls for thu
traySersing Of at Least Sne n,a ear oyer tn,
will try to abide by the charter at al
hazards.
Several officers OF the Railroad Com
Office In the City Hall at noon to-day ant
asked him to act as arbitrator In the dis
pute between the Company and its EN-
ployees. Mayor Sanford has agreed L
do so.
A Conference this Afternoon.
At 2.30 o'clock j. p. Hunt and J. J
MulllRan, committee OF tne StTlhtTs
appeared before President McCabe, Supt
Moulton, Mayor Sanford and several o
the directors of the railroad.
Mayor Sanford acted az arbitrator
Rapid Transit Commissioner Bushe wa:
present as counsel for the railroad Com
pany.
The conference lasted an hour, and a
$50 Mull.gan and Hunt came out of thu
directors room and proceeded to tn
Z Assembly Hall, followed by the strikers
Mulligan said to an Evening World
reporter that he was going to submit :
/, proposition to the men. and he believe'
1t would be satisfactory: He though
|, that all difficulties would be adjuste'
before night. The nature of the Com
Improvement Commissioner William III
williams has been actively engaged al
/, day In trying to bring things to settle
, ment
one of the many stories circulated to
! day was to the effect that three greer
hands, who had only been engage feV
days ago., refused to go out with tn
, strikers.
They were enticed into the street
Is alleged, and beaten severely. Then tn
! strikers surrounded them and took ther
. to a saloon, where the green hands wer
|. lbraced up with whskey. Later tn
! three men, after much talk, agreed I
Join the strikers and they did.
The strikers have been orderi
| throughout the afternoon. Many of tn
saloons have closed. and there are II
signs Of drink on anP Of the men.