New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-14
THE CAB STRIKE UNSETTLED.
AN UNAvArLING CONFERENCE BETWEEN MIR.
SEAICTI AND HIS FORMER DRIVERS-CON-
FLICTING STATEMENTS BY THE

SEAICH AND HIS FORMER DRIVERS
FLrCTING STATEMENTS By THE
PERSONS CONCERNED.
The strike OF the cab and coach drivers OF Seaichs
stables, East Thrty-second-st., still on yes
terday and a settlement of the pending differences
appeared to be far away as ever. Mr.. Seaich
lays all the blame for the present trouble on the
Liberty Dawn Association of Coach and CAP
Drivers. Of which his former employees are men,
bers The strikers. on the other hand. allege that
Mr.. Seaich Is relentless and stubborn, or he would
have come to agreement with them. as the pro-
prietors of other stables did with their men. The
strike at the stable was further augmented yester-
day by the drivers known as monthly men going
out. These men drive carriages which the staoie
under contract supplies exclusively to private fam
files. Among the strikers was the coachman VINO
drove for the family of ex-Secretary Whitney.
No wheels turned from the stable yesterday, ex-
cept those of carriage, which the strikers said
was driven by the bookkeeper Of the concern NO
attempt was made to interfere with him. several
hundred horses kept In the stable. ana the
stabIemen exercised them yesterday by riding them
M and down Thirty-second-st. A squad or police
were still on guard but Captain Pickett said there
had been no disturbances of any kind. 1t was said
at the stable that an attempt to resume business
would be made to-day with new men, consider
able force Of police will be detailed to prevent
trouble
The notice say the strikers appear to be an or
Gerly body OF men. more tFOuDs 10 i""iSN 1913
truck drivers and others who sympathize WIN the
strikers than from the strikers themselves: out
side ''Jehus' have habit OF humping INTO tbs
driven by non-union drivers when 10 annoy, as
While no great damage Is apt TO occur from thess
COLLISIONS carriages are often badly scratched ana
despoiled of then paint .s ,rd ,
Tine strikers held a meeting yesterday ana d
committee afterward waited on Mr.. Sealcn Each
side made concessions, and II looked for tlhe
as If an agreement would be reached Inc men
wanted TO return 10 work In BODY put MI
Seaich refused 10 take them all back. he SAID tha
his business had been injured BY the strike tna,
he did not need them all. The strikers asserted
that he wanted to punish some OF the men VINO
had been active in the strike. They declared tnas
good non-union drivers were scarce IN THIS ely anu
That Mr. Seaich would md 1t hard 10 M me- me.
nlaces They said that capable man must nave
years of experience and know the city IKE pook'
so he could take his fare to any point at the snort
est possible notice. a., .ha, A.,
At Seaichs stable the reporter was told tnat !.
was supposed the strike had been settled put tnds
the strikers then held another meeting ana declueu
"a make further demands This the strikers de-
MED There is a possibility that the strike may
be settled although Mr.. Seaich SAID yesterday tna1
he was done with the str. kers forever
The situation at the Waldorf, Hoiand cam,
bridge Knickerbocker Club and other hotels ana
clubs supplied with carriages by Seachs staole
remained unchanged yesterday and me lnuepeluehn.
coachmen and cahbies reaped a rlcn narvest Ny
picking up fares wherever they could get them.