New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-22
BUILDING WORK STOPPED.
OPERATIONS ON SEVERAL LARGE
STRUCTURES CEASE.
MORE MEN ORDERED OUT IN SYMPATHY wrrH
THE ELECTRICAL wORKERS-THE JACK
ETMAKERS STRIKE.

THE ELECTRICAL wORKERs-THE JACK
ETMAKERs' STRIKE
The seriousness of the strike OF the electrical
workers for an ,eght-horr working day was
made apparent yesterday when all work was
stopped on a number Of the largest buildings In
the city. Nothing done on the building OF
the American Tract Society. at Nassau and
Spruce sts and groups Of the workmen stood
around discussing the situation. There were
about 400 mechanics employed on the building.
including masons carpenters. ronworkers and
others There were comparatively few electrical
workers among them I he ordering out Of. the
men Of the various trades by the Board Of Walk
ing Delegates was to make it a sympathetic
strike The men were also called out on several
other large buildings. including the American
Surety wnere some soc we're at work, and st.
Luke's Hospital at One-hundred-and-fo fourteenth
st. and Tenth-ave They refused to g out, how
ever, on the latter building, although the walk
ing delegates talked with them for about an
hour The on the Presbyterian Home Mis-
sions building at Fifth-ave. and Twentieth-st,
already out.
The strike has caused 1000 men TO quit
work, with the probability of ten times that
number being called out within the next few
days Such were the indications last night, after
lCrg sessions
The electrical contractors held meeting at
the Building Trades Clubhouse, No III East
Twenty -third-st., and la the evening President
Strong told the reporters thai no definite action
had been taken Reports had been received
from the contractors not present at the meeting
which showed they were for fsat!ng 1t out to the
end. President Strong said they had received
notice Of the calling out OF the men on the va
rious buildings This. of course, anected the
master builders They however. Mr strong said'
had already shown their sympathy for the eec-
.rcal contractors, and he thought they would
stick to them throughout the trouble. so far, at
any rate none of the owners Of the big buildings
on which the men had been called out had mace
any complaints to the electrical contractors.
President Strong read a communication re-
ceived from ]. c. Chaplin, an electrical contractor
and member OF their association. who, the
strikers said had signed their agreement. In
his letter Mr. Chaplin admitted signing the agree
ment but said he had done 80 under misappre-
hension He said he was not aware OF the
ninety days clause in the old agreement, and ne
therefore withdrew his signature from the new
one.
The Board of Walking Delegates held long
meeting yesterday afternoon at l39 East fifty
rinth-st and appointed the following committee
TO take charge of the strike: r. j. Anslow' chair-
man; Thomas Tyrrell. Matthew Murray. Patrick
Gibbons. Thomas Keeting. Thomas Cunningham
Dennis Kavanagh. Luigi Posdesta and Ihomas
Downs This committee represents the pIas.eI
els. plumbers. engineers. e.ectrlc WorheIs, s.,
filters carpenters, mosaic layers ana gas-ht.e'sS.
II was said that the strike was now on,N
could no longer be termed lockout. as the
electrical contractors had said they would tahe
all the men back on the old terms II 'hey az
piled on or before Monday next AS they y,.1 nav
fha
workers the appointment OF strike cofnihiltee
by the Board Of Walking Delegates Is regaruea
as an indication that they are gong 70 eau ' ou'
Inc mechanics on all buildings now peihg con-
s,ructed The order will have no effect to-day as
II is a holiday. and il Is not likely mucn VIII oe
done tomorrow. as t is the last day OF the week.
The struggle VIII proDaoiS pesH' -" ' vs.
Monday. .h., tho olac,r,c
linemen employed by the companies VINO Ia! M .ne
wires in the subways we're u go oul, put 'he
rurror was not confirmed. They be.ong 10 an
entirely different organization from that oi the
electrical workers ,,, .,sos T. s.ia
nc The builders TO be something more than
fairly busy with good prospects ioi a.
business in the spring. proViuns t.e .races ~
not interfere with the making OF coh'raS,s.
While the master builders deplored the strike
Yesterday 1t rumored that they wouu' az
their next meeting, pass resolutions iiuo siils .ne
electrical contractors Both the eleclrcaI "orN-
ors' and the electrical contractors associations
are small fish in the puddle In comparison Win
the master builders and the otner uaues-u u'to' S.
Vet like the proverbial small dog. they nave
caused all the present trouble and last night no.
body would make guess as to when IL "ou'o
end. -. ,,hu,rar,.
The Executive Committee OF the Cnliutehs
Jacket Makers were in good spirits yesleruay
over the fact that sixty-hve or the cohIrar'ols
had signed their agreement The jacket makers:
to the number Of 500, returned 10 work IN MY ot
the shops Yesterday and the operatives ol .he
remaining ones will return to their places To-
morrow ,,.,. :, ,,,,,,,,,aa
\ member Of the strikers Executive committees
said there were about 1000 men ana ooo g'r opera,
ives stll out in this city. and also ABOUT i;ooo
I'm Brooklyn and Brownsville. He though' ina.
about thirty more OF the contractors wouiu BIZ"
the strikers agreement to-day. -,
Charles f. Reichers, general secretary W
tho United Garment Workers said yesterday
thar his organization would not interfere IN the
present strike. ,s paro,
In relation to the withdrawal OF Joseph Baron,
dess leader Of the coakmakers. from tne h'e1
Garment Workers. and joining the hnishts o.
Labor Mr. Reichers said ii would nave 10 e"ee'
whatever on the United Garment Workers