New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-22
LIVELY FOR NEW DRIVERS.
STRIKING CABBIEs MAKE D1sORDERLY
SCENES
4 CAB IN WHICH MRS ADRIAN IsETIN. JR.. RODE
ATTACKED IN TwrNTY- THIRD stone
DRIVER BADLY HURT.

|" ATTACKED IN TwrNTY- THIRD stone
DRIVER BADLY HURT.
The New-York Cab Company made It's first
attempt yesterday to resume its cab service
which was brought to standst by the strike
Of the drivers In the companys employ on
Friday last but the new cabbies and the vent
uresome people who rode in the cabs had ex-
tremely exciting experiences. The new men
We're assaulted In the .treets. hauled off their
vehicles and one of them was so badly injured
that he had TO go TO an hospital.
Early In the day the company sent out a
number of cabs from its main establishment
in West Thirty-secondst.. driven By some
of the new employees. One of the drivers Eu-
ward c. Brown. forty years Old Of No. ~ East
Eighteenth-st., engaged to take Charles
Parsons, of No. - West Forty-fifth s.. and a
woman in his cab. When the vehicle reached
Tiffany & Co.'S store in Union Square. the strik-
ers made an attack on the cab They hrst
tried by moral suasion to get Brown to take
his cab back 10 the stable. and. failing IN ms
they pitched into him The assaul: upon
Brown was. by all accounts. an extremely livery
one while it lasted. Brown was pulled on 'he
drivers seat and so badly pummelIed that he
had to go to the New-York Hospital to nave
his wounds attended to. He had several scalr
body After his injuries had been attended to
he went home
About II o'clock Mrs Adrian Iselin. jr. Of
No East Twenty-sixth-st.. engaged one OF
the company's cabs to go shopping In. The CAP
was not molested until it reached Putnams 5
bookstore in Twenty-third-st crowd OF
strikers charged on ii then and boldly un-
hitched the horse from the vehicle. at the same
time threatening the driver with all manner ot
dire things if he dared to interfere. The driver
looked about him for help. and, seeing none
concluded that discretion was the be''eT part
OF valor He was afterward peri1itted TO hi'cn
up the horse again and drive the cap pach u
the stable Mrs 1selin remained in the pooh
store for short time and then walked nome.
The next patrons of the cab company TO have
an experience with the strikers or their sympa
thizers were Mrs and Miss Hinton, OF NO. 81
West Thirty second st. They also engaged Il CAP
about noon but jus, they were about 10 enter
the vehicle in from of their home they were
an,roacbed bv some strikers who warned them
not TO ride in the cab The men said that IL
would he dangerous-that the cab might he at
tackled and missiles hurled at IT, me women
were pucky. however, and insisted on riui1s,
and sent a messenger to the company stapes
near by .s. .. g. ~ .
General Superintendent Hcfernan went 10 tte
house of the Hintons and persuaded the women
to enter the cab. After the horse had starteu
the cab was followed by two of the strikers III
a hansom and they made threats against .he
driver of the cab and also bumped 'n'o the
vehicle several times. The occupants were de
termned. however. and they finally reached
their destination without injury several niinoI
incidents of this kind were reported III the
course of the day. and II was sad that a num-
ber OF arrests would he made to-day Mr.. far
sons who was in Browns cab. salu that ne
co,,i; identify Browns assaiants. The officials
of the company also said that they knew the
offenders and that warrants would be sworn ou'
for their arrest. Captain Chapman OF the Mes'
rSh,r,iot,e et station had .id..absr Of Duecoat:
guarding the Thirty second-st stables and
offices Of the company yesterday, and greater
precautions will be taken to- lay 10 pro'ec' 'he
patrons of the company 8 CABS