New-York tribune., 1896-12-24
THE C4BUEN'S STRIKE.
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT-PoiICE hso"ns
FOLLOW THE NEW DRIVERS


The strike Of the cab-drivers employed oy ."s
>or,.york cab Company continued in full force
,os,ardav and neither side gave any cVinehce W
weakening The officials Of the company express"
satisfaction with the partial success VI -
efforts to resume business with new men -" ~
other hand John +. Maher. walking deesa'e o'
the Liberty Dawn Association declared Una. - ."
strike was success end that the me" "o"'~
surely win I'm the emo
As on Tuesday. all the cabs sent OUT s's'e''as
from the company's stables In West Thir'y-seeo""-
:, were followed by others with policemen T"
,ho,, N guard the new drivers. and also the COM
panv's patrons Despite all precautions. howe'cT'
some of the drivers were interfered WIN oy s'''~
ers or the latter's sympathzers Peter henn' o"s
of the new drivers stands six feet TWO an" mas ="
abundance OF muscle. coupled with rich ir'sn
brogue lie has had several encounters WIN '"e
strikers and Yesterday he was engaged TO drive
woman TO the Straihmore Hotel Ills CAP GOT
sen,ra,ed from the cab which followed containing
the police escort. and the strikers heih MN up 'n
broadway. near Flfty-second-st Get OF that cae
or we'll puvsrizc yer,' said one Of the crowd
..pv the holy powcrs I'll not" replied keu. an
n yers come near I'll roll yers In the snow w'a
me hands
His preparati tons for battle frightened his tor
mentors and they left him to 20 his way In peace.
Another driver who took woman to a drygoode
store I'm West Twenty -thiri-st was hooted sno
Ieered at while waiting In front Of the store fos
his fare but the disturbers were finally driven
away Another Of the companys cabs was sfoppco
bv strikers near the Grand Central station. but
Policeman Moran soon raised the blockade
A richly dressed woman called at the West ThR.
y-second-st offices Of the company yesterday ana
complained to General Superintendent Henerman
that she had been seriously annoyed by one OF the
companys new drivers. The name Of the woman
was not given out. II appears that the driver was
engaged TO take the woman from her home 10 the
house OF friend. with whom she intended 10 stay
for few days. After the driver reached the mouse
and his fare had alishted servant girl ran out
, from the basement. and approaching III" cabby told
him that the woman wanted him % return AT
u clock yesterday morning, she desired 10 take
an early drive for her health The rabiy was pus-
ylrd at the strange time the woman had chosen 70
ride and he told the servant 80. but the latter In.
clock was toing a. m. The cabby was on hand
and found the house ms dark as "A stack OF black
cats lie rang the doorbe. but got no answer. ana
rang again and again Finally he succeeded. and .
slaepv servant came the door and demanded
what he wanted She not the same young
woman who had told him 10 call. and when he In
formed her OF the orders he had received she went
was Indignant and vowed that she had not given
tho ordc: for the cab TO cometo the house nj that
I'm bie hour The OUTCOME Was that yestsf.
day brigt-cyed but mischiovous servan,-g.fi wac
seeking n rev place.
There were a number OF applicants for places
n, tho con,pany's Offices yesterday. among them
Jasrer Fulton. who said he was an actor lie vas
engaged The company opened It's s'abics IN West
Fcrtv -nfth-s, yesterday. and sent out four cn6a
from there The State Board Of Mediation and Ar.
ii,raou offered i~ services TO settle the strike hue
did no, get much encouraeement