The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-11
~CR1MNINSS MEN STRIKE.
MARCH, DOWN FOURTH ATESUE
CILLING orr TROLLET LSTERS.
Pay Wagon Dtd Sst Geese st Wees. u Wss
hot. asd Beer was s~enTcs-Fsiiee Reserve
Out-usay Hen Refused 1" Quit. D. Cr.m-
uIls PrOdrrrs = potiarN worth 90 Calm.

Hot, and Br~r WAS s~cnrre-Fottee Reserves
Out-Isay Nen Refused I" Quit. D. Cr.m-
uIls Produce, = Douar'S worth % Calm.
Some hoe men started a strike yesterday az.
ternUon on the line Of the underground trol.y
road which ia building in Fourth avenue. AMI
dIscrslrl:ei the gangs Of men at work. There
are about I.Cro uleu employed on the road by
Contractor Crtmmins. and they are split up into
sertic1 gang. The contract for he coustrIc-
ton Of the ruad from the Post Ofice terminal
to Great Jones street il held BY Mcmahon 4
Naushion. The contract above Great Jones
street is held b. T. T.. trimrlirs. There was no
trouble south of Great Jones street The work
men employed By Contractor Crinmins say
thai they have not been paid .0r seventeen days.
They are paid usually every two weeks, but the
shifting VI the gangs and the employment " 50
many dag L,5c-crs have overloaded Crtnmin :
bonkSeepers and they are.tve dsy s.behind on the
p~ayrpus. S.ilI, The regular pay day was res
terdhy. and according to the contractor the
men bad no grievance.
The strike began on the fourth section. which
Is between seventeenth and rwenty.thiri
streets. The pay wasuu was due az noon. and
whel IL d. roc arrive some Ot the 'Iborers be-
gan rruIno.ins and soon Esd u discoutentei
crowd around them. IL was lQach hour and
uIcuey FOR beer was lacking. The weather was
un5earably bot, and the men who had becn
working IN toe ouen street. were ditto. They
s"Oiei AZ those who cuGnscl!et patience. and
organizing themselves into u procession marched
down Fourth Avenue. Spreading the report that
the were dl.tr hlnS on To the Office OF Jo1trac-
tor Crtnn4ns 70 demand tne.r pay. The WORK.
men % the ROAD icp not ulaDl Men; that -, thew
ase not contEoLed by Any thor orsantkation;
Those VINO were at ''orN below I"enty-ihirt
street id not know what WAS happening and
the majority VI them Gu'c worS, believing that
they were EDIEs TO bC Fd.i-
VIZ. lrlEnuLns QA> -ND pCytE- IN | MON square
which are Used a. Offices and headquarters
crow! made Tor these. They >topped lust
above Seventeenth street 10 induce = -inE oi
Soc>alen cner. 70 JON yueu. These men knew
taRt the pay wagon VA not Around Aai that
there wa> nothing TO be- gained b. mASin< a
t-uCustrl-.Ja a. the pDotLs. and they Kept at
Clcar oEt. The pr'~r>-.onlsts mace for them
anu Policemen DVnlrlly amt Fletcher stepped
wecc 700 many fer the Two Policemen and be-
zan - close IN on Lhe vgrNa-Gsn.
Fo.:e.ula4 r]oahel.y raa 20 4 ,elsPh9nc and
street station tsJcaGsnan tOrvy and seven
Eotceme4 were hustled DOWN % The scrne AID
dispersed he crowd. The strikers ihsa gath
cred around the booths. Soalr continued 10
march OF down Fourth avenue. calling on the
caeln. The nen below Foqrt+-n,h s..rrs werc
IN he dark a. 70 what Wa cuiD< N. and rlor-
out u turIoel'y Inan a~a!tal.S e-se the. joined
Mean val.e some5,Hiy te.-pnoaed to Police
Head ~Lt-ters and the poLce reserves OF the
fA~E-tE III : IL >SEEtE -tl.fI- were AA4-Etl
9E.. \ dozen policemen under Sergeant Wal
ling from Mercer street LDt another dozen
L,7ter apt He;.lAy rom tt;ta stree. ,oop lined
=" -itrwa.Ns along the 30 very and Fourth ave
nue.. There vas nothing t0r hem 20 10. how
ever. but keep th- c-o~i moving. News o.
the strike wls teisp6oue': 70 the llasa ,ttce u
y tr,au'D- ~ ~ EA-r ttIty -EInth s--eet. and
joan u. G-tmRI!as went Gown to the Lutur
square 5coGh n a hanson rAh. The ooi.re -
seTTe, we're there WHEN he arrived. out As soon
~ n stcuu.Nt QUE OK the lab ne was surrounded
b ." Pc, 2i-1as strikers.
-.la-a ns ssthF1A.a. NN NJ II ztrrla II - r-fRs
"WhAs the ;~Eou5lei,' inquired Mr. Crimains,
W "a or pay. yelet half a DOZEN.
Vet. .yoai Set IL A.. right: haze a little
patience. said TIE contractor
"1l- .4atlorts AID butchers ard bakers
wnn. wait any longer cried a striker, and
rh= gnlt.e 5.rnae,! ir1ua. sir. Crtnua.a., But
the 'r0"I pushed tiit1. - -. ~ - a No.
Won had better - to WORK again Il you want
your pay. {. vii De a.,u1 this afternoon or To-
mor-.w morning. said Mr.. Crlmnins.
- bee ~ 80 9 33E NJ | T 49, SaT . @9He u. ~ %ye n sos
pc.nlaL As wa socT-rt n Nj. ~CrtrnmiD-s
path. The SontrA@tor pulled a dollar bill out
low Who Immediately started for the corner "a.
door w.th a crowd after am. NJ. Crnu:1s
Jun per. -C-o H. cab hen and |tA-tet ta~rGEo~r.
H aAt cot F.r.n Euue mora man max an ho!-
~aeq ! = 'rlmm.ns came along = a ouzsy.
dow e1I--h Avenue. The men 1=lav Fourteenth
street Ser" ~ work w4=c ." q here, having
Been SATISFIED: VIE J. u III. lies : Statement.
that they E0g.t -rr taEic caE A.! right. TIE
t-,c4I.. brother, Then t-rrA lack over ca-
LIE AMI .gccrse!ec IN getting ne !aborrrs and
iron workers aoove Twea,g -Ea--r. street 70 con
TIME wC-S-
Those "a ne section '-7a. S-sanferrth &c
TTru-y-tEl-t. however. CUl- work s1r ne day.
r. vas saut n Nr. Cr-rinlcs. o1Ece that The
leaders n re strike would re discharged to
Ia. The street pav'-s on ne ma: are EN-
p.oTe't by A4U-;ce Fea-aersHr. They Sept On
working daring Al ne r-oE1e. ~ Mr.,
tEGr'Gs'. 90" = vl- -att -Ear be-. wee
ahugr Loo day IahD-er- Employed % the E9cS
trt -ha5 tAe-e were pait! ~ -0"l A. trey got
'hTuE<a woCS- wlELh-r - was Il tie s-t y one
dIT n w. Ia 40. IT, ton workers. and Ia.
-c-'rS r~eG--iT-F IN ..oTe'. ar 5se1 oaat reg
G.hri7 eTery Two vS-K-, -Trsct IN g-~ = t"p
90 a,.ou-, when ;Ee.- nay Ea- he'd u wh.'a
ne pa -5l- wer- VARIED. TcF~ VII ~ pad
-y-Ty week EerrAtrer. = va .tA'st, IN u-t@T 20
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