The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-08-02
new YORK'S CAR STRIKE
Nearly 5000 Men Went Ous anS
Much Rioting Resulted.
THE STRIKE NOT GENERAL.

streetcar Employees in New York City
Out in Sympathy With tho BROOK
lyn strlkers-wo,nen Load the Mobs
Which Are Dispersed by the Police
The Mon Were Poorly Organized.
New YORK CRY (SpeclaD.-The street
railway strike, which was started in Brook
:yn, spread to Manhattan Borough. The
strike was on all the underground trolley
ines, which are the Second, Fourth, Madt-
son, Sixth, Eighth and Lenox avenue lines
and all electric cross.town lines. It Is es-
:imated that nearly 1000 men went out on
strike. 'l%gS:
The committee in charge Of, the strike
prepared an appeal to the members OF
:he Order OF the Kn lights OF Labor and
other union work. ng men, begging them
to assist the strikers. In the'aPpeai taey
strike and state their grievances. The
grievances were as follows:
1. That the time tables ON all lines be ar
ranged so as to enable the men to complete
full days work In ten hours.
2. That the prevailing rate OF wages be
fixed at 1926 for o full days work; all
overtime to be paid In proportion.
8. That all trippers be paid at the rate
Of 221s cents per hour when actually em-
ployed. no regular tripper run to pay less
than $1.36 day.
/. That the company receive committees
OF its employees REPRESENTING the men, and
that no employees be discrimlnated against
for service on such committees.
The number Of employees on the lines al
fected by the strike is nearly 5000. ABOUT
half OF this number Of men Joined In the
strike, and It is due to the unorganizea
condition OF motormen anil conductors
that It did not become general. The strike
is against the judgment OF the labor lead
ers, but since the men insist upon going
out they are doing what they Gun to bring
Il TO a successful end. There are over !00
policemen on strike duty In the boroughs
Of Brooklyn and Manhattan, and at times
they are unable to cope with the moD'
bent on stopping the traffic and forcinR
the men still In the company'' service 10
join them.
The most serious conflicts took placs on
! the Second avenue line. Women. young
girls and boy, were foremost In the riottng
which tmpeded the operation or the Sec
ond avenue cars. 1t Is many years since
such scenes have been witnessed on Nam
haitian Island.
There were scores Of riots most OF them
In the vicinity OF the power-house, az
Ninety-sixth street and Second avenue, and
In all. OF the most serious ones women,
Young and old, were In the van and dared
The police to club them. In almost every
Instance men and boys hung behind the
women and stoned the cars and police.
It was trying work for the latter. They
aid not want to club the women, though
ar times it was next to impossible to
shoulder them out OF the way. The wom-
sn stood their ground. spat upon the
! policemen often, called them names ana
wrestled with them fercely.
In some OF the scrlmmages women were
| thrown to the ground and trampled upon,
| out as far as known none was seriously
| hurt Usually they were up again In a Few
seconds, rlotlng more fercely than ever.
Early In the morning two dynamite ex:
| olosions wrecked two "L" road pillars OF
| che Fifth avenue structure, at Thirty-nitn
street, Brooklyn.
Men accustomed to tue use OF dynamite.
saw the explosion would have been more ef-
iective had the plotters had time to prop
srly pack the dynamite.
Both pillars were knocked out OF plumb,
and the east pillar was 80 weakened tnat
lt was perilous to run trains over It.
A piece OF iron over thirteen inches long
and hall an inch thick was hurled by the
explosion through an open WINDOW on ene
| third floor OF house over block away.
The iron passed through an adjoining ped,
room over the heads OF the sleepers anu
landed In the dinlng-room.
Twenty arrests promptly were made.
| sixteen of the men arrested were held In
1850 bail each, accused OF conspiracy Dy
William Ashley, private detective OF the
| Brooklyn Rapid-Transit Company.
The strike leaders have offered reward
II $500 IL proof can be produced showing
hat strikers were responsible for the ex-
olosion. and the railroad company has Oh
ered reward OF $1,000 for the conviction
ofthe men responsible for destruction Oh
:he IL" road pillar, -. NIL
.anks OF the strikers have been increased
,Ince thew quit work, but the streetcar
ompany has been able to replace many OF
:hena with new meu. The cars, however,
,re not running regularly, and some otthe
.oads ure severely crippled. The feature
II the strike In Brooklyn is the continued
disorder which makes 1t impossible TO run
,ars in some districts owing to the danger
ncurrel. The men claim tnat they are
winning, but the officials OF the company
refuse to recognize TINT there Is q strlks,
although they cannot run any cars WIN
,ut the aid OF the police.
| Il is generally admitted that the strike
At this time was ipjudlcious. The men
we're not prepared to 20 out, and 1t Is not
believed that they are In position to win.
For every day the strike continues the
! men lose In wages over $4,000. and the
company loses, including the damage 10
! property and the decrease In trahc, over
| b75,OO0. The business men. Oh course, are
:he greatest losers, and their losses before
:he trouble subsidies will amount to the