The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-11
THE ENDEAvons SECRET TEI


Its Object Failure.
On Thursday afternoon of last wEek
the steamer Endeavar loaded oSok
stoves and provision at Penn's Gf0se.
When Capt. Samuel Denny was asked
the destination he said il was not 10 BIZ
told.
1t appears that the managers of the
New York Sun had decided to ''rat I he
office" make il non-union. TO get
printers it wa decided TO take them by
steamer to New York. Charles William
Edwards, of the Wilmington evening
journal, had been advertising for some
weeks for printers and he expected to
take about 200 into the Sun office at 6
O'Clock Monday morning when the
managers of the Sun would tell their
union employees to take their terms or
get Out.
The EndeavOr is the only steamer on
the Delaware that could go outside the
capes and when she was chartered the
destination was not known nor did Capt.
Denny know for what object the men
were going. They were told by manager
Edwards that it was to take from $50
to 200 business men to Washington.
They suspected that it was to take men
to fill the places of railroad strikers.
About 8 O'Clock Saturday afternoon
about 100 men began to collect at Cal
lowhill Street wharf, Philadelphia. Mr..
Edwards asked Capt. James Denny to
send word for the men to come aboard
Capt. Jim" walked up to them and
said, "Are yon the men that want to
lake a trip TO Washington, Stepab0ard,"
They replied, 1--WE are. Say, Capt, where
are we going;" The men were kept in
Ignorance OF their destination until they
left the capes.
The EndeayOr left at 6 p. m. with
104 printers Oh board most of them
young men, and the Captain said with
order to put in at New Castle for iurth
er orders. The boat stopped at New
Castle to take on some beer. Capt.
Denny told MI. Edwards they would
be better without it but he thought a
bottle with each meal would not hurt
and would keep the boys in better spir-
its.
Information reached the office of the
New York Typographical Union, No 6
c"Big Six') oil Friday night that the
Sun newspaper office was pfelaring to
"rat" The office Oh Mondal-tllat sem
ploy non union men. The UNION had
emlsaries enlist inthe trip.
While getting the beer on at New
Castle one of lle emissaries lett the
boat and also three printers who had
enlisted from Wilmington. The spy
left at once by trolley f0f Waning On,
He le~legraphed to New lork and ,ilsu
FASTENED there himself. At l0.45 120
compositors, press men and stere0ty-
pers employed Oh the Sun struck work,
and walked out of the building in al
orderly body.
When the Endeavor reached the Bay
a strong northeast wind was cast in
Maurice River Cove until, . O'Clock
Sunday morning. The wind was still
northeast when she rounded Cape May
but the little steamer went gayly over
the ocean waves.
When off Long Branch a tug was
met on board Of which were men WHIT !
sang sold slow Philadelphia" II was
union printers looking for the Endeavor
with the rats, The man who left the
Endeavor at New Castle was on the tug.
The Endeavor made her time to be at
pier A, North River at 6 O'Clock Mon
day morning with all the men having
had breakfast. When the non-union
men landed and started up Broadway
for the Sun office they were Joined by a
committee CT strikers. There were
three union yemissaries on the whole
trip who canvassed the party and found
AZ union men. They explained The sit
uatiun to the non-uniOn men, most of
whom decided not to fulfill their on
tract with Mr.. Edwards. Before the
office of the Sun was reached 80 of the
non-union mel dropped out OF the line
and were escorted to The Prss +
Club, where they listened to an address
by President Delaney of the Typograph- |
ieal Union No. G..
Only nine of the men on arrival went
to work, and after working for less than
ont half hour, five OF them joined the
ranks of the strikers. All were after
ward escorted to the head quarters of
the union, where they were cordially
greeted, well taken care of and had
their fare paid to return home.
According to the strikers figures
there were 20 cOmposit0rs at work in the
Sun office Monday morning. 1t is said
that the actual number of men OF
strike in the composing room Of the
morning and evening editions of the
Sun is IS night compositors 81 day
compositors, 60 subs, 30 st%ereotypers
and six pressman. The men engaged
in the press and delivery sooms have,
it is said, no organization. The Sun
was badly crippled, but was able to
print a small paper each day since the
strike. ~
The strike was ratified by Il big meet
ing of the printers on Sunday aud the
entire fund of the union amounting to
$40, 900 was offered for the use of the
printers who wanteda contract from the
managers of the Sun that none but un-
ion men compositors should be employ
ed.
There are 1870 compOsitors employed
upon the Morning Sun and II on the
evening edition.
Capts. Denny had a very successful
and profitable trip. They got $500 be-
fore the boat left the wharf and $3.50
more before she landed. They went
prepared to lodge and feed 200 men.