The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-30
LABOR RIOT in HOBOKEN.
Striking Ironworkers Try to
Mob a Man Who Was
Working for His
Living.

Don't loiter around the shops. We
can win this fight upon the merits Of our
claims. Above all let there be no yio-
lence.'s
So President James Ostrander. Of the
Ironworkers' Union, spoke when three
hundred odd men quit work in the
Fletcher shops at Hoboken one month
ago. The strikers followed their leaders
advice UP till last evening. when they
made a radical departure from the pre-
vious course pursued. A small sized riot
in the vicinity Of the shops was the re-
suit The trouble was all caused by
single man. For the past week or more
the Fletcher Company has been trying
hard to run its works by non-union labor.
! The strikers were vigilant. however, and
succeeded in keeping "scabs away from
the shops up to within a few days ago
when about half dozen men were put
to work. With the exception of Frederick
Won Wonder, of No. 1884 Washington
street, all of the "scabs'' are out Of toWn
men. Won Wonder is known in Hoboken
as a professional "scab." The strikers
say he makes a speciality of strikes and
Is getting rich on his labor. When the
Brooklyn trolley strike was on Won Won
der was employed by the Traction Cone
pany there TO break in green motormen-
He is an electrical machinist by trade.
When the Hoboken men learned, there
fore. that the Fletcher people had employ-
ed him to run things in their shops their
wrath knew no bounds. One and all
agreed that Won Wonder was a danger
GUS man and would have to be gotten rid
Of. Won Wonder is medium sized man.
but has wife who is veritable giantess.
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the big woman accompanied him to work
every morning. At noon she brought his
lunch. When evening came she was HIS
bodyguard home The strikers got to
know her They dubbed her the
aGiantess, but went no further. The
Won Wonders were allowed to come ana
go their way peaceabIy.
just how the strikers came into possess
sion Of the information that the "giantess's
would not be on hand to escort her hus-
band home last evening is not known. Be
it as 1t may, however. the men had gath
cred small army of boys and other
sympathizers outside of the shops. Their
wives helped to swell the gathering. The
boys were provided with eggs and other
missiles When Van Wonder put in his
appearance there was a big commotion.
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sast m ft,ne n boarding Il. He rode to
yvil,a,v avan,,e There he transferred to Z
car on f1at line and rode to the lower
ferry throwing the strikers on his tracks.
He then boarded a Washington street car
ana made for uptown again His pursu-
ers were in waiting for him near his
home. Won wonder uttered groan az
he took ii on the run second time. Rum
ming at the top of his speed he was about
to drop from exhaustion when he heard
the welcome sound of his wifess voice.
Here Fritz run in here
The .giantess' was standing In the 1
doorway Of a little millinery shop, kept
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