The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-26
STRIKE AVERTED.
Father Brady Appealed to
the Mems Love Of
Wives and
Homes.
ADVISED ARBITRATION
They Will Appoint a Com
mittee to Confer With
Directors.
POLICE FEARED VIOLENCE
Chief Murphy Had the Force
Ready For All
Emergencies.

The officials of the Pennsylvania Rail
road feared a strike today on the part of
the Jersey City fruit handlers Every
nreeaution was taken to guard against
violence AS told in 1.-The News the
men promised to wait until noon today
the result of their demand for more pay
Superintendent Welsh promised TO give
the answer Of the company then The
men gathered prepared to strike, but the
strike was averted by Father Brady OF
St. Alary7s Church. who addressed the
men and appealed 10 them to remain at
work.
Chief Murphy has completed all ar
angements TO prevent an outbreak among
the freight handlers should the expected
strike come to pass. The arrangements
were made before the Chief left his office
last night.
Tae situation is no doubt very grave. All
time off and leaves of absence in the po-
lice department have been suspended and
no police officer viii be allowed to leave
the city under any circumstances. The
men will be compelled to stay continually
in their respective precinct houses. Each
man is armed with heavy night stick,
the small club being abandoned. It is
even said that the men will not be allow
ed to go 10 their homes for meals, the
same TO be served at the station houses.
The following orders are posted in each
station They were issued by Chief Muir
ply this morning.
Orders No 99:-
Captains and all of their men will re-
port Tor duty today. July 26, at 10:SO
o'clock A. NJ, as follows:-
he First and Second to their own
stations and all the others to the First
precinct station Gregory streeD. All pa
troll wagons, including reserve wagons
will report to Headquarters at 1890 A NJ
except the Second.
"It will be the duty of all officers and
members of this ferce to protect all per-
sons who desire to engage in any honest
employment and to prevent any interfer-
ence with them while at work or going
to or coming from tel1ir homes.
1T is also the duty of the police TO pro-
fect people intruding on private property
where they have no business. 1t is also
a violation of the law for crowds to
gather together on the street or par
ade unless there be permission TO do so
granted by the police.
.'The sections for patrol this afternoon
viii go out at noon, and those relieved,
except small reserve, will report to
Headquarters at two o'clock P M. All
details for the railroad heretofore made
are discontinued
About $50 o'clock this morning Police
Captain Wohleben, of the Webster av-
enue station, went to the Pennsylvania
Railroad depot to protect the italian Ia
borers along the line of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, between this city and New
Brunswick who are taken to New York
City each morning to take the places of
the striking freight handlers on piers I,
4, and Is. The train carrying the Ital-
ians were stoned Monday night by
number Of toughs and several of the
Italian laborers were severely injured.
This morning policemen are stationed at
intervals along the line in lower Jersey
City. TO precent d repetition Of the oc-
curernce.
Captain Cody Of the Gregory street sta
tion took a large squad of men TO the
freight yards at Harsmus Cove. 1t is at
this place that the men are supposed to
quit work.
The men have kept the promise made to
Superintendent Welsh last Monday and
have stuck to their work. Not one min
utes time was lost.
At eleven o'clock this morning two
hundred policemen assembled at Police
HEADQUARTERS fully prepared to meet any
disturbance that might arise Each man
carried a long night stick After Chief
Murphy's orders had been read to them
they were hurriedly bundled into the
patrol wagons that were in waiting in
front Of headquarters. The police officers
were then hurriedly driven to the corner
OF Greene and First streets where they
Were moboized, Chief Murphy command
Ing Captain Cody, Captain Kelly. Cap
tain Farrier, Captain Nugent, Captain
Wohleben and Acting Inspector McKaig
We're IN command of the several bat
talions.
Word that the police had arrived on the
scene was hurriedly gotten to the men,
VINO proposed going on strike, and who
were mobilized' Chief Murphy command
spread over their faces, but they stin
went on with their work and kept The
promise made to Agent John Welsh
last Monday
The police had only been at the cor
ner of Greene and First streets few
minutes when Chief Murphy ordered the
men to move to the open space in front
- = lrt n. Wnefe tne lroNDtet II any, was
likely to occur. The second battalion
were then assigned to the places selected
for them about the railroad yards. The
mounted police were kept busy dispensing
crowds which gathered on street corners
to watch the proceedings No person
was allowed TO stand. All were kept
moving constantly
About 1,45 o'clock Agent Welsh and
Strike Leader O'Toole were seen in a
conference, the nature Of which could not
be learned. Shortly after the two had
separated, Agent Welsh posted sign
reading Men. will give you the am
ewer from the company at one O'Clock, e