New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-11
STRIKE STILL CONTINUES
POLICE WORRIED AND ASK FOR REIN
FORCEMENTS.
CLASHES IN THE COURSE OF THE DAY
MANY RETURN TO WORK. WHILE 9TH
ERs CO OFT rROI-RIE FEARED

MANY RETURN TO WORK. WHILE 9TH
Frs GO OUT-TROUBLE FEARED.
The strike among the Italians Of the Jerome Park
reservoir work in The Bronx continues although
OF the 100 who went strike Monday there were
800 Of them at work yesterday. Everything was
quiet at the reservoir in the night and the early
morning. but the force Of police was kept on
duty
Work in the reservoir and on the dumping
grounds was resumed : usual yesterday. The 900
men still out included the who had started
the strike at Westminster Creek Monday. An
other strike started in sympathy with the reservoir
strike begun in the morning by 100 men, all
Italians who were working on the aqueduct
az Mosholu Parkway. They took up their picks
and shoves. and instead OF going to work walked
down the aqueduct toward the reservoir. They in
tended going about among the men who had re-
turned 10 work. but prevented from doing
this by Sergeant Reilly and his force OF policemen
As soon as the men came In sight Reilly went 10
meet them with squad Of men. He made them
move OF. and they sullenly allowed themselves TO
be driven away from the embankment, and they
mixed UP with the 400 striking Italians The latter
did not seem to he much encouraged by the add-
tion 70 their force. but they welcomed the men.
and they all resolved not 10 60 back
Mcdonald the contractor, also has the work Of
grading Macombs Dam Road and had about fifty
men at work near Fcatherbed Lane yesterda"
morning About 80 o'clock a hundred and fifty
and approached the men. They tried TO get them
to stop work and join In the strike but the work
ing men refused The Italians then brandished
their shovels and made threats The affair looked
little exciting at this time. but the police got TO
the place where the strikers were trying 70 intlmi-
fighting
Sergeant Cannon was in charge OF the squad OF
about twenty-five men. and he ordered the strikers
10 go away. They refused 10 go and becoming
bold, lifted their shoves and moved toward the po-
lice. The latter drew their clubs and attacked the
strikers, who fed the instant they saw the cubs.
The policemen followed them up and struck some
OF them as they fed. The Italians were pursued a
short distance only
Inc police made one arrest In the skirmish A
man who seemed TO be a leader, Tony Salvato.
years old OF onehundred and seventy
by Roundsman Donnelly. He taken TO the
duct. Magistrate Brann fined him IS.
Later the men in Featherbed Lane decided 20
OF few they left taking their picks and shovels
and dinner pals. Others went out too, and about
went around to all parts OF the aqueduct and reser-
voir works trying to get the men to Join them IN
majority OF Instances the workers refused to Join
4 hundred men however left their Jobs in Burn n
all their belongings at about $50 O'Clock and went
The strikers spent nearly all the afternoon in beer
shops in Bedford Park and the vicinity , IneTe
through the ranks OF the police so as to get at me
other workers and induce them 70 strike. ~
time the men became more and more determined
Inspector Grant and Captain Schmittoerger were
much worried about the situation. and they showed
II by asking for and receiving more aid from pre-
cincts throughout the city. There were more Pc
Ucenen on the grounds Of the reservoir in the al
ternoon than at any time since the strike began
There were about three hundred and fifty police
men in all and Captain Schmttberger had not
only a patrol wagon with a man on the seat IN
readiness to take police 10 any scene OF trouple'
hut he had twenty-five men in reserve in the com
pany's abes of the reservoir ,.,,
contract works men left in groups or dozen enc ,
fifteen. joining the strikers and auemehuhs inc"
number though 70 any great extent