The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-16

LASt tuorH@ or the La Dor organ Ira
tiOnS to Continue the Fight-PIcI,-
cts Dispersed by the Chief of Pc
Iice-The Mills Are in Operation.
McKEESPORT, Pa. Sept. If-The
strike is ended in MCKeesport Regard
less Of the decision of the local lodges of
the Amalgamated Association and the
Federation of Labor the w0rkmeu at the
National Tube Works poured To the mills
by thousands this morning. 1t was one
OF the most inspiring pictures NcKeesT0Tt
has witnessed for many years. PiCkcts
were stopped by the police with the an
nouncement that the strike was over and
McKeesport was going 10 work. That
settled it and nearly 5000 men crowded in
at the Locust Street entrance Of the
works between $50 and : O'Clock At 6.55
the whistle blew.
The picket lines were drawn tight about
the mills last night After the meetings
Of the AmalEamateed and Federation
lodges yesterday and last evening, q de
tail was selected 20 guard the mills and
turn back an men applying for work this
morning. The strikers refused 20 believe
THAI the strike was ended because they
had had no official notification. They We're
dissatisfied and proposed to inauCurate
a local strike against the Tube Works
Company for recognition Of the AmalEa-
mated and Federation lodges. With this
end in view a motion was proposed and
carried TO picket the mills again this
morning and shut out all workers.
The pickets went on duty at midnight
II was an uncomfortable night for this
kind Of work. A heavy fog was rolling
up from the rivers and the ground was
Wtf in vr-Frf nh I'M FH1T.n
earlier in the night. There was no place
TO sit down in comfort and pickets got
tired standing around all night The
circumstance We're not such as 60 build
up ones hopes and they were not so sure
of success as they had been just a week
before. They tramped up and down the
Fourth Avenue front Of the big mills and
talked about what they were going 10 do
There was no attempt at Disgusting mat
tiers this time. The pickets carried clubs
and sections Of pipe and they were not
wrapped in newspapers now. Every man
was ready for business
Shortly before o'clock Chief of Police
Patrick M0rTissey took a hand He had
waited until the city was sound asleep
so there would be no excitement. About
2 o'clock ne hunted up Stewart Sharp.
the local organizer Of the Federation Of
Labor and said 10 him:
Mr.. Sharp. this thing has gone on long
enough. The strike is over and you go
down there and get those pickets away
from the mill II YOU don't III get them
away and I'll send them TO the work
house. These people want to go to work
in the morning and I'm going To give
them protection and see that they get a
chance to do. II you want 10 save your
SELF trouble, you get right down there
and move those fellows toward home
Sharp took the hint and went down
among his people a few minutes later
the chief appeared. He was all alone and
in his citizens clothes. but they knew
him and knew he meant business.
You'll have to dispense and 90 home,
gentlemen" he said quietly. There will
be no more picketing around the McKecs-
port mills. The strike is over. Every
body is going to work in the morning and
you men had better go home and get a
little sleep"
There was no noise about the speech
but those pickets have known Chief Nor
risey for years and they knew il was adj
visable to act on the suggestion In a
few minutes the streets about the mill
We're deserted save for the coal and iron
policemen who paced slowly up and down
on the sidewalk next the mill 1t was
perfectly quiet except for the kissing OF
steam from pipes and for the sound OF
the fires roaring in the furnaces. The Vi
cinity, Of the mills was left without
watchers until daylight came
When the sun re this morning the
crowds began 20 gather again Before &
o'clock there were several hundred men
grouped about in Locust Street, looking
at the mill. By $50 o'clock the number
had increased to a thousand At this
hour came the workers. The police kept
the crowd about the entrance moving
and did not allow il TO block the street
Right down through the centre of these
watchers a wide lane was kept. and
through this passageway. walled on eithe.
side by hundreds Of hopeless and despair
ing strikers. poured the workers. They
came siasly OF In groups Of two or three
at first Then came the great rush The
watchers were forced back over the curb
lire and finally swept out Of the street al
together There were more men there
than could possibly be accommodated
with work.
The day and night turn employees had
both reported and they had TO be divided
up and rearranged. All departments
could not be started at once. II was nee
essary FOR some Of them 10 make star
and get some work ahead for others
Finally about 800 men were taken from
the army Of thousands and placed al
work. The night turn which is TO relieve
those men was notified % report this
evening. and the others were sent HON,
with notice 20 come back tomorrow OF [,
report later in the week when there vii
be work in the other departments. Th'
engine stared. there was whirr and rat
tie Of machinery and the great stee
strike in McKeesp0rt was ended.
EPIDEMIC AMONG HORSES.