The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-08-03


Schwab. Of the Steel Trust. on The oirh
tenth hoor OF the building They .er.
admitted at the main entrance door and
NJ once entered the private office Of Mr..
SchWah, who resolved them alone.
Mr.. Schwnb KNOWS most ~ the men
there was u NH. talk nbou, the weather
expected Mr.. Morgan in u few minutes.
Mr.. Morgan Guarded.
A, ahou, this tim. Mr.. Morgan lef,
his office al broad and Wall streets. II.
Was accompanied by MS partners, - t.
Dnwk.ns anl Edward NJ Bacon. Mr.
Da~kins and Mr.. iiacon carried heavy
walking sticks. Behind them walked
two big men who had nDou, them .vrry
attribute OF urivat. -l"u'hs.
Nj. Morgan and his escorts walked TO
he Empire building. iney, took the
.irst to emerge was MIR. Da~kins Then
came Mr.. Morgan. AMI directly behind
him Mr.. Bacon. The two blk men VIII"
looked like slcn,hs dropped behind after
satisfying themselves that there was no
danger. They took M stations near tn.
elevator aud closely Scru.inizcL all who
approached Mr.. schwnh's Office,
pcarcd TO be lnhoring under como ex-
element.
As he entered the reception room Of
the ONCE Mr. Morgan took on his low.
sSnm na y Mr s ss "
ped out and escorted Mr.. Morgan and
the others Into HIS private" room. where
III. strikers committee assembled
seen en- the Colossus OF NV Wall I street . they
arose rs he entered. ana II II likely
that never in his life has J. P!crpont
Morgan undergone a more searching
scrutiny.
\ dozen men sized him up In n mo-
ment. drew their concl,is ions and waited
ex9ectan,ly for the next move. MIR.
Morgan flushed under the earnest gaze
OF the courageous strikers.
Morgan. speech.
He was generally introduced by Mr..
Schwah. and shook hands with some D.
the men he had met before. Then he
moppcd his forehead and made a short
speech.
He told tho men ,ha, he was glad to
see them and nt-urcd them that his
cole des,re, was for harmony He said
say. individually. and wanted to go, at
the bottom Of the situation. lie re-
minded them that the strike was no,
"nly. ce''ly, I" tn. steel interests but
costly to them.
His. concilintory tone Boiled the cx-
preston OF his face He looked like a
r;sin who had C,,m. IN TO have hls way
and VAS bound 70 brook no oIs,"~.!,iion.
IN" men lie wac addressing lid not
KNOW that not twice In ten years has J.
Picrpont Morgan left his Office to attend
q conference, They did not know that
when y. wants TO see men they go 10
They appeared TO be obl.vious OF tho
'act that the conference In which they
were engaged was making financial his
tory.
a messenger left the oflice at tbs
o'clock and hurried out OF the building
,ie returned In Jew moment. with
Daniel g. Reid. President o; the Ancs.-
NJ f. ia. NJ = lat t.
also the husband Of ciar.sse AgEew.
mis-. however having nothing to do
with the @trik.,
Morgan Angry.
Soon after u O'Clock Mr. Morgan. Mr..
eHcc, Air Morgan had h!s IA, on and
looked not. physically and mentally. lie
'nu,'et"1 20 himself. clinchrd MS fists
The three men. prec"icd ., negro
Office man, slipped dnwit = Hatk stair
"ay ana made rush for an elevator
on tho seventeenth iloo- When they
were in the elevator N. negro guarded
the door. allowing no on else TO enter.
Start down. COMMANDED Mr. Nor
Thc elevator man gave one scared
glance at him md started down never
reached, MIR Morgan, ana Mr p.wsins
entered cab and were driven 20 the
-'s'' s"' 'etha'h
strikers shocked.
II was nearly an hour before ,hc
strikers came out. They ma! the iooA
OF earnest men who had expsricncei
shock. The face OF President shan. :
was absolutely cxprcssionlcas but the
oth.r men wore u inwncast mir.
They separated In Broadway mud
l'rchd-n!. Shafr"r Wen, alone TO no
stevens House. the others going In that
direction by back streets.
The big Pres!dcn, OF III. Amalrnma,.d
Association was compelled 20 fight hts
way through a crowd that followed him
and blocked the entrance to the S,cvcre
| House.
OR. Morgan. on reaching his ON c.
retired to his private room. took on hlt
| coat and III cigar. II. paced the noor
for long tim. ana then sat down. look
| Ing at the ceiling.
After, considerable elaboration he
aroused himself. called In some clerks
and took MP the regular work OF his
| Office.
| Morgan SIN Angry.
! There was a short conference a, Mr..
lAorGan's once shortly after ! o'clock
between ~. Morgan. As. ochwab and