New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-25
SUDDEN JERSEY STRIKE.
QUICKLY CALLED OFF.
Employees Desert Trolley Cars at
Rash Hour.

-u-e-ty wears began late yesterday afternoon
ard las- night. extended rapidly untn by mid
-,rht ro- p ca~ wheel was turning. except under
tu-h cars as were run by inspectors under
eus-ss ~ police. n was said that the strike
-rs extending 10 the power houses those used
% -ur the road and nose which furnish light
The r1shouse employees also were said 10 be
-es6y ro e. out. The Newark trolley men said
30 strike would be general ali through ESSEX.
rassc- Pessaic. Bergen and Union counties b.
gore noon to-day
when The strike began President NcCarter q
fhs Public Service Corporation. which controls
both -he stree railways and the street and
house lighting services. not only called into
consultation NJ. whestley. general manager Of
me trolley lines. but Dudley Farrsnd. general
manager = the lighting department OF the cor
rua-r~.
The strike upset Newark. Many people had
to walk -5 their homes in The suburbs. Newark
-re.--arre-s especially got the worst - IT, The
-.s-y stables had every available horse and
-a--iarr on The streets. and they did al that
-ss possible The trouble vas that not one ~
G fun6-.- o. those rarooned fn the middle ~
Newark could pay eo- anything but trolley
-5e home
-HE STRIKE PROGRESSIVE
70 s--ise was progressive In accordance
viz "a general understanding the trolley cars
hsrar 10 run into the harms a. 30. Those that
rachel The barns before that hour had 70 90
-,g rrs make another trip. but as each car
reached -he harms after - with = complete
.-- fae r7o-o--lan turned the switch ran the
-a- --fsr cover and deserted st. The conduc-
.--s vrl .k.d -o the once. turned In their
--.- and walked away.
AZ first no company seemed 20 think the
--.a---- vas limited 20 q few. and the in
sqs-.o-s end others Who could run cars were
ordered t- :1a barns 10 % so. The cars run by
Inspectors srl guarded by police were 80 few
as TOY to count In Newark cars passed Broad
enc Es~ket s-s abouc once an hour
AS f1s- as t1s men deserted their cars they
walked 10 Lyric Hall. ~ No. so Plsne-st-.
where -hey went 4utc s. continuous and secre;
session u was this meeting which caused the
c-ss The strike was unlocked for. because
--e national officers %. The Trolley Car Mems
Association had not authorized 81 The ssso-
cations president. Nahon. Is said 70 be IN
Chicago. TaIee-aul- were sent urging him 20
come t0 Newark ~ once. President Conway, %
-re local union. and James McCaughney. The
secretary. are i0 charge Of The strike. They
called me meeting for = T. m. and when the
r7e- heard of tliis there seems 10 have been
general understanding that he calling ~ the
meeting 81 thar hour instead q midnight,
expected. meant to strike.
CAUGHT TIE PUBLIC MAPPING.
Whethe- the strike was actually ordered by
the officers = -or known. bur il WIS planned 10
roet- t0 catch the punlic mapping sno . az
f'-s rse most Inconvenience possible Newark
s-~rs work re-7een : ~ and e.3o p m. Al the
f-s- named hour most - The big shops. foun-
1-.ae and the several thousand factories let out
Tr-- rush is Just about letting down when. at
srrg+ -.45 O'Clock the big stores begin 20 close
t.f shoppers who have fingered m The last try
tr g. home When the Public Service Cor
F--are- be- doing fts hest only about three
quarters ~ the crowds are smoothly handled.
Nera-ss suburbs. orange. East orange. West
0-arrs. south Orange. RosevIue. Bloomfield
Nrr-aIair Verors. caldwell BeileH-ille, East
Newark Harrison. Arlington Kearny. Irving
trr NIHsrr and s score cf smaller places 20
ssv nothing NJ Elizs beth Paterson and Jersey
C.-r. are an cor lacted a-th Newark by lines
rE.-r come together - Brood and Market SIS
u fr az that junction one ~ TIE busiest centres
.- enc world rhs- most beard The cars. The
crush tHs-e Iast night was extremely great. TIE
-s-ka~arra Railroad pJt on p large number
20 extra rra .rs
uue annoying feature 81 the disorder was
'ta- Pie trolley poles were pulled from the
wires .. BOSS All tre police were ordered 70
-.-H.- M dutv o- reserve
--a Demands o. the men are for ar increase
r-- Ig cents -r - cents an hour FAT. The
l......r % & r-.e which they say practically
sseas man on duty -or nineteen hours and
-s.oe..'on oc THE unlon-
,..-z-ter favo-s the men. and tod them
sher a Committee met him few days ago that
hs vas personally Wiling 70 recognize their
urica and DO all ttcy asked. and would advise
me .-err--ste 20 90 81. Dr. Is said thar the d.
r---c-s have listened 20 tire general manager,
81 Ereatle- rather thau 70 Mr. McCarte-.
d. yreateys attitude toward the men has
tee- largely thar ~ You a-4 better on than
t-e -rsr on most ROADS lie supplanted man
r-n VAS especially popular with the employees
STRIFE BREAKERS. THEY SAY.
TIE company IS supposed 10 have q consider
tts Number q men In reserve outside the city
rfa s.I le brought 10 Newark as strike break
s-s 1Ier vho appeared 20 be motormen and
conductors have Cor the last week been riding
over -re I~es They are sal6 20 have been
h-ca1vr Eapid Transit men.
Pres lalt Forl of the NeW-Jersey state Fed
tret-or rf Labor said an Hoboken last night that
Pro action ~ The trolley in Deserving their
0t-F was ro- authorized. The men, hs declared.
could not have gone m strike officially until
ordered -o 60 SO by Nr Mah0n. His representa-
I"e ~ orr. had no: ordered their action Hr-
f0rd delbtel n The .sociation would hack them
~. re left Ho5oIzen Tor Newark ~ II p. m
Patterson. X j. sept 2s--At meeting % the
-o'ai body % the ANA "a mated Association Of
rtfeet Railway Employees. attended by about 20
ief cent u me local crews today. the almost
universal sentiment appeared 20 he IN favor Of
t'r.se. President Caslander asked for more time
h eject settlement.