New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-26
FREIGHT MOVES FREELY.
Strikers apparently Losing Ground.
but Quiet.

The indications yesterday were that the striks
Of the freight handlers OF the New-York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad will be brought 10
close soon. The decision OF the Brotherhood
of Teamsters not to go out and the failure OF
the dockrnen employed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad TO engage In a sympathetic strike have
dashed the hopes Of the strikers TO tie up the
entire transportation facilities Of the city.
The one serious development yesterday that
threatened to prolong the strike make IT more
general the threat made by James Sullivan.
Of the Atlantic Coastwiss seamen's Union The
union called out the fremen some Of the
coastwise lines time ago.
IF any freight brought here by the New
York. New-Haven and Hartford Railroad is
handled by any other line" he said. II shall
call out the firemen employed on all the coast
wise lines in this city, and also the tugboat
men,"
The union has about nine hundred men out at
the present time Its officers assert that they
are able to call out seven thousand more In this
and other cities.
Only in Providence yesterday there any
extension of the strike. There. despite the
surances of Lawrence Curran that he had or
dered the men along the Sound not TO go out.
125 freight handlers struck
All the Sound boats got away last night
time. The Puritan and the City OF Fall River.
of the Fall River Line: the Chester w Chaplin
and the City of Taunton. OF the Norwich Line
and the New-Haven boat Richard Peck got
away with delay interference and with
what is considered a full cargo at this season.
MUCH FREIGHT MOVED.
Freight was moved from all the piers with
little difficulty all day. Along the East River
where the greatest trouble is expected IL the
strikers become riotous. there were $50 team
turn TO get loads. The Bridgeport boats-the
kllan Joy and the William c. Blaine-got in
during the morning with good cargoes. which
were removed with no great Inconvenience. as
was also the cargo of the Richard Peck.
Mr.. Connolly, in charge of the New-Haven
piers said yesterday that he had replaced many
Italians who had been hired Professionally. with
negroes. believing the latter to be much better
freight handlers.
We shall employ more negroes" he said
They easier to handle. because OF their
better knowledge of English. and work faster
than Italians.
MEN IN JERSEY CITY KEEP AT WORK.
If the freight handlers employed in the rail-
way yards in Jersey City entertain the idea OF
engaging in a sympathetic strike. with the hope
Of aiding the cause Of the strikers who quilted
the service of the New-Yort. New-Haven and
as the men were at work usual yesterday
and denied that they thought of leaving IT,
saying they were content with the existing
schedules of hours and pay. 1t was announced
that ii meeting of the Jersey City men would be
held in Elk Hall yesterday afternoon The per-
sons In charge of the hall said IT had not been
let to any organization for a meeting yesterday.
In the afternoon the transfer floats were in
service between Mott Haven and Jersey City.
by 6 o'clock. The from Mott Haven con-
tanned principally perishable freight. few
cars with perishabIe freight arrived az Jersey
City They were sent to New-England by the
Belvidere DIVISION from Trenton and across
the State to the New-England Line by way Of
Poughkeepsie.
Along the North River piers strikers fingered
yesterday. occasionally going to Hudson Hall.
in Spring-st. for news. They were fewer and
more peaceable IN appearance than similar
groups around the East Rivers piers. At Piers
IS and 10 it reported that about one hun
dred of the Italians had been urged successfully
to go out. According to the strikers the Italians
had supposed they only doing extra work
and were depriving of his job. but as
soon as they learned the true conditions they
nobIy threw up their hands and refused to
work
Captain Jacob w. Miller explained the report
by saying that seventy-five or more Italians had
applied for work. but the complement on the
piers was already full they were turned away.
He said nearly three hundred men were en-
ployed on the two piers. In general statement
OF conditions yesterday Captain Miller said:
So far as the marine district is concerned.
conditions practically normal and an ordi-
nary observer would not be able TO see that
there was any trouble. The transfers of pas
sengers and freight all lines has been re-
sumed, and not only did all the boats leave
time yesterday at both ends of the routes. but
the line to New-Bedford was opened.
In addition to whatever trouble We have had
in overcoming this so-called strike. work has
included the handling and breaking in of large
number of new men, The great amount of work
incident TO the changing of the boats at this
season of the year. involving the transfer OF
hundreds OF men to the larger passenger
steamers. has been successfully accomplished, in
spite Of all additional difficulties.
QUIET AT MOTT HAVEN
There trouble by the striking freight
handlers at the Mott Haven yards yesterday,
and much progress was made by the new men
in cleaning up the accumulated mass Of freight