New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-11
SMALL STRIKE RIOT.
SOME POLYGLOT OATHS.
Steamships Haze Little Difficulty IN
Sailing on Time.

A small riot in which there was much swearing
in at least three languages much firing or wild
shots and spirited sprintng TO get away from
the nightsticks Of the police was the only ming
yesterday that married the serenity of the marine
fremen's strike in Manhattan.
Some of the striking Italian and Spanish hremen
hanging about the Ward Line pier, No 10. at wall
ST. and the East River attacked Angelo Blocko. an
employment agent at No rs South-st. soon after Z
o'clock BlocSo is accused by the strikers OF having
furnished to take their places The strikers
knocked him down he was leaving the pier and
all proceeded to do their best to land on him at the
same time. Blocko game. but was quickly
Overpowered. After his assaillants had grown treu
trying to kick and strike him he managed 10 "riS-
gle out of the scrinmage enough TO turn mar oVet
and draw revolver He fired wild once. wnich pro-
voked a return voIiey. the bullets tossing up the
dust around him. but luckily missing him
The fusillade attracted Patroman Harrigan' OF
the Old Slip station. who ran up In time 10 see
Pedro Bastos fireman. Of No 152 South-st-, run
awav with a revolver In hts hand Harrigan chased
him to the end of the next Pier. Bastos orandlsh
ing his revolver all the time and threatening TO
shoot. When the patrolman finally eornered MN
at the end of the shed. Bastos did not dare shoot
and after throwing his revolver into the river
surrendered. Another fireman! Pietro Marott. OF
No so Thrty-ninth-st. Brooklyn. was also arrested
Blocko says that Maroti. who is over foot taller
than he, the man who first knocked MN down
and kicked him in the fa,e.
Tho men were taken TO the Tomhs Police Court
where Magistrate Breen held Bastos and Marou
for examination to-day.
Judging from tie way the steamship companies
have grappled with It. the strike of marine fire.
men will prove the same hasco that the freight
handlers strike has Nearly all the vessels Of the
nine companies affected have sailed on schedule
time. Some OF them have sailed with new AreroOnl
gangs on board. but none have been delayed No
difficulty in getting crews has yet been encoun-
tered by any of the companies
Aside from the Sight at Pier No. 16 everything
was as somnolent along the waterfront the chill
wind would permit. The police had nothing to do
but to stand around IN sheltered corners and swap
stories-and drinks. when the roundsman was not
looking
At OF the steamship offices did there seem
to be any evidence OF nervousness the part OF
the officials. They all said that the strike would
not inconvenience them. They said that the
crmping system. the chief grievance OF the strik
ers. did exist, and the testimony is borne out
by others conversant with the local shipping situa
ton. That evil has long ago been stamped out. and
has not been allowed TO grow again under any
form From the point OF view of the steamship
companies the strike Is simply 70 compel them
10 recognize the union
General Manager Smith OF the Ward Line said
the Moro Castle would be able to sail at her reg
uIar hour for Havana with her complement Of fire.
men
so far since the strike he said. all our boats
have been able to go on time. with fire.
mon others with all the regular crew. We have
difficulty In getting lremen."
a strike OF the hremen took place yesterday
the Savannah Line steamship City of BiTming
afternoon The strikers were replaced but the
strike delayed the sailing OF the boat for five hours.
General Manager Dallas OF the Red d Line said
that the Philadelphia would sail on time to-day foe
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