Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-26

l NeW 4Ork, May 2O.--Wh1le the Str1k-
 CTS admitted to-day that full crews of
 non-union freight handlers had been at work in the Mott Haven yards of
 the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad for two days, they pro
 fessed to be, on the whole, well satis- fled with the prevailing conditions. l The new men, all of whom are Italians, l are absolutely unable to handle the traffic, the strikers say, and they claim l that the congestion resulting from the strike has been only slightly relieved.
 A great quantity of perishable freight, 1 they aYer is tied up in the yards and
 on the motionless floats, with little prospect of being moved before 1t be ] comes total loss.
 The express transfer boat Maryland,
 loaded with freight cars, was tied up
 at her dock to-day, unable to proceed, 1 owing to the strike Of her firemen last
 night Six transfer floats, some of
 them having on board a number O. fruit cars, also had little prospect oa l getting away.
 Along the East river distinct im-
 provement in the handling of freight
 was apparent. A large number Of ne- groes were at work handling freight and the menlin charge said they were
 proving satisfactory. Accumulations of freight were being cleared up slowly l in some instances but the progress 1 seemed steady and there was little to l indlcate that strike was in progress.
 All trucks needed for the collection and distribution of freight were available. l Much of the surplus freight which could not be handled by the regular l Sound boats was transferred to the 1 Central Vermont and Maine steamship lines.
 The situation along the North river l front was practically unchanged to- day. The boats continued to arrive on time. and although they carried less l than the usual amount of freighL the work of handling proceeded rapidly and in an orderly manner. More than hundred applicants for work were l turned away from two of the piers, l i'll crews being reported at work at ] both places. The strikers were report l ed to have resorted to coercion at seV- 1 eral points. although there was no actual violence. While a heavy truck l loaded with barrels of. fish and driven 1 by a union man was passing along l Warren street, three men, said to be
 strikers, cut the ropes binding the bur
 rels. Several of the barrels fell to the street and the fish were scattered in l every direction.
 At the office of o. M. SheparG, super 1 intendent Of the New York division Of 1 the New Haven road, 1t was said that
 more men were employed and more l boats were moving to-day than yester- l day. Although the company still de- l clines to accept perishable freight It
 was taking ordinary dead freight sub l feet to delay. Conditions at the yarl- ous freight houses were said to be fla
 yorable. It was added that there have
 been so many applications from men l who want work that it has been possl- l bla +o 11se discrimination in their selec-
 ton.
 President Curren said to-day that ne l had not heard from the civic federation 1 and unless word @sas received early Jo- l dav the issue would be forced. J. Sul- l Iiyan general secretary of the Allan l tic Coast Marine Firemen's union,
 would unless some word was recelved | this afternoon, call all the nremen out and. thus tie up the coast shipping
 The lines which would be aHected should such an order be carried out would be the Morgan, Mallory, Havana.
 Red D Porto Rico, Clyde line, Ward l and Old Dominion.
 New Haven, May 26.-Thes condi-
 lions at Sound steamer terminals ln l Connecticut remained unchanged to l dav as far as the handling of freight was concerned, all the freight handlers lregularly employed on the docks or | the New York. New Haven and Hart 1 fora railroad in this city, Bridgeport l and New London continuing at Work 1 as usual .,
 The temporary stoppage of ran
 freight for New York has had the eHect Of diverting much freight to tne sLealn- CTS When the Richard Peck left her
 dnclx in this city early to-day she was filled to her capacity, and about ten l carloads of goods were left on the doeK
 +o wait for the next steamer.
 Boston. May 26.-The decision Of 1 Inc New York. New Haven & Hart l ford railroad management to accept 1 m freight for New York on account or
 fine freight handlers strike was stlii i in force here to-day and inercnahts l were forced to use other rail lines or to ship by water. A New Haven roau @
 official said to-day that the sltuaIloll .l l seemed less complicated and that IL
 was expected that the freight order 1 wouId soon be rescinded Freight con 1 signed to any point between Boston 1 and New York on the New Haven
 road was received subject to delay.
 Providence, K. T., May 26.-The of l ficials of the New York. New Haven Ss Hartford railroad stated to-day that I traffic was being handled at the three l freight houses here without dlmculIy It was announced that the road now had here more available men than they had work for. The 150 freight handlers who struck yesterday remain
 ed away from the yards to-day.
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