New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-21
STRIKE STOPS HEARSES
aL,sO AFFECTS WEDDINGS.
seceraI Firms Grant Demands of
LOwcr Manhattan Union.

sh,,,. seventy weddings were more less dis-
organized and many funerals were neIa up sess'ei-
asv hy the strike % the downtown union OF run
prsi drivers. known as Local lsA Of she lnterna-
,soroI Trotherhood Of Transfers. which started
q, the morning Attempts were made 10 carry ous
g,,,sT.ls with the members of Local esS which
made an agreement with the Funeral Coach Own
o-., Association last week but the delegates of
T,col Ies whose jurisdiction is from 14th street
- the V9atserv prevented them from working
The members OF the Funeral Coach Owners As
s,oia,if,n say that the new strike in violation
~ en- agreement made early this month. by which
TIE drivers were TO get slS a week. The demands
n the downtown union are the same as those
made by Local 64s. which are Sia a week and
twelve hours of out Of every twenty-four' Local
GAG obtained an advance in wages from $lZ 70 Sl4
2 week and This made the downtown union jealous
Resides the officers OF the downtown union say
that tie employers themselves have not lived up
n the agreement The headquarters Of the strik-
ers are AT New Suffolk Hail. No. p Suffolk street.
where Presiden: Joseph OBrien and BUSINESS
Agent Smith heard reports all day. Mhen "o'u
was received that any funerals or weddings We're
about TO start committees were sent out TO stop
,fs--1 n rossible In most cases the undertakers
drove the hearses themselves. ard IN me case o.
wedding parties the employers drove ne coaedI sa
lcariy I'm the day It announced that l@eiNe
or thirteen Of the coach owners had gfante1 tIle
demands. which were made on a s 3e ,,rn9 said
that the drivers would make only Individual agree
One assault was reported. While Zelick Peshkin
o.,c Of ill., oynriOveis. whose stable is at NO lSg
t.nryste stree: driving the hear2e al iunsLl
conner era toyes came Il and began argue Win
her ana be tried to get him TO 20 away. lie was
,nanr ths influence O. liquor and knocked htI
d01-n 7aS cbeal Was and there was "A cut on
,5er brow fa,ns pair o. glasses which she wore.
Frederick BeniZ. a sta bleman. of No % BoWetg'
Was arrested at Ehrystie and Broome street later
charged with felonious assault upon Mrs Peshkin
feVr Gveenbe- <, undertaken Of No. rs DIVE
sion street was starting 4 he3rSe ana Sef e:3I
cof,lies froYn his stable when tie men were called
of bv the walking delegates of the strikers. ard
M 5iees1be-sg drove the hearse &c the cemetery
himself titA nIou-ners following as best they could
DE- > his absence asked 10: a CAP al tie
stables 10 take his child from HE home az NO 9e5
Madison street where IL was III with appendicitis
no driver. and the drove the cab himself
After leaving the child at the hospital he drove to
his home where a crowd Of strikers had gathered
He telbuhOned TO Mrs. GreenbeTg, who went TO the
IN the cab to get out. Mrs Greenberg is woman
OF determination. and they obeyed- She drove the
vehicle - the stables. followed by number OF
people the crowd growing rs she reached tne
Stables Mrs. Greenberg was Disguised az the
notorieiy and so told her friends who were there
10 meet her.
IN one or two cases weddings were stopped and
number Of funerals were postponed .
The funeral Of Samuel Diamond, of No. A Ave-
nue c. who died Friday, was in progress yes
reFday when incident occurred which delayed
No 22s Division street. had charge OF the funeral
arrangements. Only carriage open one,
containing the relatives followed the hearse, which
was driven by Greenberg. About three hundred
proceeding to the Williamsburg Bridge shower
II stones thrown at the open carriage from
The roof Of house in Norfolk street. The funeral
stopped until a search was made for those who
threw the stones The search unsuccessful.
None OF the occupants Of the carriage was hurt
and the funeral procession went on its way