The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-17

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andey mastial law, snd ths EasilaA speasine
residents, Incladlns the two kundrei ~
hrss hundred cOiofcd residents. hseat,s
easier. The villaas to-day andsTw~nt an
sspsstsacs from itsiians that n viii long
rsmembsS, and vhfe ~ llveshavs hesn lost
huadrUas ~ shcea we're hrrd and only ons
man, a. N. Southland, wss severely wounded
The principal industry u Cosymsns 10
brick making. and ,ths ell towns whers
brick making n carried on The Villass has
been undergoing the rearlts % Q stFsks
which has hem general along che Hudson
River
Tomorrow 10 awaited with considerable
impatisnos, for the psopls Will than ss
whether the military Can ovsrawe tho ftal-
lans, who asserted to-day hat no worh
can bs carried ON In the bhckyards unless
their olaimsaro recognised. Tomorrow lite
proposed 10 start work In all Of tbs yards.
n the Second Battalion Of the Tenth
Regiment Will he on guard at tho four yards.
There are Eve yards lying north Of the
village proper. The extraordinarily yard
10 the largest and employs about 27s men.
or these mo about 100 are negroes. having
been brought here laat month from Viz
ginia. The employers had managed h
the past To prevent u~nionizing tho men by
keeping the employees equally Divided
bstween negroes and Italians, knowing
they would not aesimilate. But some
Of the negroes Joined the union and some
Italians refused to Join.
About two weeks ago all OF tho union
men were looked out 10 the different yards
and told that they would DO taken back
as individuals only. The negroes con-
tinued to work during the lockout.
Yesterday the employers decided that
they would foroe the issue and last night
gave notice TO all union men that II they
were not at work this morning they would
nave TO vacate their shanties. At . O'Clock
this morning q meeting Of ths union men
was held and 1t was decided that they would
fight 10 the end and prevent the yards
from being operated.
Shortly after o o'clock the Italian and
negro unionists gathered on Admiral Hill,
overlooking the Sutton-Sudderly yard,
and formed for the purpose Of marching
on the yards. The blowing Of the whistles
gave them notice that work was to DO re-
resumed In the yards,
They went to the upper yards Of Zeigler
Il Zeigler, Powell q Minniok, and Sutton
d Sinspaugh. They were armed with re-
volvers and there were some rihes In tbs
crowd. At the four yards they found tbs
men either going or ready to 60 to work,
and at their command the employees
stopped and joined them, being intimidatsd
by the weapons.
After this they marched upon the Sutton
Suddenly yard. G. F. Suddenly and his
son, j. H. Suddenly, the elder Suddenly
and his brother-in-law. Arthur Bishop.
had anticipated the coming OF the men
and thought they would try to force an
entrance by the river, road and had there
fore shut all of the gates.
Instead Of coming by that route the
men came over the hill and had the negroes
and the few Italians, as we'll ss the others
in the yard. penned in the pit below them
like rats in a trap. The elderly Suddenly
saw them and yelled 20 them not to come
upon his property, The strikers say that
Suddenly followed up his order by dis
charging his revolver into the crowd OF
strikers on the hill. At any rate, Suddenly
was seen running into his Office in the GEN.
tire Of the yard, and as he did 80 a volley
Of possibly fifty shots was fired.
At the first volley the negroes dropped
their tools and scattered for different places
of safety. The strikers continued their
shooting, and all of their guns we're aimed
at the office of Suddenly. Young Southland
was hit and was assisted by his companion
to a place under the shed.
In effort was made to telephone into tho
town, but the telephone could not he worked.
Word was sent to DR.. Reed by messenger
that a man was dangerously wounded, and
he responded in his carriage.
He ordered Southard's removal TO the
Albany Hospital, and he was brought hers
this morning. Tonight it was said that
his woun was not a serious one. Some
OF the employees in the yard were armed
and they returned the fire Of the strikers
on the hill. In observer said that several
hundred shots were fired until not a man
could be seen in the yard, all having crawled
under sheds and behind piles Of brick.
The only way Of getting out Of the yard
except by the river had been cut Of and
the strikers stood guard, trying to get at
the elder Suddenly. Deputy Sheriff Uttly
managed to get a rowboat and rowed
down to the village proper ana oelegraphed
to Sheriff Pitts in this city.
The steamer Ursula was sighted coming
UP tho river, and being signalled to stop,
pulled in at the Sutton-Sudderly dock and
the two Sudderlys and Bishop were taken
on board and brought to Albany, but went
back to Coeymans with the soldiers.
When the strikers saw that work had
ceased and no one was visible about the
yards they stepped firing, but shortly after
ward the Zeigler brothers were espied
walking down the Suddcrly yard and the
firing was resumed, About thirty shots
were discharged at the two men without
them. When the strikers saw
who they were they stopped and afterward
apologized for having fired at them.
Sheriff Pitts and Under Sheriff Bosch,
accompanied by the sherif's counsel, j..
Frost, went to Coeymans at Ito
o'clock this morning. After viewing the
situation, Sheriff Pitts called upon lieut.
Charles Z. Davis OF the Tenth regi-
ment to furnish military protection. Col.
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