New-York tribune., 1906-05-12
FUNERALS HELD UP
,STB!KER.S SHOW FIGHT.
Bodies Taken to GraUes IN Wagons
-lTOurners Use Cars.


The frst day OF tho strike OF the funeral driv-
ers indicated that The strikers are prepared tc
enforce their demands by violence. The drivers
At one funeral were either cajoled cOerced by
strike leaders 10 desert while funeral services
were being held, and the driver OF a hearse al
another funeral was attacked until policeman
interfered. whereupOn the policeman himself
was attacked by a crowd Of strikers and badly
used up. Few funerals took place, but there
we're a number of cases where bodies were taken
in undertakers wagons the cemeteries. the
relatives and friends following on the trolley
cars
II developed yesterday that there are two
unions of funeral drivers, one Local No. 1es. and
the other Local No. 643. of the international
Brotherhood Of Teamsters. The former consists
largely OF Hebrews. and has jurisdiction south
Of 6th street and east of Broadway. This local
has made an agreement with the Funeral Coach
Owners Association the terms which the
strikers who belong to Local No. CAB, which
claims jurisdiction of Manhattan north Of 9Th
street and also The Bronx. have refused
The case where the drivers deserted was at
the funeral Of Charles BTcIlhargy. Of No. ABS
West 18th street. which was to be held from
the Church OF the Guardian Angel near this ad-
dress. in the morning. When the mourneTs in
carriages and the hearse containing the body
went TO the church there was no sign Of trouble.
James J. Steven, an undertaken at No. % Spring
street. had charge OF the funeral arrangements
and his own drivers were on strike he secured
a member Of Local No. 164 to drive the hearse
The coffin wss brought into the church and
funeral services were conducted by the Rev.
Father John g. Henry.
A walking delegate Of the strikers came
around in the mean time and began to talk to
the drivers. He succeeded in getting them to
IN iOh nd drive Nyaif1,ar
nor carriages were in sight when the priest and
Inourners came out. All were indignant at the
unfeelng action Of the strikers. The coffin was
left in the church. and the priest made arrange
ments later by which it was taken in an under
takers wagon over the 23d street ferry TO Cal
vary Cemetery, the mourners following in cars.
When A. Catallo. Of No. 2O44 Second avenue
started to make arrangements for the funeral of
his one-year-ol daughter. who died two days
ago, he found difficulties.
John Rumore. an undertaken, Of No. 2OsS Sec
ond avenue, had charge Of the funeral, which
took place in the afternoon, and drove the hearse
himself. informing Captain Gallagher, Of the
East 104th street station, that he would need
protection. Patrolman Dennis Gleason was de-
tailed to the funeral.
The hearse, driven by Rumore. went without
Inishap, preceded by band, to Catallo's house.
When the body was put in the hearse and the
funeral cortege proceeded up Second avenue to
take the Astoria ferry at 1OSth street, mob of
strikers appeared and caught Humore. They
had nearly succeeded in pulling him from the
hearse when Gleason interfered and drove them
sway with his club.
The strikers did not cross the ferry and Glea-
son also remained. More strikers came, and
Gleason was attacked knocked down and kicked
before he had chance Of rapping for assist
ance.
Patrolraen schlessinger and Sulzer came to
the rescue and dubbed the strikers right and
left. john Patters. a driver. who was employed
before the strike by undertaken Of No. JOG
East lH5th street arrested and locked up on
the charge Of assaulting policeman.
The striking drivers met at Murphy's Hall,
49th street and Eighth avenue. where reports
were made from time to time of the progress
Of the strike. The last reports were that twenty
five or more of the coach owners had made in
dividual agreements with the strikers
The principal demands are S14 a week, which
is an increase of 50; twelve hours off out of
every twenty-four; hour off for dinner:
fwenty-four hours off with pay after every
twenty-four hours Of continuous work. and ex-
ira pay for extra calls.
The Funeral Coach Owners Association met il,
me afternoon and evening at the Grand Union
Hotel and voted to stand bY the decision 10
refuse the demands Of the strikers There was
considerable friction at first. but the vote was
unanimous
Frederick Hulberg, president Of the associa-
1ion' said that he had postponed two funerals
ne had charge Of He might postpone some he
- 1oF sunday Some members OF the associa-
ZION were driving their own hearses
President Ashton of the Liberty Dawn Asso-
elszlon OF Coach Drivers. composed of the drivers
Tor the livery stable keepers, was seen with
some OF the other officers of the various unions
OF drivers at the Grand Union Hotel while the
employers were meeting. He said that the livery
stable EFfVHTg mot Toly = Tha ,fo
or the FUNERAL drivers or drive funeral coach
during the strike. All the drivers unions in the
city are locals OF the International Brotherhood
OF TeamsteTs. The greater New York counciJ
OF the brotherhood has Endorsed the strike