Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-10
$4,000 MEN NOW SAID TO De OUT
There is No Question But That All Of
the Big Steamship Companies In.
YoIved Are Very Hard Hit by the
Tie up-ships Leave But with
Light cargoes.
lny Associnted rress.l

NEW YORK, May 9.--StriItin. long.
shoremcn gained II partial victory to.
day when the Savannah line compru.
missed with its employees. The new
terms are 10 cents IN hour Tor week
days work and % cents for Sunday
and night work.
For Sunday work occupying less
than half Il day the men are to re.
ceiye n full half days pay. For more
than half days work n full day Is to
be credited
Tho strike leaders claimed today
that 10000 men were out In Manhat
TAM, brooklyn, lloboken and Staten
Island. Though these figures are dis
pnted, the steamship companies were
nevertheless badly crippled. Through
out the day freight gathered I'm form
liable piles along the piers and com
paratively little OF 1t was gotten
aboard the vessels to which It was
assigned
Small gangs of Inexperienced men
aided the crews to get necessarlcs
aboard: shipping firms sent their own
men TO load perishabe goods, while
the steamers firms In most cases
did their own conling.
The passengers came TO the aid or
the Oscar II. of the Scandinavian
line. which sailed this afternoon and
@pmt aboard their own baggage. Many
OF these arrived on trains from the
West, and learning that the vessel
was likely to be slightly delayed vol
UNFAIRLY undertook to expedite mat
ters. The novel situation seemed TO
appeal to the hnmor of the travellers
and the work went merrily on until
the last piece of baggage was aboard
Among the volunteers were three
women who loaded their trunks upon
truck and trundlcd them down to
the gansway.
Got Away With Light cargoes.
All the scheduled steamships got
away today with short cargocs.
Among them We're the French liner
La Savoie, for Havrc: White Star
liner Crctic, for Naples: Grosscr Kur-
fnrst, of the North German Lloyd
line, for Bremen. and the Bluecher.
the Hamburg-Amcrican liner, for
Hamburg
The coastwise companies are suf.
Ifering most from the strike Many of
these carry fruit which can not
promptly he unloaded, and which en-.
tails severe losses. Before the Sa-
vannah line made terms with the men
today It's steamer Kansas City sailed
for Savannah with tho slime cargo
, that she brought North n few days
ago.
New strike headquarters were es.
tablished today In Greenwich Hall.
Manhattan, where Patrick Conner
addressed a big meeting. He declared
that everything pointed to victory
for the men. Another largely attend
ed meeting was held at the same
place tonight, when Mr. Conner. who
is chairman of the executive board of
the Longshorcmen's Protective Union,
announced that terms had had been
made with the Savannah line.
There was general rejoicing. and
! when various delegates reported on
the situation of the various piers, the
audience was reused 10 great enthu-
siasm. The proceedings were order
ly throughout and all the speakers
cnunseled moderation in the behavior
OF the strikers
There was an occasional clash to-
day between strikers and new men
when moral suasion failed. hut no
vicious damage was done. and nothing
/ like organized interference with the
steamships peoples new employees
was attempted.
Three Hurt in Southern Wreck.