The Washington herald., 1907-05-10

New York Nay 9-There were no signs
of a break IN the dock strike hereabouts
to-day, but there were signs that the
continuance of the trouble is seriously
affecting the commerce Of this port
As an illustration of this, several big
ships went out Of port to-day carrying
some of the cargo they brought in days
ago.
The big Cretic, Of the White Star Line
freighter, which plies between here and
Mediterranean ports was one of these
She went off with over half of the cargo
she had brought in Most of the freight
that the company had been unable 20
unload was the perishabie kind. The
Cretic had brought over on her last trip
tons of cases Of Italian wines. and she
took them back TO Italy again. so that
the importers must wait until she comes
into port a second time before they can
get their wine La Savoie OF the French
Line was another ship that carried back
some Of the stuff she had brought over.
The Majestic. Of the White Star Line,
in to-day, found comparatively few men
to start unloading her when she go. up
TO her pier. She is due 10 go out next
Wednesday.
Crews Handle Freight.
In the case Of the Majestic and other
boats shipping English crews pretty
nearly every man aboard went to work
handling the cargo, but the crews made
little impression on the piles of freight
in the ships ard on the piers.
A crowd OF strikers from the docks in
the vicinity of West Twenty-fourth street
dragged two strike-breakers from a Twen-
ty-third street cross-town car tonight
beat them into Inconsistencies, and ter
rorized the neighbOrhood for some time
until policemen arrived on the scene and
with drawn clubs and Tevolvers drove
back the rioters.
The two men that were assaulted are
Joseph Dovenos and his son Tony. Re
Gently they got jobs as painters on the
Wilson Line dock at the foot Of West
Twenty-ffth street The painters en-
ployed on this dock went on strike in sym
pathy with the longshoremen-
At T.l0 O'Clock this evening a mob OF
strikers dragged nOnunion man from a
car at Eleventh and Greenwich streets
and beat him so badly that he is in
serious condition at the hospital One of
his assailants was arrested.
The strikers held their ranks pretty
nearly unbroken. II anything. they made
gains. The Savannah Line compromised
with its men this afternoon and 29 went
back 70 work. Several hundred more win
go back tomorrow. The men got an ad-
vance Of five cents an hour. The Ward
Line gave In likewise and IN the morn
ing GO men will go TO work on its piers
at an increase of cents an hour. The
Transatlantic lines, however, VIII resist all
demands
With the police guarding the piers and
strung out along the streets bounding the
river front, the strikers made very little
trouble. and nothing approaching a riot
occurred.
Pursue strikers Launch.
There was an exciting incident on the
water to-day when the flagship Of the
strikers navy struck her colors to the
police boat patrol. with Police Commis-
sioner Bingham aboard. II was feared
strikers or their friends might attempt
10 do things on the water ends OF the
pier that they could not do on the land.
The most trouble was caused by a
launch that had big sign on Il reading
Strike on the piers for 90 70 so cents
day. Strikers keep OF. This launch
was the flag ship Of the strikers doulla
of rowboats
The police were informed that the
launch had gone over 10 the Clyde COM
pany's Hoboken pier and was threatening
10 fire on some men that had just been
landed there from tug Police boat
patrol went searching for her.
She was finally sighted of the North
German Lloyd piers. and overhauied. The
mems pedigrees were taken at the police
station at Pier a. AID they were taken 10
the Tombs court. where the case was
adjourned IN order 10 give tie Clyde Line
people time TO get evidence against them.