New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-05
FEW ICEMEN NEEDED.
POOR DIY FOR STRIKE.
Leaders Propbesy Tie-Up To-day,
Whnc CompanN SmIcs.

i the leaders Of tho strike Of ice wagon drivers
against the American Ice Company tried 20 put
into practice yesterday ;he plan voted Al a
meeting Wednesday night Of calling a second strike
TO bring out al tho who had returned TO work
there not much show for IT, The day, be
ing ? general holiday, fewer iren1cn than usual
we're needed. These 7,ho were sent ont were Ia X
early in TIE day TIE East 9Th street depot which
supplies nearly 81 tho downtown Office buildings
was closed early in tho afternoon. Except for the
policemen who were guard nj the depot there
v7s no sion % ? strike there.
Nalertine Hoffman a member Of he Greater New
York District Council Of the United Transfers Of
America, of which tie Ice Wagon Drivers Union
I. ia'. went with the officers OF Jhe Union I" me
N'@sf 2oth. West 26th and other stations to call
.nt Tho mon who We're at work there. When ne
day.
To-norroa. everything vii he ted up, he said
You see ;at- Is = national holiday we cannot
expect &. du6 many at work anyway
TIE officials - the company Thought mat the
union WOULD nnd II g hard tasf get the men
who had given -, the strike TO quit More of the
strikers we're expected back and the situation had
greatly improved in Brooklyn they said.
By Monday, if not sooner. We expect there WI
re nothing LEFT OF the strike said General Man
rEer WesJal. Most Of the are sorry they
vent strike and ready 70 come back. some
81 them have said that they 90 not know yet what
they striking for"
As the result Of a days sleep over the decision
or Wednesday night to continue the strike 2 goo"
Geal Of feeling against stephen Ferretti. who or
dered the strike. has arisen end threatens 20 split
the uniCn into factions. Ferretu- who weighs 80
pounds by his admission. wanted 10 be on
every committee. although he was objected u 10y
the company representative Of the union be
rause he was not Of its employees. II was
owing 10 MS insisting his own recognition that
the propostton Of the State Board Of Arbitration.
which would have ended the strike and reinstatel
ell the men, was not agreed 20. II was learned
last evening that the members Of the State Board
Of Arbitration had advised the strike leaders. i
they wanted 10 preserve their union. 10 call of the
strike and send a committee Of The employees
gtterward the company. They advised Fer
retti or any officer Of the union who was not an
ernpoye Of the company, TO keep in the back
ground.
A bout twenty of the strike breakers. who We're
lodged At No. 124 West 18th street refused 10 work
yesterday fear Of being shot at or hit by
giant crackers. They were ready, they sald. 70
take the wagons out to-day. They were TlInedi-
ately elected. and any baggage they had was sent
after them.
Little trouble developed in Manhattan. but there
were few disturbances in Brooklyn PatrolInaA
Duane Of the East l04th station Manhattan.
was struck ~ the neck by stray bullet. but was
not seriously hurt. he went TO the New York
Hospital, where the wound treated and then
he went home He had been detailed TO guard the
American Ice Conpanys station At Goth street and
Tenth avenue and was standing near that place
when the shot fred, but he does not himself
believe that the incident had anything TO do with
the strike.
In BROOKLYN early in the day attack was made
Court and Lorraine streets OF a wagon driven
by Samuel Harris, Of No. l2i West 18th street
Manhattan by a gang of about twelve men. iar-
riss foot WAS badly crushed by a brick thrown
with great by OF the and at his cry
IF pain the gang fed. Later crowd of strikers
n sympathzers drove the driver the special Office
and the helper from ice wagon at Garnet street,
were when a cry Of Police was raised,
which soon scattered the crowd.