The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-05
STRIKING ICEMEN AT ODDS
SOME HAVE THE IDEA THERE'S
TOO MUCH AGENT FERRETTI.
Company Thinks n VIII An NE Over by Mon
day-Men VINO Returned to WORK Refuse
60 Ga Out 30 Hnsubordinste strike
Breakers Bounced some Disorder.


The ieaders Of the ice wagon drivers
strike were around the depots OF tho Amer
lear Ice Company yesterday. but did not
appear TO accomplish anything. IL was
easy for ths union to call a mass meeting
on Wednesday and pass resolutions 10 order
the men who had returned out again. but IL
was q different matter to get them out.
Business Agent Ferretti Of the union.
who ordered the original strike. and the
other strike leaders were accompanied on
their rounds by Valentine Hoffman, a men,
Der of the Greater New York District Coun-
Gil of the United Transfers Of America. or
which tho ice wagon drivers union is a
local. They visited the West Twentieth.
West Twenty-sixth street and other sta
tons without gaining any recruits. Az
yesterday was a holiday there was not n
much demand for the services Of the drivers
as usual and those who were sent out with
wagons were through early. At the East
Ninth street bridge everything was closed
up early in the afternoon. as this depot
supplies most OF the downtown office and
public buildings.
There 10 a good deal Of dissatisfaction
with Business Agent Ferretti for making
himself SO conspicuous. and thish has caused
a split that il likely to end the strike at
any moment Many OF the strikers who
we're not eager TO strike say that there
10 too much Ferretti" in the strike. Fer
retti is a large man physically. anyway.
He boasts that he weighs 500 pounds and
he looks every pound Of IL. II he tried
10 take out an ice wagon now he would
have to be lifted on and of il.
The officers OF the American ice Com-
PAM appeared TO be aware Of this state
of affairs yesterday and said they believed
hat a sudden end OF the strike may be
looked for at any time General Manager
Westall said:
The greater number Of the men who
went out are not in sympathy with the
strike order, and the strike ut its worst
was only partial. A great plumber OF the
men say they were fools for going out.
and simply obeyed the orders of the Union
without question; BY Monday. IL not
sooner. / expect there will be nothing left
OF the strike. We will protect our men
who are working. however. until the strike
is altogether over
Another officer Of the company said that
about 80 per cent. Of the normal service
was being given in Brooklyn and that there
were no complaints from regular customers.
There was some trouble at i24 West Nine
teenth street. where strike breakers are
iOuRtu, WHICH, CdUStU UDt btTlkeTb 10 hDTtbu
the report that 900 Of the strike breakers
had deserted. As a matter of fact about
twenty of the strike breakers, who were
OF the class who become strike breakers
in order to get free transportation from
one place TO another. were fired for in
subordination.
One of the assistants in the house over
heard one of the men saying that they
would be fools to stay and work after they
had got three square meals. At all events
n-...1 nI-s- - H. 1000. -. L4.A..
as spokesman and went to Capt. Bradley.
who has charge of the house, saying that
they were afraid IL they took out wagons
they would be shot OF hit with giant fire.
crackers and would not work until to-day.
Capt. Bradley is a dis~ciplinarian, 30 the
twenty men were elected and their effects
were thrown out after them. They then went
with a long complaint TO the West Thirtieth
street station. but Lieut.. McKenna said
that il was not a matter in which the police
could interfere.
There were not any strike disturbances
in Manhattan. as far az could be learned.
Policeman Duane of the East lO4th street
station was hit in the neck. but not seriously
hurt. by a bullet while standing near the
ice depot at Tenth avenue and Twentieth
street. The wound was slight and was
treated at the New York Hospital. after
which he went home. The police who
are investigating the case believe the shot
was fired by some careless Fourth Of July |
There were some disturbances in Brook
Tyr. +. +. Morgan. a driver; julius
Wildgert, a helper, and a special officer
named Edward Hunt were chased from
an ice wagon at Garnet and Hamilton
streets by a mob and the traces OF the
A driver named Samuel NJ. Harris was
hit with a brick thrown by a man in a crowd
at Court and Lorraine streets, and the police |
arrived to save him from further injuries