New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
Tuesday night by Chief Inspector
schmittberger.
Effect of Police Order.

Schmittberger-
Effect of Police Order:
Many of the strike breakers rebered
AT going out on the wagons without the
protection of a policeman beside them
and the companies found it difficult TO
secure the desired number Of recruits to
| take their places.
The Adams Express Company moved
comparatively small number OF
wagons during the day from its principal
transfer depot, at 18th street and Madi-
son avenue. At the Madison avenue de-
pot of the American Express Company.
just below the Adams building, the COM
pany officials said they had succeeded in
sending out more than a hundred
wagons.
The wagons left the company's yards
in slow moving caravans of six or eight
at time, headed by two mounted DO
licemen, with two bicycle policemen
trailing in the rear. The driver was re-
inforced ny one or two other strike
breakers on the seat. and usually two
employees sat inside the wagons near the
heavy wire rear doors
Some Of these men inside the wagons
carried wagon spokes or some other
heavy club 60 use in case Of emergency
Few of the large automobile trucks OF
the various companies were in use dur
ing the day. They stood in long rows
under the Adams and American COM
panies' sheds in Madison avenue loaded,
but unchauffeured.
The trucks had been provided with
thick wire screens in front to protect the
chaufeurs from stray missiles A few
Of the strike breaking chauffeurs were
persuaded TO take them out in this con-
dition.
Depots Filled with Goods.
The platforms in the Madison avenue
depots We're stacked high with all kinds
of express matter last night which the
companies were unable to deliver during
the day. There were hundreds of crates
of live chickens in the companies sheds
yesterday morning which could not be
delivered on the companies wagons.
Most of the livestock was removed dur
ing the day by the cOnsignees. who called
for the crates with their own teams
There We're 1000 undelivered packages
in the Madison avenue depots. it was
said, and over 1000 trunks at the Grand
Central Station on which the companies
were able to make but little inroad UP
to last night.
The new plan of police protection
proved satisfactory in guarding the wag-
ons which were sent out No reports of
trouble along the routes which they fol-
lowed throughout the city We're reported
TO Police Inspector Walsh and his lieu
tenants, who were in charge within the
greatest danger zone.
Inspector Walsh said he had 105
mounted men and sixty bicycle police
men stationed at the Madison avenue
depots to act as escorts TO the wagons
He said he had enough men on hand
almost all day to guard four times the
number Of wagons the companies sent
out. Many Of the mounted men bIan-
keted and corralled their horses in the
Adams CCmpany's yards at 4Sth street
and Madison avenue and spent their time
loat1ng on the platforms, enjoying q quiet
smoke or playing pranks on each other.
individuals Inconv-nienced.
Prompted by the hopeless condition Of
things, many persons took II upon them
selves to deliver their own parcels to
the Madison avenue stations. and as
many more called with their automo-
biles and carriages to get packages con
signed 70 them.
Inspector Walsh and his men helped
out by furnishing police protection to
all the private vehicles that came to
the depots. In a number of instances
women approached the officers and
asked for police guard for their auto
mobiles, saying that their chaufeurs
were afraid TO drive Up to the express
depots. They promptly got the desired
escorts.
At Police Headquarters last night the
activities OF the Adams and American
express companies during the day were
reported to be about the same, with one
hundred wagons moved by each com
pany. The United States company
moved sixty. the National Express Com
pany thirty and the Wells Fargo COM
pany sixty. according to the police fig
ures
The Merchants Association COM
tives yesterday and asked them if they
had appointed committees to confer with
the express company representatives.
General Organizer Ashton OF the