New-York tribune., 1910-10-31

express wagons to take in moving
through the city There will be no at
tempt at local deliveries. but the COM
panies will try to get the express matter
distributed to the proper stations ready
for delivery.
Wagon Routes Laid Out.
One route will be from No. II Mercer
street, along Mercer street TO Canal
street, thence to Broadway and north
in Broadway to No. 1J4 West 26th street.
Another route will be laid out from
No. 154 West 26th street by way Of
Broadway to the Adams Express Com
pany's stables at No. 242 West 47th
street
The route from the Madison avenue
stations of the express companies will
be by way of 47th street to Fifth ave-
nue. and along that thoroughfare to
10th street, which will be followed to
st. Nicholas avenue and thence by way
of st. Nicholas avenue to No. 500 West
124th street.
Another route will start from No %
Seventh avenue thence north to 18th
street, east to Broadway, north to 47th
street and east to the American Express
Company's station in Madison avenue.
A fifth route will be from Madison
avenue and 4Sth street TO 42d street. to
Fifth avenue. to 56th street and east to
the stables, at No 241 East seth street.
The sixth will be from Lafayette street
and Astor Place west to Broadway.
north to 47th street and east TO Madison
avenue.
The last route decided on will be from
Pier 80. North River. and West Houston
street, by way of West street to No. 500
West 23d street.
All of these routes will be manned nv
extra forces of police. and the wagons
Will be escorted by mounted noIice and
VIII have a foot patrolman riding with
the driver and a special officer inside
with the helper
Cropsey Orders Quick Work.
Police Commissioner Cropsev had In
spectors Walsh and McCluskv and
Captains Gallagher. Palmer. Forr,os,
Reidy. Hayes, McElroy. GRAY and O'Con-
nor with him for half an hour vesterda y,
at Headquarters talking over the strike |
situation He told them to keen doun !
the disorder and to use all the men ~,
the force, if necessary. one of tho ,.ar-
tains said afterward:
/ don't think We will have anvtbi,r
except sporadic outbreaks on this side of !
the North River. The secret of handIi,,-
a situation like this is To get q c,,icI, |
start. If the police get in the first byovy
they have the upper hand all through /
the trouble. But if the strikers beat the
police To it. there is going to be trouble |
Those fellows in Jersey CITY are likely /
to have lot of trouble"
Information reached Police He,dor,r
fers yesterday that many of the strikers |
and their sympathizers We're carrvipp
revolvers. The police were ordered to /
search all suspects
May Use Lighters from J.rs.x
Deputy Commissioner DriscoII sDspt |
most OF yesterday at HEADQUARTERS to |
be on hand in case of trouble. He had
advised the companies To move all tho /
wagons they could yesterday. as the /
traffic would be lighter and there would /
De less trouble In handling an ATTEMPT I
at an outbreak The companies had 4
trouble in finding men to take ont the 1
wagons, however. and agencies were /
opened in several cities yesterday To- re- l
cruit men to come here and take the
strikers places. At the recruiting office |
IN Philadelphia 81 day and ample pro
lection We're offered To strikebreaxars |
Thirty men were secured and sent here |
last night.
Commissioner Driscoll said yesterday
that the companies were considering a /
plan To lighter the express matter ccross
the river from Jersey city. instead of 1
bringing IT over by wagons on the ferry |
boats. He said that he would furnish
plenty OF protection on this side of the
river while the lighters were being un- /
loaded and would supply escorts for the