New-York tribune., 1910-11-10
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cabs to-day IL they could get prone- no
lice protection
r. ". Meade. president of the Nan,
York Transportation Company. which
onerates four hundred green ta1io. -,
said that fifty of their old chauffeurs re.
ported for work yesterday morning H.
said that the employees who were NOT ~
strike and not strike breakers drove the
cabs which the company attemntad e.
send out yesterday. Four taxicabs wore
started out early yesterday from the
company's garage. in Eighth avenua
near 49th street. There We're two ,,,o,,
on each cab. They had barely reached
the corner above the garage when tba,,
were set upon by a crowd of sava-a ,
hundred strikers and sympathizers Tho
tires were slashed and windows broken
on two Of the cabs and the men pulled
from the seats and roughly handled
The other two cabs got away at fuII
speed up Eighth avenue They were
later attacked, and limped back to the
garage with tires cut and in a battered
condition.
One Patrolman to Subdue Mob.
Four other cabs were sent out about
noon with the same result. One of them
started down Eighth avenue at a high
rate of speed. which took the machine
safely through the first crowd Of strik-
ers. At 46th street the cab was held
up by mob. which had evidently gath
cred TO await just such an opportunity.
There was a lone policeman near by at
the time, but his efforts to quell the dis
turbance were unavailing. Bricks flew
and the chauffeur was soon pulled from
his seat Deep gashes on his forehead
and under his left eye showed the effects
of the fusillade. Twenty men tried to
Dull him I'm every direction at once, and
then began arguing with him. He final
II consented to join the strikers and was
hustled to strike headquarters, at No.
TS1 Eighth avenue.
Two arrests were made during the
trouble The other taxicabs returned to
the garage later on with the tires slashed
and riding on their rims. The company
made no further effort to move their
cabs.
The New York Taxicab Company,
which operates 62j cabs, sent out thirty
one machines yesterday morning. About
half of these were brought back to the
garage during the day in a battered and
useless condition. Some OF the chauf-
feurs had been persuaded to join the
strikers. and the company had to send
men from the garage TO bring in the
cabs.
No serious attempt to move their roll
ing stock was made during the day by
any of the other taxicab companies
Of the Motor Cab Own
ers' Association met at the Hotel Impe-
rial I'm the afternoon to discuss the sit
uation The labor leaders declared that
the strike would spread to-day unless
the companies decided to recognize the
union.
Chauffeur Shot; One Arrest.
John schavlin. of No. 273 West 146th
street. q striking chauffeur, was locked
up in the West 47th street police station
afternoon. charged with having
shot Patrick Scanlon, a chauffeur, who
refused to go on strike. Scanlon was
taken to the Flower Hospital with bull
et wound behind his right ear. His con-
lition was said to be serious. a third
,hauffeur was arrested as a material
witness.
Schavlin and Scanlon got into an alter
,ation on a westbound 59th strcet car.
lney came 10 blows and fought in the
ar as il ran from Columbus avenue II
Tenth avenue. where Schavlin, the police
,aid. drew a revolver and fred - Scan
on. There were few passengers on the
,sr and none of them tried to interfere
5chavlin and his companion started to
Jump off the car, but were arrested by
oatrolman Cash. who heard the shot and
an up TO the car. Schavlin vas ar
,afaned in the West Side Court and held
n $1,000 bail to await the result ef
5canIon's injuries.
Rioting and intimidation We're again
he order Of the day in the express strike.
Several Adams Express Company Wag-
ms We're attacked. the harness cut ard
he drivers and helpers injured. The
American Company did not attempt To