New-York tribune., 1911-11-11


home. Charles O'Brien, he'pe'' 10
nursing a big bump on his heao' "'''' Z
he was struck with a club.
Lively skirmish.. in Harlem
Lively skirmishes marked the day III
1ror,or, and in The Bronx. Two strike
breaker. on their way to wo'A were a'
tackled at Melrose avenue anu 'o-
street John J. Gaffney ana fIeu
,Iorvev both OF No. l6i West 3oth
street were severely beaten. one oil inc
assailsnts put a revolver TO "a""o' .
head. but In the struggle inc weapon
was dropped. A strike sympsthizer pun
IL I'm his pocket and ran away
the fight brought police from stao'e l.
They arrested Charles Bunschro"' o' ~
o63 East 141st street, and A'e~a'i'e'
Foerrine. OF No. 232s Arthur avenue
Both are striking drivers.
Three wagons, manned by nine ihe"'
from gtable f.. I'm West loih greet
escorted 10y mounted ponce anu $40
patrolmen. were at Sixth avenue an"
18th street. when fifty strikers ana aS
many of their followers had o hed''-''
heart talk with the nine men In charse
~ tho csrts The talk was effective, as
the men left the carts and Joihe" '"'
strikers. Men were sent from the s'"o'e
IA take the carts back there. Women 'n
1. ., and 18th streets threw miseiies a'
tho strike breakers when they r1en 10
, remove cans and garbage shou''"e
Dust. you bs, dust.
In The Bronx ten carts were sent ou'
by Deputy Commissioners OBrien. rive
of these carts. each manned By three
mon. had arrived at Morris avenue ana
10th street. when they were henmeo !"
by a crowd OF three hundred men mostly
Italian strikers. The men left the cartS
10 gather ash cans. when shower VI
bricks fell upon them. sixty OF the
strikers. lodging among the horses OF
th mounted police, cut some ol the
harness OF the department horses. i"e
mounted patrolmen spurred INTO the
crowd. scattering men right and ieit'
hut the strikers COON reformed ther
lines. and IL was only after repeated
charges that the crowd was oisperseu
for good.
Firemen Of Engine Company a. III
10th street. near Melrose avenue teie-
nhoned to the Morrisania station aho
tie reserves were sent to the place Inc
carts. half filled with garbage and asnes'
were taken back to the stables.
Knocked Down with Bottle.
Six carts. each in charge OF three men
and accompa MED by three mounted po-
lice and twelve patrolmen, were az Ih'rd
avenue and 18th street, when crow"
bore down upon them. heipeT Was
raising q can OF ashes 10 cart "he"
he was felled by flying bottle Patroi-
man Popp picked him up, just as the
crowd was heading for him. the man
was treated for cuts OF the scalp III
drug store. The crowd tried to break III
the doors and windows OF the store, de-
m,nding that the proprietor give up the
injured man and the other strike break
ers who had sought refuge In the piace'
Pom was equal to the emergency. lie
stepped out, drew his revolver anu
wbistIed for help. Mounted men came
y n gallon and scattered the mob. the
injured helper was taken to beheNue
HospitaI. suffering from two severe scalp
wounds.
Police. mounted and on foot. were Kept
ON the lump i'm various parts OF Inc
Rr,nx. Drivers and helpers on six carts
worc attacked by a crowd OF five nun
dred at Covrtlandt avenue anu itoth
street Henry Wilson. struck by brick
fell Unconscious under his cart. Inc
horse ran away, the wheels passing over
Wilson'S legs. Suffering from tract
ured skull and from fractured legs VII
son was taken to the Lincoln Hospital
He NAV die from his injuries
Somebody told the police that the brlch
had been thrown from the roof OF no.
40 courtIandt avenue. ON the top floor
of that house the police found under
mattress John Cioffi. Of No. 2o2' f1rst
avenue and Antonio Seeriglio, OF NO. w.
81 AIMS avenue, both Of whom were
arrested. Reserves from the Morrisania
station and from the Alexander avenue
station had to be called to scatter the
crowd. Wilson's horse was caught at
Courtlapdt avenue and 1i6th street. \
mob overturned the cart, spililng the
contents in the street. After vigorous
uso oe their nightsticks the police sue
coded in getting the cart back TO the
stable.
Abraham Cohen. Of No. . Glcnmore
avenue. Brooklyn and William Searies'
OF No. 15 Chatham square, were pulled
from their carts at the Canal street
dunn and badly beaten. Searles man
aged to free himself from his assailants
and ran up Seventh avenue to Sth street
with three hundred persons in pursuit
He ran up the stairway OF the elevated
station. and was saved from the mob by
the ticket agent closing the gates.
Some of the sweepers at Stable II, No.
40 Rivington street, quit work AT noon.
Sixty additional strike breakers were en-
gaged at Stable f., in West 10th street,
but when strike picket got their ear
forty-fve Of them walked out, saying
they didn't want to get manned or kiIlci.
The men had been brought here from
Springfield and bridgeport.