New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-01

as did the slave auctioneerS peloIe INC
Civil War, except more clandestineS'
Mr.. Woolman explained that under the
present system the cooks were forced TO
prepare the crews food several hours
ahead of the time It was to be eaten
since the single kitchen was needed Tor
the preparation of the passengers food
lust before meal time.
1t was often in such a condition as
consequence, he said, that the fremen
threw it overheard, returning to Their
stations without nourishmNlt 10 help
them resist the overpowering heat. THIS
situation had led to feeling between the
cooks and firemen and was responsible
for the present split brought about by
Mr.. Griffin on Saturday
Mr. WOolman was confident. however,
that the differences would be patched up
and that the cooks would +oin the strike
in the near future. The cooks and wait
ers of the Arapahoc and the BraZo2,
which sailed on Saturday with non-union
crews. had left the liners with their ship
mates and the companies had been
forced, Mr. Woolman said, to replace
them with inexperienced men.
SO far as could he learned, there We're
no walkouts on the Coastwise vessel !
which came into port yesterday. The
Jefferson of the Old Dominion Line ar
rived here an hour and half behind
schedule with a non-union crew, having
been held up at Norfolk night before last
by the strike. The Savannah liner City
of Savannah and the Morgan liner FL
Sol arrived here from Savannah and
Galveston. respectively. but their crews
remained aboard. 1t was said at head
quarters that the men would walk
ashore as soon as they received their
pay this morning.
Embargo on Sailing Vessels.
Six sailing vessels. loaded and ready
to put to- sea. were tied up in the harhor
yesterday by the desertion Of their
crews. II was said at strike headquarters,
and as soon as crews were assembled on
other sChooners preparatory to sailing
they would he called out.
1t was reported also that number of
vessels scheduled to sail yesterday were
held UP in Galveston, Philadelphia. New
Orleans and Boston. The longshoremen
at Colon. Panama, and at Havana had
refused to unload American vessels. ac-
Cording to advices to headquarters from
those ports
Three companies were added yester-
day to the list of those which the union
said had acCeded TO its demands The
list as given out by the union leaders,
now includes the Manhattan Navigation
Company. the Iron Steamboats, Com
pany the Montauk Steamship Company.
the Colonial Line, the Scully Towing and
Transportation Company, the Eastern
Steamship Company. the Guffey Petrole-
um Transportation Company and the
United Fruit Company.
Boston. June 3o.-Announcement that the
Eastern Steamship Company had signed
the new wage agreement demanded by the
Marine Firemen's and Atlantic Coast Sea
mems unions was made to-day at the close
of a union meeting Two other companies
are expected to sign soon.
The Eastern Steamship Company oper-
ates fourteen vessels, the largest number
entering this port in the service Of any
single line.
Try Telegraph to The Tribune
Philadelphia. June 3O.-Officials Of the
CLYDE Line here were busy to-day hiring
seamen and fremen 10 take the places OF
the strikers. and every effort will he made
to have the Pawnee and the New York leave
here on schedule time tomorrow night.
Concern was apparent at the steamship
Offices because Of the announcement that the
cooks and stewards union, even should It's
members not join the strikers will give
them financial assistance. At a session OF
the union here to-day 81 coo was appropriat-
ed from the treasury for the striking sail
Ors
The non-union crew Of the Pawnee. which
arrived here from New York several hours
late last night. refused 80 remain, protesting
against the food they had received. The
CLYDE Line manag cement said this bore ont
the impression that the cooks would make
II so unpleasant for the strike breakers that
new stewards and men for the galleys would
have to be hired.
Fifty more hands left the docks tonight
When other vessels come in tomorrow fnr-
Their additions TO the ranks Of the strikers
are expected.
lEv Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Baltimore, June 3o-The seamens strike