New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-29
RIOTS MARK MAIL
CHAUFFEUR STRIKE
damaged truck was transferred. None
of the mail was injured.
Two in Uncle Sans Grip.
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Two in Uncle Sans Grip.
While this was going on at Eighth
avenue and 18th street, in the middle
of the afternoon, Patrick Johnson and
William Usella, two striking chaut-
feurs. were facing Magistrate Breen' IN
the Jefferson Market Court, as a re-
suit OF disturbance two blocks north
early in the morning. Some one
! heaved a bottle at mail truck driven
! by Ray Calderon. and had just missed
Patrolman Barry, who sat by his SIDE.
| Patrolman Barry and Patrolman NC
Donald arrested the two men, charged
with dsorderly conduct
When their cases came up united
| states .Iarshal Reed was there WIN a
warrant from Commissioner Shle'cs'
charging the prisoners with interfering
with the transportation of United
States mail. Magistrate Breen dis
missed the charges of disOrderly con-
duct and turned the chauffeurs over to
Marshal Reed.
Cassidy considered the strike already
broken. He pointed TO the line OF ap-
plicants for chauffeurs jobs outside his
door as an Indication of the supply he
had to draw on. on the other hand.
w. J. Simpson, OF the executive BOARD
Of Local J3T. international Brother
hood of Transfers, Chauffeurs, Stable
men and Helpers. pointed out that not
every chauffeur can measure up To the
Job Of transporting mail. He professcd
to be little concerned over the number
Of applicants.
Cassidy said only thirty-one of his
drivers had struck. Simpson said
about a hundred, including helpers, had
quit work They want a ten-hour day,
s. - a day, with overtime at day and
and the reinstatement Of Thomas Fitz-
gerald and Patrick Johnson. dismissed,
they say. for taking time off to work
for their union.
Quarrel Not Up to Postoffice.
simpson contended that the Postof-
hce Department had nothing 10 do with
recognition Of the union, that its con-
tract required the company 20 deliver
the mails promptly and intact, and so
| long as these conditions were fulfilled II
cared not straw whether the drivers
/ belonged to "A union or not. In this he
| was upheld by Postmaster Morgan. who
! said the government had nothing 10 do
with the grievances Of the men; that
| these lay entirely between the men and
! the contractors.
! one OF the new drivers ran into Dun
/ can McDouGal. seventy-ive years old,
! of 30. - Sixth avenue, AZ Sixth ave-
] nue. and 43d street yesterday and broke
/ his right leg McDougal was taken Ia
! Flower Hospital Another truck skidded
on the wet asphalt in 3lst street near
| Sixth avenue and smashed runabout
| standing al the curb. Albert \. Morse
! ~ No. Ri West 10Th street. the owner
OF the runabout. considered his loss
| 500
The most serious accident was at
! 4ith street and Madison avenue last
night. when A. T.. Mott. Of No. 3oS Yves;
| l25th street drove big mail truck
/ into southbound Madison avenue car
! II pinned Patrick Ferrick, the motor
man. against the front door Ferrlck
despite his broken lef; leg. cuts and
| I,rttie.g took bic car 10 tho harm "a,
32d street and Fourth avenue. There he
collapsed and had to be taken to Belle
yuc
The rebound Of the heavily laden
| truck threw Patrolman OBrien, who
was seated beside the driver, 10 the
street. He escaped, however, with Slgh'
injuries. The truck. with it's load OF
mail had 10 be towed back TO the Crane
/ ~