The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22

from the engine house 80 the strikers
could get at the company's guards, who
by that time had been hidden In the cell
lar. Thu greater part Of the city's ire
department answered the fire alarm and
quickly put out the blaze. The strikers
stood by and laughed at the firemen.
1900 Men Sent Home.
The fire out. the Tide Water Company
decided to close Its plant and sent It's
1900 men home That fact gave cheer
to the strikers and they sauntered jeer-
lnly along the t~horoughfare. Their ex-
element was tense. but for a time their
tendency to violence was Quelled.
Meantime. Inspector Cady. who had
been injured in the rloting. had been
taken into the fire house. An ambulance
was called and backed into the house.
Cady was placed In IL and the moment
II dashed out Of the building the strikers
attacked 1t. They hurled stones At It.
smashing the sides, n then fired shots
AT It. The ambulance got away all
right. hut when II reached the hospital
the vehicle was much dilapidated.
About this time Sk,riff Eugene Kin
kead of Hudson county appeared on the
scene. He received n cheer from the
strikers, and standing up In his automo-
bile he made a speech. urging the men
to be peaceful and promising to help
them In every way. He suggested that
the strikers hold n meeting, which he
would attend. n formulate their de-
mands. He promised to arrange an In
terview with the officials Of the COM
pany. The strikers promised TO do A.
he asked.
The Sheriff then went to the meet
ing OF the strikers in Mydosh Hall. at
T~wenty-frst street. and listened while
l. $500. ,A.G- 49, E~-
Is per cent. increase for the barrel MAX
ers and still cleaners. A committee was
appointed TO go with the Sheriff and
George T. Nickers. assistant county
prosecutor, to cal. on George c. Clifford.
general manager. and Supt. Hennessy Of
the oil company.
Cheers for sheriff.
That arrangement pleased the strik-
ers and there were more cheers for the
Sheriff. After the committee had been
" hizZed away In a car to the oil plant
the strikers paraded the streets. They
had watchers constantly in front OF the
fire engine house to make sure that the
guards did not get away. one Of the
twelve. however. quietly walked out OF
the building and disappeared, and later
the thels were rescued.
BY sac the committee returned to
Mydish Hall with its report. In the
meantime, however, Frank Tannenbaum,
the I, w. W. leader. who spent a year
on Blackwelrs Island for his invasion
OF the Catholic church of 81. A%lphonsus.
appeared at the hail, eager to give ad
vice. Sheriff Kinkead and Col. Vickers
appealed to him to help them get the
men to go back to work. Blunt Tannen-
baum refused to do 80. though he prom.
ised to urge the men not to commit any
violence,
The low rooted building was TANNED
with strikers when jeremiah y. Bailey
one OF the strikers committee. mad the
announcement as TO the decision OF the
company. He said the company wanted
the men to return to cork that nc ma
would lose his job and everybody would
be forgiven. He explained that the of
icials would receive complaints from thu
men as to their grievances n would
give a decision in four days.
Now men, 10 you want to go back
or do you want to stay out and fight ?
VIII you accept the company's offer?"
NO. was the decision roared at the
top OF the mems lungs. Then the an
nouncement was made In Slavish. Polish
and another language and every time
the men voted mo"
The Sheriff appealed to the men to be
orderly, saying he had promised to pre-
serve order and ne meant to do It. He
said he would be a friend Of every mar
and he wanted the support Of every one
In protecting life and property. He got
another cheer,
Frank T~annenbaum spoke briefly, urg-
Ing the men to go home and be peace
full, John Dow. representative of thu
International Boilermakers Union. urged
the men TO keep to their Tight. Alex
: ander Marks of the A. +. OF L.. also ad.
! dressed the crow
May CnlI for Militia.
Sheriff Kinkead later went into con
ference with some Of the city officials
He admitted afterward that he woulc
8 be unable to cope with the situation
: and agreed with the citizens OF Bay
onne that It might be necessary t.
! ask the Governor to call out the militia
The Chamber OF Commerce OF Bay
onne held a meeting last night AM
t voted to MAKE an appeal to the Gov
ernor to call out the National Guard
, A long telegram was sent to Gov
? Fielder at Sea Girt telling him OF tn
! events OF the day and OF the ire tina
, was then raging at the oil plant,
. The plant OF the Vacuum OIL CO
/, also was closed yesterday. Several ship
0 that were bound for the Hook to ge
\ oil were notified by the c0mpany's OF
D fcials BY wireless not to approach tn
E wharves OF the company until furthe
t notice.
. Pinkerton detectives were qua rdinl
q the home OF Mr.. Clifford In T~hirty.thir
street, Bayonne. last night,
The Texas OH Compony, which has
plant a mile below that Of the Btandar
I on Company, has also asked Gov. Fiel