New-York tribune., 1916-07-29

taxpayers league in The Bronx had
telephoned him about plan to medi-
ate the strike. Acting Borough Pres
ident John G.. Bergestede of The Bronx
also said that he would try to effect
a conference between the employees
and the company officials.
Dodging bricks and stones and trudg-
ing fearfully to elevated and subway
lines and the trains of the New YORK
Central and New Haven railroads resi-
dents of The Bronx passed through
another day of violence and rioting
Yesterday. The strikers and their
thousands of sympathizers appeared on
the streets long before daybreak, con-
gregating on corners. In front of the
car barns of the Union Railways Com
pany they jeered and groaned, and in
some instances threw bricks at the
strikebreakers.
Scores of Accidents.
Scores of accidents, most of them
minor in extent, were reported to the
police during the day. Most numerous
of these were collisions between
trucks and trolley cars operated by IN
experienced and reckless motormen.
In many instances streetcar and truck
were wrecked More than thirty in
stances of trolley cars running at full
speed over switches and around curves
and being derailed were reported TO the
police stations. Oftentimes after an
accident, groups of strikers rushed the
car, armed with bricks and stones, and
the strike-breaking crew were pum-
melled and the car windows smashed.
Several thousand additional police,
n
and Brooklyn, rushed into The Bronx
early yesterday in an effort to prevent
further rioting, were kept on the jump
throughout the day. In many instances
they were forced to charge gangs OF
rioting strikers and sympathizers with
drawn clubs and flashing guns.
Pickets Watch Cars.
About so per cent of the usual num-
Der of cars were operating out of the
Kingsbridge barns, in 2l6th Street, and
about 20 per cent from the West Farms
barns, in Boston Road. At both places
the strikers had pickets at work, ana
at the West Farms barns large crowd
Of curiosity seekers and sympathizers
gathered and hssed the strike break
ers, but there was little disorder. A
large number of detectives and uni
formed patrolmen were on duty at each
barn.
The crew and guards Of a fremont
Avenue car, together with several pas
sengers, were forced TO flee when mob
Of fifty strikers swooped around cor
ner and began stoning the car at Jerome
and fremont avenues. Some OF the
Messengers were women. No arrests
were made. but many bruises were
caused among the strikers by the clubs
welded vigorously and effectively by
the patrolmen.
An automobile truck and fremont
Avenue car were both damaged in a
collision at fremont and Park avenues.
MANY arrests were made during the
day. Three prisoners were held IN
$500 bail each on a charge of assault
ing Charles Ward, of 2l8 West 12Sth
Street. and William Doyle. They told
the police that three men followed them
after they had obtained jobs as strike
breakers, and beat them. Other pris-
oners were fined.
Strikers who attended the two union
meetings at the North End Democratic
Club, in Fordham Road. and the Cort-
landt Casino, in Cortlandt Street, were
implored not to use violence, but 10 con-
duct their fight along peaceful lnes.
At the Democratic Club meeting the
men were addressed by Charles Lang,
former president of the Yonkers union,
and by Matthew ]. Higgins and Peter
Rooney, general organizers from Bos-
ton and Worcester, Mass.
1--WE have the people with US and we
have the police with us so far far as they
can be-" Lang told them. 'The police
won't interfere with US so long as there
is no violence.
The investigation begun by Coroner
Healy and the police into the wreck at
BOSTON Road and fremont Avenue early
Yesterday morning, which killed one
man and injured several others, has not
vet placed the responsibility for the ac-
cident. r,
At both meetings of the union in The
Bronx yesterday the statement was
made that Harry Carrigan, superin..
tendent of the West Farms division OF
the Union Railways Company. has re,
signed rather than work "scab labor"
This was denied by both Mr.. Carrigan
and Ceneral Manager Maher.