The sun., 1918-11-09
Misinterpret 3 O'Clock Wits
tie, Seize Ferryboats and
Parade Manhattan.
CITY TIRED BUT HAPPY
Sheepish Feeling Modified by
knowledge That Thorough
JOb'Was Done.


IT meant: Celebrations over; back to
work" But instantly tugboats all over
The harbor started footing, and such was
the temper Of the time that the ship
workers, Interpreting the new tumult as
confirmation OF the peace news, turned
from the yards and streaming to New
York resumed Thursdays jubilation.
It's shame to have to count the cost
OF patriotism gone askew, but the reac-
ton on industry was serious. No matter
when the war ends every minute Is
precious In the shipyards. At least 25.-
600 men were absent from the yards OF
the New York district yesterday. 1t Is
safe to say they will return this morn
ing. for this II payday. but 1t is doubtful
81 much work can be done before Mon
day Therefore, counting the half holt
day Thursday, two full days will have
been lost in a war and peace Industry
OF the first Importance.
mmandeer Two Boats.
Eight thousand men quit the yards of
the Standard Shipbuildlng Corporation
on Shooters Island when the whistles
sounded. In vain foremen and officers
of the corporation shouted that the war
trials OF Thursday Joined in curious noise
said to be the singing OF, THE Star
Spangled Banner" After parading
through the yards, 5000 OF the hysteri-
cal crew grabbed two OF the company's
ferryboats, and with monkey wrenches
tied to the whistle cords steamed to the
Battery.
Similar truancy disrupted the forces
of the Staten Island Shipping Company,
the Morse. Robins, Ttebout, Crane,
United Basin, Thorsen and Shewan yards
in South Brooklyn. and. the Submarine
Boat Corporation in Newark. Here and
there groups we're entlced back to work
by the pleas of the bosses, but the ma
Jortty were too busy parading to listen
10 the still, small voice OF truth. The
burden of their song was: mo work
to-day; we are burying the Kaiser"
The celebrants from Shooters Island
had sprouted all manner of banners
when they poured ashore at the Battery.
I'VE helped to lick the Kaiser with the
ships we built I'VE are too happy to
work." IF the Kaiser wants peace let
him first say Uncle" and We're here
because we're here" were some of the
slogans. They also had great pictures
OF some Of the ships they had launched.
No Speech From Mayor.
From the Battery some rode in trucks.
others marched. Lower Broadway sa
Iuted with what was left OF the worlds
supply OF paper and ticker tape. In
City Hall Park the shipyard runaways
shouted for the Mayor. and moved on
happily when policeman told them His
Honor was submerged in a meeting OF
tEc Boar6 of Estimate. They and their
bands Vcreamed up Broadway to
Twentythird street and up Fifth ave-
nue.. From time to time men from other
yards Joined them. until at Fifty-ninth
street the procession was 5000 strong
There they disbanded, or rather split
into scores of small parades whose
tcrmini in many cases lay behind swing
ing doors.
In Brooklyn the shipbuilders roared in
front OF Borough Hall until Borough
President Riegelmann. finding an an
rouncement that the armistlce was not
yet signed was only booed, adroitly
added:
I'VE in America know that the war
is over. This Is a day for Americans to
he proud" That was the stuff II Mr.
Riegelmann had only said the word the
paraders would have elected him presi-
dent of their International union on the
spot
Newark Joins the Parade.
( In Newark several thousand of the
Submarine Boat Company's men. bang
ing on sheets of tin and iron bars
moved on the City Hall. where city off,
GERS trying to rise to the occasion were
unable to make themselves heard. The
rest of the city forgot II was sore over
having been buncoed Thursday and be-
fore long 1t was parading with the sub
marine artisans.
nf faN a. 49,
force intact was the Downey Shipbuild-
ing Corporation. Mariners Harbor. Staten
Island. J. Winslow. general superintend-
ent, called the men together Thursday,
asked them IL they were going to delay
the Governments programme on the
strength of unofficial report and
promised to notify them the moment
peace was officially declared. So the ], 500
men stayed on the job Thursday and
were not led away by the revival chorus
yesterday morning.
BY dawn yesterday the Street Clean
ing Department had cleared away most
OF the paper that carpeted the city
streets Thursday. That tidying I'D cost
the city $4,000. Commissioner McStay
estimated. He said also that when all
the scraps were gathered they weighed
at least 1855 tons Not long ago junkmen
were paying 80 cents a hundred pounds
Ior waste paper, which is remanufac-
;ured In the mills. but the city will get
TO revenue from all this treasure troye,
Contractors who trim the scows get it.
The paper drifts have been carted
away, but festooned among the bare
limbs OF park trees or swaying drearily
along the sides of buildings long strings
OF ticker tape remain as a reminder OF
the most spectacular storm the city has
ever seen.
Tired, but Not Sorry.
Most of New York went sneepishly
back to work in the morning. with here
and there a detection due frankly to
headache. Everything considered the city
felt that II had rather made a fool OF It.
self, but was not especially penitent
The question as to how so many sailors
and soldiers procured intoxicants alb
sorbed the attention Of United States
Marshal Mccarthy There is no ques-
tioning the fact. Even yesterday morn
ing a great many men in uniform, the
majority OF them sailors or lads from
training stations, were In no condition TO
report for duty. In many instances
liquor was handed to them by civilians,
who argued that as peace had come the
law which makes 1t a crime for any one
10 sell OF give strong drink to men in
the service OF the United States was sus-
pended, In other instances. the Marshal
heard. the liquor was sold over the bars
or served ION the house" The army and
naval intelligence bureaus are investl-
eating with the Marshal
At l 80 yesterday morning twenty Ave
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