New-York tribune., 1920-04-03
Several Persons Injured
When 25 Men Attack
Deckhands ON Chicago;
Six Arrested by Police
FOOdstuffs and /
Coal Kept Moving
Longshoremen and Othes
Bodies May Quit (
Railroads Import Labos

SuAAS VII lHc 1eIIVDOoL 0illCdRO, o.
the Pennsylvania Line, a few min-
utes after she pulled out of her slir
at the foot Of Cortlandt Street late
last night, when twenty-five ex-en,-
ployees Of the line, who are out or
strike, assaulted the deckhands.
One man was seriously hurt and
others suffered minor injuries in the
fight which followed. The passen-
gers ran to various part of the beat
seeking protection and blowing po-
lice whistles. The captain quickly
backed the boat into the slip.
Five patrolmen from the Old Slip sta
ton, who heard the whistles, met the
boat and jumped aboard They arrested
SIX men. The others mingled with the
passengers. The prisoners were charged
with assault They described them
selves as Fred Carlson, twenty-five
years old. a fireman, of sol Grove
Street, Jersey City: John Gee, twenty
four years old, a deckhand, Of 32O
Seventh Avenue. Jersey City; Frank
Canary, thirty-two years old, an official
of Local No. s, of 299 Eighth Avenue,
Jersey City; Charles White. thirty
years old, deckhand. of 10 Montgom-
cry Street, Jersey City; Alphonso
Laugel, twenty-five years old tug
dispatcher, of 1902 Birch Street, West
Bergen, n. j., and William Smith tWen-
ty years old, a deckhand, Of 1927 Seventh
Avenue, Jersey City.
Deckhand Among Injured
0f =
Brooklyn, a deckhand, who has been
employed on the Chicago several years
and who refused to strike. suffered
decorations Of the head and body He
was taken to Jersey City for treatment.
Previous to this trouble the attempt
OF tne striking workers to tie up the
ferries appeared TO have failed.
At the end of the first twenty-four
hours of the strike fcrryboats were
running on all the lines across the
hudson, with the exception of the West
shore, with a minimum of inconyen-
renee to passengers. Service on the
Erie ferry plying from Twenty third
Street was suspended about 10 D. m.
with assurances of railroad officials it
would be resumed to-day. There was
no appreciate diminution yesterday in
the arrival of foodstutfs. and whatever
delays were experienced in bringing
mix INTO the city during the carly
morning were overcome later. and the
normal flow of foodstutfs into the city
is promised By this morning.
Because of the gripping of certain
percentage of their towboats and tugs
the railroads announced that they vera
able to handle only about 30 per cent
of the regular freight shipments INTO
the city. To forestall piling up os
{hr,,
been placed on freight destined for
this port. In view Of preparations 10
resume normal service all along tho
line by Monday, it was said, the en-
barge hardly VIII become effective be-
fore it would be lifted.
General Exodus Predicted
Admitting their failure to cripple tho
ferry lires, union leaders asserted
that many Of their men had not been
informed of the waih-out and
that to-day would sec more general
exodus. They charge the railroads with
importing large numbers of strike
breakers from Philadelphia.
The meeting in Webster Hail las.
night, called for the purpose Of IN
forming the union men on the progress
Of the strike, was attended by about
two thousand harbor workers. Captain
Mates and Pilots, said he was informed
that the railroad managers were offer
ing new men to take the places OF
strikers $40 more a month and assur-
ing them York for a year on an eight
hour schedule. As soon as the present
cargoes on railroad piers were disposed
of, he added. twenty thousand deep
sea longshoremen would be without
jobs. Another meeting VIII be held at
3 p. m. to-day. and the meetings viii
be continued daily during the course OF
the strike.
Conflicting claims were made on tho
effect of the strike. j. ]. Nantell,
chairman of the Railroad Managers As
sociation and general manager of tho
New York region Of the Erie Railroad.
asserted that not more than 1000 mea
had quit work, and that these were be-
ing speedily replaced. About 20 per
cent of the tugs and lighters wers
he said, and these. with the
ferry service. were handling from 40 %
so per cent of the food and other
freight coming in over the various
lines
SiNty-fve carloads of California
'rut he declared. were brought
across the North Rives IN automobile
racks. He also announced that food
'lullS "OItu Oc kept moving TeSIldr-
y at all costs.
There need be no alarm, he said,
'ither over the coal or milk situation,
lie coal being handled by indepen-
tents not affected hv the strike. whi.a
n the event Of a pinch mill, and other
PRODUCTS could be brought into tho
ity over the Pouehkccpsie bridge, as
las been done in previous strikes.
I'VE do not think this viii be neces-
ar. however, Mr.. Mantell said. "as
'c expect to return the service 10
early normal in a day or two
West Shore Ferries Stop
Adequate ferry service. he ar
oGnced. was being maintained on IN,
.rie. Jersey Central. PcnnsylvaniA. y.
=. W. and the Long Island systems.
he West Shore boats. runnin~s frofa
liberty and West Forty-second Streets.
owcvcr. were tied up. Because tha
ervlce was somewhat curtailcd in thn
arly morning hours commute.
ahmed the Hudson tubes. the rush
ontinu'ng during the dav
Thomas h. Hcalcy, president of thu
larine Workers Afliliat,ou. maintained