nine o'clock
As the two entered the stuffy , close room for further discussion , a young girl left her seat by the window , and moved into the adjoining apartment . She had that yellow , waxy skin , hollow , burning eyes , and hectic flush which tell the fatal story so clearly . While the women of the tenements were cursing or wringing their hands , the men were devoting themselves to more vigorous measures . A meeting was called for nine o'clock at Lion Hall . It was held behind closed doors . Two walking delegates from Brooklyn were present , having been summoned by telegram the night before , and who were expected to coax or bully the weak-kneed , were the ultimatum sent to Schwartz refused and an order for a sympathetic strike issued . At the brewery all was quiet .