Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-19
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A GREAT STREET RAILWAY STRIKE
Hardly a Car Moving in New York To-day,
GREEK WAR PREPARATIONS
MONTREALPARTIALLYS SUBMERGED
The Lake Shore Railroad Switchmen's Strike
NEW YORK STREET CARS IDLE.
Nearly Every Line i'm the City Tied Up
To-day I'm Consequence Of the Third
Avenue Strike.

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Avenue Strike.
NEW YORK. April 19.-An night last night
the executive board of the Empire Protective
association was secretly debating the ex-
pediency OF tieing up all the surface roads of
the city, and IL was not until after one O'Clock
tnis morning that determination was reached.
an order was then prepared and sent to the Of
Metals OF the local assemblies calling out the
men on all the street car lines, save those on
Sth and 9Th avenues. Four o'clock this morn
ing was the hour fixed for the tie-up and the
order was obeyed. The 4th Avenue line en-
ployes said to reporter that they had no
ground OF complaint They had five or six nom
union men, but they were with the employees
and would be initiated into the union next sat
urday night. They were laying off now solely
because OF the general order TO do So The super
lntendent OF the road said he knew his men
were entirely satisfied, but he had heard there
was q belief that the roads had combined.
There was, he believed. no truth in any state
ment to that effect. He had one TO consult
In this matter, as MIR. Vanderbilt was on the
ocean, as was the one director who would be
likely TO act in such case lie did not care
whether his men were members OF the union or
not, SO long as the cars were running. They
would make no attempt TO run any cars. The
tie-up would cost the road in losses at least
S2,ooo per DAY. The doors OF the stables were
closed to-day and the horses were cared for by
the men.
The last car on the 9Th avenue road was laid
OF the track at a. IN. Superintendent Curtis
said he knew OF no grievances on the part OF the
men. But outside the men said that they had
submitted a list Of grievances last week, of
denied. The horses of this company will be
cared Tor by the men unless an effort should be
made TO replace them.
The Dry Dock, Grand Street and East Broad
way lines also tied up this morning. The en-
ployes told the superintendent that they left
work by orders from the committee. The
superintendent said that he did not know
why his roads were tied up and that he had
always Kept his agreement TO the letter with
his men. He had nothing to do with the :3rd
avenue line and did not see why the public
should be lncOnvenienced and the company's
business ruined to suit those people. a detail
OF men was appointed TO look after the horses
The men are sore over the tie-up and say they
have no grievances.
The AID street, Boulevard and st. Nicholas
avenue railroad was also stopped. At the office
1t was said that the men had no grievance but
only went out because ordered to do So The
Avenues and ID lines also had their cars laid
OF. Men were left to feed the horses No
grievances are complained of by the men on
these lines. The Bleecker street and 2:,d street
lines had their cars hauled off. 1t was said that
the men and no complaints to make.
The broadway and 9Th avenue lines and the
The men say they have no formal complaints
to make. There are seven non-union men, and
they are to be discharged before the men will
return to work, even should the tie-up be de-
clared OIL. The horses are cared for.
The 42d street and Grand street ferry line
cars have stopped. The men here feel bitter
because they are called upon to stop work lust
after the company has granted all the men
promise TO use none but union men the en-
ployes would demand OF the Empire Protective
association that their line be loosed. They all
wanted to work.
The men on the Belt line railroad did not
report for duty this morning. The superin-
tendent said he understood that the employees
wanted several non-union men and a clerk dis
charged