New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-16
MR.. POWDERLY HERE.
THE CENTRAL STRIKERS REST THEIR
HOPES IN HIM
H. WALTER WEBB, HOWEVER, REPEATS TIA
THERE is NOTHING TO ARBITRATE.

THERE is NOTHING TO ARBITRATE'
The Knights OF Labor seemed TO pin great deai VI
faith yesterday the fact that Mr. Powdery Inc GENERA"
master workman Of the organization was oon''"s -
this city, and to have conference WIFI inc Nov
York Central Railroad officials. The tenacity win
,rh,ch ,hev seem IN stick to the belief that the
strike was still son, was remarkable In view OF INC
fact that the road was running all It's passenger
trains on time, and moving many irelsh. trains.
The men who went on strike last friuay i'en'
fat least the conservative ones seem 10 rei@e' nov
eyer that so far as they concerned personally
the strike lis a failure, and that their ohy nope
now depends upon sympathetic strike from the
Yn,ebt or other organizations on other branches OF
A.. Vanderbilt system RumOrs have been In
aust,iousy circulated TO that effect during the lasl
two days. Some color was given to one OF 'hcso
minors yesterday when it reported, on the strength
Of messages received from Albany, that two CARLOADS
of fremen from the Western Division were on their
xay to this city to confer with the railroad officials and
10 demand the reinstatement of the old men on inc
ground that the fremen considered 1t hazardous 10
stay on their engines when the switchmen ana Train
men were nearly all green hands.
The Tribune reporter saw Mr.. Webb the third vice
president of the road, at O'clock and asked him
he had heard of such party, and of the object OF
their visit to this city. Mr.. Webb said that he had
seen the report in the evening papers, ana had m-
medately telegraphed to a number OF points along
the line Of the road to find some trace OF them Ills
efforts had been entirely UNSUCCESSFUL Ho"o'@i' N
he did not think that the story was true. The fire
men were reported as having passed through Albany
Yesterday morning. They ought to have arrived in
this city at O'Clock, but failed to appear mp
to a late hour last night. MIR. Webb said that he
had received word from the general manager OF the
Delaware and Hudson Railroad that the
strike on that road had completely zzled out and
that the men were going back to work again
7, V. Powderly, general master workman: j. j..
Holland, chairman of the legislative Committee ana
Labor, arrived on time in the train due at the Della
ware, Lackawana and Western Railroad station IN
hssS ae St Meeting O of the Executive
Board of the knights Of Labor The three men al
was seen by a Tribune reporter Mr.. Powderly re-
fused to speak on any subject relative to the strike
Mr.. Powdery, with Mcssrs. HAYES and HOLLAND vii
attend meeting Of the Executive Board Of District
the strike 1t is then expected that Mr. Powderly Will
call on Mr. Webb to hear his side of the story.
Mr. Webb would see Mr.. Powderly II he called, he
said but as to aritratng the difference between the
men and the company Mr. Webb said that he had
nothing TO arbitrate. In fact he did not think that
Mr.. Powdery would favor him with a call.
An irritating accident, for which the knights were
hold In no way responsible, occurred at Fordham at
8 AS yesterday morning. Engine No. sl4 attached
TO the Fordham express, due at the Grand Central
Station at 13 a. m, Jumped the track Just below
Fordham station. and blocked traffic the road for
about Two hours The engine along the road
bed for few rods but one was injured and no
serious damage was done. wrecking train was
sent up from Mott Haven and the engine put
on the track again number Of local trains were
held behind the blockade for about two hours.
II General Superintendent voorhees, told Tribune re-
porter that he was taking back few OF the strikers
according to the instructions of Mr.. Webb. He said
that he no longer had places for many of the men
because the passenger and freight service en- the
Harlem Division were full, the passenger ser
vice on the Hudson River Division. A few were be-
ing taken back for the freight service the Hud-
son River Division. Mr.. Voorhees, called attention
to the fact that the freight stations on The West side
og g SS b SAID 'a aa ts that r2ed T trains E
were moving all along the line.
The advance made by the company toward clear
ing out the Of freight IN p the SIXTY fea
terday was rapid one ana under the direction OF
loaded trains were started for the west and North
and received at the yards and distributed
large force of men and eleven yard engines Are at
work In the Sixty ifst and Thirty second-st yards.
and the progress made was so encouraging that Two
night crews Were made up out Of number OF men
late hour last night they were making up two trains
for Albany to be sent out at once All was gmet IN
the track at Sixty .hfth-st., and trahc was blocked
until they were hauled npon the track
pipes which are under the roadbed Of the Centrals
track Sixty St The break was bad one and the
pleteiy Undermined l." the ' ties. The reporter
found Mr. LOTUS and called his attention to
this and orders were at once nee given ron INFORM d
while gang Of men started in to repair the break.
The strikers held their usual number Of meetings
reports that were rdiculousB bright colorcd No
particular business done at any meeting, all the
the general officers OF the knights of Labor those
Of District Assembly No. 246, which will be held
today.