The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-10
A GIGANTIC STRIKE.
The Knights Paralyze Eastern
Vanderbilt Lines.
NOT a TRAIN IS RUNNING.
PoNderly So $ D pew Cannot Escape
the Response ility.
lot 4 TRAIN IS RUNNING.
he Sanctioned the Blaeklist-rhs In
ginesrs and Firemcn May Go Out
Railroad Managers Astonished by the
Extent of the Knishts' Orsanisation.

New YoRK, Aug. a. Despite the denials
OF the officials of the New York Central,
the system is practically tied mp by the
strike, and the struggle promises to be long
and bitter, as both sides are stubhnrniy de-
termincd not TO give in. Every knight OF
Labor employed in running trains has quit
work. and the whole line between this city
and Buffalo is strewn with abandoned
freight and passenger trains. The COM
merce Of the state and country is in danger
OF being paralyzed. as the strikers will
leave no stone unsurned to carry their
point In fact, the leaders intimate that
they will tie up every road in the state be-
fore tomorrow night unless their demands
are complied with. On the other side,
Vanderbilt is said to have issued an order
to Vice-President Webb to crush out the
strikers even ii it costs 81 .000, 900.
Many thousands Of frainmen, switchmen
and yardmen have quit work at the freight
and passenger yards OF the New York Cen
tral in this city. They say they will ex-
tend the war to the West Shore and Har-
lem roads and the Lake Shore & MCKEE
p ate lines If they are not met aniibabiy.
Hundreds Of thousands of tons OF freight
are completely biockaded and passenger
traffic is greatly delayed.
The strikers 80 far have refrained from
acts OF violence, and have even given per-
mission to work in order to save perishable
freight. The officers of the road, however.
have taken mea ures to protect the few
men that have been hired, and 200 police
reserves are scattered ABOUT the Central
depot and yards ready for an emergency.
A report comes from Albany that the mil
itia have been ordered to be in readi-
ness for active duty.
The strike is already being seriously felt
in this city. The wholesale price OF milk
has advanced from $1.37 to 81 can, and
many people have heen forced to fall back
on the condensed article. Many train
loads of meat in refrigerator cars are re-
ported standing on the tracks between this
city and A bany, but most butchers have
supplies enough to last today.
This morning al 6 O'Clock great number
OF train hands. who do not belong to the
Knights Of Labor. reported At the yard for
duty. and were instructed to set about
clearing the racks. They we're compelled
to get of tue cars at Mott Haven, instead
of coming In o the Grand Central depot as
usual, and had to rely upon the accommo-
dalion Of the elevated railroad and street
cars 10 bring them down town.
On the river front fom Fiffy-ninth to
Seventy-sixth streets all the barges and
boats OF the company sra tied up. Great
loads OF coffee, sugar. ETC., are waiting to
be moved. The comrany is surprised at
the strength of the Knights of Labor. 1t
is now known that many of the freight
handlers on the docks are members, On
one dock alone seventy-eight men quit
work and 700 men will be Obliged to quit
work on account of the tieup in the Hud-
son street yard of the company.
The New York & New Haven line.
though not tied up, is biocke,i for about
ten miles out until it leaves the main New
York Central tracks.
The New York & Harlem ticket Office is
closed. There are no trains out ON hat
branch.
WEBB rs FULL OF BLusrER.
Not a ingie freight train left the Yards
TODAY, AM none arrived Third v ce- Pres
ident Webb will make strenuous effort to
run freight trains Monday both on the West
Snore and New York Central. He said:
We will have q meeting tcmorrow and decide
whst we will do in rezard to freight trains /
think we viii have enough men BY Monday to
get everyth'nt in ecod running order am
well satisfied with the wy in which passenger
traits were sent out today. and don't think
we will have any more difficulty with freight
tIsins
STATEMENT BY KNIGHT HOLLAND.
J. ]. Hollsnd spent most of the day in
the Grand Union hotel in conference with
xSat - ct~t
reporter be would not say anything about
the probabilities for Monday. beyond that
the men would fight hard. He could not
tell, he said. whether the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers would cali out their
members or not. There were many state
ments made today regarding the number
on strike. The men themselves say there
are 5000 or 1900. while the railroad off,
cials maintain that there are but 900 or 400
men out
At 6 O'Clock tonight sixty-four OF the
night force of freight swiichmen on the
West Shore depot at Weehawken reported
for duty. At TAO o'clock a locomotive
whistle rang out shrilly in the yard. and
fifty of the swi'chmen left their posts. mt
on their coats. and walked to their homes.
This action left the yard almost deserted.
Preparations 10 meet this emergency were
made. Freight Conductor
Kane, who acted as spokesman for the
striking switchmen. told the yardmastsr
that personally the men had no grievances.
but they had been ordered out by the
Knights of Labor and obeyed. At 10
O'Clock everything in the West Shore ward
at Weehawken was quiet, and the work of
making up trains was going on. and all
incoming trains arriving at the cepot on
time. Station officials said that no other
men were out on the road, but this the
strikers deny.
NEW YORK. Aug. Also D. m.-It was
said that ali the traits on the New Haven
q Hartford railroad had teen gotten out
all right on the New York Central road at
Z 80. the Montreal Express at 9 O'Clock.
fast mail train at 9:15 and the Chicago ex-
press were all an hour ami half late in
getting ont General Manager Hovey said
that all regular trains won run on sch. d.
uIe time tomorrow. IL is report. d thai o
applicants to take the nlaces OF the strikers
have b en- notified 10 be on hani tomorrow.
EXPECT TO RS NE TODAY.
CHICAGO Aug. "A 5 5o'clock this even
ing the fai, owing ~ss received bv the -
sociafed Press from D. w r iegle<. gpner-
oil passenger agent of the Michigan Gen.
tral:
lam advised by the New York Central that
thai- passenger train service viii be comp ese '
resumed tonorrow morning. No iuriher delsy
or trouble 10 anticipated.
Dynamite ON the Lake shore Track.