St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-23
SAW FIT TO RECONSIDER.
Delaware & Hudson Yardmen De-
cid to Strike and CraWfish.

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 22.-The re-
port current to-day that twenty yard
men in the Green Island yards of the
Delaware & Hudson, who are Knights
of Labor, had gone on strike because
the Delaware & Hudson road persisted
in receiving Central freight was more
than trifle exaggerated. Last night
the men in these yards refused to
handle several cars received from the
Central, but afterwards changed their
minds. To-day a committee called
upon Supt. Hammond and stated
their case, at the same time asking for
a decision to their request that the Del
aware & Hudson refuse to accept freight
from the Central road. Supt. Hammond
said he would let the men know to-
morrow what course the road would
pursue. One of the officials of the Del
aware & Hudson, in speaking on this
question, said it was difficult to see what
right the men had to make such a de-
mand, the effect of which, if granted,
would be to practically tie up the Della
ware & Hudson almost as bad as the
Central road. las large part of the roads
own freight traffic depended on its con-
nectiou with the Central. At the " est
Albany and Karner yards great progress
was made in clearing up these yards.
Over two hundred men are now at work
there, and one hundred more from CHI
cago and other points West are eX-
pected tonight. One of the CentraPS
officials, in speaking of the working
force at these yards tonight, said:
"The men from Chicago are found to
be experienced railroad hands in
majority of cases. There will be at
work tomorrow about twice the num-
Der Of men usually employed in these
yards. The reason we carry such a
large number of employees on our salary
list is that we wish to pick out the most
careful and experienced of them, with
view of having the new force we are
engaged in building up of the best men
to be had. We handled more freight to-
day than any day since the strike was
declared. The east and west-bound
numbered thirty-Six, gain of ten trains
over yesterday, while the north and
south bound trains numbered thirteen.
In addition to this 500 cars were deliv-
cred to the Boston & Albany road and
we received about the same number
from them. About o'clock this after
noon, as James Gray, plumber, was
making his way over the railroad cross
ing at the East Albany end of the upper
bridge, George VAIL, a c., B. q Q.
freight conductor who was on freight
train at that end of the bridge,
fired three shots at him from
revolver. None of the shots took
effect, except to excite the crowd of $50
strikers who were standing on the other
side of the track viewing the operations
of the green hands. When they heard
the shots they made rush for the con-
ductor, who jumped from the train and
ran over the foot-path on the bridge to
the Albany side, where he was taken in
charge by the Albany police. The
crowd followed after him, but returned
disguised when they saw his success
full escape from their clutches.
The conductor had narrow escape |
for he had just stepped off the |
draw of bridge as boat whiStled to |
be let through. Had the incident hap |
pened a few minutes later the man |
would have found the draw open, and
himself in the hands of his pursuers.
AS it was many of his purSuers found |
themselves suspended in mid air by the
opening of the draw. The police took |
the conductor to the station, where he |
was held for assault in the first degree. |
Further investigation shows that two
more engineers have doubled up, tax
ing the places of striking firemen. One |
of these is William Ryan, K. of l..
man, and the other Charles Rogers,
who is a member of Division As of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. |