St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-14
The New York Central Able
to Move Only One Freight
Train.
Either the Strike Will Become
Prodigious To-Day, or 1t
Will Die.
Firemen Are Still On Duty,
Not Having Been Ordered
Out.
Boss Webb Says He Is Salts
fed, and So Are the
Strikers.


at least in Albany, does not look as if it
were ended. The New York Central
road, which was to have moved large
number of freight trains at West AL
bany to-day, has moved just one, and
that consisted of only thirty-five cars.
1t will be seen that this is but petty
move, when it is known that on an av-
erage 100 freight trains day, each con-
sisting of about fifty cars, are moved.
The road did succeed in closing the
draw of the freight bridge this evening,
and one train was drawn from the ap-
prOach. About fifty train hands from
the Michigan Central railroad arrived
here tonight. and will assist in raising
the blockade. The railroad officials
have evidently received a setback in
the strike on the Delaware & Hudson
Canal company's road. The switchmen
and laborers employed by that line at
this point quit work this afternoon.
The large freight house of that road is
deserted tonight, and the depot presents
the appearance of Sunday. The i'm
pOrtance of this move must not be under
estimated. The road from Albany north
to Saratoga. Montreal and other points,
as we'll as to Vermont, is used by the
West Shore. New York Central, and the
Pennsylvania roads. All of these are,
therefore, affected by the strike. 1t is
thought, however, that the road will eff
feet settlement tomorrow. The
Boston & Albany and Fitchburg roads,
are in danger. but they will prob
ably stop handling New York Central
freight. AT 5 o'clock tonight John
Reed, of East Albany, who is secretary
lof the local Brotherhood of Firemen,
told United Press reporter that all of
Oh freight engines were ordered out and
Would Leave Their Engines
tonight. The West Shore fremen, he
said, are to follow. which will leave the
engineers yalueless to the roads, as they
will not run with green firemen. Ihe
order, he stated, was received this
AFTERNOON by telegraph from Chief Sar-
gent. at Cleveland, Ohio. Old heads
mere Say thai one of the two things
must happen Tomorrow; either the
strike will become prodigious or else
it will die. The first affray of the
strike occurred at West Albany
tonight. The assertion had been fire.
attempted to move the freight trains
they would be stoned. The detectives
were evidently scared. for tonight,
when crowd of spectators gathered on
the bridge, they determined to clear it
before they started freight train. Ac-
cQrdingly, they moved up towards the
crowd. Their orders were not obeyed,
and in an instant they began to use
their clubs. The crowd retaliated. and
when the city police cleared the esbridge
two PinkertOn men were found badly
hurt. and one spectator had fractured
skull. The city police say that the
Pinkerton men had no right to rout the
crowd. Third Vice President Webb ar
rived in the city this evening, and after
looking over the ground
- Said He Was Satisfied,
and left for New York. Supt. Bissell
said: I'VE have got the passenger trains
running on good time, and we will clear
out the entire West Albany yard to-
morrow morning early. One hundred
Boston men arrived tonight. and will
help us. The strikers places are nearly
all filled. l have got word that No. 1705
of the Knights of Labor has thrown up
its charter, and asks the company to
take them back. | have not heard that
the firemen have struck" Three freight
trains have gone as far west as West
Albany, but there they are stuck. John
w. Reed, secretary of the local branch
of the Brotherhood of Firemen. said
tonight that he never stated that the
firemen were ordered out. and any such
statement is untrue III every particular.
The only word he has received is that
they may strike without losing their
standing in the order. Committees
from the Delaware 81 Hudson railroad
strikers have been in conference with
General Supt. Hammond all night. Mr..
Hammond says that the men may
come back in the morning. If
they do not he will fill their places,
as they have no real cause for grievance.