Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-08-14


heard Utica call up New York and ask
for men to be sent there to get the pas
senger cars out of the yard. Another mes
sage from Palmyra said the freight in the
yards at that point was blocked, and that
all freight is at stand-still Then New
York called up Syracuse repeatedly but
could get no answer. 1t was rumored that
number of operators would go out at
midnight. These messages seemed to
contradict Webb's statement and that
there was no trouble west of Albany. A
notice is posted in the Grand Central de-
pot to the effect that the sale of tickets
had been temporarily suspended
and the ticket agent would
refund all money paid for tickets
if called upon to do so. Late tonight, ]
J. Holland stated that he had not ordered
strike, but thought the head of the local
division of the Knights of Labor might
have done so.
Several strikers we're interviewed on the
matter but declined to talk further than
to say that it would prove to be the big
gest strike, before it was over, that the
people OF the east had seen for some time.
At late hour it was stated by some
strikers that the Lake Shore road as far
as Chicago was in the same tied
up condition as the Central.
This rumor however, could not
be verified. The scene about the depot five
minutes after it became known that a
strike had been ordered, was one that will
long be remembered. The waiting room
was crowded with passengers. For some
time the real state of affairs did not dawn
upon the passengers. When the fact at
last became known there Was Wild rush
for baggage, and raid was made on
the hotels The West Shore line
was in shaky condition tonight but up
to midnight strike was averted. The
postoffice authorities received telephone
message at 1890 o'clock from the Grand
Central station, saying that no more mails
will be received over the New York Cen
trail tonight.
New YORK, Aug. 9.-The first train
which left the Grand Central depot this
morning passed out at $3.50 O'Clock. -Four
mail cars were attached to this train, out
there were no passengers aboard. The
tie up on the road was complete. Every
fraI lroy gW1trhnnan
gneer and conductor. except those
necessary to attend to the running
of mail trains, stopped work on
the order of the executive board
of the Knights. The railroad men,
by mutual consent agreed to furnish
enough assistance to allow the mail trains
to run, but they had determined that not
single passenger nor a pound of freight
should be carried on the lines of the New
York Central & Harlem River railroad
after 10 o'clock last night About 6
clock this morning great number OF
trainmen, who did not belong to the
knights of labor reported at the yard for
work. They were instructed to set ABOUT
clearing the track for passengers ON the
incoming trains were compelled to get
off the cars at Mott Haven instead OF
coming into the Grand Central depot as
usual, and they had to rely upon the ele'
waited railroad and street cars to bring
them down town. The strikers all con-
Quoted themselves in an orderly manner.
They say they are determined not to
! work until the discharged men are re-
| instated. The executive board of district
assembly No. 246 was in session all night.
There was considerable improvement In
the situation at the Grand Central depot
this morning as compared to that o. last
nj ht, and the notice announcing the tenn
porary suspension of passenger trains has
been taken down. Between six and ten
| clock seven trains came in, some through
and others local. made up OF cars stalled at
Harlem and Mott Haven. At the general
managers office Vice President Webb SAID
| he did not think che matter would assume
any large proportions, and that men would
| be found to man the trains. majority
of those who have left are switchmen and
| yardmen. anc their places are being filled
as rapidly as possible. This morning
large crowd of railroad men came over on
ferries from Jersey City. They are mostly
| switchmen out of work. Those available
as competent men were employed. Among
the,trains sent out this morning was the
Chicago limited which left at $3.50, The
officers of the road are of the opinion that
by tonight they will have the road running
III fair order. No disturbances of any
kind are reported along the line
Not single freight train left the yards
today, and none arrived. Mr.. Webb will
make strenuous effort to run the freight
trains on Monday, both on the West
Shore and New York Central. I'VE will
hole meeting tomorrow, said Mr..
Webb, "and decide what we will do IN re-
gard to the freight trains. think we
will have enough men by Monday to get
everything in good running order; ! am
well satisfied with the way IN which the
passenger trains were sent out today, and
don { think J will have any more diff
Guilty with The freight trains.
Mr.. ]. J. Holland spent most of the
day in the Grand Union hotel in confer.
ence with representative strikers. He told
the reporters that he could not say any
thing about the probabilities for Monday,
beyond that the men would fight hard. He
could not tell, he sad, whether the broth
erhood of locomotive engineers would call