New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
TRAINS RUNNING AGAIN.
PASSENGERS ABLE TO LEAVE THE GRAND
CENTRAL STATION.

SCHEDULE TIME ALMOST FOLLOWED IN SEVERA&
CAsEs-FAITHFUL ENGINEERS STICK TO
THEIR LOCOMOTIVES ALL NIGHT.
The appearance Of the great switching yard tust
north of the Grand Central Station early yester-
day was much as it is on ordinary Sunday morn
ings Instead OF the hustle and activity dsually
seen, there was a kind OF desultory moving about
of engines and men, as if there nothing much
20 do and plenty Of time in which TO do il. Large
numbers of men stood about the yard III
groups. with their hands in ttc'r . ckets watch
ing other new men somewhat eNkwardly make
themselves useful. These new men were dstln-
cushed from the regular employees by their orii-
nary street attire. Perhaps their actions would
not have appeared so awkward had the new men
been attIred in the blue uniforms Of the company.
Early in the day there were few arrivals or
departures OF trains. Those going ou1 were
manned by regular mcn rs far as possible, ana
those coming in carried few passengers, nearly all
of the travellers having left the cars Mott Haven
t. avoid delay. No flying switches were made by
the incoming trains, IL being regarded as too
dangerous during the uncertainty Of the SWITCH
ing. Ordinarily the engine of an incoming train
is uncoupled from the ears certain distance
north OF the station. and by crowding on steam
il runs ahead ana is switched off to another track.
Th, switch is then turned again, and the train,
win the inpctus il has gained. rushes past into
the station where it is stopped by the handbrakes.
This leaves the engine free AZ once for other
Uses instead of being kept locked III the station
ly the ears until they are withdrawn by yard
engine Yesterday the engines kept az the heao
Of the trains until they were brought to stani-
still IN the station.
From daylight until noon the trains brought IN
were mainly those from the blockade al Mo"
Haven and while they carried the us'ial anouns
of baggage they were without passengers The
bargacr was unioadcd and piled upon wagons
for delivery or was stored away in the big baggage
ro,,, Tho cars were promptly hauled out OF the
,o,;or ooai, 10 lc lepr in readiness for use in
,ooLir,, nm outgoing trains and to make room
for others coming in. Toward noon there
WAS more activity, and, as the new men became
more accustomed TO their places on the cars there
was less delay in getting trains made up and under
way
Inspector Williams went to the yard early IN
the morning having under his command @rSe
force of men from four OF the neighDorlng pre-
cincts These we're stationed al various points
in the yard and on the bridges crossing the TRACKS
at all the intersecting streets. lhe inspector hl-
self watched the situation near the first bridge
north OF the StatlOn. piu'le H'i "'c'i sAS"
to the policemen TO allow no lettering on the
bridgcs fears having arisen that the strikers woua
use them as points of vantage from which 7"
burl missiles at tie new men on the moving
trains Looking mp at uhe bridge the Hspec'o.
saw a policeman leaning gracefully on lle rao
while a group of dozen men near py was ell
gagged in animated talking.
Hi there: wake up shouted the Dig IN
spoctor Get a move on up there, and don't 20
to sleep"
The peliceman looked down. saw the Inspector,
and the next moment the men were huSt ed Ok
the bridge in a hurry II was not known whether
they were strikers not, but the police TOOK no
chances of crowd collecting anywhere near
the yard.
The blockade in the tunnel was cleared py
2 a M and AT 3 80 the first train since the nlgho
bofore was sent out. II was the early mail for
Albany. and was composed of four mail cars. IL
of course carried no passengers. The Albany eX-
press. which usually goes out at 4 80 a. M, ala
NOT start until nearly o'clock, but the 3: :3e
train for Albany and the West went out only
few minutes behind the schedule time OsoeTa