The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-10
THE GREAT STRIKE.
The New York Central Situation
Remains Unchanged.
MASTER WORKMAN POWDERLY.
The Engineers VIII Not Go Out-Some Pas
senger Trains Are Run-A Knight
of Labor's Explanation.

of Labor's Explanation.
which left the Grand Central depot this
morning passed out at 6 am. four cars
attached occupied by mail sorters. There
were no passengers aboard The tie-up on
the road is complete. Every trainman,
switchman, engineer and conductor, ex
cept those necessary to attend to the run
ming of mail trains, stopped work on the
order of the executive board, District As
sembly No. 246. The men by mutual con
sent agreed to furnish enough assistance to
allow mail trains to run, but determined
that not single passenger nor a pound of
freight should be carried after last night.
From 4 until $50 no trains run. This
morning at q o'clock a great number of
train hands, who did not belong to the
Knights of Labor, reported at the yard for
work. They were instructed to set ABOUT
clearing the tracks They were compelled
to get off the cars at Mott Haven instead of
going into the Grand Central depot as
usual, and had to rely upon the accommo-
dations of the elevated railroad and street
cars to bring them down town.
Five freight trains left over the West
Shore road last night. The strikers all
conducted themselves in an orderly man
ner. they say they are determined not to
work until the discharged men are rein
stated. The executive board of District
Assembly No. 246 was in session all night.
Inspector Byrnes remained at his post all
night. Today he has detectives all along
the brides and in the tunnels. No freight
cars will ba run to-day, but the inspector
has received a dispatch to the effect that
the officials will try to run a passenger
train. Reserves are held at most of the
precincts.
On the river front from Fifty-ninth to
Seyenty-ninth street all the barges and
boats of the company are tied up and great
loads OF coffee, sugar, ETC., are waiting to
be moved. The company is surprised at
the strength of the knights. 1t is not
known how many of the freight handlers
on the docks are members, yet on one dock
alone seventy eight men quit work. Seven
hundred men will be obliged to quit work
on account OF the tie-up in the Hudson street
yard of the company. There is considerable
Improvement in it's situation at Grand
Central depot this morning. A notice an
nouncing the temporary suspension of pas
senger traffic was taken down. Between
6 and 10 o'clock seven trains came in, some
| through trains, others local, made up of
| cars stalled at Harlem and Holt Haven.
Vice President Webb said he did not think
the matter would assume gigantic proper
| lions; that men would be found to man the
trains. The majority of those who have
| left are switchmen and yardmen, and their
places are being filled as rapidly as possible.
| Five through passenger trains were sent
out this morning. The New York q New
| Haven though not tied up, is blocked for
| about ten miles out until it leaAes the main
New York Central track
The New York q Harlem ticket office is
closed. No trains went out on that branch.
No news was received this morning of any
trouble on the West Shore road. The New
York Central officials feel confident that
the interruption to trouble will beof short
duration.
Webb said the company would fight to
the end; the men who stood by the COM
pany would under no consideration be dis
charged when the trouble was over. AL
ready 200 had returned. He estimated the
number out between four and five hundred.
At the yards of the West Shore railroad
everything is reported all quiet and trains
are arriving and departing on time. AT
IL 30, Webb said: every thing is running
smoothly. In fact;n he said, though was
very sanguine early this morning matters
. would he all right, they have gone better
than l expected. We are turning men
work than places to fill.''
Holland at 2 o'clock this afternoon,
stated he understood that all the engineers
had been ordered out and would probably
leave work between now and to. morrow
The engineers and Knights of Labor have
arranged for conference, everything
looks as if the engineers would go out to
night. This will virtually stop all traffic.
Not single freight train left the yards
day and none arrived. Webb will make
a strenuous effort to ruE freight trains
Monday, both on the West Shore and the
New York Central. "We will hold a meet
, ing tomorrow" Webb said, land decide
what we will do in regard to freight trains
| think we shall have enough men by Mol-
day to get everything in good running
order. | AM well satisfied with the way in
which passenger trains were sent out to-
day, and don't think we'll have any more
: difficulty with freight trains.n
j. j. Holland>spent most of heday in the
Grand Union in conference with represen
tatives of the strikers. He told the report
ers he could not say anything about the
probabilities for Monday beyond mer
} would fight hard. He could not tell be
: said, whether the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers would call out their mem
berS or not.
There were many statements made today
regarding the number of men on strike
The men themselves said there were three
or four thousand, while the railroad offic
: ials maintained there were but three o.
four hundred men out. At 6 o'clocl
tonight slxty-four of the night force Of
freight switchmen at the WestsShore depo
at Weehawken reported for duty.
At 40 o'clock a locomotive whistle ranl
o out shrilly IN the yard and fifty of the
switchmen left their posts, put on theil
coats and walked to their homes. This &C
ton left the yard almost deserted. Prepa
rations to meet the emergency were imme
O diately made. Freight Conductor Lane
0 acted as special policeman.
2 The striking switchmen told the var,
4 master that personally the men had n
: grievances. They had been ordered out b,
( the Knights Of Labor, and obeyed.
4 AT 10 O'Clock everything III the Yves
Shore yard at Weahawllen was quiet an
thework Of making up trains was going Oh
!; All incoming trains are arriving at til
. depot on time. The station officials said n
"a the strikers deny.
3 At IL so o'clock tonight it was state
Il that all trains on the New York, Ne,
> Haven g. Hartford railroad had been gotte
y out all right. On the New York Centre
road the 1:30 express, 8 o'clock fast ma
train and the Gals Chicago express were a
d an hour and half latein getting out. Ger
eral Manager Hovey said all regular train
would run on schedule time tomorrow
: is reported that 2G0 applicants to take tn
places of strikers have been notified to
on hand tomorrow.
S The Situation at Albany.