The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-08-14
TIED UP.

TIED UP.
business On the Great New York Central
Road Paraiysed by = strtke-An Trains
Out Of New York Stoppsd-Dsmands Of
the Men.
NEW YORK. Aug. g.-The strike Of
the employees on the New York Central
& Hudson River railroad was begun at
7:3O o'clock Friday night Not train
has left the depot at Forty-second
street since that hour. The Grand
Union Hotel is crowded with people
who expected to leave the city
and had engaged passage for va
rious points. All the length OF
the Central was tied up. Trains
we're left by the crews where
they stood when the order came. Two
passenger trains were left at Eighty
sixth street in the tunnel, one going in
each direction. The West Shore railroad
is tied up throughout its length, as we'll
as the New York s. New Haven rail-
road. Great throngs Of people crowded
into the Grand Central depot, trying to
have tickets changed and asking all
manner OF questions.
Vice. President Webb, OF the New
York Central, on being interviewed by
q reporter, sail that the strike extended
only to West Albany. All men who
went out from the employ Of the road,
Mr.. Webb said. wonld be promptly dis
charged. Those men who remained true
to the company would be we'll taken care
Of and amply protected, as we'll as men
who came to work for the road. The
road would take on all good men who
applied for work, as far as they were
needed to I'LL tho places OF the desert
ers, and they would be guaranteed
against all harm. With great emphasis
the vice-president announced that he
would fight the strikers to the bitter
end. lie said that the new Sc. Of de-
mands he had never seen and knew
nothing whatever about
In effect these demands are for q
minimum days wages Of Sl.50; station
agents to receive an increase OF IS Q
month; men in yards at Troy and Green
Island to receive the same compensa-
tion rs at Schenectady and East Al
bany; all firemen on six-wheel con-
nected engines to receive ~ cents .
miie; all engineers on same, cents; r
wheel-engineers, 81 cents mile; fire.
men, cents . mile; for all men, over
tine. double pay.
j. j. Holland Of the executive board
Of the Knights Of Labor was seen few
moments later at the Grand Union
Hotel. He expressed himself as firmly
as did Mr. Webb. only his way Of put.
ting it was that the trains would
not move for several mornings. Mr..
Holland stated that he had not ordered
the strike, but thought that the head
of the local division Knights of Labor
might have done it.
Several of the strikers were inter
viewed on the matter, but declined te
prove to be the biggest strike before
1t was over that the people in the
East had seen for some time.
In Mr.. Webb's office telegraph in
strument was clicking along at fast
rate. A reporter who could read the
instrument heard Utica call up New
York and ask for men to be sent there
Another message from Palmyra said
that the freight yards at that point
were blocked and all freight at stand.
still. These messages would seem to
contradict the statement Of Mr.. Webt
that there was no trouble west of AL
| bany.
Assistant Superintendent Of Mail.
| Half said 1t would be impossible to sa,
what arrangement would be made by the
affected by the tie-up In all probabil
| ity the mails would be transferred t,
the Pennsylvania system or sent south
The delay would undoubtedly be serious
in some cases, but in others it woult
not amount to more than an hour or SO
| The strike was ordered on account o
the discharge of certain employees
Under the orders, every train was aban
doned, no matter where it nigh
be. The 7:lO train for Montrea
was waiting the signal at tn,
Grand Central depot when the en-
gineer. fireman and brakeman lef
! it and walked out Of the depot
Efforts made to secure men to fill thci
places were without avail. The men OF
other trains also left them. Travel wa
thus not only blocked on the Centra
road. but also on the New York L. New
England and New York 4 Harlem roads
which use tho tracks Of the Central roa,
Is far as Melrose.
ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 9.-The Ne,
York Central road is tied up from Bui
falo to New York. All switchmen hav
deserted their posts Trains are a.
lowed to proceed to the termina
divisions and then switch service is n
fused. The strike began at Z o'clock
The q o'clock train out Of New York III
rived here on time. but now lies i
the yard. The strike in this Sc,
tion extends to the switchmer
yardmen and in some instances
brakemen. No through trains hav
moved more than u mile out of Alban
since Z o'clock. The North Shore e,
press, carrying the United States mai
which left New York ut 4:5O p. m. a
rived here at s o'clock. An attempt wa
made to run it out Of here at !
o'clock, but before it had gone half
dozen blocks it was stalled b
strikers, who put on the air-brakes All
crowded the platforms of the cars, pr,
venting the one brakeman who was o
the train from touching a brake 4
1905 the 4:4O train from New Yorl
which was stalled at Van Woert stree
was started with the aid OF the helpe
but the engineer and fireman OF the la
ter were badly stoned, the cab window
Eeing broken.
The business Outlook.
New YORK, Aug. Or. G. Dun
Co. s weekly review Of trade says tn;
less favorable crop prospects. clos,
money markets and further delay in q
tion ON the tariff bill in the Senate ha,
increased the uncertainty which retars
business. In spite Of q sharp adsan,