The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-14
rIREMEN NAY GO OUT.
heir Sympathies Are With the
Knights Of Labor.
,,skeRTons CLUB CITIZENS.
s.ne Of the Strikers Yield AbjectIy-It
Looks - II yanderbilt's Bosses
would Win.

AuavY. Aug. I3.-The strike which has
,.sted since last Friday al West Albany
- raised today. Two freight trains,
/ -b;eh had been lying at East Albany, were
- first TO cross the upper rail-
~ bridge after the closing OF
4. draw. which had stood open
.;,cs the strike began. Several other trains
"a usssed through the Yards and over the
h,;dee. Pinkerson detectives on the first
s,.n we're stoned as they passed through
"a lunber district and three of them re-
erived severe bruises.
L.rKR.-In the melee following the at
..mnf of Pinkerton men 10 clear the
no9d of people from the bridge one spec
,.ior was severely hurt by being struck
r;th club In the hands of one of the
pnkerton men. One detective was also
kun The Pinkerton men had no author
ar 10 disturb the spectators, as the bridge
- public highway.
hundred men who went on strike in
~ Delaware & Hudson yards today ap-
,ointed committee and waited upon Sup
snnsendent Hammond. and remained in
eousultafion all evening. On emerging the
uxn said Hammond declared the CONF
*nny would not knowingly handle Central
hight. It is expected that the men will
nsume work in the morning.
Chief Sergeant John Reed, who Is the
knder Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Fireman in this vicinity. emphaticaily de-
ned tonight the rumor that the firemen
would 20 out on The Central road.
SYRACUSE. Aug. 1s.-Local Knights say
fsey have been expecting the fremen to
srike, and that it has from the first been
{suIy question of time when they would
. ordered out. Aside from this. there is
10 evidence that strike has been pro-
Gained. The iremen are working as
| usual.
HEv York, Aug. 13.--No blockade ex-
I hts anywhere in the network of tracks in
4 he big yards, and cars are now standing
On tbs proper side-iracks ready to be
coupled up for outgoing trains. which are
handled by union dispatchers without
sny delay and very little incon-
venience. A meeting was held this
afternoon By three local assemblies, and
they claimed everything was in their
| iayor. Very little switching is being done.
Ifhe rumor that the West shore is tied up
Im account of the engineers going out has
zen proven false.
1 1t the Grand Central depot all the en-
Lines are at work. No strike of engineers
liable to happen on either road. The
trikers looked hearty when they heard of
ee strike on the Delaware d Hudson
hes, and were jubilant.
General Superintendent Voorhees, this
Mning said he had received report in
Il afternoon that indicated the uncon.
6honal surrender on the part of the
nights of LABOR OF the Harlem division.
b said he received a message last even
~ informing him that q committee
~ just waited on superintendent Wur-
"a informed him that Local Assembly
20 l,706. located at Dover Plains, had sur
I kndesrd their charter. 1t is confirmed by
message addressed TO E. J. Lee and
igned L. E. Finn. The strikers made no
undiiions. They say they are ready for
ny disposition the company may see fit ia
nake Of them. They are ready to go to
Spfk atonce. Voorhees, replied to Wurster,
snctinR him to employ four conductors
ID twelve brakemen, the balance TO report
4the Grand Central depot.
SARAToGA, Aug. 13.-It is rumored
nong the people tonight. and it appears
hoe pretty well founded, that the engi-
mrs anu firemen of the Delaware 81 Har-
N are in sympathy with the Albany
Eikefs. and that the Gremen have received
dnission from their headquarters to
nike Il they so desire. Should this hap
kn the engineers say they will refuse to
swk with green firemen.
IrnE HAuTE, Aug. i3.-Grand Master
eEstnb Of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
fifemsn. left at noon for Cleveland to meet
saegnevance committee. but whether or not
connection with the Central strike is not
novn Atthe national headquarters here
alive statement was made that he had
&ordered the bremen to strike. When
~ by reporter yesterday Sargent said
hsN out of the question tor the Brother
aeu TO engage in strike as the case stood.