New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
NO HESITATION SHOWN.

uyy sent ont, the EActuuNc DOhFu OIVhe up, anu
its members departed for their homes in various
PARTS of the State TO attend 10 the strike in their
districts. Mr. Holland will stay in this city TO
watch the progress of the strike and 10 help tie
officers of local assemblies Nos. 1860 and G,02j
with h = advice.
Promptly at Z p. IN. all Knights OF Labor EN-
ployed in the freight yards Of tie Central Road
In this city quietly stopped work, and went
home Not only did the railroad men ~ Oh
strike, but over 200 men employed on the freight
bargcs and steamers at the Barclay-st Thirty
ffth-st and SiXty-seventh-st pier left their
boats tied up at their ber'hs anu
either went home or stood about waiting
for something 10 turn up.
TRAINS LEFT on THE TRACKS.
In the main freight yards, at Sixty-third-st
over 1000 cars, the majority oil when were
loaded. were left on the tracks where they Stood
completely stopping oil traffic except on one track
between Thirtcth-st. and Spuytcn Dnyvil III
this ward $50 brakcmon and switchmcn. eighteen
engineers twenty firemen and several watchmch
and laborcrs, composing the night shit, stopped
work and went home promptly at o'clock.
As fast as q train arrived in the yard the crew
would desert 1t where it stood the engineer would
run his engine into the roundhouse at SeVeh-
tieth-st., and the fremen would dump the hrcS
and 90 home. The engineers who were lett, ana
who belong to The BrothefhOOd Oh LocopIou'' '
Engineers, are reported 10 have SAID
that they would refuse to work
with green switchmen and brakcmen, as they
did not wish TO run any risks. Ihis is cohSia-
cred a threat TO quit work If the places OF t,
strikers are filed with new men, and II was siid
ON good authority yesterday that the Brother-
hood of Engineers sympathized win the hhgh'S
In the fight which they are making: All "orS
OF every description is stopped In thls yard anu
A On the M track here special immigrant trains
Nos 40 and 81 were deserted and the lres IN
the engines were banked, thus completely DOCK
J. L. Loftus, general train dispatcher and
acting night yardlmaster. taken completely ny
surprise, and AZ once sent out 3ulle,m n'cp =
main tracks open, II possible, ana pu. no'lce @ o..
freight and move passenger trains slowly ana
carefully
DESERTED BY ALL.
In q, interview with a Tribune reporter. Mr..
Lotus said: My territory extended from One
bupdred-apdtenth-st. 10 ST. Johns Park. al
Iasht-st | haven't got a single man lef'-not
one was at the Thirteth-st. yafu
when the meL struck. ] rushed up 70
the main ward, but found the place ne,
serted except by some watchmen Inc ~,
hrakemen and switchmen who ven. 70 ,'ni TonH
at 5 D. M were gone and every track was olocKch
There are over 900 ears blocked which shouid n
be moved. There is only one track clear. we
cannot move pound of freight with the eH@p,l0pu
Of a few cars Of live stock, which, WIN 'iie me-
Of some watchrnen, l moved myself and got ou'
The strength of the knights is surprising every
body thought / knew all the men In L'i
division, yet ] never dreamed so many az o%nr Gnr
did not look for trouble and l am at los
. TO what TO do. I had eighteen engineers II
~ gard who. thouSht would be loyal TO th'