New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-20

entire line Of the railroad from New-YOrk to Buff
fao, and every fireman in the company's employ
had it brought to his attention half dozen
times Mr. Webb did not hear of this until about
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon and he Immediately
sent out a denial over the company's wires ana
TO the various newspapers.
1t was reported during the afternoon that tie
railroads leading into New-lork had decided, In
case general tic-up was ordered, to comoihe
against the Knights Of Labor and hght them 10
the death an organization. When tins was
brought TO Mr. Webbs attention he declared
positively that such was not the case Win
the New-York Central and Hudson River Kali
road. He said, however III genera
strike on all the railroads leading into New-ior
10 called it will undoubtedly result in giving us
more allies than we hove now. In SO far as dis
charging men because they are Knights of Labor
,o.s that is not so with this railroad. 1t is not
tho policy of this road and it is not MIR. Depews
~sficy. We do MT care how much the men or
canize 1t is simply question Of running this
road to suit ourselves II VIC cannot do that we
Right as we'll turn it over to the men at the out
set | wish that you would deny for me the
statement which appears in some Of the morning
papers that said we did not care whether the
hrcmen went out or not, and that we could get
men to take their places If they did go out
said nothing of tie sort, and am sorry that was
reported in that way. ! did say that II the IRE
men went out it would cripple the road for at least
twelve hours but that we would maintain the
position that we had taken through any fight that
might be precipitated."
John NJ Toucey the general manager of the
road. who has been in Albany during the last
three days, returned to the city last night On
the train with him Mr.. Sweeney, the chief oil
the Switchmens Mutual Aid Association. MI
Touoey reported that everything in Albany was
quiet, but he refused TO say whether or not ne
and the representative of the switchmen had come
to any understanding on the way down. -
In the afternoon the report was carried 10 MI
Webb that Superintendent Burrows, OF bunaio,
had been ordered to take back all the meihuerS
of the Federation of Railway Employees who had
struck, and this taken to mean that me raal ran
road had admitted defeat Mr.. "eD9 iausng1u ,
when the report was shown to him. ana III [tpS
10 ii 10 said that such order had been gwen
out. Superintendent Burrows has perez
right to re-employ the men If he wishes 10, ne
added q" lust as any other superintendent Oh uilS
line has the right to employ and discharge inen ~
In the afternoon accident happened IN tie
Grand Central Station which resulted IN tnJu, T.,
TO Dodd's express horse SO serious that 10 hao W
be shot and the serious manning OF morse pc
longing TO the American Express Company: Al! An
empty baggage car has stood Tor gay or 81 t tSc
on the track near the long baggage-room In inc
station a few feet from the entrance 1or INC
express wagons. An American Express wagon
and Dodd's Express wagon were b t mp
TO two entrances, which are about ten feet apart,
near the vacant car The drivers Of the horses
either did not see train of cars when was oedns
backed down on the track across which me, wa@o,is
were standing, or else did not think that t fnr
train would come far enough to touch them. lol
they allowed the horses to stand where 1 tneg
were until the sound of humping anu crashinS
brought them to their senses. The oacNn9
train pushed the Dodd's express wagon, team
and alf down the track and against the American
express wagon so that the wagons and horses OF
both companies were showed bodily against 1ne
empty car Before the train could be stopped
the forward wheels of the Dodd's express wagon
were broken off and the wagon was otherwise
badly broken; One Of the horses ,i al
and the animal was shot One Of the a2buIanc f
Animals carried off the other injured horse. The
platform of the empty car was nearly demolished;
and the ironwork upon il was twisted out on
shape. One of the eXpressmen who tried 70 GET
his horses out Of the way was slightly injured.
The superintendent laid the blame Of the ACCIDENT
entirely upon the eXpressmen, who, he said, shonld
have driven their teams out of the way. Inc
accident created considerable excitement around
the station for time