Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-08-25
THE SITUATION AT ALBANY


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Albany, Aug. 26.-The situation here
IL more critical than at any stage since
the strike began. Despite the fact that
NO action has yet been taken at Terre
Haute, it is altogether probable that by
to-day noon every railroad running
into this city will be tied up. These
roads are the New York Central, West
Shore, Delaware d Hudson, Boston &
Albany and Fitohburg road. The Gen.
trail and Delaware & Hudson are now
partially crippled.
One OF the prominent men of D. A.
246 said: "The Fitchburg and Boston
& Albany continue to roll Central
freight and we shall shut them down.
Fitohburg and Boston will be the GEN.
trail places.
A United Press reporter learned that
Pinkerton had dispatched 80 of his men
to Rotterdam junction, whore the West
Shore and Fitchburg roads connect. 1t
10 thought there will be trouble at that
point.
Mr.. Hammond, superintendent of the
Delaware g. Hudson, was asked If ID
was true that men were brought from
Canada to take the strikers places.
He said the story was false in every
particular, but in the light of future
developments his answer looked queer.
to Chief of Police Willard asking for
police protection this morning, as he
expected to move freight trains with
new men. The strikers say that If the
attempt is made with scabs the whole
road will be tied up. They say that
the Central has promised to supply
men if the Delaware 81 Hudson Is tied
up, but this is looked upon as q good
joke, as the Central has not got men
enough to run their own road. The
only freight moved to-day by the Della
ware s. Hudson has been a couple of
through trains and some empties. The
road is q direct connection for the
Central, the West Shore and Pennsyl-
vania Railroads. The strike, If general,
will cut off the supplies of such sum-
mer resorts as Saratoga, Luzerne,
Lake George and others, all of which
depend on the large cities for them.
There has been pasted in all of the
freight stations notice as follows:
''To employees who are not working: All
men must return to work. Those who
do not will consider themselves dis
charged and will receive no further
consideration by this company"
Delaware & Hudson Supt. Hammond,
when again seen, said: "We have
moved no freight of any account, but
our passenger service is uninterrupted.
We are going to hold our own in this
matter and shall begin to fill the
places" Genl. Freight agent Farlin,
said: 81 have always sympathized with
labor in their struggles. but I cannot
think that the men are doing right In
interfering with us in this matter. We
are badly crippled in this our Albany
department, but our through freight is
running all right. We shall have the
strikers places filled unless they return
to work.
At Karners trims of general mer-
chandise are still stalled; one of tn csc
was moved out to-day. At West Albany
the blockade has certainly been broken.
not q clear track except the passenger
track. To-day it was found that there
was as many as eight side tracks COM
pletely cleared, while the two freight
tracks used for through freight are
both in use.
The only accident occurring to-day
was q smash-up of freight cars at West
Albany. 1t was shortly before noon,
and q train of empties were being
switchman turned his switch the wrong
way and Eve cars were thereby turned
into the ditch. Two yard engines wer g
| set at work and IL took them all day to
clear up the debris.
At Schenectady by great effort the
| double freight track has been cleare d
and the side tracks are pretty we'll
cleaned out.
The tracks running into the Edison
Company's Works are now ready for
traffic. The side tracks are ct full at
Karners, but the majority of the cars
are empties. Between Karners and
West Albany a stranger would think
that there is q bad blocka de, but the
fact Is that is small compared with
W hat it was the first week of the strike.
Just above West Albany are about 800
cars laden with freight which as yet
have not been moved.
Il 10 decided that if the Delaware &
Hudson, Fitchburg and Boston &
Albany roads continued to handle
Central freight, they would be tied up
Immediately. Trouble, therefore. NAV