, 1890-08-14
THE GREAT STRIKE,
The Striking Railroad EN-
ployes Still Confident.
pOwderly Gives His Opinion
of the Cause.
The Vanderbilt Lines Will
Probably be Tied Up.

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 13.-The Della
n,rs 4 Hudson switchmen and brake
non have zone out and the road is tied
m One hundred and fifty Michigan
Central men were sent to West Albany
III o'clock to move freight for the New
York Central.
General Manager Young of the Della
rare & Hudson railroad, SAID the strike
oDly included the freight handlers,
,vitchmen and yardmen in the Albany
yards.
The men claim they detected the Della
rare & Hudson officials ~endeavoring to
move New York Central freight in viola
ton of a promise made to the district as
sembly. They say the strike will extend
the whole length of the road before
night. PASSENGER trains are all running
and the strikers say they will not disturb
them. The Knights claim the action of
the Central people in bringing on a large
number of switchmen from the Michigan
Central yards and Chicago will at once
extend the strike to the western lines
Of the Vanderbilt system.
At noon the Delaware & Hudson Canal
ompany's freight and yard men, except
engineers and iremen, quit work as
though a signal had been given on that
road.
1t is said that the Boston & Albany
and Fitchburg freight department will
strike before tonight.
Reed, of the locomotive fremen's
brotherhood, is authority for the follow
ing: "We are all ordered out by orders
from headquarters.
Reed is division chief Of the Brother
hood. The strike was ordered by Sar-
gent. general chief of the fremen's
Brotherhood.
1t is understood the order applies to
the New York Central and West Shore
roads, and it is reported the firemen ON
the latter have struck and the road is
tied up. 1t will probably extend to other
roads tonight
Vive President Webb was in Albany
late this afternoon. After a hurried con-
s~ultation with the officials in the New
York Central Office he returned at once to
New York.
Three car loads of Pinkerton men just
left the depot to protect union men
in the West Albany yards.
NEW FORK. Aug. l3.-No blockade
exists anywhere in the net work of tracks
in the big yards, and cars are now stand
ing on the proper side OF the tracks, ready
10 be coupled up for outgoing trains,
which are handled by train dispatchers
without delay and with but very little in
convenience. At the meetings held this
afternoon OF the local assemblies they
claimed that everything was in their favor
and very little switching was being done.
The rumor that the West Shore railroad
is tied up on account of the engineers 60
ing out has been found false. At the
Grand Central depot all engineers are at
work. No strike among the engineers is
liable TO happen on either road. The
strikers took heart today when they heard
Of the strike on the Delaware & Hudson
Canal company's lines. and were
Jubllant. General Superintendent Voor-
bees this evening said he had received
a report in the afternoon that indicated
an unconditional surrender on the part of
the Knights Of Labor of the Harlem di-
VISION. He had received a message last
evening informing him that the commit
tee had just waited on Superintendent
Worster and informed him that local as
sembly No. 1.705, located at Dover
Plains, had surrendered their charter.
This was confirmed by a message ad-
dressed to q. j. Lee and signed by N. l..
Fem. The strikers made no conditions.
They say they are ready for any DISPOSE
aon the company may see fit to make to
them. They are ready to go to work at
once. Voorhees, replied to Worster, di-
-fecting him to employ four conductors
and twelve b~rakemeu, to report at the
Grand Central depot.
DETROIT, Aug. 10 The executive
poard OF the knights of Labor assembled
nere In secret session at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon, and at IL p. M. are still in
conference. General Master Workman
rrowderly was interviewed tonight on the
new York Central strike. He said the
gong out Of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
I'VE flremen. as announced IN today's
dispatches, was scarcely q surprise, as he
nad every reason to believe that such
you'd be the result before leaving the
East; The action OF the firemen was
purely voluntarily. 1t was Just as much
Iaelr light as that of the Knights Of
Labor.
WI you say something regarding the
responsibility for this extensive railway
sudike and consequent inconvenience to
zoe general public"
Where men are dismissed and thrown
Out OF employment In Jumps which aggre-
az from fifty to sixty, as was the case
W. the New York Central and West
Saore lines, it is pretty conclusive evl-
suuce there must be something radically
uhrong with the management. They bore
sa's very unjust and undesirable condition
VI tnlngs until it became evident that it
would be better to be Knocked down alto
se1aer than to be dropped In detail. The
Asload people brought on this trouble"
SARATOGA, Aug. l3.-It is xumored
nmong people here tonight. and it ap-
s pea;s 70 be pretty well founded, that the
HIs1ipeers and firemen on the Delaware &
ATnson road are in sympathy with the
oaa;;uu49y strikers and the 6remen have re-
srs sYed permission from their headquart-
% strike if they 80 desire. Shold this
to t,ppen the engineers say they will refuse
work with green fremen.