The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-11
NEW YORK'S BIG STRIKE.
ruu ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN
,pT TO GO OUT IN a BODY.

va1r Members OF Eacn Order Gut
,oodv-Psssenge Trains Moving
-T-,.r Great Uncertainty and Some
o.Tbem Deserted by the Locomo-
.'.o Hends-Police and Detectives
on Duty.
Trw YORK. Aug. 1O.-The complete
,...;s of all traffic on the New York
Pr.nt-sI - road. caused by the knights of
-. ~. vban they struck their first blow
rr,dsv night, led them to believe that they
'.,l1 '. maintain the stoppage Of business on
49, rosds Of the company. This they have
w. -. srcceeded in doing, and it is evident
+bst a general feeling of disappointment
ara1s among the strikers. though they
IN not admit this. They placed strong
raIiauce upon the assistance OF the Brother
hood of Engineers, who, according
.,orv were to have taken a hand in the
s.L. Wr Holland himself told a reporter
Hl4SSH.ordav afternoon that there was an un-
!SStandinC TO that effect, but to-day he
Sod heard nothing further about the mat
90 4a1 and could not tell what the brotherhood
would do.
NOT TO BE IN 1T.
A nrominent member of the brotherhood
s.id today that the engineers were not TO
h. in tbis strike. 1t was not their fight,
bvt NJ course. should they be ordered out
thev would have to go. He did not think
inch an order would be given. The brother
hood. said several others, remembers the
Chicsgo, Burlington and Quincy strike, in
which their places we're taken by Knights
of Labor, and are not over anxious to help
the Knights now.
THE PASSENGER SERVICE.
To-day the regular schedule service of the
Hndsn River and New York Central and
Harlem roads was resumed, the only change
being the consolidation of certain utgoing
western trains Ghe Southwestern limited
and the Chicago limited were consolidated
and left on the SouthweStern's time at 20
O'Clock this morning. The North Shore
vestibue limited, which was to have
left at 4:5O o'clock this afternoon, was con-
solidated with the western express and left
at o'clock TIE other trains left oa time,
and local trains took passengers up the road
as usual.
THE WEST SHORE TIE-UP.
The te-uD on the West Shore, which was
inguratsd last night, did not affect passen-
ger traffic. The freight business was
brought to a standstill. uut passenger trains
ran as usual. The through Boston trains on
tie New Haven road left as usual. The
Soclock train this afternoon carried out
Fauagut Post of Portsmouth, Va, War
den Post of Norfolk, Va, and Devin Post
Of New York TO the Grand Army of the
Republic celebration in Boston.
ALL QUIET AT THE DEPOT.
Police Capt. McIlvain, who is on duty at
tie Grand Central depot, reported every
thing exceedingly quiet. No arrests had
Teen made and none of the strik-
erS had been seen around the depot
or along the line of the road.
"All necessary precautions are taken to
NIP any demonstrations in the bud,n he
sad. VI do not anticipate any trouble. 1t
looks very much to me as if the whole thing
will be over by Tuesday morning. am
not, Of course, speaking officially, but from
general hearsay. l have seldom seen
more orderly crowd of strikers. There are
no loungers around and no gatherings any
where. The men confer at their headQuar-
terS, but do SO quietly"
HOLLAND UNCOMAiUNICATIvE
Mr. Holland to-day said that he had
nothing to lmpart, and he was very uncom-
mlnicatye during the afternoon.
Ueaeral Manager John M. Tousey, Assist
ent Manager Theodore Voorhees,, John II.
TIle' D. A. LOOMS, j. j. Loaftus, Henry
douglass and Johu L. Greene, the
AS.tr OF whom are prOmi ent freight
ouGlaB OF The New York Central road.
4su a inference in the Office of Third Vice
PRESIDENT Webb, At its conclusion it
was announced that it had bsen decided
.%uSpatch tomorrow all freight trains to
@slr various destinations.
ANoTICE TO PLACE HUNTERS
Inc Following notice was posted in
dospcuoqs place in the vicinity of the
ttslo' Persons seeking employment on
~, Ne" York Central and
,luis rnHls'n River road will please
cf.po ~ application at the office
W.. ~o wagner Palace Car Company" 1t
r.-,t so signed by Theodore Voorhees,. The
SsIt' Nv Ut. was that applications we're received
s.iS i.g 4. score by one of the officials. 1t was
sIsa Saa1 iaao LOU men had been taken on. He
ernoriaI yreciared That all the men engaged were
co,i.r uo Had received number of apnli-
Nv T''ous from railroad men living around
eTr,. 1orK, among whom we're some
rpsS :. sel on the elevated road and from
evan oouIployed IN the Erie yards. Some
Tho o,-Je VoIue from as far west as Chicago
fonrJ !. pany had not engaged them, as they
reCa;. T1o mat they could obtain all they
tNHe eu In the CITY.
ATTITUDE OF THE COMPANY.
Thru Third va, tlls afternoon circular signed bv
sult NJ ice PRESIDENT Webb was the re-
held b.. 'oIg dehberation of a conference
"Tha Uhe roads officials. 1t savs.
is tbju position Of the comna nv,
we do we shall select our own men, and
desig1roo.oIlo 1o Iot propose that they will ba
coiou commit,oa oy the Knights Of Labor or its
shall ri5 ,ee When men are dismissed wa
vicions aoi ourselves of the Inefficient most
Interests ~ W. Suose least in accord with our
We viii ~. " hen promotions are to be made
promnIgatooS9et 9e bound by the seniority rnles
4 consideSet.'eaul oy the Knights of Labor. Due
service b,t - VII be given to length of
4 rule will bo st sue hrsG aud most important
If our mo-, VNe Qualification Of the men
oflcers iii nave grievances the nroDar
4 and sao 4u "4u be willing to grant haorire..
viii not s''ay a. consideration is given but vso
interfa,s aAoW outsiders to intervana ~
For this Tween Tween employer and employe.
Mr.. HonanIs alone l refused to allow
alleged tn u 10 discuss any differences
n It's men oetWeen the company and
81 that We a4u not for the reason
81 being ~ VoJect to our emnloves
"a tons. TboaIl of labor organi2e~
fed that 1o9 Tbo7, are my views, and am salts.
ot tae con7I..1 are approved by every official
and by the ro~uy, oy Its board of directors
ested IN its souIieilen who are most inter
yIaed and CAM. T,ii.les. The strike is ill ad-
1oWn and naintoi1 iiucceed, and we will put it
u Na,.or .ooNTEREScE E,s OF THE srRrKrps
assembly Nv, W morkman Lee of the djst-;o.
attended ,rtYea ,aasa from Albany at noon and ~
noon Nor 70, ing OF the knights this aft-er