Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-11
N. Y.C. G H. R. R. R.
Ira a,el and Traffic ON That Road
at Standstisl.
Trainn1en, SWitChmen and 9th
erS Quit Work.

The Discharge of Some of the Oldest
En. ployes of the Road the Cause of the
strikc-The Entire Sy,ton from Now
York City to buffalo Affected New
Yo.l ToIice Precautions.
New YORK, Aug. Il. AT 1870 Friday
evening all the trainmen, engineers,
switchmon, etc, Of the New York Cen
trail and Hudson River railroad, from
Buffalo to New York. struck, and left
their engines. trains, etc.
One incoming train was left at Forty
second street and outgoing trains were
left standing in the depot A great
crowd Of pa 3sengers We're in The waiting
rooms to take trains. Their ticket
money was refunded, and they left for
the West Shore depot or for trains in
the neighborhood.
Tha Whole System Affected.
Dispatches from all the chief cities
along the line reveal the fact chat the
strike covers the entire system from
New York to Buffalo.
WIN Preserve the Peace
Inspector Byrn IS sent word to all the
station houses to preserve tho peace at
all hazards during the continuance Of
the strike on the New \ Aork Central d
Hudson river and Harlem railroads.
The inspector did not leave his Office
during the night.
He, with his assistants, spent the
hours i'll pcrfecting arrangements to nip
in the bud any attempts ut violence on
the part of the strikers or their sylnpa-
thizors. He said Saturday that he
had little rear of an outbreak, and ex-
pressed the opinion that every p0iuG was
completely guarded and fortified against
the slightest possibility Of mob rule.
Detectives nt Every switch and f.rid.;r.
Central office detectives have bean
stationed at every switch on the line of
the railroad and every bridge is care
fully watched, willie policemen have
been detailed to patrol the long tunnel
on Fourth avenue.
All the police reserves have been or
dered on duty at their several stations
The police boat patrol, with every man
Of that squad on board, is plying ~ and
down the river, opposite the big grain
elevators between Sixtiech and seventy
ninth streets.
The city has been app)Ttiouei to the
several inspectors, who will have full
command Of the districts to which they
have been assigned Inspector Williams
is in charge of the depot aud yards Of
the Grand Central station ana the line
Of the road ~ to One Hu.dIcd and
Tenth street.
Inspector Couliu is in Charge Of the
road from One Hundred and Tenth
street to Spuytenduyvel creek ana In
spector Steers is i'll command at the
West side precincts and the North river
front
Inspector Byrnes received word from
the railroad company early Saturday
morning that the company VIII not at
tempt to move any freight on its line
during the day, but that m effort would
be made to send out an express train
with mails at us carly an hour as posi-
ble
The first train out on the Hudson
River railroad left the station at 8:3j
o'clock Saturday morning. Up to- 8 q,
III. live local trains on the Harlem rail
road and seven on the Hudson River
railroad arrived in this city. Al the
through trains from the west arrived on
time. Mr.. Webb says there Is no trou-
Die on the western division, with the OK
ception OF u few night station men.
whose places were Immediately filled.
At J:30 o'clock Saturday morning, de-
tails Of police began to arrive at the
sub-pOlice station in the Grand Central
depot and reported to Capt McEwaue,
In all 200 men. They were distributed
about the yards and at the doors leading
to the depot