New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-18
THE STRIKE AFTER 4 WEEK.
EVERYTHING QUIET AND sATIsFACToRY-wHAT
WILL MR. POwDERLY DO?

WILL MR.. POWDERLY DO?
Not for one moment have the officials Of the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company
relaxed in their work since the beginning Of the strike
Of bringing order out of confusion. and day and night
II. Walter Webb, third vice president; Theodore
Voorhees, general superintendent, and John NJ Ioucey'
general manager. could he found at their posts III
their Offices in the Grand Central station carefully
experimenting every detail of recuperaton from the
strike fever and with what success is best shown by
the result. All the general officers have had beds
placed in their offices beside their desks and yesterday
Tribune reporter disturbed MIR. Webb out OF forty
wink nap to learn the news. Sunday IS always a
quiet day with us" said MIR. Webb "Mr vanderbilt
does not like have more work done on that day
than is absolutely necessary for the accommodation
Of our patrons There is no incident to-day worth
recording unless it be the running of the usual mum
Der Of trains on time, with the exception Of few
local trains which will begin running 10 morrow morn
ing No trains were sent out to-day from the freight
yaIds.7
"Do you expect to see Mr.. Powdery tomorrow ?"
asked the reporter.
81 by the papers today that he intends 10 call
me-" replied Mr. Webb. 81 have heard great
deal Mr. Powderly and unders and that ne is a
man Of sense and is a Of great influence among
organized wOrkingmen. ! shall be very glad TO see
him tomorrow and have talk with him."
Have You any idea yet 10 what the result OF
Yes think have" answered Mr. Webb, with
smile Of much meaning.
DO you think, Mr.. Webb, that the action taken by
Mr. Powderly and the General Executive Board Of the
knights Of Labor will in your case be similar that
policy so often followed out by the executive Of the
knights Of Laborl7
Yes. think 1T WILL. answered Mr. Webb al
think that Mr. Powderly will call here 10 morrow,
submit his demands which will be refused and then !
think he VIII cai the strike 'on' and decide sacr
hce the members OF MS order this branch rather
than involve the whole order I'm a fight ON the entire
system, which in the end would be sure TO be dis
astrous"
Mr.. Webb said he was much pleased with The
progress made toward complete resumption of work
by the company. Freight will be received to-aav q,
all yards and agencies as well the Barclay ST.
per and the full number Of freight trains called for
by the schedale will be Tun beginning t1day AL
though no freight trains yesterday gangs O,
men were busy making up trains which will be started
early this morning for all points West.
There was a collision at Mcrose. between an engine
and o freight train the Harlem Railroad late Sat
mday night. which. it said, was due to the mex
perience Of swtchman, who has only been al
for the company since the strike. freight
train, consisting Of eight cars and Engine No. SAL
had been made up in the freight yard and a few
minutes after IL O'Clock Engineer smith sgnacd tC
Charles Russell, the switchman, that he was coming
Out Of the yard. II was the duty Of the swtchmaT
oPeh tne s"Itcn ana display d reo HsH'' Ahc I1'
light was not shown. and Engine 542, which was com
ing on the down track from White Plains dashed int
she tender OF the freight engine and turned it upside
uown The shock threw Engine 612 frOL the trad
Snc broke the coupling pin Of the freight engine
~ ms engine were Engineer Smith, Fireman Foster att
CONDUCTOR % o-iiara. They dc n0t sec the approach
ias lain and when the tender stru TX they were
r niown Violently backward and fell under it. They
Get out. - w. ~ ~
Sne ninere wsS no one left the freight engine and
aen II broke away from the loaded IL started
ns.MJe Me track for tbs Grand Central station. F0rtu
-s''y' The lever had not been opened wide. and the