Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-09
Vanderbilt Lines Tied Up in
New York.
Two Passenger Trains Abandoned in
The Middle of a Tunnel.
Hundreds of Detectives Employed in
Guarding Property.
The Strike Sprung with Surprising
Suddenness--RailWa Officials
Say They VIII Fight to
The End.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatches.
New YORK, Aug. S.-lBy the Asso-
ciated Press.] The rumbling of a
storm among the thousands of en-
ployers of the New York Central and
Vanderbiltlines, owing to the discharge
of Knights of Labor and brotherhood
men, broke like flash from a
clear sky tonight. Over its length
the Central was tied up. Trains were
left by their crews where they stood
when the order came. Two passenger
trains were left at Eighty-sixth street
in the tunnel. The latest report is
that the West Shore road is tied up
through its length as we'll as the New
York and New Haven railroad.
Great throngs of people crowded
into the Grand Central depot
trying to have tickets changed.
No one seemed to know how it was,
or who ordered the strike. Even
J. J. Holland, the labor leader, denied
that he knew who ordered it, or even
if was ordered.
Representatives Of the railroad COM
pany called upon Acting Superintend-
ent Byrnes for protection and all reser-
YES on the east side above Forty-second
street Yonkers and on the West side
from St. Johns Park to Yonkers
were placed on duty guarding
tracks and property. The depot
at Forty-second street was
were placed on duty guarding
tracks and property. The depot
at Forty-secOnd street was
under the protection of full force of
police assisted by members of the boat
patrol. Inspector Byrnes's detectives
guarded the switches and signal sta
tions along the road to Yonkers. At
ter these arrangements had been made,
word reached police headquarters that
some of the strikers intended to take
possession of the switch house
at Eighty-seventh street and Fourth
avenue. Inspector Byrnes Immediately
detailed two detectives to watch that
to remain at headquarters all night.
Vice-President v ebb. of the New
York Central, on being interviewed by
reporter, said the strike extended
only to West Albany. ALI of the men
who went out from the employ of the
road tonight, Webb said, would be
promptly discharged in the morning.
Those men who remained would be
taken care of and amply protected as
we'll as the men who came to work for
the road. The road would take on all
good men who applied for work in the
morning as far as they were needed
to fill the places of the deserters. With
great emphasisa the vice-president an
nounced that he would fight the strik-
ers to the bitter end. He said the new
set Of demands he had never seen and
he knew nothing whatever about
them.
In effect these demands are for
minimum days wages of $1.50, station
agents to receive an increase of SIS a
month; that the men in the yards at
Troy and Green Island shall receive
the same compensation as at Schenec-
tady and East Albany; that all fremen
ON six-wheel connected engines shall
receive q cents per mile; all engineers
on the same cents; four-wheel engine
engineers 81 cents per mile, firemen
2 cents per mile; for all over time
double time.
Webb announced that the mail had
pulled out of the depot at 8 o'clock
with four mail cars on, but no passenger
cars were attached to the train. The
vice president further announced that
no attempt would be made to night.
There are no means to get to Albany
or New England tonight. But the
opening up of the great avenues OF
trade, he said, would be begun tomor-
row. The strike was ordered on
account of the discharge of certain
employees. Under the order every
train was abandoned, no matter where
it might be. Travel was not only
blocked on the Central road but also
on the New York and New England
and New York and Harlem roads,
which used the tickets of the Central
as far as MelrOse. There is great
excitement.at the depot. where great
crowds of people gathered who expect
ed to take trains out of the city.
Hotels in the neighborhOOd are crwded
with disappointed travellers.
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 8-The Cen
trail Hudson road is tied up from Buff
falo to New York. All switchmen
have deserted their posta Train are
allowed to proceed to terminal lewiston
and the switch servive. The o'clock
trained out of New York aorived here
on the time but now lies up in the
yard. The night boat to New Yorw to
night had an unsual passenger list. 1t
looked asst houg only direct route to to
New York tomorrow will be by the
day boat.