Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-12
THE STRIKE ENDED.
NEW YORK CENTRAL TRAINS AGAIN
RUNNING REGULARLY.
by Pinkertop Men and Miiitia--why
the Movement Failed.
by ,elerra phi to the pIsps,chI

were. go far as words went at all events, as
stubborn as ever.
THE DEPOT UNUSUALLY QUIT.
All through the night the Grand Central
depot presented a scene OF unusual quiet
and gloom, but as the hours passed away
and daylight began 10 appear the scene
gradually changed. N became hurry ana
scurry everywhere. There was some ap-
prehension apparently rs TO how the days
work would be begun, and the third day
Of the great strike was entered upon.
BUFFALO RxrREss on TINE.
The Buffalo express or newspaper train.
moved out exactly on time at 4.5j A. NJ,
and before7 o'clock two trains bad been
sent out over the Harlem division.
ALL IMPORTANT TRAINS TO De RUN.
Having been successful 80 far the man.
agement set about making its plans for the
day and soon after the announcement was
made that all trains would be run to-day
with the exception of the Croton locals,
both north ana south bound. IL was
thought advisable TO abandon these trains
! altogether, but at the same time 10 meet
the emergency the management arranged
go that all trains except express trains
| should stop at all way stations 81 that the
local travelling public might be put to a.
/ little Inconvenience as possible. ms
l
ten Duyvil.
The police arrangements remain about
/ the same rs yesterday, with the exception
that the men were told TO be ever watchful
to-day and not leave their posts for even
an instant.
! yICE-PREsIeFNT wFBB INTERVIEWER.
Precisely at 6 o'clock this morning Third
! President Webb entered the sanctum
| allotted to him in the depot. A reporter
II. 4 Il and 4Hf
1t il reported. Mr.. Webb, that the fire.
men of the road have Joined the strikers
That statement u untrue. The hremen
have not struck. and all trans so tar are
running all right, and every one of them
left here fully manned"
What about the signal towers Z"
"They are. also fully manned, and the
men changed their shifts this morning as
| though no strike had ever occurred
EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL ALL ALONG TIE ROAD.
The fact is, my young friend" con-
tinued Mr.. Webb, warming up and smiling,
everything is beautiful all along the
road"
The third vice-president kept on read
inc letters and kilograms as he spoke.
by the way said Mr.. Webb, as though
a new idea had struck him. " should have
said all along the road except at Syracuse.
At that point the railroad il not getting
sufficient protection. / have telegraphed
TO Governor Hill, asking him TO send ont
| plenty Of militia III order to protect the
| employees of our road"
THE FRIGHT TO BE MOVED.
"What. if anything, has been done IN
the direction of moving the freight, which
has already suffered much delay!" was
asked.
I'VE have already made arrangements
for moving freight this morning, aud re-
LAYS of men are already at work at Sixty
sixth street, Thirtieth street, and IT.
Johns Park. IL Is our intention 70 set
about moving the freight at these points
al o'clock this morning. and ! am proud
/ TO say that we have an ample supply OF
| policemen to save us from any trouble
MR.. DEPEw NoT YET CALLED UPON.
Have you any objections. Mr.. Webb. 10
| saving whether or not you have heard from
! Mr.. Depew in relation 10 the strike"
Il have not heard from Mr.. Depew yet,
and indeed do not expect 10 hear from
/ Mr.. Depew to-day. You see we have COPIED
with the strike so far ourselves, and l
! think that the worst Of il Is over. so that
/ YOU can readily see that there IS no likeli-
! hood that Mr.. Depew viii be called upon.
| SO far rs ! said, all IS WE'LL
THE FIRST FBTIGHT TRAIN.
The first train of freight forwarded from
! this city over the New York Central road
since the trouble on that line occurred
moved out of the yard al SiXty-fifth street
/ at 9l5 this morning. The work of making
up the train had been gong on Tor IN
/ hour and quarter previously and the
/ train WAS made up Of fOrty-fOur cars under
/ the direction Of Yard-Master Mitchell All
| the freight shipped was of perishable ma
! ture and neither the preliminary work nor
! the actual forwarding was marked with
any excitement or difficulty. The train IS
| bound for Albany. Jonn OBrien Is en-
| gineer and Fred. Smith fireman. The en-
| gine is No. 146.
The departure of the train was watched
by about one hundred men, who stood in
| the adjacent vacant lots. Two hundred
policemen were on hand under command
| of Inspector Steers. who was prepared to
meet any trouble that might arise. but
there was practically nothing for them to
| do.
STATE TROOPS ASKED FOR.
New YORK. August LIN reply to
dispatch sent by Nice-President Webb to
/ Governor Hill TO-DAY asking, that State
troops be sent TO Syracuse, he this after
noon received the following reply from
Colonel Judson, military secretary TO the
| Governor:
Your dispatch to Governor Hill at hand.
| He directs me to say that he has sent Cen
eral Farnsworth to investigate the sltua-
| ton and report on IL. 1t is desirable that
Official and authentic information should
be obtained before action is taken. You
may rest assured chat the State authorities
will act promptly and vigorously III pro-
tecting property and preventing violence;
The functions of military forces should
not, however be misunderstood.
FUNCTIONS OF HE MILITIA.
Ii is not their business TO operate rail-
| road nor TO interfere on behalf of either
party 10 labor controversy, but only
when invoked to aid the local civil au-
| thorities in suppresslng violence and pro
tecting property. They are not expected
TO do mere police duty or 70 discharge
! those functions which more properly be-
long To the sherif's posse coB'tidtus. The
powers of the civil authorities should be
fully applied before recourse should be
had to the military forces.
The Governor desires that you keep him
fully advised as to any untoward occur
| rences.
ALL QUIET AT SYRACUSE.
SYRACUSE. n. Y, August ll.-All 10 quiet
in Syracuse, tho railroad troubles being
| confined to the yards at East Syracuse,
which seemed to be the present key to the
situation. The Central authorities to-day
began running all passenger trains over
the West Shore, switching at hlrkville on
the east and at Oswego Junction on the
west. bringing trains back on to the Cen
tral here. The Central tracks through
| Syracuse to-day are practically aoandohea.
TROOPS AWAITING ORDERS.
Pinkerton men. acting as deputy sherifs.
and the Twenty sixth separate company or
Elmira and the Twenty ninth and Ihirtieth
separate companies of Oswego, are at the
armory in this city awaiting orders. Inc
Fifth battery moved out at 8 O'CLOCK TINS
morning but was ordered back. When
daylight broke at East Syracuse all was
quiet. even the customary footing OF loco
motiye-w whistles being missed. After break;
fast strikers to the number OF 500 repaired
10 the wards. They had been OH the watch
all night. but had nothing to do.
STRIKERS CoUNsELLED To AVOID VIOLENCE.
Leader James Bourke was on hand and
counselled his followers to avoid violence.
He said they were going to van and We're
the main tracks of the Central We're clear.
The strikers said they would let the mails