The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-14
THE RAILROAD STRIKE.
Knights Of Labor in Secret Session.
Movement Of Freight Trains.

anywhere in the network of tracks in the
big yards, and the cars are now standing on
the proper sidetracks ready to be coupled
up for outgoing trains, which are handled
by the train dispatcher without any delay
and but very little inconvenience.
Meetings were held this afternoon by
three local assemblies. They claimed every
tn ing was in their favor and very little
switching being done.
The rumor that the West Shore Railroad
is tied up on account of the engineers going
out has been found to be false. At the
Grand Central depot all the engineers are
at work. No strike of engineers is liable
to happen on either road.
The strikers took heart to-day when they
heard of the strike on the Delaware ana
Hudson Canal CoDpany's lines, and were
jubiant
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
General Superintendent VOORHEES, this
evening said he had received a report in the
afternoon that indicated an unconditional
surrender on the part of the Knights Of
Labor of Harlem division. He received
message last evening informing him that
committee had just waited on Superin-
tendent Worcester and informed him that
local assembly 1905, located at Dover
Plains, had surrendered their charter.
This was confirmed by message addressed
to E. j. Lee and signed \. L. Fem. II Q
strikers made no conditions. They say
they are ready for any disposition the
company may see fit to make of them.
They are ready to go TO work at ONCE.
him to employ four conductors and twelve
brakemen. tile balance to report at the
Grand Central depot.
DELAWARE AND HUDSON TIED UP.
ALBANY, Aug. 13-Tne Delaware and
Hudson switchmen and brakemen have
gone out and the road is tied ND. One hun
dred and fifty Michigan Central men were
sent to West Albany at II o'clock to move
freight for the New York Central.
The switchmen and laborers in the Upper
Delaware and Hudson yards quit this after
noon. The railroad men say they do not
know the cause. The report that the brake
men had also gone out is pronounced I'M
true. One of the company's officers says
the number of strikers will not exceed $50
The men claim they detected the Della
ware and Hudson officials endeav0Ting to
move the New York Central freight, in VIC
latiOn of a promise made to the district
assembly. Passenger trains are all run
ming, and the strikers say they will not dis
turb them. The Knights claim the action
of the Central people In bringing on
large number of switchmen from the Michi-
gan Central yards at Chicago will at once
extend the strike TO the Western lines of
the Vanderbilt system.
LOCOMOTIVE tlREMEN'
Reed of the Locomotive Firemen's Broth
erhood is authority for the following: 1--WE
are all ordered out by an order from head
quarters"
Reed is Division Chief of the brother
hood. The strike is ordered by Sargent,
General Chief of the Firemen's Brother
hood. 1t is understood the order applies to
the New York Central and West Shore
roads, and it is reported the iremen on the
latter have struck and the road is tied up.
II is probable the strike may extend to
other roads.
Three carloads of Pinkerton men have
gone to protect non-uniun men in the West
Albany yards.
TERRE HAUTE Qnd.), Aug. 13.-Grand
Master Sargent of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen, left at noon for Cleveland
to meet with the Grievance Committee, but
whether or not in connection with a general
strike is not known. At national head
quarters here positive statement was made
that he had not ordered the firemen to
strike. When seen by an Associated Press
representative yesterday, Sargent said 1t
was out of the question tor the brotherhood
to engage in the strike as the case stood.
MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT TRAINS.
The strike which lasted since last Friday
at the West Albany yards was raised to-
day. Two New York freight trains, which
have been lying at East Albany, were the
first to cross the railroad bridge after the
closing of the draw, which had stood
open since the strike began. Several
yards and over the bridge. Pinkerton de-
tectiYes on the first train were stoned as
they passed through the lumber districts,
and three OF them received severe bruises.
Later in melee which followed
an attempt of the Pinkertons 10 clear
crowd of people from the bridge
one spectator was severely hurt by being
struck with club in the hands of one of
the PinkertOns. One of the detectives was
also hurt. The Pinkerton men had no au-
thority to disturb the spectators, as the
bridge is public highway.
A hundred men who went on strike in
the Delaware and Hudson yards to-day ap-
pointed O committee who waited upon
Superintendent Hammond and remained
in consultation all the evening. On
emerging Hammond declared that the
company would not knowingly handle
Central freight. 1t is expected the men
will resume work in the morning. Chief
Seargent and John Reed, who is the leader
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
in this vicinity, emphatically denied to-
night the rumor that the fremen would 60
out on the Central road.
A QUESTION OF TINE.
SYRACUSE. Aug. 13.-Local Knights say
they have been expecting the fremen to
strike, and that il has from the first been
only question as to time when they would
be ordered out Aside from this there is no
evidence that strike has been proclaimed
The fremen are working as usual.
PowDERLY INTERVIEWED.
DETROIT, Aug. 13.-The Executive Board
of the Knights of Labor assembled here in
secret session at 2 o'clock this afternoon
and at IL o'clock tonight were Still in con-
ference.
General Master Workman Powderly was
interviewed tonight on the New York
Central strike. He said the going out
of Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen,
was scarcely surprise, as he
has every reason to believe that such
would be the result before leaving the
East The action of the fremen was
purely voluntary it was just as much their
fight as that of the knights Of Labor.
"Will you say something regarding the
responsibility for this extensive railway
strike and consequent Inconvenience to the
general public?"
Where men are dismissed and thrown
out of employment in Jumps, which aggre-
gate from fifty to sixty, as was the case
Shore lines, 1t is pretty conclusive evil
denee that there must be something rad
ically wrong with the management. They
bore with this very unjust and undesirable
condition OF affairs until il became evident
1t would be better to be knocked down
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railroad people brought on the trouble"
When asked as TO whether
Depew went to Europe to avoid
participation in the impending
difficulties Powderly said that Drpew was
very diplomatic; that wholesale discharges
were made in April, and that Depew may
have left tile country to avoid going on
record in connection with the troubles
SYMPATHY WITH THE STRIKERS.
SARATOGA, Aug. 13.-There is a rumor
among railroad people here tonight that
appears to be pretty well founded that
the engineers and fremen on the
b. and IL. road are in SYM
patty with the Albany strikers
and the fremen have received permission
from their headquarters to strike if they
desire. Should this happen, the engineers
say they will refuse to work with green
hremen.
Attempt TO Wreck Train.
SING SING On. ", Aug. 13.-An attempt
was made last night, at this place,
TO wreck the express train from New
YORK by winding n chain around one
OF the, rails. The large locomotive cut
through chain without causing anv damage,
Had some of the light engines been used
serious damage might been done It 10