The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-09
EVERY WHEEL TIED u.
Knights Of Labor Stop the New
York Central.
RAILROAD BEGAN THE WAR.
Vanderbi,t's Manager Opened Fight
ON the Labor Unions.
Chauncey Depew Runs Away to Europe
to Dodge the Issue--Allied Lines
Anectsd-strike Threatens to Take
Gigantic Proportions.

derbilt lines, owing to the discharge of the
knights OF Labor and Brotherhood men. broke
nke Hash from clear aky tonight. All
through its length the Central was tied up. and
uains were left by their crews wnere they
stood. When the order came two passenger
trains were left at Eighty-sixth street in the
tunnel
The latest report is that the Lake Shore road
z tied up throughout its length, as we'll az the
New York b New Haven road Great thronpg
OF people crowded fnto the Grand Central depot
trying to have their tickets changed. No one
seemed to know how 1t was or who ordered the
strike Even J. J. Holland, the labor organizer.
Genied that ne knew who ordered it. or even
that II was or tered
Representatives of the railroad company
called upon Acting Superintendent of Police
byrnes Tor protection, and all the reserves on
tne East side shove Forsy-second street TO You-
K rs. aud on the West side from St Johns marx
70 Yonkers were placed on duty guarding
tracks and property. The depot at Forty-sec-
ono street was under the protection Of . full
force OF police, assisted by members of the
boat patrol INSPECTOR Byrnes's detectives guard
eo the swftchs and sigual stations along the
road to Yonkers
Alter these arrangements had been made
word reached police headquarters that some of
the strikers intended to take possessio n Of the
switch house at Eighty seventh street and Fourth
avenue. Inspector Byrnes at once detailed two
detectives TO wasch that point. The inspector
night.
Vice President Webb. of the New York Central.
on being interviewed by . reporter, said the
strike extended only 10 West Albany. All Of the
men who went out from the emnloy al
the road tonight. Webb said, would be
promptly discharged IN the morning. The
men who remain viii be taken
care Of and amply projected, as well AZ men
who come 10 work, for the road would take ca ra
of all good men who asked for work in The
mi rning and as far as they were neeied 10 ali
tne places OF the deserters. WITH great EN-.
phasis the vice president announced that he
would tight the strikers to the bitter end. He
said the new set of demands he had never seen.
and knew nothing about whatever.
In erect these demands are for minimum
days wsges OF $50; station agents to receive
saoa month: min in the yards at Troy and
6rten island receive the sam0 compensation a
. schenectady and East Albany; Ill ar men on
six-wheel connected engines to receive tao ana
a-half cents per mile; all engineers on the same.
four cents: fourwheel engine engineers. three
and a-haf cents per mile andk remen two cents
per mile; for all men overtiy esle pay.
Webb announced that asug-7ast mail had
pulled out OF the depot at o'clock with four
mail cars but NO passengers were attached q
the train. The vice-presidsnt further ~
nounced that no attempt would be made to I'm
trains tonight There were no means to get 20
Albany or New England tonight, but the open-
Ing up OF the great avenues of trade would he
said, be begun tomorrow.
The strike was ordered ON account of the dis.
charge Of certain employs The orders we're
that every train should be abandoned. no matter
where 1t might be. Travel was not only blocked
on he Central road, but slso on the New York
New England and New York & Harlem roads.
which use the tracks of the Central as far a.
Me'rose.
There was great excitement at the denot
where great crowds OF people were gathered who
expected TO take trains out OF the city. II tells
IN that neighborhood are crowded with disan
poinsed travellers
Alta late hour Vice-President Webb stated that
IN the yards OF the Grand Central depot at
Forty Second street, Fifsy-sixth street and Wsst
Albany there were sbout $50 men out. These
mea were all switchmen, and there was No
tsube with the engineers or fremen. he IN
tended to clear the tracks of few cars tonicht
and TO get ready 10 run trains after o,cIock
He said there might be trouble when
this was attempted, but the company would he
an 'ried ample police protection Webb stated
that outside uf local short d stances tse-e wa,a
lou teen trains that ought TO have left the sta
on between o'clock and midnight ONLY one
oil these went out, the fast mail train. They
surely would have trains running In the morn.
ing.
J. J. Holland, of the executive bbard Of the
Knights OF Labor, was seen few minutes later
He expressed himself as firmly as did Webb.
only his way OF putting it was that trains would
not move for several mornings
In Webb's Office telegraph instruments wera
clicking. reporter who could read the instru-
m Mt heard Utica call up New York and ask for
men to be sent TO get passenger ears ont uf the
yards Another message from Paimyra said
tnat the freight yards at that point
were blocked and all the freight at a stand
still. Then New York called up Syracuse re-
peatedly. but could get no answer. Ii was
rumored that number of operators would %
out at midnight These seemed to eontrsdict
Webb's statement that there was no tronhle
west OF Albany.
Notice wss posted in the Grand Central denot
to the effect that the sale of tickets had hse,,
suspended temporarily, and the ticket agent
would refund all money paid for tickets If called
on to DO 30.
Late tonight J. J. Holland stated that he had
not ordered the strike. but thought the head of
the local division of Knights of Labor NIGH,
have done II. Several strikers were interyiewad
on the matter, but declined to talk further than
to say il would prove to be the biggest strike he
fore II was over that the people of the East han
seen for some time.
At late hour it was stated by some sfriter.
that the Lake shore road as far as Chicago We.
in the same tied-up condition as the Central
This rumor, however. cou.d not be verified
The scene about the depot five minutes after
Ii became known that q strike had been erdaraj
was one that win long be remembered The
" wairing-room was crowded with passengers
For some time the rraI state OF sff.,rs
did not dawn upon the passensera
When the fact at last became known
there was wild rush for baggags. and = raid
was made on the hotels The West Shore line
was in q shsky condition tonight. but mn 10
strike was sverted. The post ff,ee
an horlt es received telephone message at IN
o'clock frum the G and Central station. sav,ng
.haf no more m ais w5u be received over the
New York Central tonight
During last night J. J. Holland, of the execu.
i've board of The Kuights OF Labor. arrived in
the eity He made three different sltemnts thi.
sfteraoon 10 have q confs renee with Tnlfd vie
President Webb IN regard TO q peaceful salntion
II the trouble. webb refused to talk with hin,
md motioned him out o. he Office The dlstries
.om uit,ee of the Kni. hts met this afternoon
paydsriy is In PhisdelDnia, ready 70 be caIlea
4 his presence here is required. The imnres-
,ion Is growing that war upon the Knights WAS
iecsced upon some tine sgo. and that Depew
being opposed TO IL, went to Europe to be absenr
when the discharges occurred.
ALBANY. n. Y, Aug THE Central Hudson
roso is tied up from Buffalo TO New York An
he svfschmeu have deserted their posts Trsins
we're allowed 70 proceed to terminals Of divisions
ana then switch service Was refused At
D. clock train out OF New York arrived here ON
lime, bus now lies in the yard. The night boat
|onignt 70 Now York has N unusually larre