The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-10
ERIE AND PENNSYLVANIA
No Trouble Likely Unless Central
Freight Is Openly Moved.

Up TO late hour last night there was
no confirmation of the vague runor that
the strikers on the New York Central
Road had given in. The situation had
remained practically unchanged at the
Grand Central Depot since reports pub
lished in yesterdays afternoon papers
Mail trains moved in and out on the best
time they could make. That was all.
The Knights mad been holding all DAY
sessions behind closed doors, put from
reports which had leaked out during the
afternoon it was anticipated that the
trains on the West Shore would be tied
up after shutdown. A tie-up on the Erie
was also looked for. But uD to that hour
trains were running as usual.
An interview with j. ]. Holland, OF the
General Executive Board of the Knights,
was obtained yesterday afternoon. he
refused to say anything definite, but ad.
mitted that from the general tenor OF
matters, it was reasonable to expect that
the strike would extend throughout the
Vanderbilt system, embracing the West
Shore. nickel Plate" Southern Michi-
gan, Chicago & Northwestern, and other
lines.
Orders were issued to the Knights en-
ployed on the Erie, New Jersey Central
and West Shore roads yesterday after
noon to quit work during the night If it
was definitely ascertained tina. the COM
panies were handling the traffic of the New
YORK Central. This action, however, was
looked upon as highly Improbable. 1t
would be nearly impossible 60 obtain GER
tainty on the point at such short notice.
ana the Knights have no idea OF impair
ing the moral strength or their posltlon
through hasty action.
PEACEFUL PENNsY.
The same order was sent to the
Pennsylvania road. But at midnight
there was not the slightest indication tnat
any trouble would arise there. Yard
master Thompson assured me at that
hour that no New York Central
freight had been handled by
the company and it was not
expected that any would be. So secure
does the company feel that Superinten-
dents jackson and Crawford both left
their offices to go home at the usual hour.
toned closely and all protested utter ig-
norauce OF any orders to the knights.
The yard Of the company is not pro-
tected by any increased police force, nor
is there any other unusual indication.
CLOUDS ABOUT ERIE.
At this hour the same may be said or
the Erie road, although during the day
q well-defined rumor went out that New
York Central freight was being moved
This rumor was not verified, and
the men continued work There is
no doubt but every effort
will be made by the strikers to prevent
this road from helping the Central and
that if necessary the knights will be
ordered out on it. The drill men in the
yard openly declared yesterday that they
would not move any OF the Central's
freight, and they have numerous
followers In this determination.
Ii is feared that today this resolve may
lead TO trouble.
In the afternoon clerk IN the office of
the Master OF Transportation told me
that both passenger and freight traffic
had increased but slightly in consequence
of the Cenfral's strike. No doubt Ii the
strike was not settled the pressure would
be felt more Immediately in a day or two,
and if SO the lineInen and freight han
dlers might give the company some
trouble lie did not think, how
ever. the sympathies Of the men extended
to the point OF striking.
One Of the men experimenting the