Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-10
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
Situation Of the Strike on the New
York Railroads.
CALIFORNIA WINES IN FAVOR.
The Silver Bill Not Advantageous
to Great BRITANNIA Family
Feud-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRp-usros.l
THE STRIFE.

THE STRIKE.
The Whole New York Central System
Tied Up.
New YORK, August 9th.-Despite the
denials of officials, the whole New York
Central system is practically tied up by
the strike, and the struggle promises to be
long and bitter, as both sides are stubborn
ly determined not to give in. Every knight
of Labor employed in running the trains
has quit work. and the whole line between
this city and Buffalo is strewn with aban-
doned freight and passenger trains. The
commerce of the State and country is in
danger of being paralyzed, as the strikers
will leave no stone uniurned to carry their
point. In fact, the leaders of the strike in
innate that they will tie up every road in
the State before tomorrow night, unless
their demands are complied with
On the other side Vanderbilt is said to
have issued an order to President Weber
to crush out the strikers, even if it cost a
million dollars.
Many thousands of trainmen, switchmen
and yardmen are out in the freight and
passenger yards of the New York Central
in this city. They say they will extend the
war TO the West Shore, the Harlem road,
Lake Shore and Nickel Plate, if they are
not met amicably.
Hundreds of thousands of tons of freight
are completely blockaded and passenger
trafficis greatly delayed.
the strikers, so far, have refrained from
acts of violence, and have been gwen per-
mission to work in order to save perishable
freight. The officers of the road, however,
have taken measures to protect the men
that have been hired, and have 200 police
reserves scattered about the Central Depot
| and yards ready for an emergency.
A report comes from Albany that the
militia has been ordered to be held in read
mess for active duty.
| The strike is already being seriously felt
in this city. The wholesale price of milk
has advanced from 81 81 to So per can, and
many people have been forced to fall back
on the condensed article.
Many train-loads of meat in refrigerator
cars are reported standing on the tracks
between this city and Albany. Most oil
the butchers have supplies enough to last
to- day.
On the river-front, from Fifty.ninth to
Seventy ninth Streets all the barges and
boats of the company are tied up. Great
loads of coffee, sugar, etc, are waiting to be
moved. Here again the company is sur.
prised at the strength of the Knights. II
was not known that many OF the freight
handlers on the docks were members, vet
Oh one dock alone seventy-eight men quit
work. Seven hundred men will be Obliged
to quit work on account of the tie-up in
the Hudson street yard of the company.
CALIFORNIA MAILS DELAYED.
New YORK, August 9th.-The tie-up on
the Central road has delayed the through
mail from San Francisco. This is one OF
| the largest and most important mails that
arrive here. 1t was due at 1915 this morn.
| ing, but had not reached here up TO noon
1t is feared the tie-up will interfere with
the prompt distribution of California fruits
| to New England points, but the New York
and New Haven road, which connects here
with all the Western roads, directly, or by
ferry, luckily has side line from Harlem
which does not depend on connection with
the Central and freights are moving by
that line to New England, though with
some interruption, while the passenger
traffic to New England is still largely suffer.
ing from interference. The employees Of
the New York and New Haven road say
that they are not in sympathy with the
tie-up, SO probably California fruits via this
line will go forward fairly well. The
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dition under the circumstances.
TRAINS MOVING.
| There is considerable improvement in
| the situation at the Grand Central Depot
this morning The notice announcing the
| temporary suspension of passenger traffic
| is taken down. Between and 10 O'Clock
seven trains came in, some through trains
others local, made up of the cars stalled at
Harlem and Motthaven.
Vice-President Webb said that he did not
think the matter would assume gigantic
proportions; that men would be found to
manage the trains. The msjority of those
who left are switchmen and yardmen.
| Their places are being filled as rapidly as
| possible.
Five through passenger trains were sent
| out this morning. The New York and
New Haven. though not tied up, is blocked
| for about ten miles out, until it leaves the
main New YORK Central track.
| Five freight trains left over the West
Shore Road last night.
The strikers have all conducted them
selves in an orderly manner. Thew saw
they are determined not to work until the
discharged men are reinstated The Exc
cutive Board of District Assembly 246 was
in session all night.
Inspector Byrnes remained at his post
all night. To-day he has detectives all
along the bridges and in the tunnels. No
freight cars will be run to day, but the In.
spector has received dispatch to the effect
that the officials will try to run passen-
ger train. Reserves are held at most of the
precincts.
The New York and Harlem ticket Office
is closed. No trains went out on that
branch.
No news was received this morning of
any trouble on the West Shore Road
The New York Central officials feel con-
fident the interruption to travel will be of
short duration.
Not a single freight train left the Yards
to-day, and none arrived. Webb will make
strenuous efforts to run freight trains Mon
day, both on theWest Shore and New York
Central. I'VE will hold meeting to. NOR
row." Webb said. land decide what we will
do in regard to the freight trains. think
we will have enough men by Monday to
get everything in good running order.
am well satisfied with the way in which
passenger trains were sent out to- day, and
/ don't think we will have any more diff
Guilty with the freight trains'
j. J. Holland spent most of the dav in
the Grand Union Hotel in conference
with representative strikers. He told the
reporters mat ne COulQ not say anything
about the probabilities for Monday, beyond
the fact that the men would fight hard.
He could not tell, he said, whether the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
would call out their members or not.
There were many statements made to-
day regarding the number of men on a
strike. The men themselves said there
were 5000 or 1000, while the railroad
officials maintained that there were but 300
or 400 men out.
At o'clock tonight sixty. four of the
night force of freight switchmen at the
West Shore depot at Weehawken reported
for duty: at TAO o'clock a locomotive
whistle rang out shrilly in the yard and
fifty of the switchmen left their posts and
walked to their homes. This action left
the ward almost deserted
Preparations to meet the emergency were
Immediately made. Freight Conductor
Kane, who acted as spokesman for the
striking switchmen, told the yard master
that personally the men had no grievances.
They have been ordered out by the Knights
of Labor, and obeyed.
At 10 o'clock everything in the West
Shore yard at Weehawken was quiet, and
the work of making up trains was going
on. All incoming trsins are arriving at
the depot on time. The station officials
said no other men were out on the road,