Telegram-herald., 1890-08-12
THE STRIKE
Ths New York Central AID It's
Men Snll Fighting.
A Humber Of Trains IRE taosiax
ana Altogether ths Situation Is
Dse0graging 10 Strikers.

Friday night led them TO believe that
they could maintain the stoppage Of
Of business On the roads OF the com pzur.
This they have not succeeded ia doing.
SUNDAY TIE regular schedule passenger
service Of tae New YORK Ceatral and
the Harlem reads MAS resumed. the only
change being the consolidation Of GER
tain outgoing Western trains.
The tie-up on the West Shore road
which was iRaugurated Saturday night
did not AFFECT passenger trafic. The
freight business wss brought 10 a stand
still, bat the passenger trains ran as
usual and there was very little delay.
The through Bostoa trains oa the New
Haven road left as usual
siembers OF the order place the num-
Der OF strikers al the way from Il. 2.O0o
10 Is, 000. The company discred its these
figures and says that there are not more
than 1900 men out all along the line.
All through Sunday night the Grand
Central Depot presented q scene Of IN
usual quiet and gloom. but as the
hours passed away and daylight
began 10 appear, the scene gradu-
scurry everywhere. There was some
apprehension apparently as 10 how the
days work would be beguS- and the
third day OF the great strike en-
tered upon. The Buffalo express.
or newspaper train. moved out
exactly on time at 4:55 a. N,
and before o'clock two trains had
been sent out over the Harlem divls-
ion. Having been successful so far,
the Management set about making It's
plans for the day, and soon after the
announcement was made that all trains
would be run during the day, save
couple of locals.
Vice-President Webb informed re-
porter that the rumor that the hremen
had Joined the strikers was untrue. The
signal towers are all fully manned.
Every thing, he said, was working beau
tifully all along tho road except at Syr-
acuse. At that point the railroad is not
getting sufficient protection. He bad
telegraphed to Governor Hill asking
him to send out plenty of militia in
order TO protect the employees of the
road.
The first train Of freight forwarded
since the trouble on that line occurred.
moved out of the yard at Sixty-fifth
street at 9:15 o'clock a. m. Tho
work of making up the train had
been going on for an hour and quar-
ter previously and the train was
made up of forty-four cars under the d.
rection OF Yardmaster Mitchell. All the
freight shipped was OF a perishab bic
nature and neither the preliminary
work nor the actual forwarding was
marked with any excitement or difficult
IL. The train is bound for Albany. The
departure of the train was watched by
about 100 men who stood in the ad ia
cent vacant lots. Two hundred police
men 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.
At the St Johns Park freight depot
at 10 o'clock a. m. the situation was
practically unchanged from that exist
ing there since the tie-up
started Friday evening. Every
where was posted the notice that
no freight would be received
there. All the platforms within the
mammoth building we're piled high with
freight awaiting shipment, and its roof
covered mass OF stalled freight cars.
The officials of the company say that
they have enough men to attend to the
dispatching of all the freight they in
tend TO send out from this city. All the
freight first TO secure attention is that
Of perishable character. No trouble
IS anticipated here by the road officials.
The number of trains TO leave the
Grand Central Depot is 100. The Gus
tomary number leaving on week days is
1}S. The trains which have boen sus-
rended are local trains and OF little i'm.
portance. So far no incoming freight
has arrived at any of the yards of the
company. The West Shore road, how
ever, is handling the New York Central
il-coming freight.
Officials OF the Central speak in tho
most confident manner OF speedy set
tement OF the troubles. They say that
is only question of time when work
will be resumed. They are hourly get
ting men to take the strikers places.
Two hundred men have been sent from
Chicago and many have been secured in
tie East
1t is generally conceded that the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
will have nothing to do with the switch
men in this strike. The engineers them
selves are not in sympathy with IL. and
A. fs.H xsssr 4 Io . -
against their will
The trouble on the tracks used by the
New York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
read caused needless and tiresome de-
Law for numerous Grand Army orgsnizs.
tions. many OF which had come from
considerable distances, and mem bers
were already tired oat and in no humor
to take gracefully the long waiting in
New York.
Ata conference Of the district leaders
OF the Knights OF Labor here Sunday.
it was decided to tie ID the Lake Shore
ard the Michigan Central railroads
from Blfslo 70 Chicago As a "a
suit OF this order al yardmen- switch
men and brskemen of those roads be
longing 20 the Knights Of Labor vii
not 20 20 work. This strike
is ia the main sympathetic one
brs the employees of The LAKE
Store and Michigan Central claim TIA
thy have grievances similar 20 those o
to- strikers on the New York division
Of the Central
Assistant Manage voorhees, is busill
eusa~eS in bring new neu. lie say.
he ass already secursi ls9 experiences
er,loves, ard many more have spplieS
FOR sit1sti0ns-
Secretary Hayes - the Knirh x