The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-09
A BIG RAILROAD STRIKE.
ALL THE VANDERBILT LINES IN
NEW YORK TIED UP.

The New York Central and Hudson
the Metropolis-Traf1c on the West
Shore Road Also Reported Sus-
pended-Service on the Outlet to New
England Also Suspended.
NEW YORK, Aug S.-The rumblings of
an expected storm among the thousands of
employees of the New York Central and
Hudson River and other Vanderbilt lines,
owing to the discharge of Knights of Labor
and brotherhood men, broke like a fash
from clear sky shortly after o'clock to-
night. All the length of the Central road
Is tied up. Trains were left by their crews
where they stood when the order came.
Two passenger trains were left at Eighty
sixth street in the tunnel. one going in each
direction. The latest report, at 9 o'clock. is
that the West Shore road is tied up
throughout its length, as well as the New
York and New Haven railway.
THRoNGs ABOUT THE DEPOT.
Great throngs of people are crowded into
the Grand Central depot trying to have
their tickets changed and asking all manner
of questions. No one seems to know how
the strike was ordered. Even J. j. Holland,
the labor leader, denied that he knew who
ordered it or even that it was ordered when
seen by reporter at O'Clock. The con-
fusion in the crowds about the Grand Cen
tral depot knows no bound.
THE vICE-PREsIDENT INTERVIEWED.
Vice-President Webb was interviewed on
the situation. He said that the strike ex-
tended to West Albany. All the men who
went out this evening, Mr.. Webb said,
-.
ing Those men who remained true to the
company would be we'll taken care of, as
we'll as all men who came to work for the
road. The road would take on all good men
who applied for work in the morning as far
as they were needed, and they would be
guaranteed from all harm as well. With
great emphasis the vice-president an
nounced that he would fight the strikers to
the bitter end.
DEMANDS OF THE STRIKERS.
The demands are for a minimum days
wages Of 81 so, the station agents to re-
ceive an increase of S5 a month; that the
men In the yards at Troy and Green Island
shall receive the same compensation as
those at Schenectady and East Albany; all
fremen on six-wheel connected engines
shall receive pa cents per mile; all engineers
shall receive 4 cents per mile, and on four
wheel engines 31s cents; for all men double
pay LOT over LIIue.
DEPARTURE OF THE FAST MAIL.
Mr. Webb announced that the fast mail
had pulled out at O'Clock with four mail
cars but no passenger cars. The vice presi-
dent further announced that no attempt
would be made to run any trains to New
York. Everything would be left at q
standstill just where the men left off. There
are no means to get to Albany or New Eng
land tonight, but the opening up of the
great avenues of trade would be begun to-
morrow.
1t is announced that the vice president
will give out an official statement of the
roads position in the present unfortunate
controversy to be published in the news
papers and to be laid before the people of
the United States, that they may judge
who was right.
ALL THE POLICE ON DUTY.
Representatives of the railway company
called upon the acting superintendent of
police for protection. The inspector decid ed
to hold in reserve the policemen in all tn Q
precincts below Forty-second street. All
the reserves on the east side TO Yonkers and
on the west from st. Johns
park were placed on duty guarding the
tracks and property of the railway com
pany. The depot at Forty-second street
was under the protection Of full force of
police from the Twenty-third sub-precinct
and these were assisted by the members of
the patrol Inspectors guarded the switches
and signal stations along the road to
Yonkers.
GUARDING THE SWITCH HOUSE.
After these arrangements had been made
word reached the police that some of the
strikers intended to take possession Of the
switch house at Fifty fifth street. The
inspector at once detailed two of his detect
ives to watch that point. The inspector
himself decided to remain at headquarters
all night.
UNABLE TO GET SATISFACTION.
Last night J. j. Holland of the executive
board of the Knights of Labor arrived in
the city and this forenoon he made three
attempts to have a conference with the
third vice-president Of the New York Gem
tral, with view to settlement Of the diff
fersnces. Mr.. Holland asked him for the
reinstatement of the discharged men but
got no reply. MIR. Holland warned him
that he would be responsible if a strike re-
suited. The impression is growing among
the employees of the road that the war upon
the knights was decided upon some time
ago.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR INDIGNANT.
ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. S.-The New York
Central and Hudson river employees are
indignant at the unsatisfactory treatment
OF the knights or Labor committee at new
York The members Of the general execu-
tive board are at the Delevan house, and
have notified the Central-Hudson author
tiles that they will receive any explanation
offered for the dismissal of the Knights Of
Labor men.
The strike in this section extends to the
switchmen and yard men. No through
trains have moved more than a mile out of
the city since o'clock. An attempt was
made to run an express train out at 10
o'clock, but before it had gotten many
blocks il was stalled by the strikers putting
on the air brakes OF the Troy local trains
only one has run since z o'clock. The 6
O'Clock train out of New York arrived here
on time, but now lies in the yard here.
People in hurry to go south and west go
via the Delaware and Hudson road to
Binghamton, connecting there with the
Erie road.
THE LAKE SHORE AND NICKEL PLATE.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8.-The telegraphic an
nouncement of the strike on the New York
| Central was shown tonight to the train
dispatcher Of the Lake Shore company here.
The Lake.Shore is a Vanderbilt road, but
the dispatcher said there had been
| no intimation of trouble on that
line that he was aware of. Eastern trains
had arrived all right. and tickets east had
been sold.
The engineers in the employ of the Nickel