Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10
ABANDONED TRAINS.
The Vanderbilt Lines Re-
main Tied-up.
No Freight Trains In and Out
of Gotham.
Vanderbilt Gives Orders to Crush
the Strikers.
Officials Take a Hopeful View of tn
Situation - Powderly's View of the
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches
New YORK, August 9.-Despite the
denials of the officials the whole New
York Central system is practically tied
up by the strike, and the struggle prom
ises to be long and bitter. Every
Knight Of Labor employed in running
trains has quit work, and the whole line
between this city and Buffalo is strewn
with abandoned freight and passenger
trains. The commerce of the state and
country is in danger of being paralyzed,
as the strikers will leave no stone up
turned to carry their point. In fact the
leaders of the strike intimate 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 Or
der to President Weber to crush out the
strikers, even if it cost a million dollars.
Many thousands of trainmen, switch
men 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, and
the strike is already being seriously felt
in this city. The wholesale price of milk
has advanced from $137 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 of
the butchers have supplies enough to
last only today.
Not single freight train left the yards
to-day, and none arrived. Vice-Pres-
ident Webb will make strenuous effort
to run freight trains Monday, both on the
West Shore and New York Central. "We
will hold meeting Tomorrow, Webb
said, "and decide what we will do in
regard to freight trains. think we will
have enough men by Monday to get
everything in good running ordeA l am
well satisfied with the way in which pas
senger trains were sent out to-day and
l don't think we will have any more diff
feulty with freight trains"
j. j. Holland spent most of the day in
the Grand Union hotel in conference with
representative strikers. He told the
reporters he could not say anything
about probabilities for Monday, beyond
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not tell, he said, whether the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers would call
out its members or not.
There were many statements made
today regarding the number Of men on
the strike. The men themselves said
there were three or four hundred men
out. At 8 O'Clock tonight sixty-four of
the night force of freight switchmen at
the shore depot at Weehawken reported
for duty. At 7 40 o'clock locomotive
whistle rang out shrilly in the yard, and
fifty of the switchmen left their posts
and walked to their homes. This act
ion left the yard almost deserted. Pre-
parations to meet the emergency were
Immediately made.
Freight conductor Kane, who acted
as spokesman for the striking switch
men, told the yardmaster that personal
ly the men had no grievances. They
had 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 trains were arriving
at the depot on time. The station Of
ficials saidn other men were out on
the road, but this the strikers deny.
At II 80 O'Clock tonight it was stated
that all trains on the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad had been
gotten through all night. On the New
York Central road the Z 80 Montreal
express arrived at 8 O'Clock; the Fast
Mail train at 8 :15.
In conclusion Mr.. Powderly said "I
notice the statement made that Chaun-
cey M. Depew is not held responsible for
this trouble, but the discharge of the
mel did not take place without his
knowledge or consent. On the contrary,
before he went to Europe his men were
being victimized, SO he is as responsible
as he was before he sailed for the old
world. He is not pauper, and, as
consequence, can use the electric cable.
He knows all that is transpiridg in this
country pertaining to his own interests.
CLEVELAND, August 9th.-Effort was
made tonight by an Associated press
representative to find chief Arthur of
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi-
neers, but that gentleman had gone on
visit to his daughter. Delos Everett,
an officer of the Grand Division, was
seen and said the officers of the order
here knew nothing whatever of the
situation in New York. They had no
idea that there was going to be strike
of any sort. "Our men are not involved
and so far as know, are not likely to
be-" said Mr.. Everett. 'The Engineers
have made no complaint, and there is
not the least likelihood Of their joining
the strikers"
1t is said that another complaint for
forgery will be filed against J. M. Dam
ron on Monday, as it has been discover
ed that firm of ticket brokers, Worth &
James, held note for $3.50, purporting
to be signed by Hervey Lindley, in con-
nection with Damron.
POWDERLEY'S VIEWS.
Cl,o Holds DanaW Re.