Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-14

Tins. The Grew had received no orders
to abandon. All mail trains will be
allowed to run on schedule time.
A later Buffalo saws: 1t is reported that
the employees of the New York Central
will not strike until after the pay-car,
which is expected at noon to-day, reaches
the city.
Assuming Serious Proporti0ns-NIF.
Dcpew's Representative Must Con-
fer with the knights.
NEW YORK, Aug. S.-The difficulty be.
tween the Knights of Labor and the New
York Central railroad assumed rather
startling shape to day. During the night
j. Fl. Holland of the executive board Of
the knights arrived in this city and this
forenoon he made three different attempts
to have conference with Third Vice.
president Webb in regard to peaceful
solution of the trouble.
Mr.. Webb refused to talk with him and
motioned him out Of the office. Then Mr..
Holland talked the m tier over with Mr..
Toucey and the latter went to see Mr..
Webb. This gentlemen remained OBJ
durate. Then MIR. Holland asked
Mr.. Iouoey for the reinstatement of the
discharged men, but got no reply. Mr..
Holland warned Mr.. Toucey that he and
MIR. Webb would be responsible il any
strike resulted.
The district committee Of the knights
will meet this afternoon and further con-
slider the matter.
Mr.. PdwderIy, president Of the knights
and MIR. Hayes, the secretary, are in
Philadelphia ready to be called il their
presence is desired.
The impression ia growing AMONG the
employees of the road that the war upon
the knights was decided upon some time
ago and that Mr.. Depew being opposed
to it went to Europe 30 as to be absent
when the discharges occurred.
3
IL Blocks Freight and GrippIes Pas
senKer Traffic.
New YoRK, Aug. 9-The first train
which left the Grand Central depot this
morning passed underneath the big
wooden bridge at Forty fifth street, at ex-
actly $50 O'Clock. Four oars were at
tached to this train and they were occu-
piad by the mail sorters, whose duty it
was to distribute the mails before the
train reached Albany.
There were no passengers aboard. The
tieup on the road was complete. Every
trainman, brakeman, switchman, engi-
neer and conductor except those neces-
sary to attend the running OF the mail
trains stopped work on the order OF the
Executive Board OF District Assembly No.
GAG.
The railroad men, by mutual consent,
agreed to furnish enough assistance to
allow the msil trains to run, but they
had determined that not o siugle passen-
ger nor pound of freight should be
carried on the lines Of the New York
Central & Harlem River railroad after
z. 10 o'cl elk last night.
From $50 until 80 no trains were
r1n this morning. About O'Clock, how
ever great nunber OF the train hands
who did not belong to the X. OF L. re-
ported at the yard for work. They were
instructed to set about clearing the
tracks.
Third Vicn.president Webb took charge
OF the men gs soon as they entered the
yard. He had been up all night super
intending ths cnmpany's business and
consulting with thu police officials from
time to time regarding the safety
of the passengers who arrived on
the incoming trains. Those were COM
PEELED to eat off tbs cars at Mott Haven
instead Of coming into the Grand Osntral
depot a. usunl, and they had TO rely upon
the accommodation OF tho elevated rail-
road and the street cars to bring them
down town.
While the crowd Of intending passen-
gers were being turned away from the
Grand Central Depot last night q rumor
eross to the effect that the entire Wander
bilt System vas practically pAreIyzed and
thatthe West Shore road too was tied up.
Some, however, went to tho West Forty
second street ferry and purchased their
tickets for vsrioua points throughout the
state. They were enabled to travel on this
route although the trains were some-
what delayed by the unusual traffic
thrown upon the road. ALI the West Shore
trains went out last night and the $3.50
train this morning was particularly
crowded.
At II O'Clock last night the st. Louis
train came in at the West Shore depot.
The baggage was handled by the train
men and no excitement was observable.
Train Inspector Williams and Train
Master Reick were responsible for the
of the yard. Fiv freight
trains left between O'Clock last night
and O'Clock this morning.
The striker all conducted themselves
in an orderly manner. They say they are
determined not to work until the dis
charged men are reinstated. The exscu,
tive board of District Assembly, GAG, was
in sessionall night, Acting Superintendent
Byrnes was notified by the officers of the
Hudson River railroad at 4 o'clock yester-
day afternoon that q strike was imminent.
The strike they said would not occur
before 7 O'Clock, when the crews would
10 changed. At O'Clock the inspector
put offioers at all the switching stations.
The inspector had also all the bridges
over the track guarded SO that the trains
should moi be eaaaied by missiles. The
river front from sixtiaLh to seventy ninth |
street was particularly guarded. This is
the grain elevator district.
Inspector Byrnes remained at his post
all night. To-day he has Detectives all