New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
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Of any use last night.
The wG>ting would-be passengers INDUCED in all
sorts of conjectures. They asked in vain at the
bureau of information for an explanation. 1t
was rumored that something had happened on
the line, and many received the i'm
preston that there had been an accident.
Some Of the lost patience and went away
talking loudly of revenge on the company Others,
who live at short distances from the city, set
about finding other ways of reaching hone some
travelling by the elevated and the suburban roads.
TIE STRIKE ANNOUNCED IN THE WAITING.
ROOM
About o'clock a railroad official strobe into
the crowded waiting-rOom of the NewYork Gem
tral and called out: " No more trains will leave
this depot tonight"
lie was Immediately besieged by an inquiring
army.
What is wrong?' they cried.
Oh, something's the matter with the Knights
of Labor, he answered, ana that was the tirsu
auth0rlzed public announcement Of the strike
Then the following notice was posted up at the
tic<et-ofiices: The sale OF tickets has been dis
continued temporarily. The ticket agent will 70.
fund if called on to do So
lie was called on To with rush. Hundreds
of people handed in their tickets and got their
money back. But hundreds more held on 10 them
for various reasons. Some felt sure that the word
temporarily IN the announcement showed that
the trouble would be settled and that they
would be able TO catch an early train. Others
declared that they would send in their tickets to-
morrow 70 the company along with hotel bills
for the nights board and lodging.
Cabmen who offered 10 drive " fares" as far
ont as Yonkers and to olner suburban towns Sc
cured few victims Bat most of the delayed
travellers remained in the city. After the post
Ing Of the notice they left the waltng-ro0 In
steady procession. and soon the station was quleer
and more forlorh than ever, though people con-
tinued TO come by twoS and thrces with thclr
| lea tottyf
OF the few stationmen, and to turn sadly and IN
/ several cases madiy away.
The strikers were 50 orderly, and, wlthal; so
methOdical about the execution of their pans
| that there was no disorder at all, and the ten
! extra policemen who were called TO the reinforce.
ment Of those usually on duty at the Grano
| Central Station had nothing particular 10 do.
THE COMPANY'S OFFICIALS DELAYED.
II. Walter Webb. the third vice president. and
Theodore voorhees,, the general superintendent ar
rived at their office shortly after o'clock. Mr..
Webb and Mr.. Voorhees, had some trouble in reach
| ing Ncw-York. They got stalled" in the tunnel
and had to get out Of the train and walk 10 an
! elevated station Mr. Platt, superintendent OF
the Grand Central station. also came Ia the office.
! Mr.. Webb's stenOgrapher went 10 his desk.
j. J. Wager, superintendent of the Wagner Car
! Company, joined the Central officers and soon Mr.
| Webb was surrounded by large and busy staif.
| Telegraphic messages were sent out to all points
effected he and Ikf fds ASSISTANT sad rFSes Se
cTinS crimicnddHt mi PhSfe ~ reached the Grand
| Central Station about 80 p m Not knowing
that NIr. Webb and the others N--e at their posts
! of duty, Mr.. Phyie at iirNt went TO the station
masters office. and called out with a manner In
dicatlnG some agitation. What's IN p
\ TALK WITH vICEPREsrDENT WEBB.
"Thcyre all in," called out of the men in
the Office" in the tunnel
\ Tribune reporter asked Mr.. Webb: What
| is now the situation of Affairs
| Mr. Webb replied There are from $50 TO 900
men on strike. The strike does not extend west
OF Albany, and it does not affect the West shore
stock over the West Shore. The engineers have
not struck. The trainmen, switchmen and lire
To what do YOU etrribute the strike ?"
We discharged iilty-five mon for good ans
! sufficient cause in each case. We
were given the option to-day of re-
! instating the men having q
strike We got the mail off all right at o'clock,
| and with this exception no trains have been run
! ming in or ont of the station. We have enough
loyal men for crews for the trains, but SWITCH
! men are lacking. Trains coming into New
York though not into the Grand Central station.
! We are taking them 10 Mott-laven and transfer
ring the passengers 10 horse cars. and To Kings
! Bridge. and transferring them :. the Northern.
We going 10 fill the places of the men who
! have left us as quickly as we can, and we Will
protect all the men who remain in the service
| fully and amply. Those who have quit tonight
we will regard as having severed their connection
| with the road.
| CONVERSATION BETWEEN MR" WEBB AM
HOLLAND.
John " Holland, the emsSary of the Knights
of Labor who called on Mr.. Webb in reference
TO the alleged grievances of the men, gave out
during the day accounts Of uncivil treatment
which he said no experienced from Mr. Webb.
! Mr Webb's stenographcr took verbatim note
of the conversation between Mr. Webb and Mr..
| Holland. and H. follows:
Mr. Webb-Well. what j. il. Mr.. Holland =
llOlland-l
in reference to the disturbances between the company
Mr.. Webb-Ilavc you any connection with the COM
! pany in any way
! Mr. Wcbb-I DO not know that We have any troubt,
on hand with outsiders. deny the right of outsiders
to interfere IN any matter between the company and It's
Mr. MoIland-Then yoa DENY me an interview
to discuss any trouble between the company and its
Nr Holland then retired
OUT AT SCHENECTADY AND ITHACA.
Shortly before midnight Vice President Webb
received the news over the wires that when the
men went ont at West Albany. the switchmen,
tranmcn ard yardmcn at Schenectady and Utica
also went out. Mr.. Webb was not at all cast
| down by the information. although he had been
sure that there was 40 disatccton west OF Al
banN :.
rhc frst thing tomorrow, he said. we will
clear the tunnel and yard and begin anew. We
| have plenty 0f loyal men 10 man The switches
| ana trains. | lcel sure tildb our Trains VIII Dc
| running all r.ht tomorrow.
Passengers on the Ncw-Iiaven road were senb
| b; way of the Second and Third Avenue Elevated
| roads TO take trains at the Harlem River station
The ticket office cf the Nc,y-loril New Haven and
! Hartford Railroad remained open all night, and
tickets were sold right along. Among the pas
! scngcrS who had to shoulder their baggage and
start for the Harlem River station were johnny"
| Ward and his Brooklyn nine who are booked
| 10 play in Boston at $50 p. m. to-day They had
| their sleeping sections purchased IN the Wagner
cars. but the agent refunded their money, us tic
trains which were TO start from the other side OF
| the river were without slccping-cars.
BLOCKED IN THE TUNNEL
The : 0l o'clock train for New-liaven left the
| Grand Central Station but found It's way blocked
| at the Eighty-siXth-st. station in the tunnel,
owing to an up and down train of the New-iork
Central having blocked the rails. Eventually
| there were seven trains stopped at this point.
| There after considerable confusion, the paSsen-
| GERS both coming 10 the city and going from IL,