The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-10

tion to-day as usual at 9:50 a. m, 10;2O a. M,
1880 a. m, 4:5O p. M. 6:00p. m, 7:SO p. m. and
9:i5 p. m.
WEST SHORE MEN QUIT.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 10 P. M-There were
many statements made to-day regarding
the number Of men on strike. The men
themselves said there were 5000 or 1000,
while the railroad officials maintained that
there were but 800 or 400 out.
At o'clock tonight flfty-four of the
night force of the freight switchmen Of the
West Shore depot at Weehawken reported
for duty. On the bulletin board at the
station masters office in the depot we're
written several cabalistic signs, which the
men studied with interest and then quietly
went to work.
WHISTLE THEIR SIGNAL.
AT 7:40 O'Clock a locomotive whistle rang
out shrilly in the yard and fifty of the
fifty-four switchmen LETT their posts, put
on their coats and walked to their homes.
Preparations to meet the emergency were
Immediately made by Chief Dispatcher
Williams, and men were sent out to get the
tracks in readiness for the dispatching of
the $50 o'clock Buffalo express. This train
was put off at 8 o'clock, having suffered
only half an hours delay.
STRUCK WITHOUT A GRIEVANCE.
Freight Conductor Hare, who acted as
spokesman for the striking switchmen, told
Yardmaster DeGroot that personally,
they had no grievance. They had been
ordered out by the Knights of Labor and
had obeyed. Chief Dispatcher Williams
told the men that they had better
remain at their posts, and
that if they did not they
could consider themselves out of the services
of the road. This threat had no effect on
the men. Three freight and two passenger
trains were to have left Weekawken before
midnight, and the officials made every
effort TO get them out on time.
GIVING OF THE SIGNAL.
The freight engine on which the whistle
was blown giving the signal to the men to
stop work was in charge Of Engineer Hem
niger. He denied having given the signal,
saying that a strange man jumped on the
cab while he was busy oiling his engine
and blew the whistle. His statement was
not generally accepted as true by the off,
cials, but in order to test his fidelity, he was
put to work making up the regular freight
train which was scheduled to leave at IL
o'clock, and which consisted of twenty-five
cars.
ALL QUIET AT 10 O'CLOCK.
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 the incoming trains were arriving at
the depot on time. The station officials said
that no other men were out on the road.
This the strikers deny.
THE TRAINS OUT OF NEW YORK.
The first train to leave the Grand Cen
tral depot was the White Mountain express
of the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford road, which left promptly at 9 O'clock
this morning. From ii O'CLOCK this morn
ing until o'clock this afternoon all trains
over this road left on schedule time. There
was slight delay, however, in
the turning of the switches
in the yard. The men in the yard who nave
taken the places of the strikers are working
the switches with crowbars. the levermen
being on strike. The New York, New
Haven and Hartford trains arrived Oh
schedule time from 1880 o'clock this morn
ing to o'clock this afternoon.
THE COMPANY WORKING HARD.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9, II 80 P. M.-The New
York Central made vigorous effort to-day
to redeem its passenger service from the
confusion into which it was thrown by the
strike Of the trainmen. Recruits were
abundant, as the company had an ample
choice of good and Trustworthy men from
a host of applicants for the place, for
saken by the Knights of Labor.
Many Of the latter also thought
better of it after a nights reflection, and it
is declared that at least 800 of them re-
ported for duty and were taken back. In
the afternoon the service was within easy
distance of its usual efficiency, and if all
goes well trains will tomorrow run
on schedule time. The mail service was
not seriously interrupted and the knights
promise that it will not be.
VIOLENCE ADVOCATED.
The police were informed that some of
the hot headed strikers had advocated the
tearing up of few rails to ditch trains if
possible and thus TO stop travel. A close
watch was kept by the detectives upon the
men who talked violence, but nothing was
done as far as the police heard to injure
the railroad property in any way. Fifteen
hundred of the police reserves
were kept on duty all day guarding the
property Of the railroad in the city and its
suburbs, and at night their places were
taken by $500 Others who had got little
sleep during the day.
The men say strike is ordered for 8
O'Clock Monday morning in support Of their
New York fellow workmen. They are in
sufficient numbers on the road to tie the line
up. At the Pennsylvania piers everything
is quiet, with no rumors or threats of
strike.
A DEMAND FOR PROTECTION.
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 9.-Mayor Man.
nlng, shortly before midnight, was served
with a notice signed by G. G. Clarke, first
vice-president Of the New York Central
road, saying that the company thought
their property was in danger and calling
upon him to take proper action to protect
the company's property.
The situation of the strike here tonight
is increasing in interest. The employees of
the West Shore road were 20 have been
ordered out this afternoon, but it was
thought best by the leaders of the strike to
let them remain at work until early next
week, when if the New York Central road
does not come to terms they say the en-
ployes will not only go out on the West
Shore road, but on all the lines
of the Vanderbilt system and on
any connecting roads which may
attempt to help the New York Central.
All the train dispatchers but one in the
West Albany yards went out to- day. One
of the officers in District Assembly No. 246
said the engineers and fremen all along the
line would be out in twenty-four hours.
FORTY MEN OUT AT UTICA.
UTICA, N. Y, Aug. 9-Every Knight of
Labor working for the Central rail-
road in this city or towns both east and
west for fifty miles have quit work. In
this city the force out may number forty.
1t is composed Of switchmen baggagemen,
gate tenders, freight handlers, car Inspectors,
oilers and men occupying positions of a
like nature. One or two passenger trains
have been run, but no freight has gone
through since last night Tho TaiI