Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-09
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From All Quarters.
A RAILROAD TIED UP.
Strike on the New York
Central Road.
oUTRAGES BY ROBBERS IN CUBA.
The Situation i'm Central
America.
GREAT time MADE BY SUNOL.
Passage by the House Ofthe Cen
eral Deficiency Bill.
GREAT TINE MADE BY suNoL
Passage by the House Ofthe Cen
eral Deficiency Bill.
PASSENGERS DELAYED.

| A Strike on the New York Central he.
tween Albany and New YOrk-Th<
Grand Union Depot Crowded With
PeOple-TwO Trains Deserted I'm the
Tunnel-Switch Service Refused
Great Excitement at the Depot-Po.
lice Reserve Held I'm Readiness.
New YORK, Aug. 8.-A general strike
commenced at about z o'clock this evening
on the New York Central and Hudson
River railroad between New York. and
West Albany. The strike was ordered on
account of the discharge of certain en-
ployes Under the orders every train was
abandoned, no matter where it might be-
The 7:10 train for Montreal was waiting
the signal at the Grand Central depot when
engineer, fireman and brakemen left it and
walked out of the depot. Efforts made to
secure men to fill their places were without
avail. The men on other trains also left
them. Two passenger trains, one going
each way, were deserted by their crews in
the tunnel at Forty-sixth street. Travel
was thus not only blocked on the Central
railroad, but also on the New York and
New Haven and New York and Harlem
roads, which use the tracks of the Central
road as far as Melrose.
There is great excitement at the depot,
where great crowds of people are gathered
who expected to take trains out of the city.
ed with disappointed travellers.
In an interview tonight Vice President
Webb of the Central railroad said: At the
nearest calculation there are about $50
men out. Every man who has struck may
consider himself discharged. We have adj
vertised for men and the places of the
strikers are being filed. Not one of the
men through whom this trouble has come
about will ever be taken back, and we
have positively declined to have anything
to do with the Knights of Labor. Trains
will be started in the morning. We ex-
pect no trouble, but if there is any we
will have the police to protect u.s."
Mr.. Webb announced that the fast mail
had pulled out of the depot at o'clock
with four mail cars, but no passenger cars
were attached to the train. The vice
president further announces that no at
tempt will be made to run any trains to-
night. Everything would be left at a
standstill just where the men left off.
There are no means to get to Albany or
New England tonight. But the opening
up of the great avenue of trade would be
begun tomorrow.
When Acting Superintendent of Police
Byrnes was notified of the strike he at
once ordered the entire police reserve to
be in readiness for duty. Police Captain
with his men took possession of the depot
as soon as the strike commenced
and did his best to maintain order.
Policemen were sent out to guard
the tracks as far north as Spuyten Duyvil
and as far south as st. Johns park, where
the great freight depot is located
Central Office detectives were sent to guard
all the signal stations and switch houses as
far as Spuyten Duyvil. Shortly before 8
O'Clock the detectives at the switch house
at Fifty-seventh street and Fourth avenue
sent for assistance, which was promptly
rendered. The police reserves are all in
waiting and patrol wagons are placed at
convenient points. Thus far no violence
has been done.
No one seems to know how the strike
was ordered or who gave the signal to
strike. j. J. Holland, member of the
executive board of the Knights of Labor,
denies that he had ordered it, or even
knew that a strike had been ordered, when
seen by a reporter at o'clock tonight.
Trains eastward bound by the New Ha-
ven road were run in the early evening,
but after II o'clock no trains left by the
New Haven road except one mail train to
New Haven at 11:40.
At II o'clock tonight the Grand Central
depot was closed to the travelling public
and the following official notice was posted
at all the ticket Offices:
To the Public:
The sale of tickets has been discontinued tenn.
porarily. The ticket agent will refund, IL called
THEoDoRE VOORHEES,
General Superintendent
The crowd soon dispersed and quiet
reigned around the big depot The gen.
eral opinion among the strikers is that the
trouble would not have arisen if Mr.
Depew had been in this country. Theil
grievances seem to be personally directed
| against Vice President Webb and General
Manager Toucey. They claim that before
| biggest ever seen in the east
Ny first intimation OF the strike was a
Z o'clock this evening, when the men lef
the yard and the local Troy trains were
| stopped for want of brakemen. The strike
| I found, extended over the yardmen anG
| some of the trainmen; but over none o.
the conductors and engineers. We have
| received message from Third Vice Presi
dent Webb saying that the road will fgh
! the strike, and unless the men return to
morrow morning they will be dropped ant
their places filed. The trains are delayed
so far about four hours, but before morn
4 Webb's message to every station allow
| and we will abide the result"
| While the reporter was talking, de
tective came in and reported that tn
north express and mail train which lef
New York at 4:30 o'clock this Afternoon
| and Albany at 10 p. m, two hours late
4 was stalled within the city limits. Tn
| platform swarmed with men who appl.
the air brakes each time the engineer tool
them off, The engineer was threatened
but stuck to his post. The six o'clocl
train out of New York arrived here a
| 1880 o'clock and started west with
police guard to try and clear the platform
I of the mail train. Later Mr.. Bissen tolt
the reporter that it looked as if the roa,
at least from Albany to Buffalo would b
entirely closed by morning. Asket
to give his version of the strik
he said ''The men have no none
grievance. The strike is simply to fin
out if they can dictate to us whom W
shall hire or discharge. The cause direc
was the discharge of several labor agitator
belonging to the Knights of Labor and VIII
were causing trouble on our hne.s We In
tend to do our own business"
The depot was filed with people, an
many, after finding no trains, left for he
tells or homes The strike has not yet ex
tended to the West Shore and officials sa
it will not. Labor men seen tonight So
that if the road does not succumb the Yves
Shore men will be ordered out.
, ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 6.-The New Yor
Central and Hudson river trains are tie
up here The men in the West Alban
shops of the railroad company We're o.
dered out at o'clock to-day. This wi
cripple the road, and little business We
done.
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 8.-The Centr
Hudson road is tied up from Buffalo
New York All switchmsn have deserte
their posts Trains are allowed to pr
!. coed to the terminal of divisiohs and the
switch service is refused. The stril
began at o'clock.
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. AT the hea'
quarters of General Superintendent Bisse
at the Union depot stalwart policema
guarded the door and kept back crowd
ugly looking men demanding to see y
chief of the division. To a reporter M
Bissel said:
John M. Ward, with the Brookly
9 Brotherhood baseball team, arrived at t
depot this evening to take the train +
Boston, but they were disappointed, al
will try to reach the Hub in some 9th
way