New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-20
THE DAY IN THE FREIGHT YARDS.
"A COLLISION AND OTHER MINOR ACCIDENTS
BY STRIKERS.

ASSAULTS BY STRIKERS.
The situation in the freight yards did not bear out
the assertions Of Mr. Webb and other officials OF the
company that affairs are much the same and trains
running as smoothly and regularly as before the
strike At the Sixty fh-st yard there were st over
900 cars stalled side tracks, many OF them Mica
with perishable freight, but these latter cars were
being forwarded to their destinations more rapidly
than the Others Yesterday afternoon tram OF
Twelve cars arrived in the yard loaded with poultry
eggs and dressed beef from Chicago, Toledo ara IN
dianapolis. While standing on the down track the
train into by another and several buffers ana
couplings were wrecked and nearly two hours were
REQUIRED for repairs before the train went to ST. johns
Park.
Early in the morning R. H. Sterling, new brake
man. had his hand acerated while coupling cars ana
was taken TO the Roosevelt Hospital, where his wounds
were dressed and he sent home. The side OF tic
down track was lined with the wTcckage OF couplings
and buffers caused by the green brakeinen ana nearly
one half the remaining in the yard were despoied
of their links and pins which were used to couple the
outgoing and incoming freight trains. There were
umors in and about the yard that all the Italian
laborers had quit work In sympathy with the knights
OF Labor, but this was denied by their foreman WHO
said that the stopped work simply because tAerc
Was nothing for them 10 do on the piers. Ihere was
also rumor that Local Assembly No 6,o2''
which includes the men who worKeh IN ue
Grand Central Station and It's yards had deserted
the Knights Of Labor, thrown up their charter ana
would return to work Careful investigation showed
that the rumor was started by few men who said that
they would be glad to return TO work If they had the
chance but the majority Of the men were sun hfh III
their resolve to fight the battle out TO the bitter end
xbont noon three non-unon men left the YARD al
sixty fftll-st and were set upon by crowd VI men
and bows who had been playing ball near by anu
baAly pounded. Two Of them managed 70 escapc'
but the other had 10 be taken 10 tle ho'p'ai ""oi
tie crowd got through with hlm. ,., ,.o.,,roo IN
Among several minor aeciuen's m s.,tc Whereby
the wards was caused by an open s"iNn woIoUS
An engine was thrown from the track anu uio i"Ai'
blocked for several hours. -. ,h, p.r,,
the blockade OF ears was hardly noticeable. many
trains having been sent TO the NAN yalu al ohH
fifth- st. and II said by j. L. Lotus, gecd u hn
dispatcher that nearly thirty WestDouhu u"iis N"''
been sent out dning the day; -. ~, o1o voet
Forty fonrtl.st the usual meeting was held ana en-
couragng reports made OF the progress on Sil'
strike 1t was reported that Dstlct AsseihoH -'o
GAG had issued this caution t. union men
We have Just learned from reliable sources ua' o0e,'
pnkerton has detailed squad oil his cutshroo's '" ns
on. our mon You will be your guard and give all
susnIcous characters a very wide berth
The following bulletin was sent down from Troy
and caused much cheering:
Al union meeting held in East Albany iate ths aief-
noon consisting Of 10i engineers and hremen Oh uie
hudson and Mohawk divisions OF the Cena Toau ~ was
unan,mousy resolved that they stand by The khghts
~ Labor in their struggle for the maintenance OF e
alton and they pledged themselves 10 90 all III
their mower TO prevail upon working ON their engines
% come out with them A committee was appointed "
,r., unon those not present also TO represent them
at the X. Of l.. meeting in the rink Tonight