The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-10
TRAFFIC AT A
STANDSTILL.
No Trains Moving on the New
York Central Road.
A General Tie-Up Threatened on the Entire
Vanderbilt System.
Conflicting Reports on the Condition Of the
Strike General Master POWderly
Takes a Hand In the Fight.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL

nish enough assistance to allow the mail
trains to run, but determined that not a
single passenger nor pound of freight
should be carried after o'clock last night.
at o'clock a great number of train
hands who did not belong to the Knights
of Labor reported at the yard for work.
They were instructed to set about clearing
the tracks. They were compelled to get off
the cars at Mott Haven, instead of coming
to the Grand Central Depot, as usual, and
had to rely upon the accommodation of the
elevated railroad and street-cars to bring
them downtown.
The notice announcing the temporary
suspension of passenger traffic has been
taken down. Between and 10 o'clock
seven trains came in. some through trains,
others local, made up of the ears stalled at
Harlem and Mott Haven.
MOVEMENTS OF TRAINS.
Five through passenger trains were sent
out this morning. The New York and New
Haven. though not tied up, is blocked for
about ten miles out, until it leaves the main
New York Central track.
The strikers have all conducted them
selves in an orderly manner. They say they
are determined not to work until the dis
charged men are reinstated. The Executive
Board of District Assembly 246 was in ses-
sion all night.
MIR. Webb says the company will fight to
the end. The men who stood by the COM
pany would under no consideration be dis
charged when the trouble is over. Already
200 have returned. He estimated the num-
Der out at between 400 and 800.
Mr.. Webb says everything is running
smoothly. I'm fact" he said, Il was very
sanguine early this morning that matters
would 20 all right. They have gone better
than l expected. We are turning men away
now. There are more applicants for work
than places to FILL"
COMPLETE TIE-UP.
Holland of the Executive Board Of the
Knights of Labor at o'clock this after
noon stated that he understood that all the
engineers had been ordered out and would
probably leave work between now and to-
morrow morning.
The engineers and Knights of Labor
have arranged tor conference. Everything
looks as though the engineers would go out.
This will virtually stop all traffic.
At o'clock this afternoon the New York
Central was almost completely tied up from
this city to Buffalo. The only trains to run
were those carrying the mails. The strikers
include all men, except engineers and fire.
men.
COMMERCE IN DANGER.
Despite the denials of officials, the
whole New York Central system is prac-
ticaliy tied up by the strike and the
struggle promises 10 be long and
bitter, as both sides are stubbornly deter
mined not to give in. Every Knight of La
Dor employed in running the trains has quit
work. and the whole line between this city
and Buffalo is strewn with abandoned
freight and passenger trains. The COM
merce Of the State and country is in danger
OF being paralyZed, as the strikers will
leave no stone unturned TO carry their
point. In fact the leaders Of the strike in-
innate that they will tie up every road in
the State before tomorrow night unless
their demands are complied with.
On the other side, Vanderbilt is said to
have issued an order to Vice. President Webb
to crush out the strikers, even il it cost a
million dollars.
Many thousands of trainmen, switchmen
and yardmen are out in the freight and pas
senger yards of the New Yurk Central in
this city. They say they will extend the
war to the West Shore, the Harlem road,
Lake Shore and Nickel Plate, If they are
not met amicaby.
Hundreds of thousands OF tons of freight
are completely blockaded and passenger
traffic is greatly delayed
MEASURES TO PROTECT WoRKINGMEN.
The strikers so far have refrained from
acts OF violence. and have been given per-
mission TO work in order to save perishable
freight. The officers of the road, however,
have taken measures to protect the men
that have been hired, and have 200 police
reserves scattered about the Central Depot
and yards ready for an emergency.
A report comes from Albany that the
militia has been ordered to be held in readi-
ness for active duty.
The strike is already being seriously felt
in this city. The wholesale price of milk
has advanced from 81 81 to 81 per can, and
many people have been forced to fall back
on the condensed article.
Many traln-loads of meat in refrigerator
cars are reported standing on the tracks be-
tween this city and Albany. Most of the
butchers have supplies enough to last to-
day.
TRANSPORTATION OF CALIFORNIA FRUIT
The tie-up on the Central Road has de-
laYed the through mail to San Francisco.
This Is one OF the largest and most impor-
tant mails that arrive here. 1t is feared the
tie-up will interfere with the prompt dis
trlbutlou OF California fruits to New En-
gland points, but the New York and New
Haven road. which connects here with all
the Western roads, directly, or by
ferry, luckily has a Side line from
Harlem which does not depend
on connection with the Central and
freights are moving by that line to New
England, though with some interruption,
while the passenger traffic to New England
is still largely suffering from interference
The employees OF the New York and New
Haven road say that they are not in sympa-
thy with the tie-uD, so probably California
fruits via this line will 90 forward fairly
well. The weather is cooler, which is a
favorable condition under the circum-
stances.
IDLE FREIGHT-TRAINS.
Not a single freight train left the
wards tO-daV. and arrived. Wphh
will make strenuous effort to run
freight trains Monday, both on the West
Shore and New York Central. "We
will hold meeting Tomorrow. Webb said.
and decide what we will do in regard To
freight trains. think we will have enough
men by Monday to get everything in good
running order. am well satisfied with the
way In which the passenger trains wer e
sent out to-day, and l don't think we will
have any more difficulty with the freight
trains"
WILL FIGHT HARD.
j. J. Holland spent most of the day in
| the Grand Union Hotel in conference with
representative of the strikers. He told
the reporters that he could not say anything q
about the probabilities for Monday beyond
the fact that the men would fight hard. He
could not tell. he said. whether the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers would call
outtheir members or not There were many
statements made TODAY regarding the num-
ber of men on strike. The men themselves
said there were three or four thousand,
while the railroad officials maintained that
there were but three or four hundred men
out.
sWITCHMEN LEAVE WORK.
At 6 o'clock tonight sixty-four of the
night force OF freight switchmen in the
West Shore depot at Weehawken reported
for duty. At 7:40 o'clock q locomotive
whistle rang out shrilly in the yard and
fifty of the switcbmen left their posts and
walked to their homes. This action left
the yard almost deserted. Prepara-