New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10
ORDER OUT OF CHAOS.
CENTRADS GREAT ENERGY.
CLEARING THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND
RUNNING TRAINS.
STRIKE on THE WEST SHORE
PASSENGER TRAFFIC. RESUMED, ALTHOUGH
FREIGHT YARDS ARE CHoKED-BoTh Sides
CONFIDENT, BUT THE COMPANY UN-
DOUBTEDLY GAINS GRoUND-RU'
NOR ABOUT MR. DEPEW.

The striking trainmen of the New-York Central
Railroad Yesterday cried No surrender But
so did the management of the company against
which they had declared war, and a comparison OF
the secret planning and plotting which accof'pisheh
a brief triumph for the Knights of Labor with the
enerpetic movement of the Central TO retrieve
lis position OF useful activity gives the hoDorS
of the contest 20 the railroad. While the Knights
of Labor found satisfaction iE the fact that
strike took place in the yards of the West Shore
at Wechawken last evening, it was shown, on the
other hand that this movement was OF Shght
cnourh IMPORTANCE TO be insignificant fasSen-
ger trains on this road suffered only slight delays
and even freight trains were enabled TO run on
what seemed practically schedule time
When the Knights saw the steady resumption
of passenger traffic over the Central line, Ilcy
showed some signs OF weakening. P0oh, pooh'
said the strikers and the friends of the strikers
we don't very much care whether the passenger
trains run or not. We don't want TO inconvenience
the public. We have no particular objection to
the men in the passenger department returning
to work"
Outsiders were disposed to think that this con-
descrnslon was a case of needs must where the
devil will drive No matter what may happen
and the air as the day advanced was full OF wlld
rumors and threats promulgated by the knights
the Central management had the best of it yes
teriay.
The big railroad gave 70 New-fork another
example Of the rallying power that Is part ol
the essential vitality of every great business
enterprise The Knights in their councils oi
war received from tIeir scouts hour by hohr
intelligence that must have disturbed their sell
satisfaction They miStook the New-f ork 'chtral
system if they regarded il as a house nulIt OIL
tho sand. which was to be overwhelmed by the
ycasty and frothy crcSts of the waves OF thelr
anccr Able trainmen. selected from many appli-
cants. were at their posts early IN the loIehooh -
and tho station switches were manned by recruits
who did their duty exceedingly well, without Il
SINGLE mshap and with little delay, and who
will do better to-day. Moreover. IN spite OF All
the die-but-ncvcr-surrcnder protestatons of the
strikers when they went out. about 300 oi thefn
roported for duty in the morning and were taken
| hack II was rcported-but the rumor could not
Il. v.riCed-that Chauncey VI. Depew was on ms
,ro,. home But 80 confident are the New-l ork
Central officials OF defeating the conspiracy ot
tbcir traiumcn that they said that even II Mr.
Denew did sail for New-York as soon as he heard
~ II the strike would be over before his SIN OF
eight day steamer arrived in port.
The strikers il was said, devoted yesterday
| afternoon 70 wooing the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers But for several good reasons
and primarily the treachery Of the knights 10 ut
Brotherhood in the Reading strike. the brother
! hood will not easily be won to their cause.
So much progress was made IN the re-
dcnption of passenger traffic from '"'
! confusion into which II was thrown OIL
Friday evening that trains will probably run
rcors, OH schedule time to-day The mail service
has r,t been at any time seriously interrupted
| and the Knights OF Labor promise that II VII
not be They have not called ont the men or
the mail trains. and say that they do not IN
| tend Ia.
Such fair promises like the gift of the oreek'
~ IN. Troians. must be regarded with Suspicion
Having practically conceded their defeat IN th'
Messenger department. the knights Of LABOR con
| reutrated all their energies 10 haTasSlng the
frcjrht departmcnt The Ne"-l"rk 'ehtrdl
reodv in the recognition Of the needs oi th'
travelling public devoted It's first efforts 70 read
,rsting the passenger trains. The monetary loss
of tho company on it's freight department must be
exceedingly large.
The freight-yards were yesterday chokeu VIII"
cars and there was a sad scarcity Of competent
volunteers 10 relieve the blockade.