Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-09
WHERE Is DEPEW?
The New York Central
Tied Up by a Strike.
ALLALONG THELINE
No Trains to Albany, Buf-
falo or New Haven.


PROSPECT OF WORSE TO COME.
The VanderbiIts VIII Fight It to
the Bitter End.
THEIR TURN CAME AT LAST. !:
The Best.Natured Road i'm the World
Has Its Strike.
NEW YORK, August 9-The first train which
left the Grand Central depot this morning
passed underneath the big wooden bridge at
45th street at exactly $50 O'Clock. Four cars
were attached to this train aud these were oc-
cupled by the mail sorters, whose duty il was
to distribute the mails before the train reached
Albany. There were passengers aboard.
The tie up on the road was complete Every
tralnman, brakeman, switchman engineer and
conductor except those necessary to attend TO
the running of the mail trains stopped work
ON the order Of the executive board of Dis trict
Assembly No. 246. The railroad men. by
mutual consent, agreed to furnish enough as
sistance to allow the mail trains to run,
but they had determined that not
single passenger nor pound OF
freight should be carried on the lines of the
New York Central and Hudson River railroad
after 7:l0 o'clock last night. From $50 until
$50 no trains were run this morning About
hon l. L..
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.
Third Vice President Webb took charge Of the
men as soon as they entered the yard He had
been up all night experimenting the CON-
pany's business and consulting with the police
officials from time to time regarding the safety
OF passengers who arrived on the incoming
trains.
PASSENGERS GETTING INTO TOWN.
These were compelled to get off the cars at
Mott Haven instead Of coming into the Grand
Central depot as usual, and they had to rely
upon the accommodation Of the elevated rail-
road and the street cars to bring them down
town. While the crowd of inten&ng passen-
gers were being turned away from the Grand
Central depot last night a rumor rose to the
effect that the entire Vanderbilt system was
practically paralyzed and that the West Shore
road, too, was tied up. Some, however. went
to the West 42d street ferry and purchased their
tickets for various points throughout the state
They were enabled to travel on this route.
although the trains we're some what DELAYED
by the unusual traffic thrown upon the
road. All the West Shore trans went
out last night and the $50 train this
morning was particularly crowded. At IL
O'Clock last night the st. Louis train
came to the West Shore depot The baggage
was handled by the trainmen and no excite
ment was observable. Train Inspector
Williams and Train Master Reick we're respon-
sible for the management of the yard. Five
freight trains left between o'clock last night
and o'clock this morning. The strikers all
conducted themselves in an orderly manner.
They say they are determined not to work un-
til the discharged men are .reinstated. The
executive board of District Assembly GAG was
in session all night. Acting Superintendent
Byrnes was notified by the officers of the Hud-
son River railroad at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon that strike was imminent The strike,
they said, would not occur before z O'Clock,
when the crews would be changed At 6
o'clock the inspector sent officers to all the
switching stations. The inspector had also all
the bridges over the track guarded SO that the
trains should not be assailed by missiles The
river front from 60th to 18th streets on the
North river was particularly guarded. This is
the grain elevator district.
GUARDING AGAINST VIOLENCE
Inspector Byrnes remained at his post all
night Today he has detectives all along the
bridges and in the tunnels No freight cars
will be run today, but the inspector received
dispatch to the effect that the officials would
try to run passenger train at O'Clock. In
spector Williams will have charge at the Grand
Central depot and on 4th avenue to 10th
street. Inspector Conlin will have charge from
10th street to Spuyten DuyviI creek on the
east side. Inspector Steers will have charge Of
the west side of the city all the way up. The
steamboat patrol will guard the North river
front The reserves are held at most Of the
precincts and the inspector says that they will
preserve order at any cost.
The first train out on the Hudson River rail-
road left the station at 6:35 o'clock this morn
ing. Up to am. five local trains on the Har-
lem railroad and seven on the Hudson River
railroad arrived. All the through trains from
the west arrived on time. Mr.. Webb says there
ID no trouble on the western division with the
exception Of q few night station men whose
places were Immediately filled At $50 O'Clock
this morning details Of police began to arrive
at the subpolice station in the Grand Central
depot and reported to Capt. McAlwaine-in all |
two hundred men. They were distributed
about the yards and at the doors leading to the |
depot.
FULL FORCE OF YARD MEN AT WORK
During the night matters had been straight |
ened out in the yards and a full force of men |
obtained to take the places of the strikers. At |
$50 the following notice was posted in the |
waiting room of the Hudson River division.
Notice to Au-Train No. %, leaving Grand |
Central station At $50 a m, will run as usual /
and will stop at all stations from Yonkers north.
THEODORE VOORHEES,,
General Superintendent.
Capt McAlvsine said that all the local trains |
far north ~ Yonkers were gradually working 1
cleared. Not one of the strikers Of the New
company's yards or In the vicinity last night or
Grand Central depot were reinforced by a
bridges far 40 59th street. Not one of them
saw q striker or anything out Of the ordinary.
except extreme quietnesa By midnight not \
was to be seen about They had ali
gone TO their various hotelA Every hotel was
crowded
The mail cars that went out during the niQht
were: New York and Chicago O'Clock west |
fast mail, six cars and baggage Of Hudson
rivav and Ronfnn Al oclorE-ahn,xlI h.-. /