The sun., 1901-11-20
NEWHAVENR.R. .YARDMEN QUIT
sTRIKE EXTENDS OVER HARLEM
RIVER DIVISION.
pela,y Handling OF Freight and Ties Up
Freight Boats Passenger Trains Sent
through OF NisAt Yard.
master the Cause Company Says Come
Back at = A. NJ. Wednesday or Stay Out.

Bsck at = A. NJ. Wednesday or Stay Out.
Several hundred freight yard brake
man. ward switohmen and freight handlers
.mployed on the Harlem River division Of
,he New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad went on a strike yesterday after
noon. crippling II not almost completely
,yine I'D the whole freight traffic Of the
road 10 far as tho New York freight and
Western freight are concerned. The rail-
mad officials said last night that, although
thew were crippled temporarily. the places
Of the strikers would be filed unless the
men came back at o'clock this morning.
few men were engaged last night to take
care OF some OF the most perishabe freight.
There was no interruption In the passenger
schedule.
The principal grievance Of the strikers.
according TO their side Of the story, is the
discharge from the company Of Robert
J Tirbush, the assistant yardmaster In
the big Mott Haven yards at the foot Of
Willis avenue. He Is the brother Of the
yardmaster, James Turbush. Robert j.
Turbush had been In the employ Of the
company several yeas, and according
70 the strikers, had grown TO be a favorite
through his skill and care In settling dis
putes He was replaced on Monday by
] A. Smith, who came from the Lehigh
Valley Railroad.
When the men found out the change
Yesterday they decided to strike unless
Turbush was reinstated and the Mott Haven
yardmen went out at o'clock in the after
noon The strikers sent word OF their ac-
~ Ii. II r,,.ta Tls.nt nrrfr.
NJ. Shepard, and he went at once from
his home at the Hotel Endicott TO the Mott
Haven yards There he heard the COM
plants of the strikers and told them to
get together and talk IL over.
They did meet, 200 strong. In Webers
Hall at 444 Willis avenue and selected a
committee Of five to confer with Mr.. Shep-
ard and other officials. The conference
was In the freight Office. The men held
to their original position. MIR. Shepard
told them they were very foolish, that
smith had been selected because he was
a better man than Turbush that the strikers
represented no union; that the men were
getting good pay and that II they didn't
want to keep their places their jobs would
be taken by other men this morning.
After the conference MIR. Shepard euo-
ceeded in getting about thirty men to work
enough to handle the milk, which was the
most important part OF the perishable
Tho strikers had predicted that the
Federal Express which left Washington.
at $50 p. NJ. would be held up at Mott Haven
there 10 take the train from the transfer
boat to Mott Haven. The train left Jersey
City on the transfer boat Maryland at
1910 p. NJ. on time.
Tho workfnen In the yards at Van Nest.
Oak Point and New Rochelle. went out on
s-fL tor
on the tracks. The strikers said their num-
bers had swelled 70 nearly 900 by mid
night. They said that their grievance
was not only the discharge OF Turbush
but that other men had been discharged
without hearing.
Supt. Shepard said AZ midnight:
j have told the striking men that they
mus, be at their places at A. M. Tomorrow
or they may consider themselves discharged
for all time. They will cripple US for
time. but we can all their places. There
are not more than three hundred men
out. snyway, and they do not represent
any union. The men got ei.s5 for eight
hours work and 1t Is good pay. Our freight
service will be tied up little. but our pas
senger service will not be interfered with.
About one hundred and fifty freight
handlers are employed at Pier 20. foot OF
Mont gomery street. and 100 at Pier <6, foot
of Rutgers street. The immediate eject
Of the strike Was 70 tie up nins floats loaded
With cars at Pier Is and about dozen
foats AT Pier 20. also loaded with cars.
There are ten or twelve cars % every float,
and a great part OF the freight consists OF
fresh meat ami poultry.
The main downtown offioes of the COM
psny a. the foot of Montgomery street,
verv k,It open until 10 O'Clock last sight
10 tho Eops that word would bs reoeiyed
that the strtks was settled and that the
men could he Put N work AZ the pisfv to-
day The chlef clerk. who vas In charge
lsff In oonmunis alton with Assistant
buperutsndent J W MaTdTop. who was in
conference with the stnkors
There u very little trouble 10 said
There k just q nllf urds Outstanding Only
. shft of Tie switahmsn are on strtks and
% Whole ulhs wll 10 over bafoTs the
hour Tor going a. work
~ 10 SolOck ths clhsf clerk received
t,slfphone f.~sass from Assistant supsr-
h,end-,i NHntrop lie said 4 Nas ~ tho
srset tha, eseTythins vas all uFlh and
thAi ths ilsn dOwntosn soui ~ to ~ors
N Ne mgfninS a. usyaI lie Would NOT ~
eifs.tiy u.Ai has syiks ~Hs s.i,l.si. Al 10
.s,h s.' vas. ~ iooks that vsy,' si.e
ls lsft for homo.