The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-21

NEW YORK, Nov. 2I.-The crisis in the
strike Of the switehmen, conductors, and
yardmasters, who have tied up the freight
business OF the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad, VIII be reached
today
The officials of the company say that
freight trains viii be moved today
manned by full crews, and that the strike
sill be broken within short time.
Threats From strikers.
Representatives of the strikers say that
unless their demands are complied with
there will be sympathetic strikes that will
paralyze the freight business of the en-
tire system and cause 5000 men TO quit
their posts.
Passenger trains have been moved with
little delay and what trains have not been
on time have been held back by perish
able freight that has been run on the pas
senger tracks. which do not pass through
the yards at Mott Haven, Oak Point, Van
Nest, and New Rochelle. where the trog-
bic started.
The through express trains between
Washington and Boston went through as
usual this morning and the milk train,
due at 10 o'clock last night. reached its
destination all right The milk was IN
loaded by the dealers, who woYked under
the protection of police and railroad de-
tectives.
An Uncertain situation.
There is no certainty whether the train
crews and telegraph operators will go
out in sympathy The strike was not or
Tered in the regular manner Tie men
quit work without notifying their nation
al officers, and the statement Of griev-
aRces was made after the men had quit
work. This is eontrarz to the rules Of
the Switchmen's Union.
The strikers were in session in their
headquarters until late hour last night
and another meeting IS in progress this
morning. B. H. Morrissey. Vice Presi-
dent Of the TraiRmen's Union. of Cieve-
land, IS expected today. and Val Fitz-
patrick viii also be here. First Vice
Grand Master Anies. OF the Switchmen's
Union OF North America. is at present in
charge Of the strike.
Freight Traffic PnraFyEed.
From points all along the line of the
New Haven Road reports show that the
freight business is AT standstiH so faI
as traffic on the rail Is concerned
Freight IS being directed to the PToYi-
denCe. Norwich. Fall River, Stonington,
and New Haven boats All of these lines
are controlled by the railroad. but the
boats are not able TO carry even a small
fraction OF the freight business, which at
this season Of the year taxes the capacity
Of the system
At rough estimate 5000 freight cars
belonging to various roads we're rendered
idle yesterday and perhaps :, 500 will be
added TO that number today.
An expert says that each one Of these
cars is worth SO a day al this time Of
the year If these figures are even aP-
proximately correct, the strikers are in
Eieting an enormous loss by tying the
yards up
VIII Make No overtureS-
Manager Shepard said this morning.
1--WE ran out several trains this morn
ing and managed to get most Of the milk
we had on our hands started 4 number
Of men applied this morning for work and
We promptly set them at loading the
trains and getting the more perishable
stuff in the cars We have yet made no
wholesale effort to get new hands, hut by
this afternoon We shall undoubtedly have
enough men 10 proceed IS heretofore
We have not made and will not make
any overtures to the men who left US
without warning, and, as far as we are
concerned. our relations with them are
over. Since yesterday the strikers have
not communicated with US In short. we
shall now 90 our own way and let them go
theirs
General Manager Chamberlain, in
speaking of the strike, said:
The strike is simply local Our pas
senger traffic is not impaired We have
heard that the engineers, fremen ard
trainmen had been asked to strike in
sympathy with the yard men, but they
have not done so, and we do not expect
them to. So far as we can find out, only
2 hcf1t I25 have struck so far and bv this