The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22
THE STRIKERS
GAIN GROUND.
Trouble Extends to Other
Railroad Lines.
DEMONSTRATIONS OF SYMPATHY.
New York Situation Better - Men
Holding Their Own at New
Haven - Several Other
Divisions are Affected.

NEW YORK. Nov. 22--The strike sit
uation in the local yards OF the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com
pany was decidedly improved this morn
ing from the coupany's point OF view.
and its officers we're hopeful that the
worst part CT the trouble was over # the
conditions at The New Haven end contin-
ue 10 improve.
There are indications OF increasing COM
PIications at other points, however.
The railroad company expects TO have
pIsaty O. men 10 handle the local freight
before night.
Everything was quiet in the Harlem
River yards this morning and few % the
strikers were to be seen. The police were
patroliing the yards. but the state of az
fairs vas sa satisfactory from their stand
point.
The strikers met during the morning AZ
their headquarters
Gf5cinEs' Hopeful View.
Local Superintendent wardrop was at
his oMce early and said that he thought
she company had the situation well IN
hand. Five more switching locomotives
were II use this morning. making a total
of eight As Inc fail number Of switch
ing engines employed at any time Is ten.
Mr. Wardrop said this was very CRAFTY
ing
The local end Of the strike is not re
garded as being at all productive OF much
trouble. ard the co3pany's diEIeuIties a2-
pareltly VIII be at The ether end. To
what extent the sympathetic strike At
New Haven may develop cannot be con
5ecturcd less yet, but although the freight
cars there were tied up completely yes
tcTday. the company expects 10 get things
moving IN . G8v OF 50.
Effort to Restore Peace
IN effort IS evidently being made by
disinterested persons to setjIe the strike
The officers Ct the Brotherhood of Rail
read Trainmen do not think that the
strikers should have aC.ed 50 quickly. and
TnIrd Vice Grand Master Fitzpatrick WIS
quoted as saying that 1t seemed to him
10 be an unorganized strike and he could
scarcely believe that the men would act
as they have done. He IS urging the men
TO arrange matters amiCabIy with the
company. The committees which have
been sent, however. present the original
demands. unmedifed, and General Super
intcndent PIatt refused 10 accede 10 any
such demands
arbItFatoFs to Confer.
Bernard Stark, Of the Board OF Media
ton and Arbitration. and John Londer-
gan. Second Deputy Commissioner OF La
hor, came here from Albany last night
and said they would seek 4 conference
with Vice President Merrill.
Capital and labor all over the country
are watching this strike with puzzled IN
Icres-
New Haven Situation.
York. New Hampshire, and Hartford
Railroad today made d well organized at
tempt to move the freight trains which
have been accumuIating here for three
or four days They have been securing
New England and Pennsylvania for help.
and today they had more than a hundred
men here ready 70 begin the task Of NOV
ing the trains
The greater part of the men who had
been secured we're from Philadelphia
They arrived during the nIgnt and were on
hand this morning. The strikers began
70 assemble at the freight yards a an
carry hCGI. 1heE mingled with the new
arrivals who had taken their places, and
succeeded in dissuading d number of them
from beginning work. The railroad com
pany has been aPDrehensiye of trouble
ana before trying to move q wheel they
Jelsphoaed for ali the city policemen
they could get and ali the deputy sher-
us al the county.
ConstabuIary on Hand.
A large force Of the constabuiary ar
rived before working hours and guarded
the hundreds OF cars which we're stand
ing on the track and the men whom the
railroad tried TO set to work.
The railroad managers said this morn
ing that they expected before the day was
over to have regular freight trains run |
ming between this city and New York and /
to get I'D of q large amount of the accu-
mutation Of freight By boat which they
viii ship from here to New York on Long
Island Sound.
i few trains were sent out on the va
rious divisions OF the road this morning,
no regular schedule being regarded.
Refuse to Handle Freight.
FIsHEILL LANDING, Y. Y. Nov. %
The strike OF the New York division OF The
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