The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21
TRYING
To BREAK
STRIKE
Consolidated Road Brings Men
From Boston TO Its Hair
lem Division.

New York. Nov. 2l.-The officials Of
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad are striving To break the
strike OF the switchmen on the Harlem
division of the line and express CONT
donce in their ability to do SO. Twelve
men brought here from Boston during
the night were put to work this morning
and one OF the railroad officials said that
800 additional men engaged to take the
places OF the strikers would be at work
in the yards within a hours
Half of them he said, world arrive hy
special train today from the west and the
other half would reach here tonight by
another special. A through freight bound
for Boston was made up and despatched
at o'clock this morning by five regular
men and an hour later the twelve men
brought from Boston began making up
another train.
The men worked under police protection
but tho strikers made no attempt TO inter
fere with them. The strike. has tied
M the regular quantities of freight. The
strikers were in session today and IL
was expected that they would make some
effort TO extend the strike.
Snpt. Shepard said that ne felt quite
Hdtslleus tie s5lu lndi ne ldu lnrfS
switch engines at work today while yes
terday there was only one working He
said the milk trains arrived on schedule
time and the regular freight for the Berk-
shires left the yard on time. He said
he had received long list of applications
for positions and expected that every va
cancy would be filed during the day.
A large number OF the strikers as
sembed on the Willis avenue bridge dur
ing the morning and watched the new men
at work The police evidently fearing
trouble thought II best 10 drive the men
from the bridge and soon had that struc-
ture cleared
Supt. Shepard denied the statement 81
another official that 800 men were IN he
brought here from outside points 10 take
the places OF the strikers. lie said that
there were 70 men az work Ia the Harlem
River yards. lie expected that additional
men would be put to work during the day
and i'm "A couple of days the full quota OF
men would be employed.
Mr.. Shepard added that he did not ex-
pect a sympathetic strike among tne
other employees OF the road.
NEW HAVEN MEN STRIKE.
Boston. Nov. 2l-word was received az
the local main offices OF the New York.
New Haven aud Hartford Railroad early
today that all the switching crews at New
Haven had struck in sympathy with the
men at the companys Harlem yards.
General Manager Chamberlain has gone
10 New Haven.
Receipts Of cars at Boston from New
York are now very limited and I'm view or
the partial paralysis OF the merchandise
business on the rail lines the entire ma
rine department OF the company Is bnsily
occupied I'm making arrangements to re-
lieVe the cOngested yards.
THE NEW HAVEN STRIKE.
New Haven. Conn. Nov u -sympa-
that4c actinr, uaz taken here today hY
switchmeu. freight handlers and ward
brakemen employed in the yards OF the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Co. In accordance with an order
issued from the headquarters in New
York of the strikers. Switching conduct
ors and switching brakemen employed In
tho local yards OF the company, 10 tho
number OF about il5 went out this morn
ing and for 4 time a complete tie up .
the freight department IN this vicints
seemed imminent The order did not in
clude the freight engineers or tiremeu and
so far they are not concerned in the move
inent liz Is announced that the passen-
ger schedule OF trains will not be affected
by the strike.
Last night the railroad company nress-
cd into service 10 meet the congestion ~
New York end OF the linc two sound
steamers. which have been iaid up herc
out OF commission. They are the city ~
Lawrence and the c. IT, Northam Tho
lawrence was loaded during the night
and left for New York but the work ~
losdlug the Northsm had not hcen COM
plcted when the freight Ion idiers at Belle
Dock went out.
These men were employed n htudNuy
freight switched into The Belle ducN NaW
from thc main lnC OF th" foHo ~ i;"on
the officials at thc gtr'i iu Nni''t h'l.
stated that they had received nu rrrorIs
OF trouble on the iinc east ~ here ~
was added however, that ndNic"t iAF-
bccu received 60 tho effect tnst ut'fft ~
the strikers had gone cast tnf t''n tfif-
pose u influencing frCighf h1ltI
tho line The Ouininu N.-
pressed az The o0IHr fNot .' s"n.*
would meet with Iftn .Il'c rnrN
a meeting az fhr NrW IfIFr IlNU'.
was catird FOR uriock fiN- N
THE officials of the comngH
rouHdencr thlt The mos wN F
work before ngnt Flrsi VIC
W. Merrill IN an lntervie" MS "t'rr
ssTne strikers have no real grier7uce
They AK us 20 relnrtate Ran NA'-e
,iare has been fllei think 0ur cor
feutfon is sound Gnat Il COMP ut nUl
Gers should be allowed 90 iuts wnet1pr
a mar Is a proper Ders9u ~ ptctect tnt
~ understsnd the strikers in New .Icrf
Complain because we have ernploxea
watchneu an the Mott iIaren itris. We
bave horu troubled fur snfne Tim" Win
fhafts frcrc and u q Iiaiuit WiWitlio
ih.t ~ lff fuefinrd in snplo ins d.ifet-
Ives. if nc deem ~ necessarily.