New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-24
EMPLOYEES
TO CLOSE CASE TODAY
Last of Direct Testimony tor
Trainmen and Conductors
Now in Sight.
WORK IN YARDS DESCRIBED
Brakeman Tells Arbitrators
That Men Are Sometimes
Called Upon for 15 Hours
of Continuous Service.

The announcement was made yesterday
al the end Of the afternoon hearing by
the arbitration board az the Manhattan
Hotel or the demands OF the trainmen
and conductors on the Eastern railroads
that the direct presentation OF the case
for the men would be completed to-day.
A. B. Garretson. president OF the order
OF Railway Conductors, said that the last
witness who would be put on the stand
for the trainmen and conductors would
be DR. Frank J. WRrne who testified sew
eral days ago. lie Will be recalled after
W. J. Burke a Baltimore e. OHIO freight
conductor, who was on the stand for a
few minutes yesterday. completes his tes-
timony.
Elisha Lee. chairman OF the managers
conference committee. who II acting as
attorney for the railroads. will probably
begin his presentation OF the case for
the railroads late this afternoon or early
tomorrow He will have q number OF
witnesses TO put on the stand 10 combat
the testimony offered on behalf OF the
employees When all the testimony is In
briefs on both sides. summarizing the
testimony and arguments used. will be
handed in 10 the arbitrator. who will 20
over them before giving their award.
The trainmen and conductors may call
one or two new witnesses in rebuttal
after the witnesses on behalf OF the rail
roads are through At the morning ses-
sion yesterday J. j. Foster. n yard brake
man for the Buffalo. Rochester & Pitts
burgh Railroad. was on the stand during
the entire forenoon. His testimony was
principally 20 the effect hat the men IN
his branch had 10 work more than ten
hours day. He said that sometimes
they worked fifteen hours out OF the
twenty-four lie thought the advance de-
manded FOR the yard brakemen. which ne
said. averaged g a month. little enough
In view OF tho increasing work
In the afternoon II. 3. SchwaD. brake
man on the Pennsylvania lines east.
whose division is at or near Harrisburg,
enlightened the laymeu among the arbi
traitors on the routine OF what Is gen
orally referred 20 as a hump yard" He
was employed for some time In a hump
yard" and said that the hump was al
elevation or raised part OF the yard with
an incline leading up 20 IL. on which
trains were cut or divided into sections,
the sections then being run down 70 the
tracks Tho wages for working az a
brakeman in the yards. nc said, were 81
cents an hour for day work and g cents
an hour for night work. They were %
cents an hour up 10 1910. when the In
creases went into effect
In describing tho conditions OF work
In the hump yards" he said that as the
crew OF each section did not know what
tracks other sections were bound for
there was danger OF accidents.
". W Atterbury. OF the arbitration
board. who is vice-pres.dent OF the Penn
sylvauia Railroad. cross-eXamined the
witness regarding the chances ~ such
collisions The witness admitted that they
were not very common. In further an
swers ne said that the names Of the
tracks 90 which the sections were bound
were displayed front and rear.
Then ne went on to describe the rules
In the hump Yards" which. ne said, We're
very severe II man. after Leaving the
train when IL came down the hump. went
to take a drink, he said, and missed the
train. called a polling train, TO take
him back TO tho hump he was charged
with neglecting his duty.
Tho names OF men are posted on tho
bulletin board for every mira ctiou OF the
rules. no matter how slight" he said.
some OF these attractions may be un-
avoidable. but the names are posted all
the same"
In reply 10 q question he said he never
knew OF any name being mentioned IN
terms OF communication on the bulletin
board for a deed OF heroism.
Il was announced that after to-mor-
rows hearings there would be no further
hearings until Monday.