The sun., 1919-08-08
1O2 TRAINSCUT
BY NEW HAVEN
Radical Curtailment of Pas
senger Service Due to the
Strike Of Shopmen.
FREIGHT EMBARGO NEAR
Federal, White Mountain and
Bar Harbor Expresses
Taken Off.

The entire system Of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
was hard hit yesterday by a shop
mems strike which caused the cancel
lation Of many Pullman car reserva-
tions and led officials at the company's
Offices to say that a freight embargo
was considered inevitable.
The discontinuance of, 102 passenger
trains on the system was announced
at the New Haven Offices late last
night. All dining and parlor car SER
vice is discontinued and the present
time table is suspended.
Among the trains cut of are the
Federal Express. the White Mountain
Express, the Bar Harbor Express and
the State of Maine Express. Several
through trains between New York and
Boston also are annulled.
At the Grand Central Terminal 1t
was said that serious reports had been
received from Boston. New Haven and
other New England points, and that
persons in charge of the road see no
immediate outlet from their trouble.
The seriousness of the effect of the
strike upon freight cannot be under
estimated, according to persons con-
of freight cars from this city received
check at the very outset, although
the officials succeeded in maintaining
the passenger service here according
to schedule yesterday.
The mall service alone was not inter-
fered with because the strikers at every
Ioint where the walkout was staged
left one Of their number on duty espe-
ciaIly to look after the mall cars
Car inspectors detailed to attend to
such work remained on duty yesterday
a. the Harlem River shop and Van Ness
yards In westchester county. although
all Of the other members Of their union
had walked out.
The strike took place most unex-
pectedly. according to officials OF the
company. Since the taking over of the
roads by the Federal Government the
wages OF the shopmen have been in
creased and they have made no COM
paint to their employers.
1t was therefore the cause OF much
concern yesterday WncH tnCy ouducuiy
called their strike. While a force on
duty Mt the Grand Central Terminal
Kent at work II was said there that prac-
tically every other yard had been af-
fected.
Soon after the walkout officials of the
line issued a statement which read: "On
account of the withdrawal Of the large
number of men from the service very
serious curtailment Of passenger and
freight service must necessarily follow
the extent OF which cannot be immedi-
ately determined. Every effort Will be
made to operate as many trains as can
be run with safety
The strikers, whose number Is est-
mated at 1000 throughout the entire
service. are made up OF car inspectors,
repairers, machinists and members OF
allied crafts engaged in the maintenance
OF the company's rolling stock.
They are affiliated with the American
| Federation of Labor. but according TO
officiais OF that organization here they
have not consulted the big body con-
cerning their plans.
The strike is a part OF the nationwide
revolt OF railroad shopmen which some
OF the labor leaders have tried vainly
to check. and while II anected neither
the New York Central nor the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad snopmen here yesterday,
there was some anxiety in both Of those
railroads over It,
Statements issued by the officials OF
the line at New Haven were similar to
those issued here. Serious curtailment
was forecast, and II was also stated
that the strike had taken officials In
| that city completely by surprise, 1t was
said that 1900 men had walked out OF
the New Haven shops and that sew
erai hundred more had quit in Bridge
| port.
Reports received by railroad officials
from Boston indicated that more Than
5000 had quit work there Not only
the mechanical force OF the New York
New Haven and Hartford but about
900 employees of the Boston and
Maine Railroad were reported to have
left their jobs at that point. Boston
and Albany workers were eaid to have
Joined them out of sympathy.
From the vicinity Of Boston car coup
| lars and other terminal workers were
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