Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-10
NEW YORK TIED Up:
P,R,R, TRAINS HALT,
10000 MEN co OUT
Freight Transportation Paralyzed
by Unauthorized Strike That is
Spreading to East.
FOOD SUPPLIES CUT OFF;
BABIES LIVES IN PERIL
BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening
.'PENNSY" CUTS PHILADA
NEW YORK SERVICE.

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Philadelphia, April lO.--The first train
out of Philadelphia from Broad street
station of the Pennsylvania railroad 10 be
affected by the strike was the IL a. m
express. This was cancelled. Officials
expected service would be further cur
tailed today and tonight.
A notice posted at the station read:
rOn account Of labor troubles on the
the Hudson and Manhattan Rapid Trans
sit service between Park Place, New York
and Hudson Terminal, New York is sus-
pended until further notice. Curtail ser
vice from Market street, Newark, also
from Manhattan transfer 10 Hudson
Terminal"
A number Of switchmen on the Reading
Railway struck this afternoon. Officials
said service was not affected
New York. April 10-An embargo on
express matter was ordered today as the
railroad strike gained ground in New
York, further tying up freight and GRIP
pling passenger service on many lines.
Reports were current that passenger
embargo might be required before the
day ended.
The express embargo was made effective
to all but New England and New York
State points, Syracusre and Buffalo
excepted. Thus far the strike has not
affected parcel post or other mail matter
This morning New York found il was
facing not only the threat of a fuel and
food famine but an actual shortage Of
workers. Many thousands men and
women who daily commute from New
Jersey were unable TO run the strike
blocakde.
Those who were able to reach the Jersey
Shore from the interior of the State,
found that workers on the Hudson tubes
had fulfilled their threat 10 strike this
morning and that the only means of
reaching Manhattan lay in FAIRIES ire
gilarly operation because Of the strike
of railroad marine workers called last
week. These strikers redoubled their
efforts to call out crews and complete
isolation OF Manhattan Island.
The crew of a Philadelphia local train
at the Pennsylvania station here did not
appear at $50 o'clock. A second tram,
however left on time halt an hour later
Express trains to Philadelphia scheduled
TO leave at Q and 30 o'clock were can
celled because crews failed 70 appear at
the Pennsv .lvania station. The o clock
and $40 local crews reported, however,
and these trains left for Philadelphia on
time.
Notices were posted IN the Pennsylvania
station this morning announcing that
until further notice tickets to all points
will be sold subject to delay due to labor
disturbances"
The unauthorized strike OF radical
railroad workers in Chicago, which spread
rapidly over this vicinity yesterday,
grew to alarming proportions during the
morning hours. Freight transportation
was az standstill, threatening the city's
food supply; passenger trains on many
lines moved haltingly: ferries ran spas
medically as the result of the walkout OF
harbor workmeIi, and Manhattan was
nearly isolated from New Jersey by the
strike this morning of employees of the
tubes running under the Hudson river
Thousands of commuters were stranded
unable to reach their places of business
here.
More than 10000 men EMPLOYED al
railroad terminals and on the harbor have
struck, according to estimates by union
officials Each hour brought a fresh
crop of rumors of other strikes impending
Railroad officials working desperately
in the face of odds to relieve the situation
admitted that conditions were chaotic
although they did not admit the claim OF
the union leaders.
No disorder has attended the strikes Sc
far but heavy police guards have been
stationed at all railway terminals and
other points.
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