Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-12
MAKE BIG EFFORT
TO MOVE TRAINS
Loyal Men Answer Call to Fill
Gaps Caused by the
Emergency.
FOOD FAMINE Is UNLIKELY
Tube Service Not Yet Resumed.
but Ferries Move Crowds
Over River.
ny Associated rress.1

NEW YORK. April l1.--with tho
supreme test TO date in the strike or
railroad switchmen. yard workers and
hr'rncn here scheduled for tomorrow
morning, the operators and strikers
today marshallcd their forces for bat
TIC sunday brought opportunity to
both managers and strikers to draft
plans for the struggle into which
Greater New York has been plunged
now for three fun days.
In Jersey City. scccdIng brother
moods OF railroad trainmen asscm-
blcd in an all-day and night mass
meeting. from which the press was
barred. except for n brief interval.
in which Mayor Hague. Of Jersey
CITY. addressed them In Jamaica
employees OF the Long Island Rail-
road. as yet little affected by the
s'rikc. met in an all-day session to
vote on whether to quit in sympathy
with Tile unauthorized walkout OF
switchricn on other roads.
Clerks Helping.
railroad managers mobilized their
armies in every part of the city re-
arranging working shifts and call
ing into yard and train service many
superintendents and "white-coliar
men from clerical positions Train
crews also were brought here from
areas as yet unaffected by tho strike
An announcement frop, the gem
e'al post -oiiico in Manhattan today
declared the service here both on in
coming and outgoing mail had been
dcrangcd, although through mail,
trains, were going out much better
than was expected.
Milk trains will he brought in TO-
RI
costs. railroad managers declared TO-
day. Whatever foodstufrs can be
moved here will be cared for al,
though all systems, except the New
york Central and the New Haven
announced scores of food trains were
stalled along their routes. The New
YORK Central announced that war
| specials OF solid food trains were on
their way from Chicago to New York.
Inability OF railroads to move nom
perishablc freight may cause
serious shortage OF coal among mil
lions OF consumers in Greater New
York railroad officials and rcprescn-
tatives of New York merchants de.
clarcd.
Passenger Service Is SO Per Cent.
Passenger service was generally
operated below so per cent of normal
today. The New York Central and
the New Haven managed to operate
virtually at normal. Local trains on
the Erie and Lackawanna Railroads
were shut down completely, it wa,
announced, although through trains
were operated and brought in nearly
normal numbers OF passengers ON
long delayed schedules. on the
Pennsylvania, Southern and Western
Z faf
about 80 per cent normal
The Importation of loyal brotbor
hood switchmen, yard workers and
hremen began unotiicially today. with
number of union men coming in
from outside points to relieve The
pressure here. No nonunion strike
breakers were used. and announce
ment was made, by the railroads that
hohc "outd be used for the present,
Ferry Service Nenrs Normal.
fcrrE service between New York
and New Jersey was materially i'm
proved today. and tomorrow it will
be extended TO It's utmost to caro- ror
the rush Of commuters, railroad Of
ticiais said. The Hudson and Man
haitian tubes were still shut down
today with no prospect OF being on
Grated tomorrow
New York is in no Immediate dan.
ger OF IA food famine. railroad man
ayers said. although the coastwiss
longshoremen's and harbor strikes
have shut off food shipments by wa
ter Supplies arriving by the New
York Central and New Haven roads.
they said, were sufficient to still tho
gravest fears.
The Lehigh Valley and the Balti-
more and ohio were the only lines
terminating on the Jersey shore that
managed t" bring in freight yestas.
day and early today. but their of
hccrs reported faint hope of adding
more until conditions improved.
Lenrr Passengers Stalled,
Erie Railroad officials declared
that the Cleveland Express. due ar
Fort Jervis at midnight, may meet a
similar fate. Strikers on the Erie
have been advised. IL was learned
here. TO refuse 10 handle milk trains
which also carry passengers. s
When the Chicago express train
reached Port Jervis il was run into a.
siding and left there. the crew
aliGhted md walked to tho Town
Hall. where railroad workers
meeting was in progress. They ar
rived in time 10 take part in de- L
bate over the formation OF an asso.
cistion OF yardmen. switchmon,
brakemen. conductors and engineers.
Meanwhile, the passengers waited Z
patiently in their coaches. Finally &
the crew returned and after a pro-a
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