New-York tribune., 1920-04-13

Mr. Mantell announced that some of
the. groups held up three other
Trans at Port Jervis, where the crack
ere r,ile Chlcago express was abandoned
sunday night. The three trains were
oouthern express, Cleveland express
ana another Chicago express, all on
their way to Jersey City. They we're
neld up at S o'clock yesterday morning
Tor more than two hours, the strikers
havlng dragged the firemen from the
cab. The trains were combined and
started on their way
when the train reached Paterson it
was again boarded by strikers, who
were driven off with the assistance of
passengers.
Among the walk-outs reported vestcr-
day was one of 1900 PENNSYLVANIA en-
ployees in freight yards at Trenton
ana y'clnlty:. This paralyzed whatever
freight traffic existed throughout the
city and greatly hampcred all suburban
train service.
Trains Reported Stoned
More than 5000 employees working
at the Bristol, Pa, shpyards were
thrown out of work because Of The
consequent cessation of communication.
Two trains passing through Trenton
have been stoned.
Despite the decision OF Long Island
tralnmen, made at a meeting yestcr-
DAY, to remain at work, twenty-five cJ.l-
ouctors went out, but had littlo Greet
on the line The strike of yardmen at
Long Island City and the holban yard
at Jamaica effected the tie-up Of the
freight lines. 1t was said that some
passenger switchmen were also out at
Rockaway Park and jamaica.
At the Mott Haven yards of the New
York Central lines, in the Bronx, six
of nine tiremen on the night shift went
out during the morning, as did all the
men in the Port Morris yards of the
New York, New Haven G. Hartford
road in the Bronx. Great interest is
centered in the latter yard, because of
oe'ng transfer point for foods
and material passing to and from
the New England states. On the Har-
lem and New Rochelle division of the
New Haven line fifteen yard workers
and train crews joined the strikers late
in the afternoon,
At Camden, N. j., seventy switchmcn
and yardmen walked out, tying up the
west Jersey & Seashore Railroad and
bringing traffic to seashore resorts to a
standstill. Because of the exclusion of
raw materials resulting from the walk
/
Company. Campbell soup factories and
New York shipyards are in danger of
being closed.
6,9O6 Out On One System
The Pennsylvania Railroad an
nounced that 6,906 employees of all
classes are on strike on it's system be-
tween New York and st. Louis. Fire
men, trainmen and switchmen of the
Lackawanna line at Scranton yesterday
presented demands to officials of the
railroad.
1t is understood that these demands
wlll be given no recognition and it is
J believed that the tie-uD of the com
pany's line running from Hobokcn to
Buffalo will be attempted by these men
to-day; The men say they will oper-
ate only milk and mail trains.
~ Employees of the Boston & Albany
Kallroad, branch Of the New York
Central, voted yesterday to remain at
work, according to H. NJ. Brscoe, vice
/ president of the line, assuring service
between these two points.
Inc New York Central reports that
about l20 men of three tricks at the
Mott Haven yards who had reported
sick Sunday night reported for work
yesterday.
The arrival at Ellis Island within
the last few days Of five or six large
transatlantic steamships bearing be-
tween 5000 and 1000 immigrants and
the tie-up of railroad lines operating
from Ellis Island has caused an un-
precedented overflow of foreigners at
the government quarters there and
threatens to force hundreds 10 live in
the open.
With 4.10O immigrants in the port
over Sunday and with $50 Of them
forced to spend Sunday night in the
detention quarters Of the Ellis Island
station. although they all had been
examined and duly admitted to the
country the situation yesterday after
noon became acute
Superintendent Percy A. Baker gave
orders for the barges not to take fur