New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
Tug and Railroad Craft
Service Crippled as the
" orkers Go Out at
8 p. NJ. for 8-Hour Day
Citv's Warehouses
Hold 7-Day Supply
At Midnight Boats of
Erie and Lackawanna
Still Were Operating


ployed on ferries, tugs, lighters and
other floating equipment of all the
railroads operating in the port of
New York last night tied up most
of the ferry lines and virtually shut
off the city's supply of fresh food
stufs.
Under normal conditions, it was
said, there is only seven days sup
ply Of fresh foodstuffs on hand in
the city's warehouses, and a CON
tinuance of the strike beyond this
time would result in a severe short
age of food. The railroads. il was
said. handle 90 per cent of the food
entering the city
At o'clock, one hour after the
strike went into effect, all ferry lines
crossing the Hudson, except the
Delaware, Lackawanna {; Western,
were affected in some degree. and in
many cases were crippled.
A survey of the situation at midnight
revealed that the ferry service on the
Eric and Lackawanna lines was about
normal Boats were running regularly
from the Erie terminals at Chambers
and Twenty streets to Pavonia
Avenue. Jersey City. The Lackawanna
'arries. running from Twenty third
snd Barclay streets to Hobokcn. were
'1orking on the usual schedule but
only one boat was running from the
Jersey Central's terminal at the foot
o. Liberty Street The Jersey Ccntrai's
Hno from Twenty-third Street was shut
down AZ o'clock.
Earlier in the night the Pennsylvania
svstem had two boats running from
CortlaHdt Street, but these were dis
continued at about II o'clock. and both
this line aud the ferries Of tho same
company plying from DesbrosSos Street
We're tied up b. midnight. There we're
10 beats running from the two ter
mnals Of the West Shore Railroad at
corilandt and Forty..sec streets.
thus completely isolating Weehawken.
roads said. however, that they expected
20 have some service on these lines by
morning.
Jersey Central commuters are ex-
pectcd % have the most difficulty in
reaching Manhattan this morning Traf.
5c from the Eric and the Pennsy ylvania
can be easily diverted TO the tubes. and
steps were taken last night to provide
extra trains under the river. On pre-
vious occasions Jersey Central subur-
ban trains haze been diverted over the
Pennsy ylvana tracks.
Municipal! Ferries Unaffected
While there was no disorder as the
crews tied up their boats, crowds OF
helated passengers collected about
many Of the darkened ferry houses anc
later went IN .taxis 20 the terminals OF
the lines that were in operation.
The strike order does not effect the
municipal ferries. running from the
Battery to Staten Island and Thirty
ninth Street, Brooklyn and these lines
we're running smoothly at > o'clock this
morning ! nc complete list Of raj
roads affected BY the walk-out arc the
West Shore. Delaware. Lackawanna {,
Western. Erie. Pennsylvania. Jersey
Central. Baltimore E. OHIO. Long Island
New York Central, Lcnlgi Valley, New
York. New Haven (. Hartford and tho
following terminals: Brooklyn Eastern
bush Terminal. Sew York Dock Com
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