Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-12
People Unable to Reach
City From Homes
in Jersey.
MANY THOUSANDS
REMAIN AT HOME
Jersey Central Railroad Suspends All
Passenger Service Because OF
Strike Some Trains Carrying
Milk and Food Manage to Break
Thru BIockade-Traffic in New
England Curtalled.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
New York. April 12.-New YORK
with it's back against the wall thrus-
gled desperately today to free rse't
from the pedemic OF unauthorizeo
strikes. Railroad officials professed 10
see a ray Of hope because some pass
enger service had been maintained
and food and milk trains manaked 10
creep into the city. Railroad oniciais
admitted. however, that the situation
still was grave, but thot II they
weathered the storm today the busi-
ness would soon approach normal.
The Sunday law gave railroads
respite in which to handle commuters
under normal conditions estimated at
zoe, 900 persons.
With the Hudson t"bes stlll tied up
by the strike, the burden of the ham
ding OF New Jersey commuters feil
upon the ferries plying the Hudson
which have been handicapped also by
the strike Of harbor workers.
Thousands Of persons are unable TO
reach places of business here untii
hours late, while other thousands re-
manned at home.
The situation at most Of the termi-
nails in New Jersey was still chaotic,
with only a few freight trains NOV
ing. Freight traffic over other lines
were irregular.
Advices from Boston announce cur
al hrt,
New England.
Passenger Service Suspended.
The Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey suspended all passenger service
at noon today. The road covers the
state of New Jersey, and the order
affects approximately $1,000 com
nuters.
Strikers meeting in Jersey City
Larred all nowspapo men except
reporter from the New York Call,
socialist Paper.
Mob Holds Up Express Train.
A story Of being "strllte- bound In
the foot hills of the Catskills on the
Chicago express of one road by
abandonment of its crew at Port Jcr-
Wis, n. z, was told ny passengers on
arrival here today ten hours late. a
fireman sent out from Jersey City on
an outbound train aided the engi-
neer in finally bringing in the STALL
cd train. according TO arrivals on 1t.
A mob OF railroad men" met the
express when 1t reached Port Jervis,
according to Mrs. E. G. Starch. OF
Lynbrook. and Mrs. A. r. Cobb. OF
Corning. N. Y. They swarmed about
he engine and dragged the fireman
TO the ground, they said.
The conductor and the crew en-
ieavored to persuade the strikers to
let the fireman resume his post and
allow the train to proceed to Jersey
City. This was refused and. Mrs.
Starch said, the strikers shouted that
the only way the fireman could go to
Jersey City on the train would be In
a wooden box"
The passengers, after a consider
able time searched for lodgings. Some
Of them managed to hire rooms for
few hours at S5 each, Mrs. Starch
said.
Food was procured and the station
agent agreed to announce IAN hour
beforehand when the train would
start"
At 1880 this word came but it was
3 a. m. when firemen arrived. and
considerably later when the train
finally pulled out.
The Chicago express carried pas
sengers from as far west as the Pa
ciflc coast.
Army Trucks Carry Mails.
Curtailment Of passenger traffic on
lines entering Pittsburgh appeared
as possibility Of the strike today,
with reports that engineers and fir
men and ehnnrnen ware holding
meetings to discuss the advisability
of striking with the yardmen.
A score Of army trucks manned by
armed soldiers from Camp Merritt,
New Jersey, were used today to un-
load and transport mail In Jersey
City. .
Mayor Hague. "in the name Of suf-
fering humanity" appealed to the
strikers to arbitrate.