New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-14
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While the frst steps toward a set.
tscmcnt were being taken in New Jer-
sey, frenen in -.e Long Island service
quit and tied UP the steam traffic so
effectively that tickets for steam trains
we're sold only to insistent passengers.
Inc strikers sent delegates across the
RIVER to the Grandview Hall meeting in
Jersey City.
Six yardmastess employed by the
New York, New Haven E. Hartford
hncs have quit work since Monday az
ternoon. Two yardmasters from Oak
Point quit Monday and another pair
left their jobs yesterday, joining two
other yardmAsters from Mott Haven
who also left work yesterday morning.
Each yard normally employs six yard
masters. Railroad officials have called
FOR extra police protection for the
Bronx yards.
Two thousand additional employees
OF tho Pennsylvania Railroad, at Tren-
ton. N. j., Joined the ranks Of the
strikers yesterday. Among the men
involved in this latest walk-out are
1,SO0 employees Of the repair shops.
IN the Trenton section more than g.
wv fennsylvsnia employees are out.
Machinists Make Threats
fresh strike threat came from two
locals Of the International Machinists'
Union yesterday. The men of Locals
1913 and 479 called meetings to dis
euss the advisability of striking for
more pay and shorter hours. These
men operate every power plant of the
Pennsylvania system in New \ ork, and
strike would leave the various depots
and offices without light or power.
Such walk-out would also affect
the General Postofice building The
men who are now getting 72 cents an
hour for a fo.ty-eight-hour week,
want 80 cents an hour FOR a forty-four
hour week. The helpers are consider
ing demand for an increase from 40
to 81 cents an hour, with similar time
reduction.
Ofhcials of the Big Four brother
tccds sent out further statements yes
authorized and illegal. Warren 8.
Stone, of the Engineers Brothe rho God,
wired from Cleveland that there was
no truth in the story that the strike
had the secret approval of the brother
hood hesds and similar statements
flrelnen; L. f. Sheppard, of the con-
ductors, and c. E. Masser, for the
TrAsnmen.
In some cases the train service in
New York and vicinity was improved.
The New Haven restored it's through
Boston trains and ran makeshift COM
nuter service, which, with the aid Of
the New York Central and New York,
Westchester & Boston, got all of it's
communication patrons into New York
and got them back again with an irreg-
ular schedule.
officials Of the New Haven were re-
luetant to give out any information
concerning their train service, and vol
unteered no information which might
give the public an idea of what they
could expect to-day.
Fast Trains as Locals
The PENNSYLVANIA ran a few more
through trains yesterday than the day
before, improving it's continuation SER
vice by forcing all through trains to
stop at local stations. This is prov
ing q great hardship on passengers
travelling to such distances as Wash
ington, Pittsburgh. Cleveland and other
Western points. The trains to Phila-
delphia were running about every two
hours, but this schedule began to give
wav as the day wore on.
The walk-out Of additional yardmen
at Trenton yesterday has cut the train
service through that city in half and
completely eliminated all freight
traffic. AS a result, the people OF
Trenton are facing a food and fuel
famine. Should the strike continue
for only few days. many big in
dustries in the city will be forced to
close down for lack of coal and raw
materials.
With the return of the men in it's
Yards at Syracuse the New York Cen
trail reported yesterday that it's serv-
ice OF through and Communication trains
was practically normal and it promised
20 keep the service intact, barring un-
foreseen events. This line is bringing
sisting mainly of meats and fresh
vegetables. The total of imports, how
ever, together with the arrivals on all
the. other lines, comprises only about
per cent of the normal freight re-
ceived in New York
Lackawanna Starts Local
The Lsckawanpa sent out its first
local train since the strike. 1t left for
Morristown at o'clock. There were
only few through trains run over this
system, and these never on schedule
time. Tie Erie is providing a good
through service west of Port Jervs,
but its communication trains are few
and far between. The service. how
ever, is being partly restored with the
aid of citizen crews, which are begin
ming to spring up like mushrooms all
along the line.
The Baltimore & Ohio service out Of
The Pennsylvania Station was so irreg-
ular yesterday that no definite infor-
nation could be obtained as to what
trains were running or when The same
was true of the Lehigh Valley. The West
Shore, however, was providing a fairly
good schedule, with trains generally
delayed There were some freight
movements on this line also.
The Jersey Central probably was the
most demoralied of all the lines that
were offering any transportation ia.
cilities at ali. Some trains were run
during the rush hours in the morning
and a few took those that came in tho
morning back at night
No effort. however, was made TO keer
these trains running on any regular
schedule, and when the crowds an.
peared during the late afternoon anc
ii,ed the cars they were run off. The
passengers. however, were far less ir