Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-04-12
CENTRAL STRIKE
TIES UP THIS CITY
Penna. Runs Few TrainS---
Most Coal Shipments Stop,
But Men Work at So. Amboy
PLANTS BADLY CRIPPLED
SWitchmen Here Working Be-
tween Various Plants Have
Joined Strike; Serious Here


At 2 o'clock today the employees of
the Central Railroad of New Jersey
refused to take trains from the ter
minal in Jersey City and after main
tanning service for the past two days
on almost regular schedule. the Cen
trail company began cancelling trains
shortly after IL o'clock. Except for
the service given by the Central rail-
road up to noon today as far as rail-
road accommodations to and from
this city We're concerned hardly a
wheel was moving. The trainmen
and firemen at the coal shipping docks
of the Lehigh Valley here and the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad at
Port Reading Joined the strikers today
tying up the shipping of coal from
these points and although the Penn
sylvania dock at South Amboy is still
in operation 1t is not known how soon
the men Will go out Crews of switch
engines operating between the various
plants of the city have joined the
strikers and conditions are chaotic.
Although the Central Railroad of
New Jersey had been able to
maintain service up to noon today
the Pennsylvania railroad had
cancelled the operation of practically
all trains as far as this division is
concerned. The last train to run from
| the Pennsylvania station in State street
left at 10 O'Clock Saturday night. Since
| that time no trains have been operated
to or from this station.
Pennsylvania trains arriving and
| leaving the Central station here from
points on the Camden and Amboy and
the New York and Long Branch Rail-
roads have been few and far between.
| But two Pennsylvania trains ran yes
terday on the New York and Long
| Branch division and these were in
charge of old retired crews. The first
Pennsylvania train to run over the
New York and Long Branch division
for New York today arrived here at
9;15. This train was composed of
three express trains which usually
make early morning trips to the city.
There were no trainmen on this train,
their duties being done by conductors
| who are regularly in charge of the
| trains that were cancelled.
The morning train for Camden ar
rived in this city almost on time, but
this train was made up of the old
type Pennsylvania wooden cars and
had a crew of old retired men in
Icharge of it.
The first train to be cancelled by
the Central was the one due in this
city from New York at 1904. Pas
sengers who were waiting for this
train were picked up by an express
which does not usually stop here.
The next train cancelled was the
paper train due here at 2:06. No
train was run in the place of this
| one. At the Central station here it
was not known when another train
from New York would run. The 1905
o'clock train to New York via Central
ran as usual but was thirty-five min
| utes late. The great problem con-
| fronting the commuters at the pres
ent time in New York is how to get
home. The Staten Island Rapid
| Transit is still in operation but it was
not known whether trains would
continue to run after o'clock this
| afternoon or not.
| Many people from Jamesburg.
lSpotswood. Old Bridge, and other
towns on the Camden and Amboy
division of the Pennsylvania who came
| to this city Saturday to do their shop
Istation here for sometime by the de-
llay of the Camden train, due to the
istrike.
Coal Dock Closes Down.
These conditions stated alone were
brought about by the strikers in the
| train yards in Jersey City, and not by
local strikes. However today the first
local strike conditions were felt when
the conductors and breakmen employ
ed at the Philadelphia and Reading
coal dock at Port Reading joined the
strikers and the firemen and train
men at the Lehigh Valley railroad
coal dock here did not report for
work.
Thirty men were reported to be
out at the Philadelphia & Reading
! docks at Port Reading and after
about one hundred cars of coal have
| been dumped today, which it was
! said would be completed by noon,
| the docks will be completely shut
down. The strikers from this dock
were scheduled to hold q meeting in
| the Port Reading firehouse at IL
The Lehigh Valley dock here did
not open for work this morning as
! the brakemen and firemen did not
report for work. No coal is being
moved at this dock and there is no
prospect of it being moved in the
near future. 1t is said that when the
vote was taken as to whether the
| brakemen and firemen should join
| in the strike at this dock the vote
was fifty-ffty, the younger men de-
/ string to join the strike and the older
men desiring to stay at work.
The Pennsylvania dock at South
Amboy has been able to keep in OPP
| Grafton. 1t was learned that the en-
| gineers and firemen have voted on
| the strike question and decided to
stay at work. However, it is not
| known what action may be taken by
| the train crews, and il they decide
| to strike the dock may close up at
any time.
Store Cars at Morgan.
When the United States General or
dnance Depot at Morgan was built
miles and miles of railroad track was
laid in the plant This tracking has
been taken over by the Pennsylvania
railroad for the storage of freight
trains it was learned today. 1t has
been said that 1000 cars of freight
was placed in the plant tracks Satur-
day and yesterday, but it was claimed
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Nat Holman at the Auditorium Wednes-
day night. ifS0S-f-lz-it'
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