New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-11
Service
Is Crippled;
No Freight
Desertions in Ranks of
Strikers Reported i'm
West: Many Industries
Are Forced to Close
Yardmen Quit Work
On the Pennsylvania
40 Switchmen Strike
at Grand Central Termi.
nal, Congesting Trains


nal, Congesting Trains
The unsanctioned strike of radical
railway workers frightened its grip
on the East yesterday. Reports
from the West indicate that break
in the ranks of the OUTLAWS" is de-
veloping there.
In roads running into New York
and Jersey City the situation grew
worse throughout the day. Passen-
ger service on the Erie broke down
and only a few trains ran. No at
tempt will be made to run them
to-day. On the other roads sched-
ules We're disrupted
Food Shipments Decrease
Wood shipments continued to
trickle into the city in diminish
ing stream. All other freight was
halted.
The Lackawanna Railroad was
tied up at 12:45 a. IN. Passenger
locomotive tiremen said they would
take out the Buffalo Express, carry
ing the mails, at 2:l5 a. H., from
Hoboken.
One hundred and forty switchmen
employed at the Grand Central Ter
minal and the Mott Haven yards Of
the New York Central Railroad
abandoned work last night without
notice to the officials of the company
Or the presentation of grievances.
This action marked the first inter-
ference with the passenger service
of the New York Central Railroad.
Yard crews of the Pennsylvania
at Manhattan Transfer, N. j., also
went out, cutting off New York from
lngress or egress over the Pennsyl-
vania, b ltimore & Ohio and Lehieh
Valley lines.
AS result of the Grand Contra!
walk out, incoming trains began to con
gest the station yards. There are
no yard crews to haul out the dead
trains. Hundreds of travellers camped
around the station, sitting on their bag
gage and awaiting developments
Employees Are Recruited
Large forces of officers and railroad
employees were recruited as rapidly az
possible by Miles Bronson, general su-
perintendent of the electric division, in
an effort to bring the remaining night
trains into the Grand Central terminal
to load passengers.
The first arrests growing out Of the
strike were made in Grand Central
Terminal when Special Officers Porter.
Shea and Foster, of the New York Cen
-ral, took group Of twelve strikers 10
The East Fiftv-first Street police sta
ton and charged them with disorderly
conduct.
The policemen charged that the twelve
men had entered the conductors wait
ing room. on the fourth floor Of the
Grand Central Terminal, and had al
to persuade number of loyal
Irainmen who were then in the room to
Join the "outlaw" strike There fol-
lowed disturbance, il is alleged, and
the men were placed under arrest.
At the station house they said they
were all railroad workers on strike.
Most of them gave addresses in the
Jersey railroad district.
The walk-out Of the Lackawanna fire.
men also viii shut off that roads ferry
servi:e to Manhattan. This, with the
complete shut down of the HUDSON
tubes. which occurred At o'clock yes-
terday morning, leaves only a few lines
of connection between New York Cisv
and Jersey. The men were DISCHARGED
with reprinland by Magistrate Marsh
in Mems Night Court and were warned
that picketing must not Re done IN
groups nor on property owned by TIC
railroad.
Though incoming food shipments are
decreasing rapidly. Market Commits
sioner O'Malley said yesterday that
The situation. though grave. was not
desperate. The city has in its ware
houses. he said. enough meat, butter,
eggs and canned goods for d siege Of
many weeks.
Rallroads, with taliing forces. ara
working hard to get the milk ship
nents through.
One Road Moves Freight
In Jersey the Baltimore & Ohio alone
continues to move freight. and what ID
handles is only per cent OF the nor
NAL traffic. On the Pennsylvania. the
New York, New Haven & Hartford and
the New York Central lines food ship-
ments continue to crawl into terminals.
The Pennsylvania has taken off fve
through trains. On these roads sub
urban passenger trafflc, though delayed.
has managed TO continue All shin
ments of regular freight are entirely
blocked.
In Chicago many of the men who
walked out at the call of radical lead
crs had returned to work by last night.
Osicials Of tho railroads predicted ;hat
~ Monday the situation there would