The New York herald., 1922-07-05
HOLIDAY HOSTSBACK,
OBLIVIOUS OF STRIKE
Vast Increase in Trains and
ThrOngs Move With Only
Occasional Delays.
BOMB SQUAD IS ON GUARD
Maintenance Men Not Likely
to Quit and Shop Men Are
Being Replaced.
BOMB SQUAD IS ON GUARD

New York came home last night
after spending the Fourth of July in
more or less comfort at the seashore
and mountain resorts. The crowds
began pouring into the Grand Central
Terminal and the Pennsylvania Sta
tion and over the ferries on the Hud-
son River about o'clock, and from
then until early this morning the
stream was steady. 1t was heavy both
ways. because one of the unusual
features Of the travel movement this
year was the fact that there seemed
to be almost as many people going out
of the city as there were coming
| into it.
| Excepting for listless picketing at
some of the car shops, particularly
those of the Long Island road, there
was little evidence OF rail- strike yes
terday. Even strike headquarters at
the Continental was virtually deserted,
the members of the committee of
seven having gone to various plants
in the metropolitan district in an ef-
fort to bolster up the strike for
show Of strength to-day.
The movement of travel was not af-
fected at all by the strike, the operat-
ing forces of the roads apparently for
getting the troubles of the shopmen.
Difficult to Keep Schedules.
Trains entering the city were almost
all on time. although the traffic on the
Long Island Railroad was so heavy that
toward evening trains began falling be-
hind their schedules. This had been ex-
/ pected. however. with trains coming in
from the Rockaways every three to five
minutes. and at almost the same rate
from other resorts along the Long Island
coast. The same was true to the trains
from the coast resorts of New Jersey.
Fourteen extra trains were run from
Long Branch to New York, making
twenty in all. and every train was
jammed with standees.
All of the arriving trains were run in
at least three sections. Some Of them
had as many as seven sections.
Officials of both the Pennsylvania
and the Grand Central said that the
rush this year was fully as great as
that of last year. although the outgoing
traffic was much heavier at both depots.
There was less disorder this year than
last. even though the crowds were as
large. At neither places was there any
indication of the strike.
Officials of the Hudson River Day
Line. the Central Hudson Line and the
Iron Steamboat Company reported last
night that water traffic was much less
than year ago. The rain in the morn
ing, when most boat riders usually
start, was the cause.
More than 100 men and women were
at work in the Sunnysde yards of the
Pennsylvania road. cleaning Pullman
cars. A special detail Of the bomb squad
from Police Headquarters was sent to
Long Island City to work under direc-
ton of Police Inspector Formosa.
Maintenance Men to Stay.
william Parker. general chairman OF
the New York Central division OF the
Maintenance of Way organization. with
Jurisdiction over about $4,000 men in the
New York district, yesterday said at his
home, 101 East 1920 street, that he did
not believe that the Maintenance OF Way
men would go out in sympathy with the
shopmen. Chairman Parker said he had
received 4 telegram from E. +. Cradle.
national nedu OF lne NldlUleIdHce Ok
Way men. instructing him to have his
eighteen deputies go among the men and
direct them to stay on their jobs. Mr..
Parker expressed the opinion that the
road ds would not put the Railroad Labor
Boards wage cut into effect next pay
day. as far as his men were concerned.
Mr.. Parker had a conference last
Saturday with w. G. Fripp. general
manager of the New York Central, in
which Fripp asked Parker IL he could
not prevent the maintenance of way men
en- the New York Central from striking.
Parker replied that he could, II the Cen
trail would not make the wage reductions
authorized by the Labor Board. To this
Fripp replied that the railroads we're
acting together in this matter ani that
it was not possible for the Central to
make a separate agreement regarding
the maintenance of way men.
About 100 new employees were put to
work during the day In the shops Of the
New York Central at Harmon. They
we're sent from New York city.