The Portland daily press., 1877-07-24
THE STRIKE.
THE TROUBLE EXTENDING.
Riotous Proceedings
at Buffalo.
The Streets Filled With a
Drunken Mob.
OUTRAGES AT COLUMBUS AND
HARRISBURG.
Four Strikers Shot al
Reading.
A BRIDGE OVER THE SCHUYL.
KILL BURNED.
The New York Central Men tt
Strike To-day.
A PROCLAMATION BY TIKI
| PRESIDENT,
A PROCLAMATION BY THE
PRESIDENT,
THE SITUATION AT BUFFALO.

n ~ 5A u OA i AOIN n Nd ~ ~ "A
A Mob of Drunken Rumans Attempt to
Compel a Strike ON the Central.
NEW YORK, July 23.-From dispatches re.
csived at the Grand Central depot by General
Superintendent Toucey of the New York Cen
trial. it appears that the strike has already reach
ed Buffalo, and may continue to spread the
whole length of the line to this city, unless
measures are Immediately taken to put stop
to it. A despatch dated 2 a. M, from Buffalo,
says large crowd of rioters have taken pos
session of the freight yard of the New York
Central. extinguising all switch and signal
lights, driving the men from their work and
taking firemen from their engines. The yards
are full of excited, turbulent and ugly DISPOSE
toned men, who hold possession by force 1t
seems as though the whole laboring population
as we'll as hordes of dissipated and half drunk
en- people from the slums of the city have join
ed in strike against the road. Our men
(meaning the N. Y. CentraD are powerless
against the mob. 1t is feared that cars will be
opened and contents carried off.
Another despatch received later says: The
Erie and Lake Shore strikers with mob of out
side parties, many of them crazed with drink
and excited with prospects of plumber, have got
control of the stock and freight yards at Buffa-
10, and have compelled the firemen and train
hands to leave their posts. There is no notice
of any employe of the Central striking, and
the men say they will go out with their trains
if protected. There is no trouble at Rochester
or Syracuse reported yet Passenger trains
came out of Buffalo all right last night. Van
derbilt hopes to have sufficient protection for
his employees. He says his men are not in SYM
pathy with the strikers and will do their duty
fearlessly and willingly. The employees of the
Central at this end of the line are none of them,
as far as could be learned, willing or ready to
join in the strike. They say the assurances
given them by Vanderbilt that as soon as busl-
ness becomes better LIE will resume paying old
rates is satisfactory.
Firemen Taken off by Strikers.
EAST BUFFALO, July %, II A. M.-No stock
has been shipped from here today. Shipments
yesterday on the New York Central railroad to
eastern points were 122 head of Cattle. % hogs
and sheep. A mob from the Erie and Lake
Shore roads this morning took firemen and
brakemen from the Central trains, uploaded
the stock and warned the employees from furth-
er work. No disposition is shown on the part
OF the Central employees to join the strikers
and the mob is in quite possession. Lake Shore
live stock trains stopped.
Troops Assaulted by the Moh.
Up. MA mob reinforced by large numbers
called at the car shops of the Lake Shore and
Erie companies and ordered all the workmen
there to quit. which they did forthwith. About
o'clock this afternoon Buffalo &; Jamestown
train arriving at Compromise station, two miles
from the depot, had passenger coach detached
and showed on the Central track and the fire
man was forcibly taken from the engine. Su
perintendent Doyle, who was on the train, re-
monStrated with the strikers stating there bad
been no reduction of wages on their road since
its Inauguration. The effect of this statement
was the bringing back of the coach by the strik
ers, who coupled it on and assured the Superin.
tendent that nothing should be done in any way
to interfere with the working of hisroad. Ear
lY in the afternoon an assault was made By
nearly 1000 rioters on about 200 soldiers who
were guarding the Lake Shore round-h ouse
The military were obliged to leave the building
which is now barricaded by the mob, who plac.
| ed cars in position as defence against an at.
tack.
Col. Flock, of the 65th regiment, with about
thirty men and three officers foolishly proceed.
ed to the round-house to re-take it from the
mob. They were met with yells of derisor
from the crowd, and under shower of stones
were obliged to retreat at double quick and
force their way through the yelling crowd at
the point of the bayonet some soldiers being
badly cut on the hands with knives and also
dubbed. Four soldiers lost their muskets
which were, however, afterwards recovered.
Col. Flock was badly clubbed, twice knock ed
down, forced across the canal and obliged to
take refuge in the Lake Shore paint shops. The
engineers Of the Erie & Lake Shore roads have
signed an agreement with the firemen not to
run with green hands, 1t is expected the New
York. Central engineers will follow suit tonight.