National Republican., 1883-08-09
WIRE CUT TIERS Al WORK.
Another Raid on tho Western Union
Lines in New York--PrACtical Failure
OF the Railway Operators Strike.

Another Raid on tho Western Union
Lines in New York--PrActicaI Failure
OF the Railway Operators Strike.
New YORK, Aug. s.-Last night another
onslaught was made upon the wires of the
Western Union Telegraph company, tho con-
sequences of which were far more disastrous
than that of the preceding night. Press
Agent Somerville, of tho Western Union com
pany said this morning that twenty wires
were cut on one route and fourt6een on an
other, between PassaiC and Elizabethport,
N ]. These were wires to Philadelphia and
other points in tho southern division. Twenty
of tho Mutual Union wires were cut between
Kings bridge and Scarsdale. At Tarrytown
twelve Hudson River wires arc down, and
eighteen wires in the eastern circuits were
destroyed between Port Chester and Green
wich, Conn. The cross arms were
sawed off in the latter instance, and
tho wires cut beside. The first wires
to 90 down were those on tho eastern cir
cult, which were lost about 1880 o'clock last
night. The others went down shortly after
midnight. A large force of lincmen was
sent out TO repair the damage, and the lines
are being repaired as rapidly as possible.
| The cutting Of the wires intorfered with
others across which they fell so that the great
est confusion was created. For n long time
this morning, said Mr. Somcrville, the work
was greatly delayed. Supt. Humestono es-
| timated that when work was begun this morn
ing one-halfthe wires to Philadelphia, one
quarter Of those to tho west, and onc-third OF
| the eastern circuits could not he used The
| whole number of wires cut WAS 50, but nearly
200 were rendered useless in consequence.
A telegram from Fort Washington said that
a gang of men had intcrfered with the line
men who were repairing the wires there, and
police protection had been asked in case the
| interference was repeated.
| No Clew has yet been discovered Of tho
authors of the mischief although the greatest
vigilance is being exercised. The Western
Union company has employed detectives to
ferret out the perpetrators of the wire cut
ting 1t is the general opinion that the
striking linemen are answerable for the iniu-
res. The company is consdcra bly, put out
by this new method of warfare.
At the headquarters of the Brotherhood of
Telegraphcrs it was emphatically denied that
the cutting was being done by the striking
linemcn.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, Aug. s.-Assstaut Su-
perintendent kipsman of the Wabash telo-
graph lines, says that of the 900 operators on
the $500 miles of that road, just eight--four
at Decatur and four at Chicago-have obeyed
the order of the brotherhood and gone out
Their places have been filled, and everything
is working smoothly. The members of the
brotherhood here, on the other hand, say that
hcNcH VI Jue elRnu OpeIdIOTo dJ
on Monday, and that of the 175 operators Oh
the Iron Mountain railway, between here and
Tcxarkana, 1877 belong to the bro herhood
and can be relied on to strike. They also say
that of the forty-two railway operators in
EastSt. Louis thirty-six are brotherhood men
and will 90 out. There is no indication o.
this at present, however.
ST. LoUIs, Aug. S,-No further withdrawal
from the Iron Mountain railway is reported
Six wires on tho Wabash railway We're GU
about ten miles north of this city on Monday
night. The wires were clearly cut with nip
pers, and the poles show marks of stee
pronged climbers used by linemen.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Aug. S.-Thc telegraph
Office at Bismarck was mobbNd last night b,
strikers. The strikers consisted of twenty
five men, who entered the o.lice aud compelled
tho new man to quit work. They then tool
him and put him TO bed in hotel. Manage
, Draper moved the Office to the Tribune build
ing No further trouble is reported.