Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-24
IN OPERATION.
TAs Great Works of the Edgar Thompson
Steel Company Started Up With Nom
Unisn Men.

Ths Great Works of the Edgar Thompson
Steel Company Started Up With Non.
Unisn Men.
PTTrsBURe, Pa, April 24-The Edgar
Thompson Steel Works at Braddock, Pa,
resumed operation yesterday. several hun
dred non-union men going to work. So far
there has been no trouble. The X. of L.
we're early on the ground, but they kept q
safe distance from the company's property,
and did not attempt to interfere with the
workmen, further than TO quietly request
them to stay away. 1t is their intention to
remain in the vicinity of the works as long
IS the strike lasts, and endeavor by their
presence 80 persuade the men TO come out.
The importation of the Pinkerton men has
had serious effect upon the strikers. They
arc very bitter in their denunciation Of
the move, which they declare was uncalled
for. The guards are distributed through
out the works and are ready for any emer-
gency.
The bricklayers, who had gone to work,
laid down their tools and walked out,
claiming that they would not remain as
long as the Pinkerton men were on duty.
Their action greatly encouraged the
Knights and as the party marched from
the mill the strikers greeted them with
cheers.
Just how many men are at work can not
be positively stated, but it is not believed
that the number exceeds five hundred.
The fires have been started in all depart
ments, however, and Superintendent Jones
says he has accomplished all that he ex-
pected. Considerable excitement was oc-
casioned about seven o'clock by the arrival
of train load of Hungarians from this
city. As they alighted at the Baltimore &
Ohio station, they were greeted with cries
Ias al -,
ton was paid to jeers, however, and they
quietly marched to the mill, where they
were at once put to work.
There has been no outbreak. The
Knights say they will do all in their power
to prevent trouble, but they will not an
swer for the striking Huns" who are
greatly incensed over the importation of
200 of their countrymen. A report that
three companies of militia were en- route to
Braddock caused very little excitement, as
the rumor was generally discredited.
Furnace "A" was fired up at noon yes
terday and furnace "B" will be fired up,
and seventy men will go TO work in the
pudding department to-day. The Ingot
heaters in the old rail mill are all fired up,
but there is not full quota of men in this
department. A number of machinists
gave notice last evening that they would
not work tomorrow, while number of the
masons who left the works yesterday, sig
nified their intention to resume their
places. The deputy sheriffs have not yet
gone into service as the sheaitf7s warning
against trespass has been generally COM
piled with.
A largely attended meeting of former
employees was held last evening under the
auspices of the Knights of Labor. Repre-
sentatives from each department reported
the number OF men employed or idle. and
substantial victory was claimed. They
reported that in the converting mill there
were not enough men to man one con-
verter. Around the furnaces there were
only eighty-two men out of four hundred.
In the rail mill were but twenty
puddlers and no roll turner's. There has
been no attempt made to start the Bloom
ing mill, and the most reliable reports they
could secure, placed the total number of
men at work to-day at three hundred and
twenty-five. Speeches were made advising
every knight to stand cool, victory was
beginning TO perch on their shoulders"