Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16
NEW YORK CENrRAL's STRIKE.
The Switchmen at Buffalo Went Oue
This Morning.

BUFFALO Y, August I6-All Of the switch
men employed by the New York Central snd
West shore railroads here struck at 5 o'clock
ihis morning. Fifty policemen have been sent
to the East Buffalo freight yards 60 preserve
order. The cause OF the sIrike is said 90 be
ihat superintendent Burrows ordered union
mea from the Ere street yard "a the East
Buffalo yard to take the place of strikers.
The men protested and asked the superinteu-
cent To employ NV men as theV were unwili-
lnS 10 take the places Of union strikers. This
the superintendent refused 10 do and the
switchmen's union ordered all out This com-
pletely blocks freight traffic by either road 40
this terminus
There are upward of 200 men in the move
ment and a freight blockade at east Buffalo 10
imminent The closing OF the West shore
road for freight is the most serious aspect thus
far. as II completely cripples the Centrars
facilities Tor forwarding freight There
the worst tangle of trains and engines in
the Central depot this morning that has
been seen since the strike began. .
week ago this morning. West shore aud Central
engines crowded every track from the north 10
the south side OF the depot and for a long dis
tance east. The Belt line tram due at O'Clock
stopped at Chicago street and the passengers
walked in, as they did from the same train ast
Saturday morning. All passenger trains on
all roads entering the Central depot were
behind time this morning and the big
tram house presents confused
spectacle as at any time since the strike began
The Michigan Central through train. due to
leave here at $50, got away at s:l5 and other
trains were even further delayed No informa-
tion could he had at the Central Offices Su-
perintendent Burrows and Tralnmaster Ma
loney were out at east Buffalo. one Of the
men about the depot asked what caused
| the switchmen 20 20 out
WOULD NOT rAKE STRIKERS PLACES
Here's all there Is TO II" WAS the reply.
"A crew of men ordered around here
from the Erie street depot last night 10 take
the place of strikers in the train house. They
came. but did not like the job. and sent q dele
| cation 20 superintendent Burrows asking hIm
| to send them back 20 the Erie street depot,
as they. being union men. objected 10
being detailed TO take the places OF
the other unionlsts out on strike. Mr.. Bur-
rows was determined that they should act as
he desired and they struck. guess the rest %
the men were with them and still stand by
them. So don't be surprised If you hear some-
! thing drop. l don't know anything about the
! hremen going out / only know the swltcmen
are out at Black Rock and east Buffalo on both
I the Central and West Shore roads"
| A telephone message from Black Rock stated
that all the Central switchmen had struck
there tins morning. but that the fremen were
! still at work. The West Shore IL not affected at
/ Black Rock. The strike of the West Shore men
is greeted with JOY by the old strikers, who see
1 in il renewed hope for the success OF their
movement detail Of fifty policemen was
sent out to east Buffalo to preserve order aud
special officers were numerous about the Gem
tral depot.
Superintendent Burrows was seen later at the
Bailey avenue crossing, where he was surveying
the situation. He said that no freight trains
were being moved. but the passenger trains
were going through all right. though late.
A commotion created on the board OF
trade about 1890 O'Clock by the posting Of a
dispatch which came over a private wire and
I r. Shore.
Nickel Plate aud Michigan Central had struck
clear to Chicago. Up 20 noon, however, this
| report had not been verified.
| WAITING FOR PowDERLY.
NEw YORK. Angus: l6.-Nice President Webb
OF the New York Central received a dispatch
from East Buffalo this morning. which stated
that the freight conductors and yard switch
men at that point went out this morning on =
strike Mr.. Webb said this morning that Le
had heard no word from Mr.. Powderly, but
that he was waiting TO confer with him. At
q. m. Mr.. Powderly had not yet put in an ap-
| pearance.
HUsrLINa THE FREIGHT ALONG.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, August l6.-The first
through freight from the west since week last
Thursday passed eastward on the Boston and
Albany yesterday, consisting of tifty-four re-
| frlgerator cars
! THE SITUATION AT ALBANY.
| ALBANY, MY, August l6-So far as the New
York Central roads business Is concerned the
strike here is broken, for west Albany, where
the big blockade of freight has held since las
Friday, Il rapidly being cleared out "Th,
road" said Mr.. Bissell this morning, ''expect
| to send out about a thousand of the stalled
freight cars before night The trains out o
New York and Buffalo are going through al
right"
There have been two three narrow escape,
! from severe accidents occasIoned by the greer
hands. The passenger trains are arriving here
on time, and 1t looks as though the prediction
OF the road that the strike is over Is true. The
strikers, however, are confident that such d,
not the case, and the hourly bulletin.
declare that this is only the beginning
The leaders say that they are only waiting foi
orders and then there will be a general shut
down. A good deal OF comment was caused
this morning by the editorial article of Mr..
Powderly in the organ of labor. Ii Is said that
its general tone is of the acceptance of defeat
and an lntimation that no aid wlll be received
from the iremen and engineers. In one place
MIR. Powderly says: That the cause OF the men
| is just We know, but we also know that the fact
| OF Its justice does not insure Its success"
In another place he says: True wisdom
! would counsel other organized bodies on the
| road to help US, butt We cannot with any GER
taInty count upon its presence now" Whether
| the strike is over or not, II 10 "A singular fact
| that the road has brought more Pinkerton men
here today. There are now stationed here Al
least 450 of these guards.
| NO STRIKE THERE
CHICAGO, August l6.-There has been no ces-
satiOn of work in the yards Of the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern railroad in this city
and the switchmen profess ignorance Of any
order TO strike President Newell says there
is and will be no trouble with the Lake Shore
mp!oyes
| AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, August l6.-Genera Superin-
tendent Wright Of the Lake Shore and Michi-
gan Southern road says there is positively no
truth in the report that the brakemen on the
line will strike. He states that the men are all
satisfied, and If they were to quit work he
would know II immediately.
A Carrier Pigeon Found.
Warren Hall, 223ll9 18th street northwest
found carrier pigeon on Capitol Hill near
the library. this morning, with the mark '4Is