Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-17
SWITCHMEN STRIKE.
HARDLY A CENTRAL WHEEL TURNING
AT BUFFALO.
The Trouble Extends to the West Shore
Road-Tbe Origin OF the
Difficulty.
rBy telegraph 70 the Dispsicn.l

over, took q serious turn this morning,
when at o'clock the switchmen on
that road in this city, as well as the men OF
the West Shore road, went out In BODY.
The cause OF this new complication, IL Is
understood, originated yesterday AFTER
noon.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
The yMdmaster at Black Rock was Or
dered to send three men 70 tho Exchange-
Street depot to take the places of Others VINO
went out week ago, which he did,. Upon
arriving at the depot and being told what
was wanted of them the Black ROCK men
declined to go to work. whereupon the
yardmaster was called upon and requested
TO do something which II was claimed was
in the nature of taking another mans
place, which ho declined to do. He was
discharged and the Others with MN. THIS
was laid before the Executive Committee
of the Switchmen. and delegation from
that organization went to superintendent
Burrow TO talk with him upon the subject,
but ii Is alleged he would have nothing
whatever to do with them, refusing 70 dis
cuss the subject. The Switchmen's Union
then called meeting for last night, and
after looking into the subject the strike
was ordered.
THE SITUATION SERIOUS.
The situation about tho Central depot
and Yards to-day is serious one. All
trains both in and out are delayed. Every
Bedtime train is behind, and much DIM
Guilty is experienced in handling cars. AT
East Buffalo everything is quiet, but hard
ly a wheel is turning. The switchmen were
keeping away from the company's property
altogether.
Superintendent-of-Po lce MORN was trrly
on the grounds with a lot of his men, but
there was no work for them to do.
CURIOUS CLAIM.
A curious claim was set up by the rail-
road-men TO the effect that tho swltchmen
as an organization did not order tins
mornings strike. They said that tho men
made the refusal of Mr.. Burrow TO see tho
delegation personal matter, and went out
of their own accord. This was mentioned
TO switchman who was met at East But
falo, and his reply was: l don't THINK
that's true. Wewere ordered to Quit work
at o'clock this morning, and we are out.
That's all / know about 1t" Superlntend-
ent Burrow declined TO talk.
TIE INCONVENIENCE OF THE STRIKE.
The strike on the New York Central has
increased the inconvenience already felt
by shippers at East Buffalo, particularly
of live stock for points reached only by the
Central, and for week past since the
| strike was reported shipments OF i've
stock and perishable freight consigned
through have fallen of and corresponding
| ~ increased on the Lackawsnna, Erie, and
| West Shore.
FREIGHT AT A sTASD-srILI.
This morning the only Central freight
trains moved in the East Buffalo yards
were switched by Agent Hoover. The
| switchmen at tho Black Rock yards OF the
| Central road also Quit work this morning
| and everything Is at stand-stlll at that
| point.
JOY AMONG The KNIGHTS.
BUFFALO, n. Y, August 16.-To say that
| the local striking Knights of Labor are jul
| bilant would be to put it mildly. They are
| overjoyed at the turn affairs have taken
| and seem more confident of success than
over. They held an important meeting this
afternoon for thepurpose OF discussing the
| situation.
Major MCGOWAN, of the Executive Com
nittee, from Albany. says " Buffalo is con-
| sidered the KEY to the situation and We will
| do our best TO hold it. | made one predlc-
| ton and that materialized, so | will make
| another: Inside of five days you will SEQ
steps taken by therailroad company looking
towards arbitration. You mark my words"
LIVESTOCK SHIPMENTS BEHIND.
Livestock shipments from this point.
DESPITE the assistance given by tho West
Shore, LackaWanna and Erie last week. are
behind. There Is no knowing how long 1t
| will take to get caught up. 1t was learned
Shore petitioned for Chicago wages before
| the strike in the East They asked that an
answer be returned 10 their petition on or
before Monday. August 18th. No conces-
| sion has been received. Therefore" says
one of the labor-agitators now in town
| looking on and encouraging the strike.
| 1.-THE switchmen were ready TO strike next
Monday any way If this had not been pre-
| cipitated as ii is now. The switchmen de-
| clare their men must be taken back ana the
wages of al raised, too.
POLICE PREPARED FOR TRoUBsE.
The police are all sleeping at the station
| houses tonight ready for call to quell
| disturbance at any moment. Up to the
present hour everything is quiet. The
| strikers are orderly. They are IN secret
session at Stendt's Hall, near the Knights
! of Labor headquarters. They are being
addressed by labor-agitators.
| PrSKERToN MEN USE THEIR FIREARMS.
ALBANY, n. Y, August l6.-Early this
evening as freight train manned by Pin
| kerton men was passing through the north
| ern part of the city several boys stoned
| tho train. Two of the Pinkerton men fired
| into the crowd, one of the balls passing
| through the ankle Of John McCarty, aged
twenty-five, standing near by. The police
arrested Robert Tyler. James Patterson,
| and Thomas O'Conner, three Of the detec-
| tives.
MORE PrSKHRroN TROUBLE.
| ALBANY. n. Y, August l6.-Shortly after
| the shooting ARRAY at -Wert-street
crossing Edward Canary. a Pinkerton man,
assaulted Christopher Lang with his club
and was taken into custody. Another
| Pinkerton man named Charles Paulins,
who was walking up the track at that
point. swinging loaded gun and loaded
| revolver, was arrested and jailed: The man
Mccarthy is in tho hospital. The ball en-
tered the leg just above the ankle and
came out on the other side.
THE STRIKERS ALLEGED TO BE- INNOCENT.
The leaders in the strike say their men
were not party TO the trouble. They say
Assemblies 10, $40 and 1884 have patrolled
| that locality since the strike began, and
will tonight double their force.
When the new men quit workin the West
Albany yards at o'clock tonight three of
them were approached by committee
representing the strikers, who tried to per-
suade them 70 desert the railroad company.
The men refused. and some words ensued,
.when q number Of Pinkerton men who had
been at supper appeared on the scene. One
of them drew his revolver to intimidate
the committee, but he was arrested before
any trouble ensued.
WHAT NR. PowDERLY BAYS.
New YORK, August 16.-The members Of
| the Executive Board Of the Knights OF
Labor were in conference all to-day.
Grand Master Workman Powderly said 4:
I'VE have endeavored to find out why the
officials of the New York Central and Eud-
son-Riyer railroad dismissed our members
from the service of the company, and so
far as our own members are concerned we
have their side OF the case. We have been
doing all we can for q speedy and salts
factory ending Of the matter. On Monday
! expect to have a quorum OF the Grand
Executive Board. and such action AS We
may then take will be legal"