St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-11
THE WESTERN TERMINUS.
Traffic Reported Somewhat De-
Iayed at Buffalo,

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 10.-There
were few evidences of strike around
the New York Central depot to-day ex-
cept for the presence of number OF
police officers i'll uniform, special pa
trolmen at yard entrances and num-
Der of headquarters detectives. Trains
apparently came in aud went out with
out delay and the tracks in the depot
kept clear. Trains over the Lake Shore
and Michigan Central were due to leave
at 12:45 and 1890 o'clock this
morning respectively, and were
made up here Without waiting for
connections. AS they were about to
leave, all hour late, word was received
to hold there for connection with the
New York Central train. which was
due at 1920 o'clock Saturday evening.
1t was 4:3O o'clock in the morning, how
ever, when that train reached here. 1t
was very heavy, and required two en-
gines to pull it. Train No. 5, due here
at GAO a. M, did not reach the city until
9:25 a. M, and was the only train to
come from the East over the New York
Central during the day and evening.
Trains were made up here for the
Lake Shore & Michigan Central.
and their east-bound trains were all
taken care of, all of the east
bound trains being sent forward as
though nothing was the matter. A
special train passed through about 2:40
o'clock in the afternoon, which, how
ever, caused considerable speculation.
1t consisted of two carloads of Pinker-
ton men from the West. Roadmaster
Wilder came in with them, the train
being run over the compromise tracks,"
and backed in from Seneca street in
order to save delay in switching. The
men are all in citizens clothes, and each
was supplied with large satchel we'll
filled. Their arms were said to be in
the baggage car, but that was care
fully guarded. They went on
to Syracuse. No one could learn
at the depot why the trains did not
arrive on the New York Central. All
of the information that could be OBJ
tanned was that they were blocked at or
below Syracuse. By order of Gen.
Doyle, commanding the Eighth brigade,
the Sixty-ffth regiment has been Or
dered to hold itself lnreadiness for duty
at moments notice. One company
each day is detailed to guard the ar
Arrangements have been made to mass
the entire command within half hour.
1t is not thought, however, that there
will be any need of the militia in
Buffalo. Besides the handling of
the regular trains, many of which
were very heavy, the men at work in the
depot transferred seventy-five cars from
special trains between the different
roads, some of the trains being handled
twice on account of the party going to
Niagara Falls before going on to BoS-
tou. The Lake Shore brought in three
trains of twenty-nine cars. all of which
were transferred to the West Shore.
The Michigan Central brought in two
trains of twenty cars, of which ten were
transferred to the New York Central.
six to the West Shore and four to the
Erie. The Nickel Plate brought in thir
teen cars, which went east over the
West Shore. During all of to-day
the hope Of seeing some excitement,
stood about the Michigan street gates
and watched the depot and trains with
interest. There was nothing to vary
the monotony, however. No trouble
was experienced in sending the race
horses to Rochester for the races. A
rumor was current on the streets late
tonight that the strikers had been tear
Ing up the tracks of the New York
Central at East Buffalo. but this could
not be confirmed It:was also rumored
that at midnight the men on the West
Shore and Lake Shore had been ordered
out, but at midnight trains on both
roads were running smoothly. The
special trains sent out on the
West Shore during the day were making
good progress and train due here
at II 40 p. ~. was at midnight reported
an hour and half late. The first case
of violence in the strike occurred at the
east end of the depot about 10 o'clock
tonight. As one of the trains was pull
ing out of the depot it was boarded by
two men who attempted to get the
braKemen to desert the traiu. On their
refusing they tried to pull them off the
train, but without success. The police
men on duty gave chase, but were un-
able to capture the men. 1t is. not
known who they were. No freight
trains were moved to-day from East
Buffalo, the road being left clear for
passenger trains on both the West Shore
and Central roads