The sun., 1892-08-18

Forty-third of OIcan.
"Now We are ready for anything" remarked
Col. Clifton.
Third Vice. President IL waltcr Webb was
Seen by the reporter this evening aud inter-
viewed regarding the situation on the Central.
ia tho strike affecting your company seri-
ously2' he was asked.
Scarcely seriously: still we are feeling iii
aconsidcrabls extent"
" How many OF your men loft last night and
this mornng?"
About seventy"
=" How arc you moving trains to-day?"
mot very wcll."
You refer 10 passenger trains2'
mo. to freight: we have had no trouble
with passenger trains to speak Of
" Have you any new mon to take the places
OF the strikers'"
"Ies: we have plenty OF thcm."
"lTave they gone to work.
"No. not yet We shall not send them out In
the yards until We are given better protec-
ton"
"Thcn you do not consiier the present mill
tAry force equal to the sit1intion'"
NO. ! do not. More soldiers are required to
assure the men whom we expect to place at
work absolute safety"
Have you had any intimation that tho FIRE.
men on your road intend to striker
mo; hnve not. am not looking for any
thing Of the kind"
"what do you think OF the general outlook
IN Bufralo?'
IF did not think It was OF considerable i'm
portanco should not be hero. Iwant to get
away from here as soon as can. You
may say that we have not yet given
mp our plan Of having some soldiers ordered
hore We shall ask the Mayor to order out ad-
ditional troops. The Mayor. In Q case Of this
kind. Is vested with the same authority as the
Sheriff"
Notwithstanding the large force OF soldiers
on guard at the tracks of the Lehigh Valley
and Erie roads, a number OF attempts have
been mado to-day to break or dorail the trains
sent out. Ono desperate attempt was made
to-day to interfere with the running Of an Eric
passenger train.
The train was local. leaving here at 2:35
T. N. Half a mile out from the station the en-
gineer discovered that switch had been
turned SO that the train would be run off ON a
siding. He stopped and some OF the trainmen
reset tho switch. Another start was made.
but tho next switch had been turned and
the next, and the next, and tho next For
six miles every switch had been turned. Many
of them had been clogGed up. In addition. with
coupling pins and bits Of wire and scraps.
Spikes had been pulled UP In spots. and the
tracks were loose.
At two points in the six miles there were
piles OF old ties on the tracks. and in another
spot pile ofstone. The train was three hours
and half in making the few miles. Tho
facts were teegraphed back to Buffalo and
the next train that went out carried guard
Of soldiers. who had orders to shoot anybody
caught interfering in any way with switch.
The engineers and tranmen in the employ
OF the roads show no disposition to do any
more Of tho work necessary to get matters In
running order than is absolutely required OF
them.
The same feeling is evident among some Of
the police. At Seneca street @ freight train.
fully equipped with trainmen. stood on the
Er1e tracks from II in the morning until after
4 In tDs afternoon. because there was no ono
to turn switch few rods in front Of it
Steam was full on in the locomotive. the en-
gineer and fireman were in their places. but
the train might as we'll have been at the bot
tom Of the ditch near by. Areporter asked
policeman who stood near the switch what
tho trouble was.
"No one to turn that SWITCH" was the reply.
"Why don't you turn 1t. then 2" asked the
reporter.
THAT ain't what I'm paid for. amt goin'
30 bother with any switch"
Tho engineer and fireman Of the locomotive
replied in the same manner to similar Ques-
tions. Their business was to run the locomo-
tive, ,they said. and not to turn switches.
A number OF young boys managed to get
into that part OF the Erie freight yard whore
the tracks are fun Of cars and pulled tho
coupling pins from the cars, completely
breaking up many Of the trains.
One boy tried to pull out q coupling pin on
train that was Just starting from the yard. He
fell between tho cars and had his leg cut on
He will probably die.
The Erie sent out three freight trains this
afternoon all heavily guarded by soldiers OF
the Seventy-fourth Regiment under COM
mand Of Capt. Otto Of Company II. and Capt
Farrar and Lieut.. Hall OF Company E The
trains were guarded as far as Attica. where
the soldiers disembarked and returned to this
city. There were no attempts made BY tho
strikers to interfere with these trains.
Tho strikers have been quiet during the day.
no large crowds having collected at any point
along the roads. Capt. Kilroy. who is in charge
OF the police. ordered all tho saloons In the
vicinity OF the railroad closed at 9 o'clock.
with the result that the strikers and their
sympathizors who formed last nights riot
having no places near at hand to congregate
and drink beer shifted back toward the city
The Broadway saloons were full Of them. and
various sizes gathered to talk over the prog
The effect OF the strike on the big railroad
shops Ia already becoming apparent Cars for
rebuilding and repair are growing fewer in the
shops. while they are piling up on the road.
"If tho strike continues much longer" said
ono Of the Lehigh Valley men last night "the
road will be compelled to make a serious re-
ductiOn in its shop force"
Division No. IL of the Brotherhood OF Loco
metive Firemen held its regular meeting last
night. At its close the members declined to
say anything about what OCCURRED at the IN eet.
ing. 1t was OK pectcd that Messrs. Sargent and
Debs would be present at the meeting. but
they did not put in an appearance.
strike OF the locomotive tiremen on the
1ehieh Valloy may be- ordered At any any, %mnomsnt omen:
vas ordered to do switching ao refused to
case was taken up at tho fremen's meeting
last night and discussed. 4 c9mmittes Xas
Shdsials and demand TIE reinst4temsnt q tie
: strike 3i tho nremen, on the Lehigh
occur It 10 altogether likely that tho bremen
on the Erie. Central. Buffalo Creek and other
lines may go out also II this should hap.
pom. tho passenger ns we'll as the freight trains
will be tied up the entire length OF the line