The morning call., 1892-08-16
Railroad Trains Tied Up in New
York State.
THE MILITIA ORDERED TO TIE scene.
Further Trouble Feared at the Eastern Terminus.
Heavy Losses by the Burning Of
Freight Cars.
Special 10 THE MORNING CALL

BUFFALO, Aug. 15.-The strike on the
Erie and Lehigh Valley road continues 10
increase in Importance, ana the detention
OF railroad trains seriously hampers the
roads affected. This afternoon 20 or 80
striking switchmen boarded freight train
pulling into this city 10 set the brakes and
stall the train. They pulled the coupling
pins, threw the pins and links into deep
pools Of water alongside the track and dis
appeared A new supply Of pins and
links was procured and the train
proceeded amid considerable excitement.
The only Lehigh Valley train that moved
to-day was a coal train, which went out at
$50 o'clock guarded by eight policemen.
The Nickel Plate had succeeded in moving
So cars of livestock from the Lebigh to the
Lake Shore tracks, but when the men
learned of it this morning they refused to
make up the cars in trains bound for New
York; 173 cars OF livestock belonging to the
Erie and Lehigh Valley roads which were
standing on the West Shore tracks the men
refused to handle. They were discharged
In turn as they declined. and IN consequence
stood in hourly expectation OF being ordered
ont by the union.
In the Philadelphia and Reading yard not
car moved since Saturday. A large force
OF men are expected tomorrow morning
and an effort VIII be made TO push trains
through.
The Sheriff Deserted.
The Sherif's posse which went to East
Buffalo this afternoon was greeted with
jeeTs by the assembled strikers. The special
deputy Sheriffs, who had been brave as
ions on the train and INDUCED in tall talk,
cit their courage O0Zing away as soon as
hey landed, and. finally in response to the
iDpeals OF the men, one alter another threw
way his club or handed il 10 the powerless
"ent up from the strikers, and soon all that
ri1alnsd OF the SheriHS brave posse could
Oe counted on the fingers of one hand.
Sheriff Beck bowed TO the inevitable. and
came back 10 Buffalo TO call out the miit a.
No disturbance was rel orted up to Il
clock tonight a. CheektOwaga yards, ex-
cept the burning OF one empty Lehigh
frelghtcar at s 80 P NJ.
Troops Ordered Out.
The Seventh and Sixty-fifth regiments
assembled at their aTmories, ready to move
at a moments notice, though the amateur
soldiers do not much relish the idea of
repetition of tie hight Of 1877.
The SiXty-hfth Regiment was sent 10
Cheektowaga at midnight TO guard the
Lehigh Valley and Erie yards the rest of
has been called out TO protect the Central
and West Shore property, it being feared
that the switchmen On these roads may 20
out tonight.
HE Strike Extending.
Grand Master Sweeney, in an interview
to-day, said: The strike has spread to
Wayery, and will probably 20 to
HOrnellsville and Bradford. where the
swtchmen are dissatisfied. 1t has not
spread TO any OF the roads in Buffalo. We
have come 10 an agreement with the West
ern New York and Pennsylvania on a
10-hour basis, and Will lave 40 trouble with
that road A conference with the general
superintendent Of the Buffalo, Rochester
and Plttsburg has been arranged for
to-day. l expect settlement viii also be
MADE with that road" Sweeney further
said that the Erie and Lehigh switehmen
had been treated badly, their advances
being spurned by those IN high authority.
Trouble on the Erie.
Passengers on the Erie and Lehigh Valley
trains that were diiched did not reach the
Erie depot until 2 AS A. NJ. They stated the
strikers went through the coaches, detached
the engine and broke the air connections
H. Dickerman, drummer, who was on
board one of the trains, said no violence
was attempted with any of the passen-
gers He continued: Three strikers
boarded our train. They were all appar-
emily sober aud met with no resistance
They politely Informed the passengers that
the train would 60 no farther. The sp0kes-
man was a tall fellow, with light CON-
plexion and sandy hair He simply stated
that he was striker; that ne had wife
not do the square thing by the men. A
party of actors were mistaken for nom
union men and were closely inspected by
the strikers. but were found to be actors
and were not molested.
Freight Cars Destroyed.
Reliable reports received from East Buff
falO and eektOwaga showed that the Le-
high Valley had lost 72 freight cars By fire
and the Erie IA. All the railroad men pro-
Tess 10 be unable at present to fix the esI-
mate of the loss. They are acting very eau
tiously on this point for the reason that a
county for damages, and the amount, of
course, has not yet been figured up. II is
known, however, that many of the cars
were old and empty.
Trouble at Other Points
Great excitement prevails at Waverly. n.
Y, on account of the strike OF the Lehigh
swltchmeD. a collision between the strikers
and swltcbmen seemed inevitable this morn
Ing over an attempt 70 run an engine and ca
hoose out cf Sayre. Pa, just across the line
The men surrounded theengine and refused
TO LET il go. Sheriff Powell turned the switch
himself. but II was Immediately turned back
by the strikers. A start was finally made
but the strikers pulled the cOupiDg-pin
between the engine and the ears and made
another delay. The Sheriff tried to arrest
some of the men, but they were immediately
rescued by their comrades Superintendent
and could not keep the men away from the
engine. Al noon the engine had gone about
200 yards and the strikers were in command
of the situation. The alterations between
the Sherff's posse and the strikers have
been conducted thus far without any serious
results.
Meeting of Trainmsn.
special from Sayre says 60 men were
ordered to report to Superintendent Ste
phenson this morning to take the places of
The strikers They reported, but refused to
go 10 work.
union meeting Of trainmen was held
this afternoon at Sayre, ana it was decided
that lrainmen would not do switchmen's
Work north OF Sayre. The turmoil subsidized
this afternoon. the Sheriff admitting his
powerlessness, but more trouble is threat
eDed when he undertakes to make prom
ised arrests with a larger force. One
striker. William Jones, was hurt 10 one Of
tie melees with the Sberif's forces.
At the Eastern End.
NEW YORK. Aug. 10. - The strike OF
swilchmen at Buffalo is beginning To make
itself felt at the end OF the railroad In Jer-
sey City. Trains from the West are being
partially suspended. Many trains are
stalled at Buffalo and may remain there for
several days.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug 15.-The Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway Company this
afternoon issued a notice Offering reward
OF 5000 TO be paid TO any person furnishing
evidence leading to the arrest Of any one
guilty of violence to the company's en-
ployes or destruction of its property The
strike on the Lehgh Valley road, which is
viewed with seriousness by the Reading
management, occasions no apprehen si0ns
as to the outcome. When asked whether
ne would make any concessions to the de-
mands Of the strikers, President Mcleod
answered emDhaticatlv ssNo sirO