Evening journal., 1892-08-18

responsible Tor the saiety OF the COM
pany's property
b., II. a. p, and Strikers Agree.
The agreement with the switchmen Of
the Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburg was
signed last night aud the men are again
at work.
At 2.30 this morning report
was current that the Lackawanna and
Nickel Plate men had gone out In
vestigation shows they are still working
but no one can tell what will happen.
An Enthusiastic Labor Meeting.
The meeting of division No. 1877 of the
Brotherhood of Trainmen last night did
not conclude until after midnight The
discussion was loud and animated and
the occasional ourbursts of cheers at
tracted attention on the streets. OF
course the session was strictly private,
but it was freely rumored on the outside
that the trainmen as well as the fremen
stand ready to Join in the strike should
further measures be deemed necessary.
Rumors are also prevalent this morning
that the engineers are in sympathy with
the strike and may Join it,
This strike, said one of the railroad
employees this morning, will be the
greatest this country has ever seen and
will extend from California to the South
ern states, unless it is settled soon.
Vice-President webb sanguine.
Vice President Webb was informed Of
these rumors aud asked if he knew any
thing definite on the subject
NO" he said, nothing at all. In
times of strikes such rumors always
spring up. l have no idea the engineers
will strike. They have no reason for do
ing so. No, | think the strike is well in
hand During the next forty-eight
hours the situation will improve very de-
cidedly.'
Soldiers Have "A Peaceful Night.
Camp Lehigh presented peaceful ap-
pearance last night and not a ripple of
trouble occurred to mar the slumber of
! tired out soldiers Nothing but the
solemn and silent march of the sentries
and the glistening of the electric lights
on their bright bayonets betrayed the
presence of military camp. So quiet
was the night that General Doyle placed
Colonel Welch in command and came to
the city and went TO bed. Here and there
on the outskirts Of the camp lines could
be seen the pickets Of the strikers keep
ing watch of the movements of the
soldiers in the shadows of the camp Oc-
casionally a train would go through the
silent yards with a roar and rumble
and a swishing Of steam which made
every man in camp turn over and take
another grip on his knap.
The strikers had a regular code of
torpedo signals and they kept each other
informed of their whereabouts by explod-
ing them And so the night wore on until
the camp awoke this morning TO learn
that the governor had ordered the entire
state militia under arms ready to start
for Buffalo at a moments notice.
Omcials' Busy Night.
But if Camp Lehigh was asleep there
were many people concerned in the STRIKE
who were wide awake and busy the long
night Vice President Webb and tn,
other railroad managers and their law
yers were at it the greater part of the
night sending and receiving telegraml
and arranging for putting men to worl
on their lines today.
Labor Men i'm Conference.
While this was going the strikers enc
of this remarkable labor drama was busy
Grand Master Sweeney and his men were
in conference Grand Master Wilkinson
was comforting with representatives o
local trainmen's union and the arbitra
tion committee was laboring among them
selves and the strikers and accomplish
ing nothing at all. In addition to thi
the fremen's union was in session en-
deavoring to strengthen out their tangle
and Chief Arthur of the locomotive engi
neers was speeding toward Buffalo as fas
as train could carry him. Within
twelve hours all the labor leaders will
have assembled here and the exact situa
tion will be known.
The situation This Morning.
There wrs not ripple of excitemen
! this morning in the Central, Erie, Wes
Shore. Lehigh. Lake Shore and othe
freight Yards at East Buffalo. Soldier
were everywhere and sentries, fOotsor
I and weary, paced up and down the ho
tracks.
But a few strikers were to be seen
They attempted no violence. There wer
altogether too many soldiers on han
for them to do anything of that sort
! They stood around in little knots whisI
r ering te each other mysteriously, bu
they were not making any threats.
There is a blockade of freight tina
from present appearances will TAX
/ weeks to remove. Only perishable freigl
e is receiving any attention and that
3 getting very little. The Central, IVES
5 Shore, Erie, Lake Shore and Lehig
e Valley yards are choked up and glutte
d with freight cars.
Every track is filed with long string
5 of freights. The engines are idle an
d the crews pass the time discussing I'll
issues of the strike and wondering whS
the next move is to be. Only the mai
tracks are kept open and this is diffic
u cult job
, So far there is no delay to passeng'
4 trains. They are coming in and gOir
: out on schedule time. The strikers 81
they will not bother them The diffe
! ent yards are we'll taken care Of by q
= militia. long line of sentries su
20 rounds the Lehigh and Erie yards ne
: Cheektowaga and it is next to impossib
for strangers or strikers to get anywhel
!, near the yards.
!. The soldiers have strict orders not
= admit anybody except those who real
- have business there of the utmost impo
> tance, and these are cross-questiOned Al
only admitted inside the lines on passe
y There are guards everywhere in fac