The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-17
TROOPS OUT AT BUFFALO.
A STOP PUT TO THE ELAwLEsSNEss
OF THE STRIKERS.

The Switchmen in the Yards of the
New York Central Quit Work-New
Men Arriving for the Erie and Le-
high Valley Roads.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 16.-A vigilant
| military petrol OF the freight yards Of the
| LehIgh Valley and Erie roads last night
and to-day has prevented any mischief by
the striking switchmen, but it is very ap-
parent that without the aid of the troops
affairs would be in bad shape. There has
been slow movement of freight trains to-
day, but each train was made up under the
supervision Of strong guard TO prevent
the strikers from drawing coupling pins,
cutting the air brake hose and abusing nom
union switchmen. New men are constantly
arriving from other points, but even with
| their aid but little impression has been
made upon the accumulated freight car
blockade. Passenger and milk trains are
not molested by the strikers, and are moving
| freely. A nu mber of militia companies
from the central part Of the state have been
ordered under arms, but have not as yet
| received marching orders. There is con-
siderable apprehension that the strike may
| spread to other roads.
WORKING FOR ARBITRATION.
William Purcell of Rochester, chairman
| of the state board OF arbitration; g. Robert
son of Troy and Florence Z. Donovan of
Brooklyn arrived here to-day for the pur-
| pose of investigating and arbitrating be-
tween the switchmen and the Reeding and
| Erie roads. They drove to the Reading yards
| and after investigating the situation had
| an interview with Gen. Doyle and talk
with Grand Master Sweeny of the Switch
mems Mutual Aid Association. They then
conferred with Wilson Bissell, legal repre-
sentative of the Reading system at Buffalo.
| A conference was held at $50 O'Clock to-
night at Hotel Genessee between the state
| board of arbitration and Grand Master
| Sweeny and some of the leading strikers.
THE STRIKES BACKBONE BROKEN.
| BUFFALO, Aug. 16, IL A. M.-The back
bone of the strike appears to be broken. If
| no further disturbances occur Tonight or
| tomorrow the railroads will have won the
| fight. This has been brought
about by the action of Brig. Gen.
| Doyle, who is also general northern
freight agent of the LaAigh, in calling out
| the Sixty fourth and Seventy fourth regi-
ments and holding all others under his com-
| mand in readiness TO move at a moments
notice. The military have stood guard
! since O'Clock this morning over the scene
| Of dispute at the William street
| yards, and under the protection thus
1 afforded the Erie and Lehigh Valley have
been enabled to move their freight trains
| to-day for the first time since the blockade
| of Sunday morning. Progress was marked
| in the history of the strike when the Erie
way freight and local passenger train No.
| 95 came in on time to-day.
| IMPORTED swIrcHMEN.
From $50 TO $50 imported switchmen are
| quarted In the Lehigh Valley repair shops
at Din9sns street under the protection of
the police, militia and special detectives of
the Philadelphia and Reading system:
| They were at work all day shifting cars and
making up trains and five or six engines
were kept busy. Sentry lines we're formed
all along the boundaries of the
| territory covered by the militia and the
strictest discipline was observed. Strangers
were not allowed to pass the line and every
| person who did 80 was compelled first to
| show his credentials. Crowds that as
sembled just outside the district were driven
back and finally dispersed.
CENTRAL's swITCHMEN QUIT.
| BUFFALO, Aug. II, 2 A. M.-At l O'Clock
| this morning the New York Central SWITCH
men abandoned oil work In the freight
| yards This adds reinforcements to the
| Lehigh-Erie strikers. 1t is what has been
| feared all day and repeatedly rumered to-
night. The presence in this city to-day Of
| H. w alter Webb Shows that the Central
| officers expected that their men would go
out
The West Shore men will go out tonight.
The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg
| men have already gone out, despite the
fact that their terms were acceded to.
| AT this hour the fremen are housing their
| engines in the round houses and all hands
are idle in the yard. There is no disturb
| ance, but every trainman seems determined
on his course Of action.
HELP SENT TO A TRAIN.
| BUFFALO, Aug. II. 2:3o A. MA police
| escort has been sent out to bring in q Lake
| Shore train duehere at lao a. m. Capts.
| Regan and Dugan will go out on an engine
with men to turn switches and afford pro-
lection to the passengers. The switch tend
ers IN the general passengers yard are still
| on strike. This means that not a man in
the company's employ as q switchnan is at
work.
MAY EXTEND TO CHICAGO.
! CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 16-It was rumored
last night that all the switchmen on the
| Erie line In Chicago, which is the old Chi
| cago and Atlantic, had been ordered on
strike. A reporter who called at the Dear
born street depot was told: 1--WE are watt
ing to hear word from Grand Master
| Sweeny now in Buffalo. As soon as he
| speaks we quit and so do all the switchmen
on lines running into Chicago. The strike
| m8y not reach Chicago for a week yet, but
| unless the demands OF the strikers in the
east are granted all the great railway lines
will be tied up within ten days"
AN oswEGo COMPANY UNDER ARMS.
OswEGo, n Y. Aug, 16.-The captain
| of the Forty-eighth company, National
| Guard. received orders this morning to hold
his company in readiness for service at