Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-17
ARMED TO KILL
The State Militia I'm
der Orders
To Discharge Bali
Cartridges
Into the Ranks of the
Strikers
In the Buffalo Rail-
way Yards
To Uphold the Laws
and Peace.
arS of "A Bloody
Battle Allayed
BY Tokens Of Return
ing Peace.
sG,I, N Csfu II m Anr NJ a v-tsal
BY Tokens Of Return
ing Peace.
The City Under Martial Law
and the Deciding Cri-
sis Is Near at
Hand.

BUFFALO, Aug. l6.-A bloody conflict
is sure to follow the collision between
the militia and strikers. which is cx-
pected every minute. The soldiers are
under orders TO shoot TO kali and the
swiichmen are worked up 70 ap,tch Of
frenzy. They declare that not new
man shall be allowed 70 take their
places and threaten TO kali any one
who makes the attempt. General
Doyle. in command Of the militia, says
that the national guard WAS never
ordered out at midnight without
ball cartridges. He declared that
every man under his command had
thirty-eight rounds Of ammunition
and that if there WAS any necessity for
firing on the rioters there would be
some execution done. The regiment,
said the general, which is under my
command, has . fne record for rife
shooting and Was never in better
conditian. IL the rioters have
formed any lines the troops will
drive them from the etrcets.
Approaching q Crisis
The strike situation in the Erie yards
il rapidly approaching a crssls and any
minute may bring the news OF . terri.
ble conflict between the strikers and
the militia. The Erie road has Just
forwarded q train load OF new switch
men TO the yards and the old men are
almost certain 20 prccipitate q conflict
The Sixty-fifth and Seventy fourth reg
iments have been concentrated ard are
moving in n body upon the strikers.
The yards are under martial law,
The miliiia is in control Of all The
yards OF the rcsds. The strikerr hnx~
been drinking and Are as ugly ~
any body of men car he. They say
that they will not permit any Of the
men who have been brought here ~
the Reading company 20 60 To Work
and II any attempt ls made 90 put
them in the yards they will XIII them.
The new men will work under cover Of
rifles and hayoneta. shcrh Beck has
assured the railroad companies that
they viii have al the protection he can
give them.
Mnius on Guard.
IL was nearly 3 O'Clock this morning
when the regiments of militia reached
the scene of not and disorder IN the
Erie and Iehigh Valley yards beyond
Esst Buffalo. Then tAey flied cont OF
the trans aud were formed IN skirmish
lines along the tracks. Here snu
there = body of strikers OF eympsthg-rs
could lie seen, but they kept qust,
aved. no doubt. 10y the appearance OF
the troops. The eariy hours of tire
morning wore away without suy dis
turhance. The track on both sides of
the line for half q mile wss guarded
by soldiers, while the balance Of the
regiments were holding their camp
with stacked rifies ready for any ener
gency.
II is learned that the action Of the
sheriH IN calling out The militia wzs
verv timely. Previous 10 their Arrissl
at the yards half q hundred s,ri1us
acted as picket guard TO prevent the
entrance OF any new men. FunoYs
were flying that another outbreak wAs
ini~aded for an early hour THE sDerp-
ing. when the torch wxs again 20
be applied. The strikes moved Ia
and out Of the yards With tbe
utmost Donchalance and when called
hv the police 70 como hack dissp-
pesred IN the shadows az the frerht
cars. The situstion - 3 o'clok vac
extremely critical Not train bad
moved snce noon snH even the mail
train wss stalled. fv midnight. how
ever. tbe stalled trasns bad got svsv,
she strikers being cowed o. some extent
~ the nsvs that the troops were on
,hs way 10 the Yards. When the trro;,s
arrived the strikers retired. One hun
dred and forty men were thrown out
~ picket iine and every man hsd
thirty eight rounds uf hal cartyfdE-s