The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-20
WEBB SAYS The
STRIKE is OVER
Many Central Switchmen Ask
To Be Taken
Back.
NEARLY:ALL THE ROADS INVOLVED
MOVING FREIGHT.

The Central is Taking All Business or
situation in the Erie Yards Great
ly Improved--Non-U Union Men stoned
Troops Called to Guard Property at
waverIy--while the situation Has I'm
proved the Trouble is Not Endod.
BUFFALO,, N. Y, Aug 20.-The gen
eral situation in the East Buffalo var ds is
quiet, suppressed uncertainty Represen-
tatives Of the United Press after a thor
ough tour of the important posts estab
lished by Gen. Doyle find the troops and
police alert. All the troops ordered
have arrived, been posted, and are unusu-
ally alert for men not schooled in the
dreariest school of the soldier, guard duty.
As far as the switchmen are concerned
there is no doubt that the great strike
here is over 1t is only a question of a day
or two when every road which has been
drawn into the struggle will have a plen-
tiful supply Of men and will be doing the
usual amount of business. The Central
are doing it now. There is no question
about this From one freight house alone
they loaded and sent out yesterday more
than 40 car loads of freight. That is
considerably above the average days
work for that house. Yice-President
Webb says:
"The Central is precisely in the same
position that it was before there was any
trouble. We are doing the normal amount
of business, perhaps more than the nor
NAL amount Our depots at Erie, Green,
Black Rock and East Buffalo are running
full time, and all the business that we
have we handle. We are are little short
on Lake Shore because of the strike in
their yard. They cannot give us the
amount of freight that they usually do.
We are receiving all the Michigan Cen
tral stuff and handling that We have
not delayed a single lake boat There
has not been an hours delay. The strike,
SO far as we are concerned, is over"
Central Strikers Como Back.
1t is said that Knights of Labor from
Eastern places are here to take the posi-
tions made vacant by the sJriHe, and that
the old hands who struck Monday night
are falling over each other in their en-
deavors to be taken back in the employ of
the New York Central road
committee of striking switchmen
waited on Supt Gould in the afternoon
and asked if they could go back to work.
They were led by John Welch. "We are
ready to 20 back to work because we be-
lieVe now that there are enough troops
here to protect us. The reason we struck
was because we thought we'd get killed if
we remained at work. We were threatened
by the strikers from other roads. The
men approached us and threatened to take
our lives if we remained at work" The
switchmen will be put to work very
soon.
The failure of the strike on the Central
Railroad so early in the game is
looked upon as a death blow to the
switchmen's union. 1t means that every
road will be able to follow the Centrals
lead, and now that the X. of l.. men have
appeared to take the places of the strikers
18th strike is off, as one Of the railroad
officials put it.
This, however, does not mean at all that
the trouble is at an end. Grand Master
Sweeney's request to the engineers, fire.
men and trainmen to come out has yet
to be acted upon.
Q. A. Beach, train master of the New
York Central at Syracuse, was sent for
yesterday to take charge Of the company
East Buffalo yards. Trainmaster Thomas
Maloney, who has been acting as general
yardmaster, was assigned to the charge
of the Ohio street yards, through which
the lake freight passes. Mr.. Maloney has
his hands full there handling the large
amount of freight that passes through
there. From the report made by Assist
Supt. Rossiter he has been caring for it in
good shape
In the Lehigh Yard.
A halt has occurred in the movement
OF freight from the Lehigh yards. AT II
o'clock an order came TO move no freight
East until further orders. 1t was Learned
that the freight cannot be received in the
yards East and it was thought better t.
hold the freight here Several trains wert
made up ready to move and the engines
were ready to take them out.
An official said that the Lehigh yardi
were in good condition and could b,
cleaned in short order if the EasterI
points were open. The Lehigh already
has men enough to do the work Nearl.
all the perishable freight has now been re
moved.
Notwithstanding the denial made b.
| President Sloan that the Lackawann
would handle freight from the roads O
strike, the men say they will not refus
TO handle any freight offered them pre-
| yided il is not freight which has been di