New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-21
BREAKING THE BLOCK AT SAYRE

BREAKING THE BLOCK AT SAYRE
rp,vs MOVED UNDER PROTECTION OF THE
MILITIA-A STRIKE LEADER ARRESTED
Elmira, n. Y, Aug. 2o.-The blockade at "syre,
Penn. and waverly n. Y; was virtually ra'see'
10 day. The Goth Separate Company ana inc o'n
Battery. of Binghamton, arrived az "a'eiS io''
night Michael Mcnamara, leader OF tne s,rih',o'
v.i,.d unon CAPTAIN Rogers to assure him that ne
would find no trouble ..u
A. about 2 40 o'clock this morning the oah
,a. setrollinr at Waverly, when train OF twenty,
az freight cars came UP the Pennsylvania anu
peod;no from Sayre and was stopped IN the s"l.o"
,r.t b.Iow the road bridge by the strikers Inc
p-nnsvlvapia and Reading officials. on Decomink
.,var. q, the state Of affairs, Informed the m,ia
ord t,ev were marched down Brodd'st. 70 'he
railway truck Termed line ten ABREAST anu
marched I'D the track to clear the crewa. nun
drcds Of people blocked the tracks ana "" "',"e
the railway, yelling at the militia al" suSi"s
them a. every STEP picke'-hhe "As io oo
and a man stationed at Intervals ior ""ouv wv
wards east of the depot. Whle they "eie w
inc the picket-ipA the fire In the engine was nSs
t.yiou.lv dumped and The pins pulled inc nre
,yos r.built. and at Gas o'clock one Oh the
Coal and Iron police turned the switch, as no
.,vitchuan dared to do it. At $3.50 O'CLOCK inc
tru,n pulled out Of the switch on 10 the Enc
,yesthsund tracks The train passed the oepot
all riybt closely followed by de6Sauon VI
strikers. III,
Lines of militia guarded the train on either sue
and to all appearances it was OIL Tor hornenS'i,e
t. had lust cleared the depot. however, whcn inc
air brakes were all Of sudden, SET and whcu one
engine took up 1.-THE slack again 1t was found that
On. nina between some cars had been pulled Inc
Fri. officials told the trainmen on the blocked traln
not 10 nick UP any coupling pins lying arounu 'no
ward belonging TO the Erie. AS soon rs Tue "ai
had been stopped squad Of militia haS@heu 10
its assistance but they arrived too late 'he stiiA
ers had done their work quickly, but enecUualN'
Tho struggle to get the blocked tram OUT was
renewed at IL as o clock. lrainmas'er biaAhe' vi
~. Reading who brought the non-union men
from Philadelphia, essayed to DO the coupling
II. secured several pins, and after one or two In
effeotual attempts. amid the JeerS Oh ''e S''" -
sucoeeded in acting the coupers to WORK. ana
,hs train once more started and experienced no
further trouble here.
A few minutes later another train pulled up
from Sayre, and crossed over to the Erles "esV
bound track Gillespie was conductor OF the ''a,u'
After being detained for q while, waiting ZOE 'hc
.isnaE the train wac finally ordered 10 ~
ahead. and 1t pulled out Of WaverE between wv
lines NJ militia, WITHOUT any oPP~r'"
more trains were sent out without any luI 1isi
trouble. and the company said that the piocKaoe
N,ohaei Mcnamara, the leader OF the strlXe s1
WA arrested this morning on warrant lssueu ~
Snst TX charging him with interfering WIN ane
moving of trains He was later Teieasea Oh 49, ~
haiI for an examination next Thursday One o.,
two companies Of Pennsylvania militia are eXpec'eo
~ Philadelphia, Aug 2o-Ncws was received IN
this CITY of the arrest at Waverly, n. T. asrKei
named Mcnamara the charge OF lh'erleIencc
nth the heading Railroad Compsny's emPioJes
Tha frost s Thought by Reading officials 70 De the
result of the following letter sent 10 one conp"'
counsel at Buffalo on "Wednesday
General oncc Philadelphia and Reading hooa',
Philadelphia Aug II.
w S. Bissel Bunaio, n. y:
have no doubt you not losing sight o. the ooisa
lions which are imposed upon US In the discharge Oh o'
duty to this property the public 10 use every lawful
means Of bringing 70 justice all who are guilty Oh par
cnatna in the recent outrages The company mus' ro'
snare any means expense In vigorously prosecuting 70
Conviction syery man who be proved guilty
A. A. MCLEOD President
This arrest. said Reading official, is only the
besinnng of active criminal proceedings against
all who have been guilty of destruction OF the
companys property, interference with or menacing
| its employees.