The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-16

acting very cautiously on this point for
the reason that claim will be made
against the city and county for damages.
and the amount, of course. has not been
hgured up. 1t 10 known, however. that
many of the cars were old and empty.
LAKE SHORE MEN MAY GO OUT.
The only Lehigh Valley train that passed
the Buffalo creek junction to-day was .
coal train pulled by engine No. 276. which
went out to William street. about $50 P. NJ.
guarded by eight policemen. The Nickel
plate succeeded In moving thirty-two
cars of live stock from the Lehigh
to the Lake Shore tracks. but when
the men learned of il this morn
ing they refused TO take the cars
mp in the West Shore trains bound over
the Central for New York. Then it was
learned that 1s3 cars of live stock belong
ing to the Erie and Lehigh we're standing
on the West Shore tracks. The men there
was asked separately to 60 TO work on these
cars, and each. upon refusing, was dis
charged and sent to get his pay. In conse-
quence the Lake Shore switchmen stand In
hourly expectation all day of being ordered
out by the union.
At the local freight station of the Lehigh
Valley nothing but perishable freight will
be handled. The only freight brought into
the city to-day was one car of bananas. All
shipments brought to the station were &C.
certed. but as no switching was done IL
could not be loaded or sent East.
Put up your clubs like white men," said
one of the advance guard of strikers on
the arrival at East Buffalo of the sheriff's
posse. who left the city for the scene of ac-
tion by train No. 10. Another striker. with
persuasive eloQuencc, called on tho knights
of the baton to be men or monkeys" An
other asserted that 1t was not the lnten-
tion OF the strikers to fight or have
any trouble, and spoke Dleadinglv of
the wives and children. 1t was plain to be
seen that the men were In earnest, or as
one of the on-iookers expressed it "had
blood in their eye" The Specials" were a
rather sorry looking lot of men, some of
them having quite boylsh looks, and as
they were being brought into ine.behind q
and exhorted by deputy Willis regarding
thor duties as citizens. they were sub
jected 10 the jeers of the strikers who sat
on tho track rails opposite. The deputies
had beeh followed from tho landing plat
form by one railreader, who was evidently
to the reporter: If them fellows stay
here over night. there will be nothing left
of them before morning"
The Air was full Of dark hints of coming
trouble which was said to be d eferred until
after dark. Tho specials" who had been
as lions on the train and INDUCED In tail
talk. about what they would do, now felt
their courage oozlng away as soon as they
landed, and finally. in response to the APP
peals OF the men, threw away their clube.
A cheer went mp from the strikers, and
soon all that remained of the sheriff 8
braves could be counted on the fingers of
one hand.
Superintendent FennelI, of the Phila-
delphla IL Reading. 10 in his Office tonight
awaiting news from East Buffalo. When
asked II the new men would be put to
work tomorrow morning he replied: That
Is a question 1 am unable to answer at
present. When sufficient protection is
givcn Us. 90 that men can work without
danger. we will start, and not until then.
We have sufficient men TO fill the places of
the strikers and are prepared to handle all
business as usual, soon as we are guaran-
teed protection from the strikers"
this afternoon, said: the strike has spread
to Wxverly. and will probably 60 to Hor-
nellsville and Bradford. whore the switch
men are dissatisfied. 1t has not spread to
any other roads in Buffalo We have come
York e. Pennsylvania on q ten-hour
basis. and will have no strou0le with
that road" MIR. Sweeney further stated
that the Erie and the Lehigh switchnen
here had not been treated in such q way
us to keep them In good humor. Their ad-
vances had been spurned by those In high
authority. Tho matter could have been
easily settled" Mr.. Sweeney said, "if the
officials had consented to reason with the
men, but instead they tried to bull
doze. / don't believe in bulldozing on
either side. The officials should
not resort to it, ard neither should the men.
1 strongly dIsapprove of the strikers injur-
ing the property of the companies or at
tacking men who take their places, though
with non union mon, and bS peaceable
means to try TO persuade them to keep
away"
Dispatches from Hornellsville state that
the switchmen at that point will go ont al
midnight tonight. Word comes from Sus-
quehanna, division station on
the Erie road, that there is a
rumor which receives general credence
that a general strike all along the Erie
line will be ordered at 12 O'Clock tonight
unless the trouble in Buffalo is adjusted.
No freight is running ont of Susquehanna
to- niQhf