The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-23
A TRAIN PARTIALLY DERAILED.
Strikers Pull . Switch ut Niagara Falls
The Firemen VIII Not Quit.

SUSPENSION BRIDGE n. Y, Aug o.
About O'Clock tonight someone pulled
the switch at the junction of the Buffalo
branch of the New York Central and
Michigan Central cantiIever bridge. In
consequence the West Shore freight train
bound for Buffalo was partly derailed.
Gatetender Fellows was slightly injured
in attempting to open the gate. The ac-
cident happened near the strikers head
quarters.
BUFFALO, Aug. 2l--Master Workman
Eweeny, of the Switchmens' Order now
asks the heads of all other labor organiza-
tions allied with the switchmen
in railroad work to meet him
here. Sargent is here. and others
IRE expected tomorrow and the next day
Fair judgment leads to the conviction
that there will be no concerted abandon
ment OF work by the organized labor
10 be represented in tie conference
No conference can possibly occur before
Wednesday, while there is likelihood that
the first session will not be he'd before
Thu; eday. In the meantime speculation
may be expected a. to whether
Sweeney will order ont the other
svitchIuen West or East, or both, or
whether he will announce officially ana
fifty men who acted as switchmen for the
Nesteru New York & Pennsylvania road
this afternoon ceased work because re-
CURED to handle freight from the New
York Cen trai. There are renewed intima-
tons that tho switchmen OF the Grand
Trunk NAV ada themselves ia tho strikers
No troops will be withdrawn until time
shall have inate improbable any further
attacks upon the present switchmen. Cen
erai Porter says today ths, the troops wili
be ordered home as soon as the situation
warrants.
The Lake Shore officials report the can
dition Of their road normal, freight and
box cars are moving, fun forces are work
ing everywhere night and day and the
officials are now spending their
time looking for business. Thirty
car handlers employed on the Lee
high ;restie on the wster front
stopped work this afternoon AMI told the
yardmaster they wou!d not resume until
grievances of the switchme were settled.
The men are not dissatisfied with their
condition.
After the arrival OF Sargent he me,
Sweeney in conference. after which the
Associated Press correspondent met the
Iremen's chief and asked him II ne had
given his uliimaiurn. He replied In e.
feet:
The erensn will not be called on. excert
tier are !eine>i by other labor Organizations A..
lied IA railroad work. That = aAo sltualfon
ans told sweeney exactly that sweeney ID.
vited me 10 conference WEN hlmsel; sni The
executive ottesfs 81 tia railroad labor
nuicus. sseeney VIII p'sce TIE situation before
ths~s csc sna a determination VIII -
to,uHy reached - - " bother organized rsll,ss
labor shzl, alsks tA.s a. oec&ssoa for united
Effort
Vice President Webb of the New YORK
Csetral SAID this morning that he had nct
yet made an answer 70 she proposition OF
Sheriff Beck 20 sw ear ia a. deputy s5er!tfs
oil the non-va'oa swlteha1en employeI on
the Central
WnxEsaA@Rx, Pa, Ass. &-The of.
Gals o; The i.ehigh Valley here say that II.
two or s4g~e days iAe blockade o. tAe Wy.