The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-24
A Striker Fatally Wounded by
q Militia Bullet.
WHILE sToNlNe NoN-uNIoNlsTs
Chief Arthur Says Engineers Have
Nothing to Do With This Fight.
Places Are Soen Fillcd-Railroad
Men Say the Strike Is Broken-Bruta
Assaults on Nen-Union workmen.

CLEVELAND. Aug. 23-Chief Arthur, of
the Locomotive Engineers, has returned
from Canada. He said it would be impos-
sible to have a conference with the labor
leaders at Buffalo, as he is too busy 1t is
his personal opinion hat the brOtherhood
will not interfere with the strike as it
had definite contracts with all railroad
companies to run their locomotives on
certain conditions. which have not yet
been violated
BUFFALO, Aug. 23-Attacks were made
by strikers on pickets and non-union
switchmen this afternoon. An attack
made on the picket lines of the Twenty
second regiment stationed at Tof1t Farm
by forty strikers will probably result fatally
to one of their number. A crowd was en-
gagged in throwing stones at John NJ.
Quicken and Charles Cable. non-union
men who were working in the Tofft Farm
yard. Lieutenant Charles X. Austin and
Sergeant William Conrow, of Company C,
ordered the stone throwers to disperse.
They refused to do so, and were fired upon
by order of Lieutenant Austin. Striker
Manhar was struck By two bullets. One
took effect on the left elbow. while the
other passed through the abdomen to the
right of the kidneys. The injured man
was taken to the emergency hospital. His
condition Is extremely critical. The coro-
ner has been notified to be in readiness to
take the mans ante-mortem state
ment should signs of failure occur.
O'Laughlin, Dunn, Msdigan, Cotter and
other members of the crowd were arrested,
charged with rioting. The private who
dId ncb nio< IAt~ hrv~~
lice. The officer of the company to which
the detained private belonged protested
against the arrest of his subordinate and
demanded his release. At the same time
he informed General Doyle of the arrest,
and General Doyle ordered the company
and battalion if needed to set the soldier
at liberty.
Allen l.. Richardson, a non-union
switchman, was thrown from the top of a
boxcar in the Erie yards by a striker at
o'clock this evening and badly bruised.
Thomas Cable. non-union man, while
working in the Lehigh yards at East Buff
falo, was set upon by four strikers and
badly injured. Two of the strikers
jumped on his stomach, while their COM
panions held the victim down. The in
jured men are at the emergency hospital.
Reports sent out from here early this
morning, to the effect th at a conflict took
place between strikers and troops, in
which several were killed and Others
wounded, are without foundation. There
was no disturbance of serious nature
last night except firing By skulkers, which
was replied to by soldiers, but no one was
shot. Reputable newspaper men in this
city are instituting an inquiry
as to who constructed the news.
Today Messrs. Donovan, Purcell and Rob-
ertson, Of the state board of arbitration,
attempted to learn from Grand Master
Sweeney when, or if ever he was going to
order out the switchmen now working
within the jurisdiction affected by the
strike. Sweeney practically refused to
give the arbitratOrs any information.
Joseph Helmerle recording secretary and
treasurer o: Buffalo Lodge, No. 3, Switch
mems Mutual Aid Association, and one Of
the leaders of the strike. was arrested to-
day for interfering with Lehigh Valley
passenger trains. Upon being searched a
3S-caliber revolver was found in his pocket.
Helmerle furnished bail and was released,
Today train load of Western freg ght
was shunted into the Lackawanna yards
from the Lake Shore yards. Soon after
about 125 switchmen quit. Superintendent
Seabert, of the road, was asked if the
strike would impede passenger or freight
traffic. mo, it finds us fully prepared; we
have men to take places of those who quit.
Trains will move as usual" he said.
The freight train the swItchmen objected
to was believed by them to be
from the Lehigh. This Vas mistake, as
the officials claim it was ordinary Lake
Shore freight Trains were running as
usual an hour after the strike. Two hours
later, for similar reasons, it is said. the
switchmen in the Buffalo, Rochester Il
Pittsburg yard went out. adding fifteen
more to the idle switchmen. The tele-
phone wire between Superintendent Sea-
bert's office and the yardmaster's office was
cut this afternoon, thus preventing COM
munication between the head offices of the
Delaware, Lackawanna Il Western. Short
ly after the tie-up the switchmen waited
on Superintendent Seabert and offered
their services to- protect the company's
property. Seabert replied that he did not
think the company would require guards,
military or otherwise, ard thanked the
men Tor their offer.
The board Of moderation and arbitration
mas decided to begin an investigation into
the cause Of the switchmen 5 strike tomor.
row. The summoning of witnesses has al
ready begun.
Grand Master Sargent, OF the firemen's
organization, said this morning that he
had no plans for today. He is awaiting
the arrival Of the executive officers of the
other railroad unions, whom Grand Master
sweeney has lnvited here To a conference.
Just after midnight last night strikers
began throwing coupling pins at a SQUAD
OF soldiers. The soldiers Were ordered 10
tire II the throwing did not ston. 1t
stopped. About l O'Clock This morning a
man giving the rame of William Moran
was taken to the emergency hospital with
bullet wound in his leg. His story is
that he was challenged by soldier on
Hamburg street and that after having
some words with the soldier started 10
walk oil, whereupon the latter fired five
shots at him. Moran also had a scalp
wound. which he said was in aicted by the
solder with the butt of gun.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23--Eice- Presiien,
Webb, of the New York Central road. re-
turned this morning from Buffalo. Speak
ing OF the strike situation. he SAID:
The strike, in my opinion, is broken. I,csp.
not extend eastward There 10 slirh. chance
OF Grand Master Sweeney ordering a strike in
the West, but even that is slim chance Tha
men acted rashiy and hastily anss have lost tina
hshL The sooner they recosnize that the bet
ter.
EiMiRs, \. Y, Aug. c2.-The crews on
all tie Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
coal trains who reside in lnis city were
tod THIS morning that there was no work