The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-16
BUFF FALO's STRIKE.
The Strikers Disclaim Responsibility
for the LewlesSness.

BUFFALO, Aug. IS, l P. M.-The police
commissioners are busy to-day swearing in
special policemen on account of the railroad
strike. The sheriff is also busy swearing in
special deputies for duty in the yards at
Cheektowaga The work Of the men az
the freight car fires was much impeded by
the cutting of the hose by unknown parties.
Twelve lengths of hose were cut and rendered
useless during the night. The number of
Erie and Lehigh Valley railroad freight
cars destroyed by fire is variously estimated
at from 100 60 200.
Master Moriarity of the local lodge Of the
switchmen's union states that the strikers
were not responsible for the fire. He at
tributes them to "a lot OF tramps and
buns that are always around when there
is any excitement"
Everything has been quiet in the yards
since daylight and up to noon.
The inoendiaries. whoever they are, will
keep under cover during the day.
10 is reported that the strike Is likely to
spread TO the Erie yards at Hornellsville.
| Grand Master Sweeny emphatloally con-
demns the acts of lawlessness, and states
that he has assurances from the men
on strike that they we're not responsible
for what was done, but it was the work of
irresponsible individuals who could not be
controlled.
EIGHTY-sIx CARS BURNED.
BUFFALO, Aug. Is, 2 P. M.-At o'clock
.. IN. reports received from East Buffalo
and Cheektowaga, showed that the Lehigh
Valley had lost seventy two freight cars
| by fire and the Erie fourteen. All the rail-
road men profess to be utterly unable at
present 90 make an estimate Of the loss
| They are acting very cautiously on this
point for the reason that a claim will be
| made against the city and county for
| damages and the amount has not yet been
| figured up. It is known, however, that
many Of the cars were old and empty. The
| Erie train reported in a previous dispatch
| as being on fire, did not contain merchau-
| disc Of extra value.
Forty-seven special deputy sheriffs left for
| Cheektowaga at 1890 O'Clock, and more
| will be sent out during tho afternoon. II
| the sheriff finds he cannot preserve order he
| will appeal to the governor for military
| aid.
Many sensational rumors were In oircula-
| ton in which the extent of the inoendiary
| work was greatly exaggerated, but the
| above can be accepted as reliable and cor-
| rect. Passengers on the Erie and Lehigh
| Valley trains that were ditched did not
reach the Erie depot until 2:45 a. m. They
| stated that the strikers went through the
| coaches, detached the engine and broke the
| air connection.
| PASSENGERS NOT MoLEsTED.
II. Dickerman, a drummer, who was on
board one of the trains, said that no vio-
lence was attempted with any Of the passen-
| gers. He continued: "Three strikers
boarded our train. They were all apparently
| sober and met with no resistance. They
| politely informed the passengers that the
| train would go no further. The spokesman
was tall fellow, with light complexion
aud sandy hair. He simply stated that he
| was striker that he had a wife and family
| tO maintain and kho road would NOT do tina
square thing by the men" A party of
actors in the "Hands Across the Sea" COM
| pany were mistaken for non-union men and
| were closely inspected by the strikers, but
were found to be actors aud were not mo-
| Tested.
Grand Master Sweeny of the swltohmen's
| union is quoted as saying he did not believe
| the strike would extend to the other roads
besides the Lehigh Valley and Erie. Those
| roads, he said, had not treated the switch
| men properly in the matter Of wages aud
| hours, and had attempted to bulldoze their
| men and refused TO listen to their griev-
snces
MILITARY ORDERED OUT.
| BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. Is, P. M.-The
| military have been ordered out.
TROOPS ON GUARD DUTY.
| BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 16, l 80 A. M.-The
| Sixty-fifth regiment has just been sent to
| Cheektowaga TO guard the Lehigh Valley
and Erie yards the rest Of the night.
| The Seveney-fourth regiment has been
called out to protect the Central and West
Shore property, 1t being feared that the
switchmen on these roads may go out to-
night.
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT wAvERLY.
ELMIRA, N. Y, Aug. 15-Great excite
ment prevails at Waverly, N. Y, and
| Sayre, just over the line. on account
of the strike OF the Lehigh Valley
l kxI,v HNwvN ~
are out Only four of the Erie
| switchmen at Waverly are union men and
these had not been ordered out this morn
ing. Two Lehigh freight trains slipped out,
the trainmen doing their own switching,
but with these, except one, no trains have
| Between 2,500 and 5000 cars are tied up at
Sayre. Sheriff Geer OF Ti0ga county, New
| York, is at Waverly with twenty five depu-
ties sworn in, and Sheriff Powell of Brad
ford county, Pennsylvania, is at Sayre with
a large force OF deputies.
AN EXCITING INCIDENT.
Great excitement resulted from an at
tempt to run an engine and caboose out of
Sayre this morning. A collision between
the strikers and sheriff's forces seemed
likely at any minute. The men surrounded
the engine and refused to let it proceed.
Sheriff Powell turned the switch himself,
but 1t was Immediately turned by the strik-
erS. A start was made but the strikers
pulled coupling pin between the engine
and oaboose aud caused another delay. The
sheriff tried TO arrest some of the men
but they were Immediately rescued by their
comrades. Supt. Stephenson and the sheriff
mounted the pilot. but could not keep the
men away from the engine. At noon the
engine had gone about 200 yards and the
strikers were in command Of the situation.
No trouble has occurred at Elmira or
Hernellsville.
A special from Sayre says sixty men
were ordered to report TO Supt. Stephenson
this morning to take the places Of the
strikers. They reported, but refused to 20 to
work. A meeting of union trainmen was held
this afternoon at Sayre, and it was decided
that trainmen would not do switohmen q
work north Of Sayre. The turmoil sub
sided this afternoon, the sheriff admitting
his powerlessness, but more trouble Is threat
ened when he undertakes to make the prom
ised arrests with q larger force. One
striker was hurt in one Of the melees with
the sheriff's force.
READING OFFERS A BIG REWARD.
PHILADELPHIA. PA, Aug. l5.-The fol-
towing was issued this afternoon;
THE PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAILROAD Co.
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