Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-24
MORE SWITCHMEN OUT.
Two Other Roads Swell the
Strikers Ranks at Buffalo.
THEFIREMEN WILL NOT STOP WORK.

Grand Secretary Debs Says They Have
No Grievance. and. Therefore, Cannot
strIke-soidiers and Rioters in Fatal
conniot-More Troops May BE called.
BUFFALO, Aug. 24-The ''cruel war, as
it IS now called both by the soldiers and the
newspaper correspondents, is stil in evi
dence The events OF the day, while not
altering the real situation, which is the fail
IRE Of the switchmens strike, have been
more numerous and exciting than for sew
eral days
On the side of the strikers the material
events OF the day have been the accession
to the ranks Of the switchmen Of the Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western and the
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg which
completes the tieup if suchit may be called,
OF all the roads centering in Buffalo. The
men of the latter road who quit work are
not numerous, ana their action does not cut
any figure, as the road terminates IN Buffalo
on the tracks controlled by the Buffalo
Creek Terminal company, whose men We're
already out Its only significance lies in the
fact that the Rochester and pittsburg is the
great soft coal carrier for this and the up
lakes territory, and with il in the strike all
the coal roads centering at the port of Buff
falo are involved
The Lackawanna addition to the involved
roads is Of more importance, as its tracks
and tresties are numerous and win have TO
have protection IL there is n continuance Of
the tieup. In addition TO its loading trestle
at the mouth Of the harbor and its extern
sive freight docks az the foot Of Main street
along the water front, it has a big storage
trestle east OF the city line in Cheektowa-l,
in about the same location as that Of the
Lehigh Valley, which has been uudcr guard
of three companies OF the Seventy .-uu-th
regiment for the past week, this post being
an isolated one about 81 miles east Of the
city line.
Striker shot.
All reports TO the contrary, up to this
time there have been but two cases where
strikers or mischief makers have been actu-
ally hit when shot at by the troops. How
ever, the Twontysecond regiment, sta
toned at the Tiff farm, where the Lehigh
Valley docks are located, had brush with
strikers, one Of whom was shot and SO badly
wounded by soldier that he is likely TO die.
The affair grew out Of assaults on nom
union switchmen and several arrests were
made The soldier who did the shooting
Went with the police TO make statement
and was himself made a prisoner As may
be imagined, Colonel Camp was not long in
making il evident that % Twenty-second
regiment did not relish such treatment by
the civil authorities, aud when General
Doyle told him 70 take all the men be
wanted, recapture his soldier aud take
possession of the police headquarters if
necessary, the order was obeyed with
alacrity and things looked decidedly inter
esting A large sized incident was spoiled,
however, when the police released the
soldier before his comrades arrived to res.
cue him.
The military authorities have their hands
full and the work is Of the disagreeable
sort, but the soldiers are attending to their
tasks in a fashion that is surprising. When
She large number Of men ana their I'M
familiarity with the work in hand is con.
sidered, the fact that there Is not more
trouble BY reason Of the ANNOYANCE and
taunts to which they are subjected is
worthy Of remark.
kumOrs as 20 the retention and withdraw.
al Of the troops are more than numerous.
and IN a talk with General Porter the Unit
ed Press was authorized TO say that he pro.
poses 70 retain the present force here until
u is fully evident that the civil authorities
can protect lives ana property in the proper
manner. This conclusion has been reached
after a most thorough inspection Of the sit.
nations and the stations Of the troops in
detail General Porter. who reports &c
Governor Flower every day as TO the out.
look, is now firmly convinced that there will
be no material change in affairs FOR some
days. To use his exact words: "You may
make the statement las TO the retention Of
the troops Just as emphatic as you please
The Conference OF the CHIEF.
It may be assumed that the men viii all
be here until the close OF the week at least,
unless the strike is sooner declared OF. On
this phase Of the question the expected
meeting this afternoon between Messrs
Sweeney, Sargent Clark and Wilkinson
OF the switchmen, iiremen, conductors
and trainmen, is expected 20 have an i'm.
portant bearing. and there is no ground 90
change the belief Of twenty four hours ago
that the three last named orders will find
no reasonable ground Tor joining 10 a gen
eral strike. Reports that the local fremen
have decided 20 strike and have made their
wishes known to Grand Master Sargent re.
questing him 70 take their view OF the case
at the conference are not yet traced TO any
reliable source.
The incident at the Tiff farm and the
call Of the Lackawanna for protection NAV
result In an addition TO the troops here. and
General Porter is consulting with General
Doyle as 10 whether the present force can
do the additional work required. II the
problem is settled in the negative. then
more members of the guard will come on
10 Erie county.
The busiest men among the z 1000 National
guards on duty are the men Of the Firsl
brigade general corps, Captain Gallup. Ow
Ing 70 the smoke nuisance flags are value
less in the daytime, and at night the vast
number Of electric lights in the railroad
yards make the torch signals of no avail
Captain Gallup and his men have been hust
ling since Monday morning, running wire
where necessary and cutting in on railroa,
circuits where possible, with a view TO con
Meeting the fourteen camps with brigade
headquarters.
The stations were made last night and re
ports were received ON the wire at Genera
Doyle's headquarters from the camps Of tn
Ninth, Twelfth, Seventy-first and tn
First and Second provisional regiments. A
the request Of Captain Gallup some invent
men from the different companies who ar