Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-15
rInks AND RIOTS AT BUFFALO.
The ssrsks Of the swsschncn Assumes . ss-
rious Aspect.

FIREs AND RIOTS AT BUFFALO.
The ssr1ks OF the swstchncn Assumes q se-
rious Aspect.
The strike Of the Erie and Lehigh valley
switchmen at Buffalo assumed n most serious
phase yesterday. There had been more o. les
trouble satardaf between the strikers and iheir
sympsthizers and the men who were doing he
strikers work. and = few desulto-y assaults had
occurred. Things began to put on a graver &C.
pcct q, o'clock in the morning when series %
incendiary fires broke out simultaneously 10 the
Lehigh Valley Yards Eighteen or twenty freieht
cars filed with WOOL cotton. may and various
other merchandise, two passenger coaches and
two watchmcns houses we're bur ned The hres
occurred at places where the frtmeu could not
successfully stay the flames on account q an
absence Of water, besides the difficulty Of &C.
cess 20 the fires. The water tank adjacent 90
the coal trestles was smashed and an engine hat
vss taking water there wrecked BY q string %
ten runaway coal cars that had been tuf ned
loose from the trestle.
Fire was first discovered On the east-bofrnd
yards, east OF Dingene street Here q httle
Office building and two or three freight ears
were destroyed.
At this time the yaremaster discovered
flames In two passenger coaches used Tor tire
CONVEYANCE Of workmeu. aud turned in an
alarm from William aud Dineene strects In
the wards east Of Dingene street Are rsred
among the cars 81 merchandise. Ii took ths
hose from three carts TO reach the flames from
the nearest hydrant. The nremen. however, pre-
vented the destruction of n great number of carr
and the lose of perhaps hundreds Of thousands %
doiiars' worth Of property. The cars DESTROYED
were IN the midst If u great number Of ota.sr
cars The firemen unooupled namber Of Ears
and removed them from danger. A dozen or
10 cars were thrown.
Fir. Nns first al.ccvered 4, en-. e.st- h...,s
yards. east OF pngene street. Here little Of
ice building and two OF three freight carr wer.
DESTROYED. At this time lardmaster Mead dis
covered flames In two Passenger coaches used
\ Tor the conveyance Of workmen aud turned Ia
an alarm from William and Dingeue streets In
I the yards east Of ningene street fire ra0ed
among the cars Of merchandise The first an
tima;ion % anything wrong when the col
cars were set loose and demolished the water
| tank Then the fires broke out simultaneoual,
Capt. wursz OF the eleventh precinct pui %
I force of a dozen officers in the ward as soon a.
the alarm was given. The officers we're unable
TO find any suspicious characters.
Al ! O'Clock this morning fire broke out IN
three places in the Lehigh wards again simulla-
! neously.
One man was assaulted at O'Clock in me
morning, two Others at n and another at 3 in
the afternoon. The man who Was assaulted at
the Western New York and PENNSYLVANIA cross
! ing was ON his way for the wrecker at the time
and was turringa switch.
The strikers bad turned switches and thrown
81, cars from his trail before that He was
struck on the head, and when he was taken 20
the hospital he was completely dazed. and did
not know what bad occurred. One of the men
Wa. assaulted at the passenger station and two
81 William street.
Switches we're thrown under passenger tra5n
No; IL at William street At $50 O'Clock last
night. Two passenger coaches were thrown
( from the track, but the conductor does not
think anybody was hurt, though many were
! badly frightened. Fifty men boarded passenger
train No al III o clock yesterday morning aud
| moles led the employees, driving them OF The
crew finally succeeded in getting the train 20 the
/ station. The mob took possession of the Seneca
street switches three or four times during tbs
day and drove of the signal men.
The strike Of the switchmon. inaugurated st
Buffalo on the Erie and Lehigh valley lines hHa
extended TO Waverly and Syre on the Lehieh
ard all freight traffic on that line is st a stand.
still
uain OF beer stood on In Erie siding there.
s.;.,has ~ .% . 70 SNOW 70 %
destination Ths aSxis,an sn,,.lp,n,snSa.s -
| the i .bigb no. ,.laa-a,hs - n 60 -
sheriff 10 come 10 hs aia altsonsh shs ,,,s, -.
| making no demonstr,tion
Ii is expected that the Erie man viii alan On
ont. and then ali franc thronah ,h.sa 80.
| viii he AZ sfanJs,,p err 'o.n-
| conm,nics,i,,. !. "a ,l,a;, t,,..-
nnlnoen Nv
| II WINS nla;piv i,,;,n.,.s n, ST. "a. 90 ...,.
that wortmen fro,n ~ -, -. -. -
gagged ,o tsls the nlaca. =, ~ 60. T e
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inc ANA IN tha hau,nx IsaS;,ls, -. ~ 'As M.
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| d;,,;~;an - - ,>la,.j Liis III van. Dummy
! sre;gbt cars stan'I;,,G ~ "a. a. %ar. "
,.aoa ,be ro;Iroa5 .,tnrh IS paS ~
! bnpned Las, MOL, Tho ah;,,h - .Iis =
the sheriff for nro,e.tion e. -. -, -. -. W
uties To the scene nnd Will sxsa, ~ ,,,x ,..sf
this morning, The noI;ce baxs I'D :, sas.n
! ont of eleven nrec,ncts In ,ba ci,, .. ,,,.rS
and ali The 10 s.ry.s arc called o,, m, -,
arrested Tor Assault has been Sbareed 18th
/ rioting
! THE srRrrrss' cox,,.rxrs
cr.,, ~ -
pi"hu has"r sweeney IN an interview said;
'ihis trouble dates back Tor some time. when
the Lehigh valley posted balletin tina, In
order to comply with the state law IL would be
necessary TO pay the men on an hourly basis