The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-17
Lake Shore and New York Gen.
trail Switchmen Quit
MORE MILITIA oRDEEED OUT.
Non-Union Men, Under the: Protection
of Soldiers, Make Up grains.
Tennessee Miners Attack Convict
Stockade and Are KepIlsed, With
Loss Of Life on Both sid No Change
in the Situation at Honectead.

BUFFALO, Aug. H.-Mdnley Z. Green,
justice of the supreme court: at Buffalo,
impressed by the gravity OF tsae situation
among the striking switchn1.n, has or
dered out the entire Fourth. brigade Of
New York state militia, consis.lng of 1000
men, in separate companies, aYd one bat
terry of artillery.
BUFFALO, Aug. 17.-2 ;. m. 1.-The West
Shore men will go ont befoEe daylight.
The Buffalo, Rochester Il pitCsburg men
have also gone out. despite tn. fact that
their demands were acceded to5 At this
hour the firemen are housing N,e engines
in the round-house and all hanas are idle
in the yard. There is no distus sbance, but
every trainman seems determiced on his
course of action. The strikes say this
does not measure the possibility of the ex-
tent of the strike.
II no further disturbance occsrs tonight
or tomorrow the railroads wills have won
the fight This was brought about by
calling out the Seventy-fGarth and
Seventy-fifth regiments ant* holding
others in readiness to move at & moments
notice. The military have stsod guard
since 3 O'Clock Tuesday morning over the
scene of dispute at the Wifaam street
offered the Erie and Ilehlgh Vslley roads
have been enabled to move freight trains
today for the first time since the
blockade Sunday morning. Feom $50 to
200 imported non-unlon switchnSen were at
work all day switching cars alli making
up trains. Sentry lines were gormed all
along the boundaries of the tersitory COW
cred by the militia, and the stEictest dis
cipline was observed. A conference was
held between the state board of II 5bitration
and the switchmen lasting Eatil mid
night. At that hour a mysterioEs meeting
of brakemen and switchmen wa&:held, and
rumors were rife that the strike GOULD ex-
tend.
Att o'clock the New YorF Central
switchmen abandoned all work in the
freight yards. This adds reinfy yrcements
to the Lehigh and Erie strikers. Police
and an escort were sent out to bsjng in the
Lake Shore train, due here at Z 40 a. m.
The switch-tenders in the Central passen-
ger yard and trainhouses are in.uded in
the strike. This meansthat nora man LII
the Central's employ ss switchnlan is at
work.
The New York Central strike was
ordered by the switchmen's unitn. and is
the result Of the trouble on the Erie and
Lehigh roads. An enormous atlount OF
traffic will be tieds snp by tks strike,
and no doubt will involve the
West Shore and Lake Shose roads
and perhaps all the liaes in
Buffalo. The Delaware, Lackswan &
Western switchmen will probabtsy not re-
main long at work handling freight from
the lines named. The strike is extending,
and may be far reaching in consequences
and disastrous to the business cor9munity.
Plenty of troops will be massed here by
daylight this morning. sOne sMtchman
said the switchmen on the Wet Shore
road would go out tonight. and Chose or
the other roads would be sure to follow in
due time. The Lake Shore meiz will gt
out if asked to handle freight froal any o.
| the tied-up roads.
READING. Pa, Aug. 16.-This afternoon
| and evening another load Of n>n-unior
men was sent to Philadelphia to FL places
| along the Lenigh valley road whef5 trouble
| exists.
| ROCHESTER, Aug. 16.-The Frst ant
Eighth regiments have been orsered t
proceed to Buffalo at once.
| CHICAGO, Aug 16.-It is rumos>d tina
all the switchmen on the Erie linz in Chi
cago, which is the old Chicago IL .stlantic
will be ordered on strike. A repoSer VIII
| called at the Dearborn street derot wa
told that those switchmen only ws5rked a
far into Chicago as Fifty-frst street. o.
calling there the switchmen said:
The Erie road proper extends westward onl
| to Marion, O. This is an auxiliary T. the sy:
tenn. We are waiting to hear the wSrd iron
| Grand Master Sweeney. He is now irEButfalC
AS soon as he speaks we quit, and 90 all tn
switchmeu on the lines running into chicago
| The strike may not reach Chicago fGl a wee
vet, but unless the demands OF the stskcrs i
| the East are granted all the great rail,sAy line
| will be tied up within ten days.
LYONS, n. ", Aug. 16.-A great -moun
of perishable and time freight is syfrivin
here from Buffalo and is being traI2sferre
to the Fall Brook road, run down T., Corr
ing and thence over the Erie to its liestir
alton. Owing to the action of tse Fa
Brook & Central Hudson in acceptin
freight from the Lehigh and Eris it
thought a general strike may be ssrdere
on the lines. Officials at Lyons tAink
probable that the switchmen Nill
ordered out all along the New ToSk CeI
trail and West Shore roads in syi9path
with the Lehgh and Erie strikers. :
SYRACUSE, n. ", Aug. i6-The Fort.
first regiment of the National Gsard
under orders to be ready at a mosaent
notice to go to Buffalo.
AUBURN, y. Y. Aug. 16.-Captain eAirb,
of the Second company OF the W-leelt
rifles, has received orders to hold his con
pany in readiness to go to Butiaso on
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