Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-18
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THE SW|TCHMEN' STRIKE.
New York Central Men Join
the Strikers.
The Lake Shore Switchmen Also
Quit Work.
Lackawanna Employees Ordered Out,
and Will Obey.
Governor Flower Orders Out the Entire
Governor Flower Orders Out the Entire
National Guard-strikers Prepared
to Fight Pitched Battle,
II Necessary.
By the Associated Press. l


strike OF the New York Central men at
midnight, the forces of the wofkmen
now on strike are only just enlisted.
They really yet have to be drawn up in
line, 80 they themselves, az well as their
opponents, may see their size and
shape. The development Of strength is
probably yet to come. Anybody yho
knows anything about labor nlovemazlts
does not need to be told that the Cen
trail switchmen would not 60 into
another strike so soon without there
being concerted plan arranged
and a determination to fight a pitched
battle for supremacy. The men have
driven the wedge at most critical PEI
Rod, and whoever is responsible for the
movement has shown generalship Of no
mean order. Down in the dockyaTds,
four miles away, idlers are thick. Troops
are stationed along the tracks Of the va
rious lines. They are not yet accus-
toned to duty. and the feeling of nerve
GUS apprehension, lest they may be
obliged to kill men, has not yet worn
away. Their faces are earnest, and,
when crowds are thick, white and deter
mined. On the great coal treHtles and
on the tops of cars are strikers and 9TH
ers, keeping lookout and passing sig,
mails.
The strikers keep quiet, and there is
no trouble of any kind. The Lehigh
people would not attempt work today,
because they said there was not enough
protection on the ground; although
there has been no trouble, they knew if
work were attempted, trouble would
ensue. The Lehigh managers expect
men to go to work tomorrow in the
switchmen's places. Trouble ia
threatened at the Erie elevator,
| which is glutted with grain. Six
boats had to be refused, and
the attempt was made to run down q
string of empty cars, but the strikers
| interfered. Two companies OF soldiers
1 we're ordered out, but when they ar
rived, the attempt OF the strikerA was
given np, and nothing was done. The
companies are preparing fiat cars, to be
occupied by sharp. shooters, and attached
! to the cowcatcher of each engine, for
| the purpose, of protecting crews. At q
| conference of the railroad men with the
sheriff this afternoon, it was decided to
request Governor Flower to call out the
national guard. The sheriff deferred
sending the message until he could con-
suit with General Doyle.
Master Workman Sweeney said this
afternoon, that the switchmen do not
only deny the blame for acts of disorder.
but they do not sanction them in any
way. Mr.. Sweeney said rumor is going
about that the company had cars set on,
fire Sunday morning, to enlist sympathy
and put the strikers in hole; that the
burned cars were condemned, shunted
on grassgrown sidings, and left there to
rot. Sweeney saidlthey considered the
militia friends, but their presence was
unnecessary, as the organization was
peaceful.
Vice Presidents Webb, OF the Central,
said this evening that they intended to
rua the road and move all trains as
usual, without employing Pinkertons,
but looking to the state to protect their
men.
Although the troops are more COM
Portable than yesterday, they are COM
planning bitterly because the railroads
da not send passenger coaches out for
shelter. General Doyle and staff were
very much occupied all day placing ar
irving troops. The picket lines extend
about twenty-five miles tonight. Some
| two Thousand men are on the ground,
under arms. The strike on the Central
has increased the work of the military,
as it's property has to be guarded. A
strong guard keeps Queen street closed,
from the Lackawanna trestle north.
| Today all through the Lehigh Valley
yards and the Buffalo Greek yards, down
to the island and around to the lake
shore, everything was almost dead.
The companies did not attempt to move
any of the long line Of cars filing the
switching and sidetracks.
| The Lake Shore switchmen quit work
about 2 a. m. A gang Of them was seen
| and they said they had been ordered
would follow them in less than half an
hour. Seven switch engines in the
| South Buffalo yards, usually working at
| this hour, are idle. A telephone mes
sage from the Eleventh precinct states
that the men in the East Buffalo Lake
! Shore yards are also out. This is con-
firmed by other railroad men.
At midnight conference between the
| sheriff, prominent citizens, and railroad
men, it was decided to send q message
to Governor Flower, asking him to call
out the National Guard to protect the
lives and property of citizens. A reply
to the dispatch is anxiously awaited.
JERSEY CRY, N. j., Aug. H.-The
switchmen and train hands Of the roads
terminating in this city, have shown no
disposition to join in the strike at Buff
falo. There 10 mere or less dissatisfac-
tion among them, but the opinion is
that strike on sympathy. would be ILL
advised.
LYONS, N. Y, Aug. 1.-THE Hudson
River and Lehigh Valley roads, and the
Fallbrook Coal company, have special
men guarding their interests here. The
men claim that they will stand by the
companies to the end Twelve carloads
of militia passed through here this
morning en- route to Buffalo.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 17.--President
Mcleod has instructed the counsel OF
the company along the line of the Read
ing road to begin legal proceeding at
once for the punishment of men who
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