Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-19
SOLDIERS ON GUARD
Trains Running Out Of Buffalo Under
Military Protection.
STRIKE LEADERS CAUTIOUS.
How kentucky's Electoral Vote
May Be Lost.
AT PARTY HEADQUARTERS.
BUFFALO FILLED WITH SOLDIERS,
STRIKE LEADERS CAUTIOUS.
AT PARTY HEADQUARTERS.
BUFFALO FILLED WITH SOLDIERS.

BUFFALO FILLED WITH SOLDIERS.
Trains Going Out Under Military Protec-
tion-Extent of the Strike.
BUFFALO, Aug. 19-The shaking into place
OF 5000 soldiers who arrived last night and dur
ing the morning is the most prominent SUI
face movement today in the strike field. Gen.
Doyle this morning completed the assignment
OF all the troops and under a clear sky the men
are being distributed to the points indicated in
the carefully prepared schedule. The strikers
| in the lower yards were watching last night
along the Central tracks when the troops were
coming in, and all night pickets were on the
alert When the morning trains came from the
east they saw in all thirty New York Central
| cars loaded with men in uniform and eleven
West Shore coaches also filed with blue coats
The impression created upon the strikers along
the lines at East Buffalo was that Abe railroad
companies are making q powerful demonstra-
non. The men do not all pause to discriminate
between the railroads and the state and the
presence OF the state volunteers is. in broad
way. regarded as an evidence Of the corporate
strength Of the railroad companies.
| STANDING AND WAITING.
All the crossings and switch house strikers
in knots were talking of the situation today
but when outsiders joined them there was q
grim reluctance to talk about the strike.
Bronze-faced strikers shook their heads only
and said nothing. Indeed they have little to
say il anything. They have obeyed orders
They are not in the official confidence of the
leaders. They do not know the plans which
must affect themselves. They can only stand
and wait, and men who wait dumbly under
orders occupy a sharply different position from
| those who plan and lead. To men who wait in
Ignorance OF purposes whose results will touch
themselves passing events are magnifed in
their importance. The rolling past them.
for instance. Of forty cars filed with
soldiers armed with muskets and pouches
OF bullets produces a depression among
equal degree upon the leaders who may have
plans for a counter strike. The one fact tangi-
BILE to the men is that out of the Lehigh and
| Erie yards trains are occasionally moving away,
always with those chilly musket barrels as An
accompaniment to cool any possible desire to
interfere. They see New York Central trains
running eastward with Q frequency that the
leaders say Is impossible to the company with
out the aid of the striking men. Meanwhile.
what have the strike leaders to cheer them
more than the men have? Az intimated in
these dispatches, there are indications from the
strikers eide that the fremen or the trainmen,
or both. may be called out within three days to
add numbers and what is regarded to be
strength to the striking switchmen.
| EXTENT or THE STRIKE TO-DAY.
BUFFALO, MY, Aug. 19-The Lackawanna,
the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg and the
Western New York and Pennsylvania roads are
| the only ones in full movement here this morn
ing and no one knows how long they will remain
in that condition.
By the calling out of the switchmen on the
| Nickel Plate the entire Vanderbilt system in
Buffalo is now tied up and the number Of
| strikers is increased by nearly one hundred.
The roads involved are now seven viz: The
Erie, Buffalo Creek, Lehigh Valley, New York
Central, West Shore, Lake Shore and Nickel
Plate. The others may be involved later. al
| though as long as they refrain from handling
boycotted freight they will not be dragged into
the fight unless it seems absolutely necessary.
the leaders say. The Michigan Central runs ita
passenger trains into the New York Central
station. but its freight goes into the yard at
Suspension bridge and it employs no switch
men here.
DUEL TO THE DEATH.
The railroad officials profess to believe that
the strike is nearing its collapse. The men say
the battle is as yet beginning, and that it will
| include fremen, trainmen, engineers and con-
ductors. as necessity may require. until victory
| Is won The switchmen profess to be able to
| hold out month at least. From a union stand
point the present strike differs from that Of two
years ago, in that it has been regularly called
and sanctioned by the grand master This
strike will be duel to the death between or
ganized labor and its foes.
| Secret meetings Of trainmen, frenen and en-
gineers were held late last night in different
parts OF the city. Grand Master Wilkinson
attended an important meeting Of trainmen a,
East Buffalo. Rumors were rife that both the
trainmen and firemen were on the eve Of strik-
ing, if they have not completed the steps neces-
sary to that end. Delegations of firemen from
out Of town were here to confer with Grand
Master Sargent, who was expected to get here
Iaaf iOht he nU,p
portant one. Just what was decided upon can
not be learned but delegation will 20 to Toronto
| today to confer with Chief Arthur. This step
is significant in that it indicates that they have
some sort of a grievance. One Of the leaders
Of the switchmen talking of the situation said
"All hands will go out if necessary-firemen
trainmen, engineers and conductors-but there
is no need to call them all out at once. It ID
being done as the necessity arises
The twenty-second regiment arrived at 4
o'clock this morning and was posted on the
Tiff farm at the junction Of the Lake Shore and
the Buffalo Greek railroad, which Gen. Doyle
= has designated camp No. 2, one OF the most i'm
Portant OF the fifteen camps or posts which have
been established.
| NIB. wEDBs CHEHRFUL REPORT.
Vice President Webb Of the New York Cen.
trail was seen this morning by correspondent
He stated that the situa ton on his road Va.
almost normal. As far as the Central
was concerned, Mr.. Webb asserted
positively, the strike was at an end
A full regular day force was at work
yesterday and was at work today and freight
was being handled at every station of the com.
pany in Buffalo. Tonight, he added, a full
night force would be at work for the
first time since the strike on the road
was inaugursted. Mr.. Webb als1
said that yesterday every car load Of freish,
eastward bound had been sent forward
There were between 100 and 400 cars Of
freight now in the yards, which would
be sent out in the course Of the day
The only trouble experienced by the company
was the fact that the Lake Shore road was no,
receiving east bound freight. The Lake Shore
be admitted, was still short Of men, but Mr.
Webb thought it would be handling freight Q,
usual this afternoon or tomorrow morning. Mr.
, Webb thought the presence Of SO large . mum.
Der Of troops, insuring as they did the protec.
ton Of the men the various companies might
; put to work, would put an end te
the freight blockade on all the roads
Mr.. Webb added that there wss No
accumulation OF freight Whatever in the Contra
yards. In regard to the strike OF the Cen.
!. trail switchmen, Mr.. Webb said he did
not blame the men at all. The prox.
unity Of the Central yards to those OF
the Erie, and the annoyance the Central