The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-08-26
DAY OF EXCITEMENT
STRIKERS FIRED UPON BY THE
MILITARY AT BUFFALO,.

One is Probably Fatally Wounded and
the Soldier who Fired the Shot is
Arrested - General Doyle, However,
Promptly shows His Authority.
BUFFALO, Aug. "A. The "cruel war;"
as it is now called by the soldiers and the
newspaper correspondents, is still in evi.
dence. The events of the day, while not
altering the situation, which is the fail
ure of the switchmen's strike, have been
more numerous and exciting than for sew
eral days, and the military authorities
and the correspondents are busy enough.
The latter have more than guerilla-like in
cidents of the several days past to write
about. On The side of the strikers the
material events of the day have been the
accession to the ranks of the switchmen
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern and the Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburg, which completes the tie-up, if
such it may be called, of all the roads
centering in Buffalo
The men of the latter road, who quit
work late in the afternoon, are not numer-
Gus and their action does not cut any
uRuTt, dS Vic TOdu U6TIulHdUeS III
on the tracks controlled by the Buffalo
Creek Terminal company, whose men
were already out. It's only significance lies
in the fact that the Rochester and Pitts
burg is the great soft-coal centre for this
and the up-lakes territory; and with it in
the strike all the coal roads centering at
the port of Buffalo are involved.
The Lackawanna Addition
to the involved roads is of more i'm
portance, as It's tracks and trestles are
numerous, and will have to have protec-
tion if there is continuance of the tie-up.
All reports to the contrary, there have
been but two cases where strikers or
mischef-makers have been actually bit
when shot a by the troops. Late yester-
day afternoon, however, the Twenty
second regiment, stationed 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
a soldier that he is likely to die. The
affair grew ont of assaults on non nli5p,
switchmen and several arrests were made.
The soldier who did the shooting went
with the police to make a statement and
was himself made prisoner. AS may be
Imagined. Colonel Camp was not long in
making it evident that the Twenty-second
regiment did not relish such treatment by
the civil authorities, and when General
Doyle told him to take all the men he
wanted to recapture his soldier and take
possession of police headquarters If neces.
sary the order was obeyed with alacrity
and things
Looked Decidedly Interesting.
A large-szed incident was spoiled, how |
ever, when the police released the soldier |
before his comrades came to rescue him
The fact that there is not more trouble |
by reason of annoyances and taunts to
which the soldiers are subjected, is wor-
thy of remark. Rumors as to the reten-
ton and withdrawal of the troops are
more than numerous, and in a talk with |
Adjutant General Porter, the United |
Press was authorized to say that he pro-
poses to retain the present force here un-
i'll it is fully evident that the city author
ties can pro; ect property and lives in a
proper manner. This conclusion has
been reached after an almost thorough
Inspection of the situations and the sta
ions of the troops. 1t may be assumed
hat the men will all be here until the
,lose of the week at least unless the
strike is declared off
Reports that the local firemen have de.
,ided to strike and have made their wishes
Known to General Master Sargent re-
Iuesting him to take their view of the
,ase in the conference are not vet traced
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