New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-19
THE CAMP AT CHEERTOWAGA
STATE MuLTIAMEN AMONG THE CAR
TRACKS.
SOLDIER BOYS CHARTERED IN An UNATTRAorN'
I'VE PLACE-MEALs FAR APART AND

work Of tho militia about the strike ostrio' 1T i"a'
Buffalo. Yesterday there we're hardsnps soi"om en-
perienced by troops In open war The meals were "'uo
apart and as the ambulance record proves ehe he".
and other trials prostrted some some had contracted
colds Sleeping without shelter upon the rocks IN Inc re-
lower yards where poor ElsaeSer was sho' ny Nv
cident yesterday And even TO the hhNi'st Wv i'o'
and surrounding Of the military headquarters W
william station trying In the extreme Imagine
mammoth T. with the opening Of Its forks looking up
toward the city five miles away, and with us stem
trailing of 10 eastward. The nghthand FORK Is me
main line tricks OF the Erie, which all passenger
trains OF the Erie and Lohigh valley roads le''e anu
enter the city. The left hand FORK Is the Lehigh ana
Erie entrance 10 the fast freight yards where part OF
the trouble u.s. The stem Of the Y Is the Enc main
line eastward.
Over this figure the Junction OF the stem and the
two forks is high restle bridge OF iron. said to have
cost 800 COO and belonging to the Delaware lacka-
wanna and Western which conceded the demands OF
It's swiichmcn. Upon this high tresue the strikers
have roasted by day and watched the yards ana
hooted the troops and at night In the darkness OF
such an elevation they have used tho trestle as
vantage spot for more earnest attentions than go
with jcers and hooung mile away on the nght
are the New-York central tracks. Straight out OF
the city and along the outer edge OF the right iorR
Of the Y. Wilamst. leads down ana crosses the
Erie and Lehigh tracks Mt the Junction OF the forRs
and the stem willlam-st. Is spanned too. Mt that
point by the iron trese OF the Delaware, LachaWanha
and Western Railrond. Close down In the acute
angle Of the figure Is the william st. station or the
Erie road this little lead colored hut Of one story
IL occupied by General Peter g. Doyle, commanding
the troops as his headquarters. The station buld
ing rambles rearward enough to give the "ehera
room which he calls his Office where he sits NJ
square Undiscovered table and receives reports anu
Issues As he stands Sits the vsitor sees
In General Doyle a tail. soldiery appearing man
| fam hrnn1 cd
gray hair that is brushed smoothly over the dome Of
the bend 10 help conceal rs thinncss. slow OF
speech IS General Doyle In repose, and OF Impressive
d entity though not slilted Such Is the officer VINO
may set be rendered prominent ny Incidents
whose trend and whose results he Is on duty 10 shape
and control
Next TO the commanders little room Is the head
quarters OK the ambulance corps and display OF drugs
md Instruments and surgeons always in attcndaDcc
This fact ia evidenced outsiders by the standard OF
the ambulance corps nailed to stan that is STUCK III
the earih beside the hcadquartcrS' building. Ana Tile
nut,cr ~ the white flag with its scarlet Maltese cross
Is a trfe significant 10 those who know Its meaning
and reflect upon The possibilities Of the situation
In "A little cubbyholc opening from the surgeons
ouorors Is fixed a telephone that is constantly In use
Cpcnlng too from the doctors apartment IS passage
to a little veranda platform. In one angle OF this
platform is an oakcn barrel with wooden cover thAt
+. lifted with elect. In this barrel is lce-water ana
constantly Wuilc thor" are 10 lol WI
tents private sits uppn the barrels cover and holds II
down firmly Whyi Because It Is feared that poison
| may 10 thrown into the water. Indeed, there was
rlmor last night that the waurbarcl lad been
poisoned and tho cloc watching OF 1t was the result
This rumor could not verified, but the private sits
TITS morning Just rs harl upon the wooden cover
Nearby In box-csr. Is the police headquarters Tor
The strike district. When" sergeant Lynch wits IN ead'
moss with n score Of men for action.
A dltch lies along tho edge Of Wilamst. and i
crossed by MI tho trac- Tic ditch l. an open sewer
and besides other refuse II carries with II sugg'hy
the dnnagc from fatrendenng establishment ulht
smells horribly TO heaven from closely the stem OF
the T. little below the junction Of the forks directly
across the tn,ckp from where the men were yesterday
canned IN the sarc ~ tie Directly I'm line wi,h
IN. int.r~ndchng nhomiusti0n is the establishment
slcre the garhagr 20. Nurnlo Is destroyed DwclleN
nearby say uc gnrhar mill is odorcs but they SPEAK
relatively. The nt-ioling place outsnells all snaI-
even that OF the OPEN sewer 10 which 1t contributes
md the garbage mill subsidies u is ofens!vcnes by
compariAon
out IN field nbreast headquarters + a goody tent.
under which officers and such men a. could found
shelter yesterday. There i small Officers tent
abreast the fat boiling place also. Thls was Tie Only
shelter for men on duty, who were chiefly huddied
along the sides Of di'ch that Hes In be Utmost angie
~ the two forks o. the \.
The rniions yesterday were canned beef. canned
beans and bread vsthout butter. Some OF duty for
aged for and found pie mt the Polack shops on WI
liam st. There much grnmbhng nj tile melsrc
supply Of food and the long wait between times 81
IL, service. But last evening there came down tents
for the men, and ~ tho twilight shut down ID"
men were cherrily busy Stalking down the canvas
shelters. The variety Of food was wi.'ned IN th'
evening by the arrival Of other pro'isCis ih'
men carried the boN,7 from TIE car ~ wh''h th'3
came 10 camp. one tall young milldnan hhd an
~ have "A snap he shouted his comrades along
the picket line and at the moment BIT through on"
To day the situation Of the men * better ~ ~
shelter and food. and hotter: too In another respect
In the militia. have lrcn hoclinS down 70 camp, ana
many. the lad whose heart has thulnpcd hard at thc
these girls are not able TO hire conveyance beyond
The car. lines and walked ana rHdsed the dusty.
home Just for a glimpse oil and word with
night in this strike cncomptsscd camp carries
along with II sensations that novel. over the
city the distant rnt" Of tho electric lights make a
sharp background for the dark outlines Of buildings
Tho plckets were torincntci last night with the ire
quent and sometime, nearby whstlng of the strikcrs
After taps. and silence In the camp. the stiffness Of
the night in those silent yards whore usually there
one youngstcr on the picket lines Is glad to know
bullet Is inside l, rnuskrt barrel desoate region.
this strike district of ChcckONasa, which they pro
When the word cnmc over from tho Delaware Lack
| awanna and Western trucks shortly before > O'Clock
this morning there was movement at headquarters,
and details told ont from the RESERVES 70 extend
filing ont Of the men. the relief Of plchcs, the ooca
sonal challenge Of paSscrby on the roads, the far
AWAY shout OF a mans voicc-which none could guess.
md the howl OF bclacd dog relieved and intcn
shcd the Loneliness of life and duty among the car
| wheels.
reporter drove ont to the military camp at Cheek
tOwaca TO day. Scare ~ had he reached there when
| n soldier said "a wish you would call attention H.
| the food we are getting Here + our mcal-cup Of
coffee, sandwich. hard tack, half pickle. and
don't get that three times day. n our friends
a home didn't send rs something would srnrvc
| This morning each had slice OF bread. one ba
mana, cup OF coffee and no meat nj nil. We want
| blankets, too. In one tent this morning there
i've OF : and one blanket
| HIRING NEW SWTTCHMEN
| AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY ESTABLISHED AT THE