New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-22
DECIDING NOT TO STRIKE
LOCAL SwrTCHMEN ACT SENSlBLf.
yoyl-yIoy~ FREIGHT TO BE handled HERE
WITHOUT ouE-TIoS-scENEs AT
THE ARMOKlfS.

~, really sincere and honest IN tler s'''''
sv,tcbmen's strike received severe oio" ,
sunday is the day which most Vi 'n' ,..,.
,n Nov York and jersey City are held ies'e'u''
~ -. toaco N O. OF the Swichm'h
,,,v AId Association Of North America, hein us Sum"
,oontlly meeting In Humboldt Hail. No. i7' e""'
ave- Jersey City. Jersey CITY Lon7r W. , g.
az No 40 Newarltavc Comm"h'p'" s
c,udrs I'm its membership swltchm'l !" VI, 49,
vau.v Jersey Central and few who work III ''o
Eric wards The master switrlmah Oh INC ''r
Timothy j. sullivan who Is a yarn ii','oi :" ,,,r
,erscv Central wards The members OF 'cISo' "'.'
,odco arc employ.d I'm the Erie yards p'"'''S ~
sweeney II ward conductor Ia the hr' '""'
Master swltchman The mect'"S' vi NV" -
lasted several hours yesterday afternoon '"u ,S
strictly secret. At the meeting OF Voi''''''l"" .nsn
.,'a.a ,,os nrcseut A delegation Of forty sWi''nn'c"
NV" oaco 70 ,oG Of Elzabehport. y. J. The hn@-
'o '. ,od,. was invited several days ago 10 s'hu
s,,ra,ion 10 The meeting to take part III '"' We
cu.s,on OF n proposition 10 declare In INV. W
rothctlc strike Of switchmcn Mt this emu " 'io $50
aseced by the Buffalo strike. T"rntyohe "e"
-, ,roro admitted After the meeting MI '"'"''
,h nos,er sxitchman made the following sta'e'i'"''
After long and thorough disc"S''o"
,,ad unonimonslv that we should not 60 OH. ""
,r,te here I'm sympathy with our brothers III n"'o
A s,rite here Would result In tofal loss VI ' ',
unless the frcmen, trainrncn, anu "'7 h ,h,.
TONED u.s. No further action Will DC uhNe' " ~
lodge All are perfectly satisfied Win "''' 49,.
w. van, ro ont unless receive positive Win
-. ,,on, Grand Master Switchman sweeney p"'
~ satisfied that there will be no strike hcre NV
etr,ke is going 10 move westward insteau o' e''
We Will not strike tonight nor to-morro"' ~ A.,
awm vo,r members handle freight uhi'ls '",s
have been made up by non union men III n"'''''
asked. T., ,n. wards
.We will handle all freight received IN inc s
here for we are not supposed TO kno" il " - WAN
freight - &, tho To-
Th,s last statement means that the men III ''e ~
high Valley yards will overlook the iaet 'n"' I'm"
freight has been handled by non-ubio" lho" III a.,
Dennis d. Sweeney said: I'VE did not e,'" va
c,1ss The Buffalo situation. We VIII ho' '"'
70 receive orders and every other resource mas pee"
x,,s,a Non.unlon freight will be handled IN the
r,e vards ". will handle all the freight that comes
IN us and will ask questions about H. "''"i'
Won on nv word OF honor that doht peleNo me-
will he a strike here. Even II We get an oruer ''''
GRIND Master sweeney TO strike that VIII not n'''S
s.nly cause a strike here. After getting SUI" az
order our lodge would hold special meeuhE anu u
,wotbirds vote would be required TO order s'riN'
Alfred Walter the treless general manager Vi ''e
Erie WAS busy all day Yesterday In his once III .c pa
senger station IN Jersey City. Mt waiter i'a7 o'o "
his Office day and night since the trouble oesA'. "
has made thorough preparations Tor 'oupic !" 's
civ lie said yesterday TO Tribune cPo'U' We
have done more work TO-DAY than on any o'hcr oss
1,rcs ,b. strike began II the present condiuoh OF
r,,rs continues there will be no evidence horo :" d
.trike a. far as the transportation OF all hi'o' VI
freight is concerned. I'm twelve hours cut - wv
safe to say that will not have any tFo.on nr'o
u a strike is ordered here few men Will 40 AL "'o
,a,k,nr and will COMPEL 20 obey them THO men
who have this tremendous autocr1iuc power "'o ''
going around With brass bands Announcing 'ne'' p'"'
mpch AZ We would like 10 know their plans.
Mr. Marvin the Erie y4rdmastcr. said una" ue'c
would be In the yards oday 800 loahrd freight cure
from the West Most Of these cars were h"hu'on ny
non.uutDn swl,chmen IA Buffalo lhe hHo 'alu'
were quiet yesterday. a. they ore on su"u''''
psu,l amount Of sunday work was done, however.
Several trains arrived In the Lehgh Valley yards ana
thew were promptly handled by the union men
IN. moving u freight trains In the yaTa' oi '"e
New-York Central and Hudson hVer hn"o"a ~ i
end OF the line disposed OF with us nsua' '"',
thoroughness yesterday. NOt many trains Nc'e So'i'
out not more than six. but seventeen were received
rho vardmasters OF the West Thrteentlist., West
c,,,vafhs, and the Grand Central Station yards
said that they we're fully convinced thai the switch
men here would not strike. Tie men nave eon'c !"
The conclusion the yardnasters say, tlat uey "ou"
better no, engage in any sympathetic strikes anu con
s.ouently there will not BE- trouble at this end OF
the road.
Yardmaster Richardson says that his men are
certain TO stick to their posts. when the sVitchmeh
ut Buffalo went out" said he, some oil my men
were inclined 10 take hand In the anHir' put M
the ydays went by they began to look al INC mat'oT
more calmly and yesterday they scarcely ever Neil
toned strike and did not seem 70 taAg mum S1.
Interest In the buffalo trouble. | heard mat thy
men going 10 hold IA meeting VuA', w
taken the trouble to ascertain n s uu. b 20
the report and don't pfop"so 10. ~ ' n ' q, a. 80
hold meetings they have perfect ngmt 10 w Iii
II a meeting IS held, am certain that my men WI,
not favor any strike. They are perfectly Saushea
and will remain at their posts .ua,,s ,,.o,
The usual number Of sunday passenger I'.ils "en.
ont ~ and arrived at the Grand Central station. and
there delays. The ohceS Of the eo%mlttny
closed and there certainly was no ansvod
ut The Grand Central. by both men and Officials thnt
The strike Is practically ut an ehd' ana '"A' INT
Everything was quiet al4o In the West shore
srs at snd there h wns s nons 10
indicate that the men employed ~ the ynlT , m'r
Intentions Of rung c to handle die s ,s ' aaS
that there was not union man I'm The yards. ana ne
s sr p PS s m Sn. NJ lie 'TS dcuG e @
had been circulated by some one that seyer, union
during the la,i few days and MEETING them TO ala
the Buffalo strikers. ,,,. ,.,..o ,n,, .hor,,
he impudcnt enough TO attempt aeh a thing would
be unccrcmoniolsly ushered out Of the yards IN
people living In that nelghboriood. failed 10 elicit
any different Information. vi.
Central yards ut Ecventhavc. and Thirieth-st. said
that there was probability Of the bremen striking
terms and it is highly Improbable that the former
The only possibility OF sympathetic strike here
* among the freight handlers. WHO suy That they
have "a few grievances.
No further orders were received by the cam
manders of the remaining regiment, IN thls city
Yesterday Many VI the men are Tired with the
continuance OF the state OF uncertainty when has
existed for several days and would welcome ma,h-
Ing orders or q release from the suspense under
which they have been laboring. Many Of the mem
bcrs Of Tho three remaining regiments were ENJOYING
their vacations when the order came to hOid them
selves In readiness. and they left their FAMILIES
ard hurried into the city, expecting at any minute
10 lie sent 10 Buffalo. They have boon held here
since This l. particularly true Of the 7th more than
go men Of this regiment having hurried into town
Mt the call to duty. -, =,
The great doors on the Lcxngton-avc. side 81 the
I'm Regiment ArmOry wer. thrown open Yesterday
afternoon and many " the men were gated on camp
stools along the railing which surrounds the building
Others gathered IN the corridors and company rooms
I'm groups and amused then Ives In Nafi0nS ways
r neral inn