The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-18

Employees OF the Lake Shore and Other Roads
Quit Work-More Troops Requested.

MORE SWITCHMEN GO OUT.
Employees Of the Lake Shore and Other Roads
Quit work-More Troops Requested.
BUFFALO, Aug. 1s., 1:50 A. M.-The Lake
Shore switchmen have just quit work.
Several of them were seen and they said
they had been ordered out and
that the Laokswanna switchmen will
follow them in less than half an
hour. Seven switch-engines In the South
Buffalo yards. which were usually working
at this hour, arc idle. A telephone mes
sage from the Eleventh precinct states the
men in the East Buffalo Lake Shore yards
are also out This is confirmed by other
railroad men.
2:50 A. MA telephone message from the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Office
says the Lackawanna & Nickel plate men
arc expected to strike in a few minutes.
A midnight conference between Briaa-
dier-general Doyle. Mayor Bishop. Sher-
iff Beck, Superintendent of Police
Morganstein, H. Walter Webb. Daniel
H. McMillsn, w. S. Bissell and E. c.
Sprague. on behalf of ths railroads and
several citizens. resulted in agreeing to
send the following telegram to Governor
Flower at Albany:
We have become satisfied that the situation
here in Buffalo under the pending strike has be-
come so serious that .we ask that the National
Guard of the State be called out to protect the
lives and property of citizens of this city and
county. AUGUST BECK, Sheriff.
CHARLES F. BISHOP, Mayor.
This dispatch has been wired and a reply
10 awaited.
Yesterdays Developments
BUFFALO, Aug 1.-THE railway yards in
the outskirts of this city have been trans
formed into military camps. Nearly two
thousand soldiers are scattered through
Cheektowaga and the city. General Boyle,
to-day. when the remainder of the Fourth
Brigade. National Guard, arrived, threw
his pickets clear down to Washington
street. and placed strong guards at Mich.
igan and other crossings. Soldiers with
musket and bayonet are aboht the depots.
In fact, the w hole territory from the ter
race TO Cheektowaga, a distance of several
miles. Is under military occupation. All
morning companies of infantry and batter
les kept coming, giving the stations quite
a warlike aspect. The calling out of addi-
tional troops was made necessary. owing
to the extension of the switchmen's strike
to the New York Central and West Shore
railways.
This is, to-day a freight belesGuercd city.
The pulse of the railroad has stopped. and
the wheels of business are clogged with ac-
cumulating freights. People who assume
strike movements are grave of manner and
speech. They shake their heads and smile
in a wearily derisive sort of fashion when
some sanguine person announces that the
strike will be short-lived. Those who see
the militia on duty and 60 away with q
onviction that now all will be peaceful,
are regarded as flambuOyant 0ptimIsts.
Others, still. who hear that the State Arbi-
tratlon Board is here, then go about their
affairs with the belief that all will now be
adjusted. are slow to perceive or too quick
to conclude.
1t will be recalled THAI the Central men
struck and were defeated two years ago.
anybody who knows anything about labor
movements does not need TO be told that
the Central switchmen would not 60 into
another strike so soon without there being
q concerted plan arranged and q determina-
tiOn to fight pitched battle for supremacy.
The men have driven the wedge at a most
critical period, aud whoever is responslble
for the movement has shown generalship
of no mean ability. 1t was the opening
day of the fair. and every road coming into
the Union Depot had from ten to fifteen
excursion trains scheduled for the day.
1t requires five switch-engines to
make up the passenger trains in the Ex-
change-street station under ordinary cir
cumstances and on occasions like the pres
ent twice that number would be required
to handle the business. Down In the great
yards. four miles aw av, the idlers are thick.
They can be seen among long lines of cars
coming in and out learning ali they may.
The troops are stationed along the tracks
of the various lines They are not yet &C.
customed TO the duty. and the feeling of
nervous apprehension lest they may be
obilged suddenly to kill men has not vet
worn away. Their faces ars earnest. and,
where the crowds are thick. white and de-
termined. On the great coal trestlcs and
OF the tops of cars strikers and others keep
their lookouts and pass their signals
FIREMEN MAY STRIKE.
A strike of locomotive firemen on the Les
high Valley may be ordered at any moment.
A fireman in tie Lehigh Valley yard was
ordered to do switching. He refused and
was summarIly discharged. This case was
taken up at the firemen's meeting last
night and discussed. committee was ap-
pointed to wait on the LehiGh Valley of
ficials and demand reinstatement OF the
discharged brother. If the company refuses
q strike of the tiremeD on the Lehigh di-
vision. and possibly on the entire Reading
system. may follow. Should tins occur. it
is altogether likely that the tiremen on the
Erie. the Central. the Buffalo Greek and
other lines will go out also. If this should
happen the passenger as well as the freight
trains will be tied up the entire length of
each line. 1t is impossible to say to what
limit the trouble may extend.
Grand Master Sargent, of the Locomotive
Firemen's broth erhood, IL here. as also is
Grand Master Wilkinson. of tho Brother
ence at this time il rega rded as slgnificant,