New-York tribune., 1892-08-23
HE LOCAL SITUATION IMPROVES.

IIlE INtCAII Sll AIlON IMfRON l..
ALL QUIET ~ THE FREIGHT YARDS AND TRAINS
MOVING PUNCTU ALLY.
General Manager Toucey. OF the New York Central.
said Yesterday that there was no fouhda'oh ioi ue
statement that the company was hiring Knights OF
Labor who discharged from ing service Vi .he
road two years ago. THE strikers are not being
replaced BY knights Of Labor or by men belong
Ing - any unon.7 said Mr.. Tonccy. The men VINO
are being Hired TO work AT Buffalo ARE non-uhioh men
and they are experienced railroad men man b'for'
he secure, work on the Central has to pass an ex-
animation and all the swltchmcn hlr'1 al Bnnaio
recently had 10 pass through the hands of sn ex'
pert before they were taken Into the employ OF the
company
Mr. Toucey Is one Of the Central officials who Is not
worr.ng about the result Of the strihe lie has
worked hard since the left their posts however
and as II Is no easy task TO keep the tracks clear
when there Is disor1c. at any point on the system
he has been compelled to remain at his ofNcs many
days during the trouble. from early morning unth
late at night. But the freight business Of the
Central is being handled more smoothly, and In Mr.
rouccy's opinion the strike has PRACTICAL, ended
Everything is moving on the road a. smoothly now
as II did before Mr. >wrcncy's advent" said Mr.
Toucey. Ye,tcrday's reports show that 5l9 cars
were taken out of East Buffalo, and 7o= were taken
in. At this end Of the line today abont twenty
trains sent ont, and a similar number received
Pciishable goOdg being received and shipped as
usual. We taking everything. received a dis
patch from Mr. Webb at Buffalo day and he says
that everything is In first rate SHAPE there. Business
Is all moving smoothly he says, and he does not
anticipate any trouble"
General Manager Laying. Of the West Shore road Is
another railr,ad official who Is well satisfied with the
present Outlooh. The fc,nl; OF thr strike In his
cp.n,n On!v be defeat for Air sweeney. IL he
dos believe that the lake Shore ard Nickel I1atc
swtrhmcn will be foolish enough to engage In
-frffe Iaff.V fIa fha
men on any Of The rad. will take pat In tho affair.
The statement that the Lake shore and Nickel Plate
,wl'chmcn intend TO tie mp IL" ruds between Buffalo
and Chicago snund, al-uri after what La~ taken place
today" sad Mr. La,ne. "Gcnera superintendent
Brdlc, ha, informed me that the Nickel Int- TODAY
delivering igat ficcly, ard thai ha had taken
every from them.
The statement tha. Mr. >argcn;. II tAe omrns'
Brotherhood. would soon b. 60 Buffalo. and that he
would p ohab, odcr the ircmen ou'. doe, not alarm
ne. TIL" engineer, and hr"mcu never bother US
bit. and certain that Mr.. sNrgcnt'> presence In
buffalo viii not change the situation. no reason
why the iIcmcn should take hand In th, strike
and f"I certain tlat they viii not Mr.. sergeant
/, pretty level headed man. and knoW that no
haSty or rash action VIII be taken Oh b., part,
THIS morning thcrr w"rr ten vnciu','> fpr switch
along our lin". but al these pllcc, hrvc been
allnl bv competent men. We want Tire public -
understand that the new swnchm'n ar now en-.
ploying or have been employing. men who know
,her business They are all examined by A. expert as
so their efficiency and NUT furnish - gu1nnie. eoOi
charciei Ne moi employing men who ar, r'cl.
les, ana incompetent. They all. HOn union men.
bHi they are cNPcrcnocl.T
At the Grand Central stson YESTERDAY train, We're
dispatched usual, and there delay. Trav
cllers desiring 10 rayc the city, the oricai. ,ay need
not fear that tie, Will stuc ihrlr d-,tuatiCn on
time. ihey now. well %, at any other time.
br assured %. -afr tnln- -pD.taton The West shore
Oica., also extend thc same a-.rancc 10 the patron
Of their road. they lhr CONVINCED tAat the
strike l. about over and that passenger trains Will run
Oh -cIcon!c time nom ho" III, ~ 'hN have done
during ihc present trouble.
IL. Walter Webb T. expected by the New York
Central Official, at this cnd of the lin" 10 reach New
! orh some time this afternoon or evening.
the Uncd STAT. Hotel Tor the prpo-o o hlrinE men
10 take the paccs Of the striking switchmrn co,cd
were n"'lcd. Mr. sullivan will remain here day or
two longer. ready to reopen hl' office II 'le -nhc
spread, among the hrcmen aud engineer. otlcrws"
his work i NJ an end.
EveIythIns was WORKING rmodhiy at tn" Erie
III" action, Of oihcinl' and employees shotrd plainly
eIsl Mnrager Waller broke his vieil ye-tcrda, after
noon, and Tor the r-t time sine" w"ck ago last hat
urday visited Ia. Office IN New York lie said that he
believed the whole -irk' wa. al nn end or mihr! va,
ending. We have restriction, upon any Mud h
freight he added -hyeytl!ns W. handle Is being
sent by way Of Navcrll tu and from igialo II
before III" str,r- Mr. sweeney. Master of Lodge lI5
Of The Switchmen's Mutual Ari Associtton sald that
there would be- strike.
., Al the Lcheh Valley yard every thing was reported
all right.
The Situation rcmnins the same II, the armoncs In
view Oi the excellent work being dons by Troop A II
was suggested AT OF the armoiics that the
vices OF the men OF the lst Batter might he utilized
q, csNay. The suggestion favOaby received
by IN" lcntenantS Oi the battery lentensnt colonel
George Moor" smith, OF the 9TH Regiment -aid lat
night that no further orders had been received. \
posted In III" armov. The bullcn stated that
AdIntnni General Porter had said the regiments la
wwscr the IN would BE- called General DOye
ana troops would be held In IsufaIo Tor two weeks.
Colonel scott. Of the -th Regiment said that further
order hal been received mp TO lnic hour last ngh'.
The member Of Company u prepared ,lppr In the
as follows: Beef stew bootleg coffee. fried iSh hot
rolls" In III" evening squad OF elcvel from
thi, company, under the command II Lieutenant
The which has been eNcrriSed bv the GDth
Regiment during N" last few days continued yes
the arnory and Of calling for the latest
intelligence Captain Wilson Of The I'd Battery had rr
ceivcd no ffhcF olders nP to late hour. and said
the command ready and willing 10 any time.
At Wcndcl~ Is Battery the men were eagerly waiting
for active duty. but conld not see any immediate pros
Icct Of H.
An order to keep onrquarter Of th. pONce force on
reserve IN the police stations each dav until further
notice sent out from Police headquarters 10y Su.
perintcndc Byrn,~ yesterday morning. when asked
II III. order Indicated that trouble from strikers
xpccted In this city Mr. Byrnes .aid that there were
xplnnation Of his order beyond saying that It
the city nothing To have the police reserves duty
TO meet any possible emergency II was reported in
police circles that some OF the tranmen IN New York
and In Jersey city had met secretly sunday and
had expressed willingness 10 strike n they
called out by their leaders. Late In the afternoon
orders given by somebody 10 send n squad Of
police 10 the Grand Central station. The officials at
Headquarters refused Ia admit TINT such order had
been given.