New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-26
SOLDIERS LEAVE BUFFALO.
REGIMENTS AND COMPANIES HOMEWARD
BOUND
RprT,r. ASSAULT on GRAND MASTER SWEENEY
b. ONE oF TIE STRIKING swITcHMEN-A
BOY FATALLY SHOT BY SOLDIER OF
THE 22D ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TRYING TO GET BACK
THEIR PLACES.
r,y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBtsE-I
THEIR PLACES.

excitinc than usual At ii o'clock this m)inlhg
Grand Master Sweeney was assaulted by an az
rrieved switchman and terribly beaten. At aoo"V
the same time a guard ftom the 22d Regiment
Of Ne,v-York, fatally shot scventeen-yeir-oiu
boy who was throwing stones near ohio al"
Louisiana SITS The cX-striIers crowded aroun"
tile railroad Offices to-day only to learn IN nearly
every case that the non-union men who had taken
their places would be retained.
About 300 CT the troops started Tor nome
and the rest we're saddened by the news that tl'ey
minht have b. stay hers some Time longer
Tho assoult on Mr. Sweeney cowo"dlr
one lie had just come down from Ne" III"
Hall where the Arbitration Committee ihveN'isa-
tion is going on, and talking with party
NJ angry switchmen who had lost their posi-
,ions throu-h the strike. when one OF Them
Thomas Quinn of the Nickel Plate, who had
heen uroinc Sweeney TO call out the switchmcn
bctwccn here and Chicago. suddenly turned ana
struck him a crushing blow under the lett eye
following il with another which fccd the eienuer
little Grand Master to the pavement. quinn thei
kicked him in the head, and disappeared oelorc
the police knew what was going on sweeney
was half led half carried, TO nearby drugstore
badly stunned and bleeding from gash an men
and half long In the side OF his head Ills iei'
eve was closed and his check bruised ana cut
He said he would not prosecute Quinn, whose
only object in assaulting him was revenge Tor
losing his place. He said he would leave the
city for Toronto soon as his condition "ouiu
warrant the journey. The switchmen say that
by declaring the strike off at midnight Sweeney
spoiled wh0t little chance they had OF making
terms with their former employers
SHOOTING DOWN A YOUNG RUFFIAN.
The Youthful riotcr shot was Michael Broderick,
who was ono Of gang Of rulians who all ule
morning had been annoying a part or the -"
Ncw-York Regiment urd,r MAJOR lar'eOI'
Finally at II o'clock the "toughs MADE ua7h
for n line Of guards stationed III 'front.' OF the ri
elevator. CORPORAL Frederick Meek gave the wor"
to fire at them, and when the smoke cleared away
Frederick was found lying the ground with
three ugly wounds one in tho Abdomen. lie WAS
taken to the Fitch Hospital Three fcllow-rioers
were arrested.
Superintendent Bartlett, Of the BuH1o'
Rochester and Pittsburg, said positively that the
old hands will not be taken back on his road
q" Men are on the way 10 take the places OF the
strikers he said and have got 10 keep
our worI with q en-. We granted oar men every
thing they asked fer. but they struck, ana th'h
| discharged them. They did not act faifiy
with the road
The Lake Shore strikers will not got their old
places, w II. Cannf, general superintendent
Of the road. said this morning that their pinceS
had been sled hy Other good men, anu ne "a"
no reason why he should discharge them to make
room for the strikers
General Agent Knibl"t,c of the Buffalo Creek
road GAYS lie will take back all Of the strikers Oh
that road.
SUPERINTENDENT F,nncll Of the Lehich said that
NJ the seyentv-Gvc or eighty Places made vacant
- ~, about twenty N-nNe
vacancies. and that the strikers who had Kept
away from the yards and made the least disturb
ance would probably fiji thesc places
Suocrintcndcnt voorhees, Of the Central sall:
when the new men make application TO us we
will give them their time, pay them oil ana dl5-
charge them; not before"
General Manager Hastcpd Of the Lackawanna
said that that road would take back enough of
the strikers to fill the vacancies.
Al midnight IL YVES reported that the Lacla-
wanna road had refused to rrin-ate the crew
that first struck for being ordered to handle
freight for another road and it was announce'i
that the whole Of the strikers on that ro1i,
about 100 will go out again at q n. m. IN spite
Of Mr. Swcency's orders There l. also trouhl
on the Western Ncw-YorS and Pennsylvania Mis-
UNDERSTANDINGS have arisen that may lead To
another tc-up." Still nothing serious is looked
for by the military authorities, and the soldiers
are leaving for home, at midnight.
SOLDIERS HoMEwARD BOUND.
The mucli-admired cavalry, Troop 4, of New
York; accompanied by the Major Of the Signal
Corps was the first of the troops to leave town
Tbcv embarked on the Ncw-York Central at
o'clock thi, afternoon from tie stock yards n
East Buffalo Captain Gallup and nine mcupcfS
Of the Signal Corps remained b"hihd Tor i"r'"'I
duty At , 30 n Central train bore away the loth
Battalion, OF Albany; the 9th ana 2lst separate
Companics. OF Troy the 4lth, OF Utica, and tho
l6th Of Amsterdam. Al o'clock the loth
Scparate Company of Cotsllill, left here over the
West Shore from the Exchancc-st. station. lho
23d REGIMENT OF Brooklyn, started from the "ag-
nor car shops on tie West Shore at 10 in the even
ing. and an hour later the 18th followed over tine
same road. The lst Provisional Regiment cN-
pccted 70 90 on this tram, put rcc"i'eo oi"crS "
relieve tie 18th at Ohio-st
is c>pccted that unless there is more violence
nearly oil the troops will leave here for home
tomorrow In all. abou; 800 men were sent
home during the night General Porter has been
urged bv the railroad officials to keep thr troop
hero longer lie thinks there is no doubt the
Controller Of the State can raise enough money
to nav off the troops. Police Commissioner llhg
and Chief Morgcnstcrn held conference at police
beadouarters to-day. and decided not to withdraw
the special police mt present. Sheriff. lrck' atter
a consultation with Mayor Bishop. the chief OF
| police and Others sent this letter to General
Porter:
sh,rirs once, Avg. 25. 1892
| Adjutant General Porter NcwYork State Niltia'
The necessity presence Of the state mta mere
having ceased. I respectfully request ht the troops
under your command withirawn desire t. express
y, YOU the thanks of our etlrn> well my own, III
the prompt assistance OF yourself and ho'e uidr your
command Yours respectfully,
AUGUST BECK. Sheriff
The idle switchmen are busiiy circulating stories
20 the effect that the reason Mr.. Webb, OF the
Central and other rlilrOad 6liess won't hOi.le 80