The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-16
Acts of Violence Continued at Buf-
falo To-day.
TRAINS FORCIBLy STOPPED.
Two Regiments Started ON Their Way to
the Scene Rioters Plan Like Fiends
60 Cut Hose, Knock Holes I'm Tanks
and Derail Cars.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEws.i


his morning 400 strikers gathered at the
William street gate of the Lehieh yards
where the military force is stationed and
assumed belligerant attitude.
All night In spite Of the police and
military vigilance the strikers had walked
about tho yard at will and at s o'clock
this morning succeeded in burning two
box cars and an engine. During the
night sixteen additional cars were de-
stroyed I'm the same manner.
To-day the Central railroads attorney,
ex-senator Mcmillan, called on Sheriff
Brek aud demanded that the company's
property lie protected.
The Central's switchmen are now at
work, but it Is believed they are only
waiting for the word to go out, simulta-
neously with $500 other switchmen in
Jersey City.
This afternoon the company will at
tsmpt to place men mt work and trouble
is feared To-day the two roads whose
switchmen are striking are badly con-
gested.
The hospitals are all in readiness for
emergency calls. Every ambulance in
che city st inds in front of the hospitals
with horses harnessed ready to be put
into the shafts. The full force of sur
geons has been ordered on duty, and Is in
the hospitals awaiting.
Many of the strikers are armed and n
collision with the militia may come at
any moment.
Mail trains have been stopped and the
government has been notified, which adds
TO the seriousness of the situation.
Passenger trains arriving are carefully
inspected by strikers. who 20 through the
cars, inquiring of each passenger whence
he came, whittier he Is going and what his
business is. Travellers have been robbed
in many cases.
The sixty-fifth and the Seventy fourth
regiments, which were called out ut mid
night last night TO suppress the Buffalo
rioters, are the only regiments in the
State located outside of the cities of New
York and Brooklyn. They are both In
Buffalo and with fourteen companies and
one battery form the fourth brigade
1t Is commanded by Brigadier General
Peter e.. Doyle. The Sixty-fifth has
eight companies and 4sl officers and men.
It's officers are Colonel Samuel N Welch.
Jr., Lieutenant Colonel John s. Roby
and Major William +. Parsons. The
armory is in the State Arsenal building
on Broadway, Buffalo.
The seventy-fourth regiment is COM
posed OF seven companies, with total
complement of 392 officers and men.
It's officers are Col. Usual S. johnson,
George @. Fox. Its armory Is at Virginia
street and fremont place. The rest of
<he fourth brigade has fourteen separate
companies, one battery and /, 159 officers
and men.
Under the laws governing the National
Guard OF this state the usual method of
invoking the aid of the military is through
the Governor OF the State. He is the
commander-in-chief,a and whenever there
is reasonable time and opportunities the
order must come from him.
in the case of sudden danger, when
riot goes beyond the power of the police,
and when to protect the lives and prop
erty of the citizens a greater force is
needed, the local authorities, the mayor
or the sheriff, can calf upon the nearest
officer to aid them with what men he
has at his command.
The troops took possession of the yards
at an early hour this forenoon. The men
81 .25 per day with necessary transporta-
tion free. All that is necessary in the
shape of ammunition, shelter, etc, is also
furnished by the State.
The troops can be called upon to remain
on duty during any period that may be
necessary for proper protection.
More Troops May be Sent.
OswEGo. Aug. 9.-Capt. Hall of the
Forty-eighth Company, Ninth Natianal
Guard. has received orders to be in readi-
ness for service at Buffalo.
High Jinks Last Night.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 16.-The law.
less work OF the strikers continued yes
terday. Switch lights were stoler q nd
blazing cars OF merchandise file, le
yards.
The fire department complain that the
work of the men at the freight car fires
was much impeded by the cutting of
hose by unknown parties. Twelve
lengths of hose were cut and rendered
useless during the night. The number
OF Erie and Lehigh Valley freight cars
destroyed by fire 10 variously estimated
at from 100 to 200. Everything had been
quiet In the yards up to noon.
emphatically condemns the acts OF law
lessness, and states that he has assurances
from the men on the strike that they were
not responsible for what was done, but
II was the work OF irresponsible individu-
ais who could not be controlled.
Reliable reports received from East
Buffalo and Cheektowaga showed that
the Lehigh Valley had lost 72 freight cars
by the fire, and the Erie IL. All the rail-
road men profess to be utterly unable at
present to TX an estimate OF the loss.
They are acting very cautiously on this
point, for the reason that claim will b,
made against the city and county for
damages, and the account, OF course, has
not yet been figured up. II s known,
however, that many OF the cars were o
and empty.
Grand Master swceny, in an intervicw
on the strike, said: aft has spread g.
Waverly and will probably extend {,
Hornellsville and Bradford, where TIN
switchmcn are dissatisfied. IL has no
spread to any other roads in Buffalo. w
have come to an agreement with tn
Western New York q Pennsylvania on a
ten hour basis, and will. have - trouble