The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-08-26
swITCHMEN's STRIKE.
Tho Situation in tho Yards at East
Buffalo Serious


danger can hardly h. oyercstimatcd.
There are nearly 1000 men on strike.
with the probability Of 800 or 400 being
added - the number in the next
twenty-four hours The strike on the
Central & West shore short line
after midnight causes much apprehen-
sion. The aim now seems 10 be gen
erai tie-up.
The widest rumors prevail rs to the
probable outcome Of the trouble. which
the strikers predict may extend from
the Atlantic 10 the Pacific unless their
demands are acceeded to- Up TO mid
night the situation was not ominous-
Only two arrests had been made OF
strikers for rioting, and in one instance
twenty five policemen succeeded in dis
persing a body of 200 destructionists-
But as the strikers grow in numbers
more outbreaks are feared
With the trouble at Sara. fIonells-
vile and Binghamt,n. and prospect
i've strikes ~ wavcrly. jersey City and
other points. the handling Of freight
by the men imported 10 take the place
OF the strikers must necessarily
be impedcd. and IL Is not easy
70 forSsec the outcome should
the difficulty extend. as the
strikers affirm ii will. from state
TO state. The strike on the Cen
trail was ordered by the switch
mems union. A grievance committee
OF the New York Central waited on
Supt VOORHEES, Tuesday afternoon for
final answer 70 their demands Mr..
Voorhees, declined to grant them. and
Tuesday night the climax came The
committee met at kaiSers hall and de
cided 10 strike. The committee con
tinned in session until late hour
hut about o'clock the order wa:
sent 10 the various yards Of ths
company at Black Rock. Suspension
Bridge and Niagara Falls e
stop work at midnight. The order 4
the latter places was not expected t
60 into effect until q. m when tn
messengers would arrive from Buffalo
The switchmen in the yards AZ this citl
Were also ordered 20 90 out at mid
night II was understood that tn
order would not affect passenger trail
service for the present. but may az an.
moment
An enormous amount of traffic vii
be tied up by the strike. as il viii n
doubt involve the Lake Shore road an
perhaps all the lines in Buffalo. Tn
Delaware. Laclxawanna < Westcr
zwitchmen have plainly been in sym
pathv with their striking brethren Q
the Lehigh and the Eric. and they Wi
not probably remain long at wor
handling freight for the other lines
The strike il extending and may be fal
reaching in its consequences and disa'
trcus - the bu sinesS community.
The Central-s yards are Of vast exter
and in three different sections Of III
city. Four Of the six switch tender
employed in the New York Central d.
pot at Exchange street quit their post
soon after II o'clock Arrangement
were al once made to send out an er
CINE and crew 10 bring in the LAX
shore passenger train due here at IL
O'Clock A police escort was sent wit
the engine.
In the Central yards at o'clock a
the men had quit work and all the e
gines were being tied up Twenty-f'
policemen. under Capt Zacher. were Q
guard in the yards Everything
quiet and orderly. The New Yor
Central yards here passed through
strike two years ago. The compan
defeated the men. filling the yards wit
non-union men. II was not believe
that the union could again get stror
hold in the yards. but committees ha'
been at work for several months pr
pairing for a strike A vote vi
taken in the yards a week ago and =
suited in three-fourths Of the ms
agreeing 10 strike for the ten-hour ~
TEN. The action of Tuesday, night w
the result Of the ballot The compar
employs about twenty-five day engin
and something over a dozen night E
gines- each having = switching crew
three men. besides the engineers nj
firemen. making = total Of about |
men in the switching service in 1
yards
The strike on the Central 4 VIZ
Shore win very nearly blockade bu
ness on the lakes, % far as Buffalo
concerned. Already the shipments
coal have about stopped. The avera
movement has been about two cargo
day since Friday. Already the Mort
western flour agencies are complaint
that they are getting swamped wi
-four. and with only the Lacl<awanna L
TO help them out. they will accompli
very little towards keeping up wi
eastern business. The receipts Of grs
are 50 heavy that the elevators v
soon be full. General package freig
Is accommodating Sd rapidly that
warehouses are overlooking with
The effect Of the strike on the big r.
road shops il already becoming
parent Cars for rebuild and repair
growing few in the shops. while Il
arc piiing up on the road.
Supt. Tinnell Of the Lehigh Val
says that the company will for
present pay particular attention 70
lake freight business. I'VE will y
u III good shape 20 handle our b.
ness said Mr.. Fenncll. ''as we b
sixty men i'm East Buffalo now read,
10 70 work.
Supt Brnnn Of the Erie expires
himself satisfied that everything wo
b. running smoothly to-day. altho'
III ~.