New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-18

ROAD pRopERrY-NoN.CNI MEN WILL BE
PUT TO MOVING TRAINS To.DAY-PRE.
PARED FOR SERIOUS TRoUBLE-A
PRIVATE ON DUTY ACcIDEN.
TALLY KILLED-CALLINd
FOR MORE SOLDIERS.
my JEIEoRAra rhiBUSEH
Buffalo, Aug. 1.-THE belief that the fremer
and trainmen on the Central. Erie and Lehigf
Valley roads arc going TO strike Is strengthened
by the certainty that T. p. Sargent, Grand Mas
ter of the Brotherhood of Firemen is in town, and
that Grand Master Willscrson is here or will bt
here sometime tonight. As the strike goes on
rho leaders became more and moro close-mouthed
about their plans but IL the information whlch
6Itcrs down 70 the rank and 6le of the striker
Is correct freight traffic in Buffalo, except, per
hans. on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western
will no completcly tied up tomorrow when. ac
corling to PrcsfNnt McLeod's orders, the non
union men will begin work on the Lehigh blockade
There is OF present no prospect Of striKe among
the Lackawnnna switchmen unless some of then
from roads on which there is strike.
Third yice-President Webb Of the Central. said
this afternoon that he did not believe the Cen
trails firemen would 60 out, but he said the
.ome thing Yesterday about the Ccntrals switch.
men, all Of whom are now on strike. The "es'
Shore switchmen went out about daylight thH
morning At noon to-day, the Buffalo. Rochester
and Pittsburg switchmen were called out. al
though after a conference yesterday, the company
had agreed 70 grant their demands. Why they
went out to-day is q mystery. the only e&pla'
nation 10 be given being that General Superin
tendent BARTLETT delayed signing tho agreement
Since the troops werc called out there has been
only trhing disorder with the. exception OF yes
tcrday afternoons skirmish with crowd OF rui-
fans The reports sent out regarding wholesale
incendiarsm riots and lawlessness have been
without foundation. But 1t is feared thet uere
will be an outbreak tomorrow, when the non
union men ore put 10 work
ASKING FOR THE ENTIRE NATIONAL GUARD.
II WAS for this reason that delegation con-
s.stlng OF Mr.. Webb and ex-senator McMlllan,
of the Central: Wilson Bissell and Judge Brun-
dnge, Of the Lchlgh; T.. Carlton Spragu', OF the
Erie and Mr.. Kniblo OF the Buffalo Creek, wa'cd
on Sheriff Beck to day, and urged that the ent'
National Guard OF the State be called out
We gaye him our opinion, said ex-senator
Mcmillan, that the presence OF only l,oOo mill
,iamen meant bloodshcd that there are only
500 altogether and half Of them must rest while
the Others work He said the yards presented a
Perfectly quiet aspect at present. but We con-
tended that that was because the road had not be-
Gan moving its freight with the non-union new
men: then: we showed him. the trouble would be
Gin The strike extends from East Buffalo TO Nj
a,ora Falls and involves the West Shore, New
yorl, Central. Eric, Buffalo Creek and Philadel-
nbia and Reading roads The sheriff plainly saw
that 900 or even 1000 mlitiamen scattered
over that area would not count for much. While
this number would be insufficient, and In our
opinion would cause bloodshed. large force such
os the entire militia of the State would overawc
the nischief-makers, and by their numbers pre-
vent damage 10 person OF property.
So the sheriff. somewhat against his wiln made
out this dispatch:
Tn Hon Roswell +. Flower Executive Chamber. Albany.
The strike here has assumed such gmvc conditions that
IL IA imperative order 10 protect life and property In this
city and county National Guard Of the State OF
NewYork be ordered out and most earnestly request the
protection OF the State authorae' TO that extent
AUGUST BECK. Sherif.
He started 10 send IT, then changed his mind
and now has it IN his pocket ready for an
emergency.
General Doylc's action in calling ont his entire
brigade was for the purpose. .as he explained this
morning, Of getting an adequate force outside the
CITY, The General had expected the action of
the strikers In stopping trains at Alden, and mad
admonisbed the railroad to prepare for IL. The
two local regiments could not be expected TO
cover all the territory it was necessary TO cover
in order 70 protect the property.
A SOLDIER ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
All day the troops have been coming in, and
now there are very nearly 5000 men strung along
from William-st., ChcclStowaga. and ont at the
Tiff farm. The scntries line the yards on beats
eight to twelve feet apart. The men arc having
n harl time OF it, without tents and with ratloiS
late. some of them getting only two meals day.