Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-15
A FREIGHT BLOCKADE
Effect Of the Buffalo Strike Felt in
New York.
IRELAND AND HONE RULE.
| Great lrish-American Oemonstra-
ton in Chicago.
ALL QUIET AT TRACEY TODAY
m THE GLAZE OF TLAl6Ks.
Exciting eesnss Attending the oWitshnsn's
otxike ~ BUAhlo.
ALL QUIET AT TRACEY TODAY
Exciting eesuss Attending the 0witshnasn
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stsfks ae BsAkao.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. l6-An Erie train, con-
sisting Of forty-tvo cars, lying on IL main
tracks, was sss on IRE ~ midnight II h ssti-
msted that the loss will bs 90, o0o. Al O'Clock
station says that the fire had broken out ct three
| were that serious damage would bs done, - the
fire was burning fsrcely. Nothing eould b
done by the engines attached TO the trains, ~
the crews were driven from their engines and
threats were made II the men attempted 70
move them. The Are department. wss unable
to do anything on account Of the absence Of
hydrants In the nsighboRhood. The Erie had
two stock trains alrssdy to lesys for the est ct
O'Clock, but they were not moved, - the
strikers threatened to kill the orsw II they lsft
| the yards. An Official call was made upon the
city and county yesterday evening by the
Lehigh Valley for protection and last night The
Erie followed suit.
At 2 o'clock this morning train Of coal cars
| on the Lehigh Valley caught Ore at each end
| and burned Aercely. Here and there st inter
the line and as many - dosen different biases
| were seen ct one time and the Ky was lurid
with the reflection Of the flames. At about this
time all the switch lights on the Esis between
Smith street and the Western New York and
Pennsylvania target were stolen and the switches
Il
1RI0HTEHHD PAssIHosRA
A wrecking train left the city at O'Clock 10
bring in the passengers from Erie train No.
on the other side Of the fire and Lehieh train
No. Is from Philadelphia. The trains we're both
thrown from tho rails BY the turning Of
| switches.
At 2:46 O'Clock the Erie passengers we're
brought into the city, tired and disgusted. Thsy
were not molested BY the striksrs, but the ladies
| and children were considerably frightened BY
the rioting and the bonarss Of freight cart.
Actors MISTAKEN FOB nox-uHloH xnn.
Lehigh Valley train No. % arrived ct the Erie
station at 8 q. m. It had been lying at william
street since 10 O'Clock last night The strikers
had the impression that the extra train, which
was filled with actors from the Hands Across
| the Sea Company" was . car Of non-uuion men
to fill the places Of the strikers. The strikers
searched It. but failing to And any non-uniop
men they withdrew without injuring anybody.
Members Of the theatrical company stated that
the confusion and fire just beyond Williams
| street was appalling. Around the burning cars
strikers and their sympsthixers we're enjoying
| the result Of their hwiess work. Perehsd high
on box cars, they Knocked and jssrsd st tho
| railroad men working at the blasting wrecks. At
4:A5 .. m. the situation had improved some
what, and the prospects were favorsble for
clear passage. The flames were still raging
furiously at places. but not likely 10 increase 10
any extent. The Erie express train for New
York that was due to leave Buffalo 1t 1910 last
night had arrived Of the William street station,
| and ~ soon a. tho tracks were cleas would make
an effort to get through
THE sHBRIFr AND POLICE ACTIVE.
The police commissioners were busy today
swearing in special policemen, on account Of
the railroad strike. The sheriff was also busy
swearing in special deputies for duty
in the yards at Chesktowsda, which
IL outside the city limits and
beyond the Jurisdiction Of the city polios. Tbs
sheriff will not call out the military except a.
car "a, 456, loaded with lumber, was discovered
on fire in the yards south Of Clinton street.
A still alarm was given and the flames we're sx-
tinguished by plug stream from the Gil
bert car works, though not before the
| roof Of the car had been burned Oh and
police found an empty kerosene oil
can in the ruins Of the car. Il h case Of in
cendiarism. 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.
STRIKERS SAY TRAxPs DID IT.
The number of Erie and Lehigh Valley freight
cars destroyed by FIRE 10 variously estimated at
AAoAn AVo W <oo 1AoosCH 1AOSboIsy Vi w. AUotA
lodge Of the Switchmsn's Union states that the
strikers we're not responsible for the are. He
attributes them to 'lot Of trsmps and buns
that are always around when there u any ex-
element" Everything has been quiet in The
yards since daylight and up TO noon. The
hssp under "es:.s' assSye x: s y:
- the chance Of detection IL much greater than
at night It was reported that the strike
would be likely to spread to the Erie
yards ct Hornellsville. In an interview
S Gssnd Master e. 81. 'IpAss:y con- .ss
states that he has assurances from the mon on
strike that they we're not responsible for what
was done, but it was the work Of irresponsible
individuals who could not be controlled
NAY EXTEND TO JERSEY oIrY.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 1.-THE strike Of The
switchmen and train hands ON the Lehigh Val
ley and Erie railroads at Buffalo may extend 70
the yards OF the various railroads In Jersey
City. The men in those yards receive the same
pay aud are worked just a. many hours - the
switchmen in Buffalo.
yesterday that there would be q meeting held
some day this week Of the members Of ths
Swischmeu's Mutual Aid Association Of North
America in Jersey City 70 consider the ques-
ton Of ord ing general st.ike in all the rail-
road yards in the vicinity Of Jersey City.
This organization IL made up d freight con-
ductors, switchmen, night helpers and day
helpers. The men complain that they are re-
CURED 70 work from twelve 70 fifteen hours .
| day, and they want to be paid extra for every
hour they work over ten hours . day. They
also would like to get an advance IN wages Of
| from to to cents an hour.
There are TOO mon employed In The Erie
yards, 600 In the Jersey Central ysrds, 700 In
the Pennsylvania yards, 800 In the LAhigh VAL
| ley yards and 500 In the D., L. and w. yards.
They viii 60 out II strike d ordered.
YRxIaHr BIocxADx.
Tho strike Of the railroad switchmsn In
Buffalo u now beginning % mako itsslf felt 1t
ends Of the roads in jersey City. Freight
traffic over all the roads wAisA
come into Jersey City from The
west IL partially suspended. The nunbsr
| of freight trains which arrive daily from tAe
west over the Lahigh, the Erie and the Penn
sylvania railroads u now constantly diminisA-
ing. Many trains are stalled at and nssr Buf-
falo, and may remain there for daya
Those which reanh JeFssy City ars IN ~
majority Of oasss several hours ~. Some 81
the trains &rrivs With only two-tAirds Of he
usual number Of cars. Ths eject 81 ~ stsiks
y the worst ON the LshigA Valley railroaA,
anes the l.sssss y;sas ~. -.
freight which h shippel - New York "a
| other eastern points from the weat eeo thpeN0A