The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-08-25
DlTcHED A TRAIN.

Passenger. Several Encounters Between
| Soldiers and switchmen-Tho situstion
UP to Date.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 22.-The
second week of the railroad strike has
opened. Three features are most
prominent: An army of 5000 soldiers
is quartered in the city and county;
an attempt, only partly successful so
tar, Is being made to lift the freight
blockade, and the danger of a strike of
kindred organizations is no less immi-
nent than heretofore.
The strikers made another attempt
to wreck a train on the Erie Saturday
night. The day express, leaving New
York at o'clock with four coaches and
a parlor car, was the train they Sc
lected. The train left Linden on time
and was running at a high rate of
speed when the locomotive jumped the
track and went blowing into the sand.
The coupling-pin between the en-
CINE and first car broke and saved tho
train. The cars ran on for nearly a
quarter of a mile before the emergency
brakes were applied. The locomotive
kecled over on its side and was not
badly damaged. The fireman and en-
gineer escaped with slight injuries.
The passengers were badly frightened,
but were not hurt. A locomotive from
this city went after the Train.
The cause of the wreck was found to
be fish plate, which had been wedged
between the main track and the switch
in such a manner that the wheels of
the locomotive were raised off the
tracks. Five suspicious characters
were seen lettering at the sceue when
the train stopped and quickly started
away when the trainmen approached.
The Erie has offered 81, 900 reward for
the apprehension of che persons de-
railing the train.
Numerous encounters occurred at the
docks after midnight between the
militia and 'longshoremen. The latter
are greatly wrought up over the action
of the soldiers in making free use of
their bayonets. They threaten to burn
the docks and elevators if the militia is
not withdrawn.
A lot of strikers attacked the picket
guard of the Thirteenth regiment in
the Central freight yards shortly after
II o'clock. They were armed with
coupling pins. Capt. Curtis ordered his
men to charge on the mob, and the
sight of the bayonets drove them away.
No one was hurt.
The strikers were encouraged by the
complete suspension of work in the ele-
vators. About 1900 grain shovelers
quit work out of sympathy for the
switchmen. They had no grievance,
being satisfied with the wages paid,
and are not employed by the rail-
roads. They went out to compli-
cate the tie-up and embarrass the
railroads. The strikers deny that any
of their number have offered to return
strikers waited on Superintendent
Voorhees, and asked to be given their
old places. He told them to report to
the yardmaster at Erie street
John A. Nevins, a striker, was caught
in the act of throwing switch when a
train was approaching over the Lehigh
Valley tracks near Dingen street. In
4 couple of minutes the engine would
have gone through the open switch.
AN w oo iAeANN - A'ooACI Wy q SOlO1CI,
who turned him over to the police, and
he was taken to headquarters and
locked up.
The Improvement in the situation
is only slight, but it favors the rail-
roads. Under cover of the protection
of soldiers the Central, Lehigh and
Erie began to move little freight.
All the pcrishable freight that could
be put in position was started
east. The volume was not
large, but it was sufficient to give the
officials cause for citation and they now
assert more positively than ever that
the strike is broken and that in a
couple Of days they will be handling
freight with usual dispatch.
On the other hard there appears to
be very reasonable grounds for the ru-
NOR that the strike will spread to the
east aud the switchmen from Buffalo
to the sc aboard will quit work. This
is likely to be ordered at any moment,
but at the Sd me time it appears unlike
ly that the tiremen will 80 out 1t is
quite certain that they will not act
hastily at least, and II. Walter Webb
is confident that they will not go out at
all.
The United States regulars on the
frontier are in readiness for immediate
movement should they be called upon,
and this fact is regarded as an out
growth of the present railway compli.
cations. Unless the labor leaders adopt
decisive measures in new directions
the switchmen in the Buffalo yards
are undoubtedly defeated. They know
it themselves, but still cling to con-
viction that something will yet hap.
pen.
CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 22.-P. NJ.
Arthur, chief of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers, returned here
from a trip to Toronto and Buffalo.
Mr.. Arthur said that his visit had moth
ing whatever to do with the strike and
that the engineers would not partici.
pate in the present trouble. "It is
necessary" he remarked, Ito com.
municate with the chief executive
before planning strike. As. yet have
had no communication from any source
relating to such an action. The en-.
gincers will not come out through sym.
pathy with the switchmen, nor even
with the tireluen, unless they have
some grievance of their own. They
will stay with their engines. know of
no reason why they should participate
in the present trouble
HEIRS TO MANY MILLIONS.
American Citizens Expect to Get $751;.