Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-18
TINE MILfrrI CiLLED OUT.



Troops TO Meet the strikers.
Dispatches from Buffalo, n. ", an
nounce that Sheriff Beck called out the
militia Monday night He has found himself
powerless to cope with the lawlcss strikers.
Special police intimidated by the strikers
threw their clubs into the bitches along
side the Erie and l.ohigh Valley tracks.
The sheriff will now have the assistance of
over LOO National Gnardsmen i'll his
efforts To protect the property of the rail
roads in the vicinity of Buffalo.
ThcstriknE switchmcn are furious. They
did not hesitate Monday night to throw
back the William street switch, and send
the Horncllsyile accommodation train
crashing sidewSe over the tracks, and ever
since they have been holding violent sway,
Over 100 cars filled with merchandise have
been burned entailing loss of not less
than Sl5OOOO ana quarter Of million
dollars worth Of property is spelling in
the thousand or more ears which are lying
on The tracks
Even now there are 30 freight cars ablaze
between Lancaster and ChecktOwaga, and
nothing can be done TO save them or stop
the progress Of the flames Being outside
the city limits 1t RACES unfought
There are probably Loo cars between
Buffalo and Lancaster, \. v. and unless
| something is done to stay the progress OF
| the ilamcs they will be destroyed.
While the fire department was cndcavor-
| ing to eXtinguish the fire on tho lehigh
and Erie roads early yesterday about 400
feet of hose was cut by the strikers. Tie
| ponce department was augmented by loo
| special policemen, who are doing street duty
| while the regular officers are stationed AT
| the scene Of the strike.
IN TIE ERIE YARDS.
The situation at the Erie yards Monday
was worse. All the assistant yard masters
have gone out aud only Mr.. Barrett, the
| general yard master, remains on duty.
| Fully 500 men are out on the strike. This
number is coniipGd entirely to the three
! original roads which INDUCED in the
strike but the situation continues serious,
aud It is more than likely that the men
| from other roads will Join the strike.
There are at least - switch engines in
tue yards that cannot be stirred, The
| swltChmen are seemingly masters OF the
| situation.
out at the Philadelphia & Reading
yards, from the junction to the lake tn,
situation is about the same. Not car has
moved there since saturday. 4 large fore,
of men were expected Tuesday morning
and an effort will he made 10 push til,
work. The immense freight sheds Of tina
road are full Of freight and the Erie ele
yator is tull of grain and, something mus
be done 10 relieve the glut.
Al SayrC, Pa, the striking Lehigh Vale,
swltChuen refused to allow trains to b,
moved and 5000 cars are tied up in tn,
yards.
sheriff Powell with posse was unsuc
ccssiul i'll an attempt he made Monda,
to move train ai the depot. Later tin
locomotive trainmen held meeting AM
resolved that no lrainmen would Il,
swiichmcn's work. At present the striker
arc in complete possession.
The 10 men employed at the Pittston
Pa, yards were informed Monday tina
there was no work for them This orde
was not due to any local trouble, but be
cause there was no work tobe done. Nearl
all the mines are idle and therefore ther
is little coal TO be handled.
Thousands of cars of freight, muCl
pcrishablc, are lying on the tracks in III
CONton yard. The local officials made al
effort to transfer perishabu freight to TIA
Delaware, LaCkawanna Company at Pitt
ton Junction, but the officers Of the latte
. road refused to receive it., fearing troubl
with its own employees as a result.
BurFALo, Aug l6.--Iherc were no ser
sati0nal developments last night in til
strike situation. The calling nut of til
militia by the sheriff is generally con
! mendcd, especially ms his deputies prove
, practically worthless and many OF thor
: deserted at the first show Of opposition
,, The police claim to be able to handle til
strike in the city limits but in the town {
Chccktuwagu where the militia We're sen
the situation is different.
, OSwEGo, y. y, Aug l6.-Captain Ha
, Of the 18th company, National Guards, r,
ceivcd orders this morning to hold hi
: company in readiness for service at Blu
falp.