The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-16
SOLDIERS GUARD
The BUFFALO YARDS
Two Regiments Ordered to
the Scene Early This
Morning.
CENTRAL AND WEST sHoRE SWITCH
MEN MAY ALSO STRIKE.

NhIley yards ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Damag,
DoDe--Demands of the MeD--TroubIs a
Other Points.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 16.-This morn
ing everything is quiet at the E ,st Buffal,
yards. Both battaiions he 74thI anC
Goth regiments are on duty in the yards
and it is unlikely that any more trouble
will occur at present.
Several small fires were started in the
Lehigh Valley yards last night, but they
were easily extinguished.
The strikers were in session until 2 a
m. in Gammel's Hall, but no more
strikes were ordered, as had been antici-
pated.
At late hour \ st night Sheriff Beck
was notified by officials of the New York
Central and West Shore roads that they
would expect him to protect their prop
erty in the event of a strike on their
lines.
There is not the slightest doubt in the
minds Of those posted in railway matters
but that the New York Central and West
Shore switchmen at this point will quit
work unless the difficulty between the
men now on strike and their employers
are adjusted.
Sheriff Beck seems to have met with
| ill-success in answer to his call for depu-
ties at SO day. ALI they did was to de-
sert as fast as they reached East Buffalo.
| The desertions so disgusted the official
that he decided to call out the militia.
Yesterday morning the striking switch
men renewed their destruction of railroad
property.
One hundred and fifty cars were set on
fire on the tracks outside the city line be-
tween 10 and o'clock and burned
fiercely. The purpose of this latest out
rage was to block the tracks so that trains
cannot be sent through.
The fire being outside of the city limits
the Fire Department could not 20 there
and it ragged unfought. 1t was thought
that the engines might remain inside the
city and run out long lines of hose for
the railroad men to handle, but that was
found to be impraeticable after water
had been spread on few cars which were
near the line Over 1000 feet of hose
were run out in one case.
There were probably 800 cars between
Buffalo and Lancaster and as nothing
was done to stay the progress of the
flames they were destroyed.
When the Lehigh freight No. SO at
held up by the strikers.
The train had moved slowly as far as
Bailey avenue, when suddenly a mob of
strikers darted out from among the cars
ON side tracks and other places of CON
cealment and commanded the engineer
and fireman to get down and give the
train into their hands. They were com
PEELED to do it.
AT o'clock message from the opera
tor at William street station said that
the lire had broken out at three different
places in the yards and indications were
that serious damage would be done as the
fire was burning fercely
Nothing could be done by the engines
attached to the trains as the crews were
driven from their engines ana threats
were made if the men attempted to move
them.
The Fire Department was unable to do
anything on account of the absence of
hydrants in the neighborhood
One road had the stock trains ready to
leave for the east at o'clock but they
were not moved as the strikers threatened
to kill the crew if they left the yards.
AT a. m. train of coal cars on the
Lehigh Valley caught fire at each end and
burned tiercely
minutes. fires broke out all along the
line and as many as dozen different
blazes were seen at one time, the sky beipg
lurid with the reflection of the flames
At about this time all the switch lights
between Smith street and the Western
New York & Pennsylvania target were
stolen, and the switches could not be seen
in the darkness
wrecking train left the city at 2 a. m.
to bring in { e passengers from train No
on the other side of the fire and Lehiuh
train No 20 from Philadelphia.
The trains We're both late as they ap-
preached the city and were thrown from
the rails by the turning of switches
AT 2.4j o'clock train No. l's passengers
We're brought into the city tired and dis
gusJed They were not molested by the
strikers, but the ladies and children were
considerably frightened by the rioting and
-he boniires OF freight cars
Lehigh Valley train No. % arrived at
-he station at a. m. IL had been lying
~ william street since 10 o'clock at night
a. N.fI IIHfarl t.a.I D H.