The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-08-20
THE BUFFALO RIOT.
FREIGHT MOVING SLOWLY AND
IN "A PROMISING CONDITION.
The Railroads are Determined Never
TO Give in, and the strikers are
Equally Determined.

By Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
BUFFALO, n. Y, August 19.-The
railroad officials profess to believe that
the strike is nearing its collapse. The
men say the battle is as yet beginning,
and that it will include firemen, train
men, engineers and conductors, as neces-
sity may require until victory is won.
The switchmen profess to be able to hold
out month at least. From union
standpoint the present strike differs
from that of two years ago in that it has
been regularly called and sanctioned by
the grand master. This strike will
tween organized labor and its foes.
The 22nd regiment arrived at o'clock
this morning and was posted on the I'll
farm at the junction of the Lake Shore
and the Buffalo creek railroad Nearly
all the troops had arrived by o'clock
this morning and general Doyle issued
general order establishing Is camps.
There is fully sixty miles of track to be
guarded, together with the round houses,
repair shops, freight sheds and depots
All is quiet at Camp Lehigh this. morn
ing. All attention is being given to the
movement of trains this morning. Lehigh
officials report that their yards are in a
promising shape. Two regular freight
trains started for Hornellville, ond at II
and another at 1130. Another train
started for suspension bridge at a. m
The central is making grogress in NOV
ing freight today and Is getting away
considerable live stock and perishable
freight. About 400 soldiers are
stationed on the Central's property.
A railroad official said this morning
THE railroads will never give in. l
know that the employees are determined
but the companies are equally so. If the
strikers gain this point, there is no telling
when the thing will stop. Next year is
the Worlds fair season and if the strikers
win their point they would have the
railroads by the hip and would not hesi
tate to ask for anything. Now is the time
to stop this thing and it might as well be
fought out if it does take all sun mer ;
Fully $500 men have been massed at
Buffalo within the past "a hours The
total number of men ordered out is I 1888
The adjutant general thinks nearly 1900
of the men are in Buffalo. Five thousand
five hundred and fifty three are held il
readiness to 60 at any time. Important
news developed here this afternoon. |
is that Knights of Labor from eastern
places are here to take the positions mad,
vacant by the strike of the non uniol
switchmen and that the old hands VIII,
| ptr f,n,
each other in their endeavors to be bacl
in the employ of the New York Centra
road. The Central announces tn at it in
tends to start its trains east tonight.
The Lackawanna, Buffalo, ROcheste
and Pittsburg and the Western New
York and Pennsylvania roads are tn
only ones in full movement here o-da
and no one knows how long they will re
main in that condition
By the calling out of the switchme
on the Nickel Plate the entire Wander
bilt system in Buffalo is now tied up an
the number of strikers is increased b
nearly one hundred. The roads involve
are now seven. The Chicago Centrs
runs the passenger trains into the Ne'
York Central Station, but its freigh
goes into the yard at the suspensio
bridge and it employees no switchme
: here
ELMIRA, N. Y, August 19.-Tf
twentieth separate company and sixt
: battery of Birmingham have been orde
: ed here on a special train. An atteml
to move trains at Waverly met with r
sistance and the railroad officials fear
general riot.